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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1972
Page
2
US stocks weaken amid Vietnam escalation with the Dow Jones at 966.13, down 1.59, and the AP 60 average at 344.0, amid broad declines except rails and mixed oils and motors. RCA trades 118,700 shares at 38.44, as investors watch ongoing profit reports and dividend notes.
The piece notes senators debate risk of accidental bombing of Soviet ships near Haiphong while claiming U.S. air power targets only military sites. A Gallup poll shows Humphrey and Kennedy leading Muskie in two-man matchups, Askew rebuffs McGovern's VP offer, and Humphrey plans primaries in six states while skipping Massachusetts and Tennessee.
A brief exhortation urges immediate行动 and seizing present chances rather than waiting for tomorrow. The text emphasizes initiative, urgency, and personal agency to pursue favorable outcomes.
Economic debate rises as buyers push for scarce goods leading to price spikes and policy discussions. Analysts warn against excessive consumer pressure while producers weigh supply constraints and potential regulation.
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. announces a first quarter life insurance sales record of 110.867 million, up 20.022 million from the prior year. Ordinary life in force reaches 3.7998 billion, a first quarter gain of 49.64 million versus 29.035 million a year earlier. Excludes 213.082 million Servicemen's Group Life Insurance reinured by the firm.
NCNB Corp reports consolidated income before securities gains of 4,841,553 for Q1 1972, up 15.9 percent from 1971. Board Chairman Addison H. Reese says 70 cents per share, 14.8 percent higher than 61 cents in Q1 1971. Net income after securities gains is 71 cents per share, up 14.5 percent from 62 cents.
North American Rockwell Corporation announces second fiscal quarter ended March 31 with net earnings of 20,281,000 or 80 cents per share, up 15.5 percent from last year's 66 cents. Sales reached 609,088,000, up 11 percent from 548,329,000. First six months reflect earnings of 34,927,000 or 1.33 per share on 1,110,176,000 in sales, vs 31,289,000 or 1.15 per share on 1,065,782,000 last year.
United Methodist bishops warned the quadrennial convention in Atlanta that morality and religion face hard days as science is seen as a rival to faith. The message urged action to reverse declines in religious life while noting progress in racial reconciliation and a growing black caucus within the denomination. A dispute over admitting black pastor Cecil Williams to First Methodist Church in Atlanta intensified racial tensions on opening day.
North Vietnam indicated it would resume secret peace talks if air assaults end. The move followed Soviet protests and international concern led by Sweden, with Xuan Thuy saying halt, then Paris talks must be simultaneous. U.S. suspended talks March 23 amid stalled exchanges.
Sen. B. Everett Jordan D N C voiced distress over the Hanoi bombing saying the U S seems to be digging in deeper rather than exiting. He did not pledge support for a Muskie resolution calling for an immediate halt to bombing and spoke during a Lumberton coffee hour with supporters before a trip to Pembroke.
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