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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1972
Page
2
Weak prices on the New York market eased from Monday's plunge with the Dow up 0.83 at 947.3 at noon while the AP index fell 0.5 to 335.3. Industrials declined slightly but rails and utilities held, as analysts weigh Vietnam war news and price rollbacks.
The Dow Jones averages advanced slightly with a gain of 0.83 points to 947.32. Trading showed modest changes across other indices with a 0.45 point rise to 108.93 and a 0.19 point dip to 323.65. The day closed with a fractional decrease in the price of $3.30.
Mrs Dan K Moore wife of former Gov Dan K Moore remained in critical condition at Rex Hospital in Raleigh She was admitted to the ICU in a coma late Tuesday afternoon and her condition was reported as about the same The former governor is now a justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Market reports show fractional changes across sectors with the industrial index around 65.13 and the transportation index near 53.97 as traders weigh marginal moves. Utilities and other sectors appear steady with slight gains or losses amid cautious sentiment.
Sen. Mike Gravel presses to place 1969 secret Vietnam documents in the Congressional Record. Griffin blocks the first effort by threatening a closed session. Gravel plans to renew the push when the Senate meets. The papers reportedly show Nixon aides doubting Vietnamization and the airpower strategy.
Democratic primaries across Ohio Pennsylvania and Massachusetts shape the delegate race McGovern leads in Massachusetts 52 percent Muskie stalls in Pennsylvania with 21 percent Humphrey at 35 percent Wallace 21 percent Nixon faces renewed bombing criticism The results boost McGovern’s path to the Miami Beach convention while Muskie vows to stay in until the last delegate is counted.
Los Angeles report shows Californians averaged 121 packs per person in 1971, unchanged from 1970, according to state Board of Equalization member Richard Nevins. Officials note tobacco ads on radio and TV ended, yet consumption remained steady.
Actor George Sanders, 65, was found dead in a Cas tledefells hotel room near Barcelona after an overdose of sleeping pills. A note stated boredom and having lived long enough. He left a second note in Spanish. Sanders had a long film career mostly as a refined villain and won a 1950 Oscar for All About Eve.
Richard Kemp quits Northeastern High School Elizabeth City to take the head coaching job at Ragsdale High School Jamestown. Over three seasons his teams won two conference titles and one state Class 3-A crown, compiling a 46-8-2 mark in five years as a head coach. Paul Winslow, his assistant, becomes head coach after previously guiding P. W. Moore High School.
North Carolina Atty. Gen. Rob ert Morgan was to enter former Governor Terry Sanford into the New Jersey presidential primary ballot at the secretary of state’s office in Trenton. Morgan would hold a news conference after, with Rep. Richardson Preyer also expected to attend but unavailable due to schedule conflicts.
In Bonn AP reports test votes show Chancellor Willy Brandt maintaining party discipline as the Foreign Affairs Committee backs pacts with the Soviet Union and Poland while the Legal Committee blocks reopening hearings. The Bundestag opens a three day budget debate with a Friday vote on a 34 billion dollar appropriations package likely delayed.
Delegates from the Western North Carolina Conference at the General Conference of the United Methodist Church unanimously backed Dr. Billy Graham. The national body refused to strike derogatory remarks about him from the record, praising his evangelical work and decisive contribution to Christian witness.
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