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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1964
Page
1
U S military forces in South Viet Nam were placed on special alert after reports of a new incident in the Gulf of Tonkin. Premier Nguyen Khanh described the event as part of Communist aggression and declared emergency measures including mobilization.
NO LETTERS Mrs Solveig Johansson aged 39 of Stockholm Sweden and Edgar Labat a 41 year old Black inmate on death row at Angola Louisiana were pen pals for three years. Prison officials cut off their letters because they are of different races. They wrote from 1960 to 1963.
Washington sources say secrecy surrounds a clash at Tonkin Gulf as U S destroyers fired on ships described as warlike and possibly not official, while Hanoi and Beijing disputed details. McNamara offered cautious statements amid unanswered questions about involved units.
Washington AP reports a nationwide rail strike set for Tuesday as unions and railroad negotiators meet to avert action. President Johnson weighs options under the 1936 labor act while both sides blame the deadlock on the other and discuss operational changes.
A Sunday Enterprise feature explores the High Point hosiery industry and its impact on the city’s industrial base and enterprise. The section also previews a court controversy during the 1960s including criticism of the Supreme Court and Chief Justice Earl Warren amid the 1964 presidential campaign.
Senator Barry Goldwater denounces Democratic farm programs claiming bureaucratic meddling harms farmers. He pledges a farm plan aiding farmers and ranchers with price supports free from manipulation. He criticizes the Truman Eisenhower era and urges focus on foreign policy through preparedness, not weakness.
Europe's royalty returned to their lands after a castle party in Athens. King Frederik of Denmark, father of Greece's new queen, looked weary as the group departed after a long visit started September 12. The city buzzed with crowds and lingering excitement, while Constantine's brow showed signs of strain amid the heat.
Two escaped convicts and two Highway Patrolmen exchanged fire by a patrol cruiser in Lumberton North Carolina. A convict and an officer were killed in the blaze near Interstate 95. A second convict was captured about four hours later ending a three day manhunt linked to farmstead attacks and a guard break in. Bloodhounds later tracked Perry who escaped injury.
Hubert H. Humphrey pitched LBJ’s farm program to a large farming audience, framing Johnson as a rancher and friend to farmers. He warned that Barry Goldwater avoids farming, opposes price controls, and would ruin rural land values and country business. He urged voters to know where Goldwater stands.
A wide survey shows the Beatles’ 30 city North American run grossed well over $1 million with examples like a Kansas City promoter paying $150 000 for one appearance. In Forest Hills New York some 32 000 fans paid 6 60 each. The group plans a Sunday benefit in the Paramount before leaving.
United Auto Workers prepare to bargain with General Motors using contracts similar to Chrysler and Ford as a model. GM faces around 20 000 unresolved local grievances and a three year economic package aligned with past agreements.
Vivian Lenard reports her eight foot blue green and white Alaskan totem pole stolen. Weighing 150 to 200 pounds and 200 years old it features an open mouthed eagle a chief and a fish. She bought it 22 years ago for 150 now valued around 4000 she offers 200 for its return.
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