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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1971
Page
2
In New York trading the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.46 to 943.00 at noon after an early decline. Declines outpaced advances overall with mixed results across sectors including aircrafts rails and oil stocks.
The article outlines types of stock dividends and extra payments not classified as regular, including declared or paid stock dividends, accumulative arrears, and how these are valued. It discusses "when issued" deliveries, bankruptcy or reorganization effects, warrants, and related corporate actions affecting distributions.
Sen. Bayh and Gov. McGovern argue the U S has spent billions and lost thousands in Vietnam, demanding a prompt withdrawal plan. Muskie and Hughes urge avoiding a political campaign while insisting on ending U S involvement. Buckley and Saxbe warn against premature withdrawal as public opinion shifts.
Sylvie Schultz, named Most Efficient Secretary at a business fair last year in Antwerp, buys an alarm clock for her desk. The boss notes she sometimes forgets lunch, focusing on work as she did on fashion.
The page presents a stock market snapshot with the Dow Jones Industrial Average around 224.63 up 0.44, utilities near 570.07 up 0.65, and rail categories showing mixed progress. Overall trading shows gains in various sectors with minor declines in some industrials.
A report from New York shows stock averages moving with slight gains and mixed activity. Industrial shares and transportation sectors are noted with modest changes in overall indices.
John Harden of Greensboro is appointed director of public relations for Cannon Mills Company. Den t, chairman and president, announces Harden has assumed duties. The move targets a thorough communications program externally to the public and internally to 20 000 employees across 17 plants in three states. Harden previously led John Harden Associates with offices in Greensboro and Raleigh and served as private secretary to Gov. Arbor Cherry.
The shoplifting bill moves on with House approval of a Senate amendment and passage on school grounds. Senator Claude Currie calls it the worst of all possible bills though he will vote for it, while Senator Bunn Frink predicts the court may deem it unconstitutional.
In Raleigh the House tentatively approved a bill to ease abortion rules by reducing required certifying doctors from three to one and adding a 30 day state residency for women seeking an abortion. The measure, sponsored by Ren Jack Rhyne, D Gaston, awaits further House action Monday night. The chamber also advanced a Senate measure creating a North Carolina Manpower Council to coordinate training programs.
Plateau Station in Antarctica, about 600 miles from the South Pole toward the Indian Ocean, is believed to be the coldest place on earth with temperatures possibly near 130 degrees below zero.
U S fighter bombers attacked SAM sites and antiaircraft batteries 125 miles south of Hanoi, escorting recon planes. Two positions were knocked out as Navy F4 Phantoms A6 Intruders and A7 Corsairs from Kitty Hawk and Hancock flew with radar missiles.
House Democratic Leader Hale Boggs pressed that the FBI operates without checks citing private investigations and a Texas congressman's eavesdropping case as evidence while Hoover supporters disputed the charges and accused Boggs of misrepresentation. The two hour floor debate followed Boggs' earlier April speech demanding Hoover resign.
In a packed Senate Foreign Relations hearing John Kerry, head of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, detailed Vietnam horrors and military awards while urging Congress to end the war. He faulted both administrations and pressed for decisive action to stop fighting.
The text reports Agnew arguing that Nixon’s conciliatory moves toward Peking could undercut Taiwan’s Nationalists. It notes Nixon’s reported aim to invite Communist Chinese table tennis players to the United States and his possible personal visit to Peking. Agnew reportedly has not echoed that longing.
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