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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1969
Page
2
American New York AP reports a fluctuating stock market with the Dow Jones at noon at 829.46, down 0.93. The midday totals show several issues posting declines while advances outpace losses, signaling a mixed trend in the session.
North Carolina expected partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with a chance of showers mainly in the southern mountains. Overnight lows mostly 50s to 60s, highs in the 70s, mild and gradually warming through the week. Rain totals around half an inch in mountains to near an inch on the coast, with showers and possible thundershowers spreading inland by week end.
A Marine recruit died after alleged mistreatment at Parris Island. Spokesman Melson said investigations focus on disciplinary and training procedures amid reports of a beating and inadequate hospital care. The recruit, a June Millsboro High School graduate, was transferred to Beaufort Naval Hospital after a night incident.
In a quiet exchange the United States and the Soviet Union signaled readiness to begin discussions on limiting missiles and strategic arms. President Nixon seeks private high level talks amid East West tensions. The report notes a separate military inquiry at Parris Island into alleged drill instructor misconduct and a fatal illness of Pvt. Stephen Melson.
Jon Barnes, GM of the Sheraton Sandcastle resort in Sarasota Florida, is appointed vice president of American Motor Inns Inc. He will keep Sandcastle headquarters and assist Helmsley-Spear on several area development projects. Barnes is from High Point and grandson of Mrs. J A Coltrane of 310 Coltrane St. in High Point.
The North Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers will hold its monthly meeting in Greensboro on September 23. The 50-member group will dine at 7 p.m. IBM’s Jon Weiberg of Research Triangle Park will be the feature speaker.
The closing date for the merger of Stanley Furniture Co. into The Mead Corp. in exchange for 1,694,934 Mead Common Shares is set for Sept. 30, 1969. Mead is headquartered in Dayton, Ohio. Stanley operates plants in Stanleytown and Ferrum Virginia and multiple North Carolina locations including West End Hickory Maxton Conover Lincolnton and Gibson. The combined workforce totals about 2,800 employees.
In Piedmont Park Atlanta hundreds of youths clashed with police after an undercover narcotics arrest attempt sparked disturbances. Tear gas dispersed the crowd with several injured, nine arrests, and multiple detentions as officers from over 100 units responded.
North Vietnamese forces shot down five American helicopters near Da Nang and Thua Thien province as U S infantry tangled with North Vietnamese troops. One helicopter crew was killed and nine wounded, with reports of two U S helicopters destroyed and raised. Three North Vietnamese soldiers were killed in the weeklong fighting around Hiep Duc refugee resettlement area.
Eleven Americans were killed and 10 wounded as Tropical Storm Inga drifted 950 miles east of Puerto Rico. Americal Division units used claymore mines and were shelled by mortars and air strikes, while helicopters and gunships raked suspected North Vietnamese positions. The storm was steady near 45 mph winds with limited intensification, and fighting continued across South Vietnam.
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