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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1963
Page
2
New York stock trading opened dull with broad losses across key issues. Du Pont dragged down averages as motors rails and aerospace sectors slipped while rubbers and tobaccos advanced. first hour volume dropped below a million shares. The AP index fell to 271.3 and the Dow stood at 734.38 at noon.
Former leader Browder recalls a four year term in 1942, denounces remaining in the Communist party, and speaks about his quiet Yonkers life. He notes his four grandchildren, complex family history, and belief that America is moving toward a decent society with economic solutions to poverty and race issues.
The report details ongoing post blast unrest after the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing. Men questioned and to be jailed in Jefferson Birmingham County, with no formal charges yet. Violence includes two Negroes shot, one by police, as white youths bond set at 10,000 dollars.
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara delays his trip to Washington by a day to finalize a top secret White House report. He skipped a planned 3 1 2 hour field visit in the Communist area of central Vietnam, staying to report progress on the war and Buddhist tensions with President Diem’s regime. The trip included discussions with General Maxwell D. Taylor and Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. about U.S. policy and the Buddhist campaign linked to Ngo Dinh Nhu. Diem warned in Manila Sunday Times interview that stopping American aid could affect the world and America, though he said things might not be as bad as feared.
A compact reminiscence lists key dates and figures from 1619 through the Meredith riot at Ole Miss, noting the baronetage of Ireland 1619, the Columbia voyage 1787, Appleton hydroelectric station 1882, Churchill 1940 aims, Nautilus 1954, Eisenhower 1954 note, Dulles 1955 stance, Quemoy talks, and 1962 campus riot involving James Meredith and federal marshals at the University of Mississippi.
A political forecast notes Texas backing Goldwater could yield 266 electoral votes with chances to gain more from unpledged electors in Alabama and Mississippi. It warns Republicans not to concede defeat too early.
A concise sports or general remark notes that a frequent right-leaning player or competitor gains space. The line suggests strategic advantage for someone who consistently moves to the right, implying more room to operate.
Today in history feature notes that on this date in 1846, Dr William Morton, a Boston dentist, achieved a historic milestone. The brief item highlights the event as the day’s notable historical moment.
officials at the Como Park Zoo report the first birth of a gibbon ape in captivity on Sunday. Foreman Richard Dean said they were surprised and the birth was discovered by a keeper.
Prices continued to improve on the Old, Eastern and Middle flue cure tobaccos with higher gains in the Eastern Belt. Weekly totals show strong sales across belts, with gross pounds and averages reported for South Carolina Border, North Carolina Belt, and Border Belt regions. quality dips limited gains though.
A Boeing 707 carrying 76 aboard returned to Idlewild Airport after rain damaged the wheel brakes during an emergency landing. Captain Anthony Delaford halted the plane with a braking skid as a warning light indicated engine trouble. The nose wheel snapped off and the jet slid on its struts into sand, then cleared to a safe stop.
Algerian forces loyal to President Ahmed Ben Bella entered Tizi Ouzou to quell a revolt by Berber units. Col El Hadj, removed from command, led troops as government carriers blocked roads and searched leaving traffic. Reports said a guerrilla force forms in Kabylie while an underground group claims all-out war against Ben Bella’s rule.
Bruce Barton Jr. art editor at Time Magazine died Saturday in New York. He was the son of Bruce Barton honorary chairman of the advertising firm Barten Barton Durstine and Osborn and a former Republican congressman from Manhattan.
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