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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1971
Page
2
Stock prices rose modestly amid dull trading with the Dow up 3.72 to 906.83 at noon. The NYSE saw advances outnumber declines 3 to 2 as analysts cited Nixon’s wage price policy hints and rising housing starts, with McCracken predicting economic improvement.
Market data shows standard index levels with ongoing shifts for key sectors. Industrials and utilities display changes as trading activity presses near midday.
Lawyers for inmates met individually with clients inside Attica State Prison as authorities finished securing four meeting rooms. Gov Rockefeller blamed crossfire for hostage deaths while contests over whether nine killed hostages were shot or throat-slashed continued.
President Nixon discusses U.S. aims in Vietnam including ending involvement while supporting a Saigon defense against a Communist takeover. He mentions Diem's 1963 murder, cautions on Thieu, and remarks on race and leadership without identifying a political challenger.
In the Mekong Delta's U Minh forest, hundreds of North Vietnamese troops attacked South Vietnamese forces, delivering the heaviest toll in 30 months. Reports cite 47 SV troops killed and 97 wounded, with 100 N Vietnamese killed and many weapons seized. Substantial fighting centered at Bien Nhi Fire Base as U.S. helicopters ferried reinforcements and air power supported operations.
A stream of major reports rises as researchers like Dr. Huebner Todaro and Sanders link cancer to genetic initiators present from conception. Evidence of dual virus infection in Hodgkin's disease surfaces, while efforts to test antibodies among Albany High School class of 1954 intensify debate over viral infectiousness.
Senate appointed Republican Rep. Robert T. Stafford to fill the unexpired Prouty term after his death. The move aimed to provide an extra vote against Mansfield's motion to table the draft bill. Stafford flew to Washington from Burlington on a presidential jet for the crucial vote as antiwar foes pledge a filibuster if needed.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew criticizes extremist rhetoric behind Attica and San Quentin violence in a New York Times column. He cites Panther threats and a prominent Black leader’s conciliatory stance as fueling anger and violence, urging caution in public discourse.
Wilbur F. Smithwick acts as executor for the estate of Leslie Eborn Smithwick of Guilford County NC and urges all claimants to present claims by March 10, 1972 or face nonrecovery. debtors are asked to make immediate payment. Public hearing notices outline zoning appeals in High Point on September 23 1971 for property at 905 Sixth Street 806 Liberty Road 1100 Stanton Street 102 E Green Drive including variances and a resumed use case.
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