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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1965
Page
2
In Vatican City AP report, progressive and conservative bishops clash over the Ecumenical Council draft on world problems and birth control. They seek a clear stance on fecundity and family planning as 2206 church leaders study a 126 page schema, amid calls to diversify curia recruitment.
North Carolina trucking officials at the North Carolina Motor Carriers Association convention endorsed a proposed 60.6 million highway bond issue. Speaker Hunt stressed urgency due to the rise in motor vehicles, stating approval is essential for the state's road program.
In Miami a juvenile court judge tentatively ruled a mute mentally retarded 13 year old boy abandoned there last week would probably be sent back to Michigan. Judge Ben Sheppard planned to decide at an afternoon hearing after meeting with the boy Richard Thorne’s parents who face neglect charges. Richard’s father Victor Thorne and mother Maynie Thorne left Detroit by air after charges were filed.
Islanders fled as lava and ash engulfed Agoneillo, a 10 000 population town now a ghost camp. Juan Encarnacion, survivor, described his family lost and boats fleeing with women and children hysterical. Officials give no precise death toll for the 19th eruption, last seen in 1911.
South Carolina sues in the U S Supreme Court challenging the federal voting law. Attorney David Robinson of Columbia says the measure creates double standards among states on literacy tests and other registration provisions.
AP reports Maj. 5. M. Chandler at Oak Ridge Military Institute says no Beatle haircuts on campus. The policy includes haircut costs with other fees and bundles visits to the barber every two weeks, ending past concerns about Beatle styles.
Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri warned the U N Security Council that Pakistan threatens a wide flare up if its demands are not met and said Indian forces will defend themselves if attacked while maintaining the cease fire. Pakistan proposed a U N peace force in Kashmir with a plebiscite but India rejects the idea. U N observers are arriving to enforce the cease fire as tensions remain high.
Elfriede Bohm, 30, a Viennese chemist with red hair and green eyes, beat a speeding charge in District Court using a slide rule and a neighborhood map. Judge Plunkett dismissed after Bohm argued she traveled exactly 22 mph, clocked inconsistently by patrol, and proved the distance and time via precise math.
The District of Columbia home rule bill moves into a key amendment phase in the House with backers confident of a bipartisan compromise. A substitute by Rep. B F Sisk would institute a referendum on home rule and elect a seven member charter board to draft a city charter, with $300000 to hire experts. Opponents warn against labeling critics as anti civil rights. The plan awaits action as over twenty amendments sit on the speaker's table.
Prime Minister Harold Wilson led the Labor Party to back official British policies in Viet Nam. He offered to fly for peace talks with Kosygin and Chou En Lai, arguing North Viet Nam and Red China oppose negotiations now to avoid missing a chance for victory. The conference approved the policy 4,065,006 to 2,284,000 amid union-based representation. Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart and Harold Davies supported the stance, with Union votes shaping the anti pacifist tally.
President Johnson signed a federal arts aid bill in Washington with actors writers and educators watching. The law creates the National Foundation for the Arts and the Humanities and provides about $20 million annually for three years to support a national repertory theater opera ballet film institute and commissions for music while funding artist residences in schools and universities.
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