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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1977
Page
2
U S Steel and other issues show mixed moves while the Dow retreats 2.69 to 861.57 at noon amid fears of slower growth. Citibank and Marine Midland raise prime rates to 7 percent. Woolworth sinks after weak earnings as volume tops 9.29 million shares.
The AP reports a chaotic snapshot of trading as numerous securities show varied moves. Big firms such as AmAir AmCan and CocaCola display mixed gains and declines while market breadth widens across sectors.
Noon prices list shows numerous tickers with high low and last figures. Multiple entries include AegisCo AltecCo AustraiO Beverly BradidN Circlex Colemn Filrowy GRK Gillich LoewT MillerW Mitchie NPrec PECp Re Bet Reshect Risdon RyanH Ve yntex and more with varied percent changes and values, reflecting a dense spread across AMEX issues.
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The noon stock index shows a small decline across sectors with slight losses in Industrial to 53.35, Transportation to 40.53, Utilities to 41.00, and Finance to 56.58. Market mood remains cautious as overall indices edge lower.
A compact note shows rail utility stocks sliding with index values down modestly. The Associated Press reports marginal declines across several rail and utility shares as market activity cooled mid week.
West Germany report quotes Greta Garbo saying she has wasted her life and it's too late to change it. The interview notes she lives part of the year in Klosters Switzerland and spends time reading and walking.
Kenosha Wis AP comedian Jerry Lewis says he is proud after Rep Les Aspin nominates him for the Nobel Peace Prize. Aspin says Lewis is a symbol of peace and brotherhood and Mills of Gateway Technical Institute in Kenosha requested the nomination citing Lewis Telethon fund raising of over 95 million dollars over 11 years for muscular dystrophy.
An Indian Ocean quake between Australia and Indonesia prompted evacuations as workers fled tall buildings in western Australia. Stations report magnitude between 7 and 8.9, making it one of the region s strongest quakes on record. Indonesian meteorology says it occurred at 1 11 p m Jakarta time with aftershocks lasting over an hour.
Parliament outlawed strikes by government workers and allowed firing or layoffs for striking staff. The move aligns with a conservative budget push and sparks expectations of an early national election on who runs Australia. Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser faces a showdown with unions over the labor law and tax-cutting budget.
The article recounts women disguising themselves to infiltrate a mausoleum and press area during Vernon Presley’s son’s funeral. They rode in with guards’ permission, carried notebooks, and interviewed near the cemetery. One woman noted a florist offering a job after their flower display.
Health clinics in Mecklenburg Buncombe and Cumberland report heavy turnout of hesitant children since late July. About 150 daily arrivals in Cumberland since August begin, many 9 or 10 year olds lacking rubella protection. Wake County reports 85 polio doses in August as schools start September 6.
Grand juries in Queens and the Bronx weigh evidence in the .44 caliber killer case. Police say the Son of Sam murdered two in Queens and three in the Bronx while wounding five others.
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