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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1977
Page
2
The Dow slipped 0.86 to 885.14 at noon amid ongoing rate worry. Gainers led losers 7 to 6 on the NYSE with Frigitronic active and the composite index down 0.05 to 53.77 while the AMEX rose 0.33 to 119.83 as volume lingered around 7.26 million shares.
A snapshot of over-the-counter stock activity in New York at midday shows bid and ask prices across multiple indices including industrial, transportation, utility and financial sectors. Traders monitor market index movements as prices reflect shifts in demand and liquidity.
Financial data show mixed movements in stock and bond averages with noon figures for A.P. stock categories, including ind, util, and fan sectors. Bond averages remain largely unchanged with slight net changes noted and historical highs and lows listed for comparison.
Noon quotations from the National Association of Securities Dealers show mixed interdealer prices for American Exchange issues as of about 3 p.m. Several notable names appear in the list including Coca Cola Co, General Mills, Lowe's, NCNB, and Pabst, with varied bid and ask figures and several scores and percentages noted throughout.
The High Point Enterprise outlines home delivery and mail subscription rates with options for daily and Sunday editions, weekly and monthly plans, and carrier terms. It notes Associated Press rights and states independent contractor delivery, plus address and contact details for the High Point office.
The Dow Jones industrials edge lower by 0.86 to 685.14 as Transport and Utilities drift. Bonds tick up 0.08, Public Utilities rise slightly, with Industrials and other sectors showing modest changes in a choppy session.
In Tampa the Boy Scout Troop 66 and Girl Scout Troop 746 meet at City Retreat Naturist Park practicing standard scout activities in uniforms, while off duty they are nude. Park manager Bob Van Ness says the nudity reflects off duty attire and supports a family friendly, moral environment. Carolyn Henderson of the Suncoast Council notes clearance from national groups and possible community troops.
Lyndon B. Johnson denied knowledge of alleged ballot stuffing in Duval Jim Wells and Zapata counties that supposedly aided his 1948 Senate primary win. An undated Johnson memo states he has not visited those counties or discussed ballots with local officials. More than a dozen reporters reviewed the LBJ Library papers in eight red manuscript boxes.
In Racine Wisconsin NOW chapters protest an audio shop sign stating Shoes must be worn but bras are optional. Owner James Fumo calls himself a dirty old man and rotates the sign every two weeks. NOW leader JoElien Simmons issues a Thump on the Head award for sexism and says the sign has now been changed.
Marie Louise Weicker was granted a divorce from Sen Lowell P Weicker Jr after 24 years of marriage. Court details were not disclosed and files were sealed at both parties request. The writ cites irretrievable breakdown and notes the senator's estate valued over 100000 with potential alimony child support and custody sought for their three children aged 10 to 19. Weicker rose to national prominence on the Senate Watergate committee.
Federal and city investigators widened the search for the Puerto Rican group FALN after a series of bombings and related attacks in New York. Authorities said they would deploy more agents and increase patrols to locate suspects and prevent further violence.
U S Justice Dept urges Gov Jim Hunt to seriously weigh pardoning the Wilmington 10 nine black men and a white woman convicted in 1972 for a 1971 Wilmington grocery store fire. One woman paroled. nine others remain jailed after failed appeals. FBI probe results undisclosed.
Cohasset Mass singer Tony Orlando announced from a hospital bed that he is quitting show business and will perform only with a guitar beside his bed. He canceled a Warwick Rhode Island booking and faces a $200,000 refund liability from promoter Buster Bonoff.
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