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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1976
Page
3
New York stock prices showed a mixed session with the Dow down 1.25 at noon after briefly topping 1,001. Trading was sluggish as investors awaited the GOP convention decision, with City Investing active on NYSE and the NYSE index easing slightly while the AMEX advanced. Big Board volume ran 6.86 million shares in two hours.
Selected noon prices show many equities with varied last, bid and percent values. Companies such as AirProds Airco Alcoa Ampex Atlas Corp Exxon and Boeing appear with fluctuating percentages and quotes across multiple lines.
Readable table lists numerous companies with price yet range figures and percentage yields. Includes Sears, Texaco, Textron, Univision, Uniroyal, Xerox, Zenith and others with earnings or dividend notes and footnotes on extra or liquidating dividends.
The High Point Enterprise lists its address at 210 Church Avenue High Point North Carolina 27260 and outlines daily and Sunday mail and carrier subscription rates with terms for NC tax and AP news use. It notes second class post status and that carriers are independent contractors with the publisher not responsible for advance payments.
The noon market report shows the NYSE index at 55.90 down 0.08 with sector rundowns: Industrial 61.96 up 0.10 Transportation 40.85 down 0.06 Utility 37.96 down 0.04 and Finance at 5.13 up 0.03.
The snippet shows stock market figures with Dow Jones Averages for industries and bonds. It lists industrials, transportation, utilities, and public utilities values with minor changes and percent shifts, indicating a mixed day in early market trading.
Marion AP witness Bobby Joe Burns testifies that Bobby E Hood shot Herman Lee Philyaw in a contract killing when a shotgun was fired through a truck window. Burns had pleaded guilty to second degree murder in exchange for testimony and faces sentence later.
At the Kansas City convention the shadow of Richard Nixon lingers as Republicans move to move beyond Watergate. The platform omits Nixon while GOP leaders push reforms and attack Democrats over ethics and scandals. Reagan and Ford era figures guide a strategy to counter Watergate with focus on recent abuses.
Hunt leads in fall race as Flaherty predicts victory and O Herron weighs runoff. Privette defers judgment awaiting county results, citing low turnout and party regulars favoring Flaherty. Wood laments late start and touts oppose tax and capital punishment stance. Strickland offers congratulations after a hard fought campaign.
A major quake in the Celebes Sea between Mindanao and Celebes Island triggered 24 foot tides that flooded shorelines and up to 100 yards inland. Aftershocks followed, but survivors moved to streets. reports note lawmakers and candidates in North Carolina during contemporaneous events.
Ford’s campaign narrowed nominees include Reagan on a list with Baker Simon Connally and Ruckelshaus though Connally was dropped as too controversial. Reagan insists he will not accept a vice presidency, favoring presidential bid or radio and column. The rule vote kept Ford in control as delegates prepare for Thursday’s convention vote.
A tropical disturbance formed in the Atlantic near Bermuda and could become a tropical storm by day’s end. At 10 a.m. EDT it was 200 miles west-southwest of Bermuda with 35 mph winds and northeastward motion. Forecasters warned Bermuda residents to prepare for possible gale winds as the system could become Candice later today.
A brief note suggests people struggling to cover expenses should consider dieting to manage costs and stretch limited funds. The phrasing emphasizes frugality and budgeting as a solution.
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