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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1970
Page
2
The Dow Jones average slipped 0.82 to 723.17 at noon while New York Stock Exchange advancers held a slim edge. Volume remained light as a two session rally appears to have ended with mixed results across sectors and a mixed outlook for oil issues.
Fragmentary OCR text containing names like Raytheon and Reading Co with percentage figures and codes. lacks coherent narrative or readable events.
The document lists stock symbols and prices with a legend for dividend statuses. It notes new issues, dividends in arrears, and various payment types such as cash and stock dividends for 1970.
The report shows NASD quotes and interdealer prices as of morning trading with notes on bid and ask spreads for various stocks. It references dividend statuses, ex-distributions, and taxes, plus details on bond averages and recent market activity.
Gunfire at a small house in Winston Salem left Patrolman L A Stoakley and Patrolman R A Lloyd wounded and a suspect, Lawrence Harris, fatally shot. Minnie Douglas, at the house, was listed in satisfactory condition. Harris died at Baptist Hospital. Stoakley and Lloyd were treated at Reynolds Memorial and Baptist Hospitals.
Robert P. Pickett, 1970 Kent State graduate and Black United Students founder, testified before the President's Commission on Campus Unrest that organizers restrained black students May 4 as four students were killed by National Guard rifle fire. He praised highway patrols for discipline while cautioning about fall disturbances possibly setting nationwide patterns. Earlier, Ohio Adjutant Gen. Del Corso favored shotguns with birdshot for civil disturbances but not a ban on .30 caliber rifles.
A ship carrying 5000 tons of obsolete explosives began sinking 135 miles off the Maryland coast after valves were opened. The descent will take hours in 7200 feet of water. Officials note no expected explosion but water pressure may trigger detonation of some charges.
Lonnie McLucas a Cumberland County North Carolina native testifies he did not know until just before the killing that Black Panther Alex Rackley would be killed He says he rode with Rackley to the site under orders to free him McLucas admits firing a shot but says Warren Kimbro fired the first and George Sams Jr ordered both shots Sams and Kimbro have testified for the prosecution and pled guilty to second degree murder McLucas faces kidnapping binding and conspiracy charges while other Panthers await trial including Bobby Seale
New York actress Zsa Zsa Gabor offers a 30000 reward for the return of a 38 carat ring valued at 500000 stolen from her in a Waldorf Towers elevator. She recounts two men taking the ring and other jewels as she spoke to reporters.
In Washington the two North Carolina Democrats Sam J. Ervin Jr. and B Evertt Jordan joined the Senate majority to reject an amendment that would limit expansion of the Safeguard antiballistic missile system.
Two Atlanta wives were turned away again at the North Vietnamese diplomatic mission seeking news of their missing Air Force husbands. Mrs. Dorothy Davis and Mrs. Pat Goodrich reported a secretary refused to let them in and dismissed letters and petitions protesting the treatment of prisoners. They described humiliation and vowed to persist, aided by I Care Inc and Atlanta exchange clubs.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board plans to ask Chief Justice Burger for a stay of the desegregation order until the Supreme Court reviews the case. Judge Haynsworth rejected the stay due to lack of jurisdiction, and the board argues the elementary plan requires review before implementation. The larger secondary plan remains in effect for Sept. 9, while Mitchell discusses potential Supreme Court rulings on racial balance.
The Winston-Salem Forsyth County Board of Education may take its desegregation case to Chief Justice Warren Burger after a federal judge refused a delay. The district was ordered to cluster eight elementary schools and may delay the Aug 26 opening. Charlotte-Mecklenburg seeks a stay until the Supreme Court rules.
Six workers escaped serious injury when sections of a packaging plant roof at Riegel Paper Corp in Pineville near Charlotte gave way after a heavy thunder shower. Officials cited possible lightning or rain accumulation on the roof as contributing factors. Fire and falling debris sent workers ducking as the roof collapsed in the early evening. Injured employees received treatment at Charlotte Memorial Hospital for head injuries and cuts.
Multiple probate notices require creditors and claimants to present claims by specified dates. Administratrices and executors name addresses and attorneys for estates of A M Evans D C Sugg Edgar Venable with deadlines in February 1971 and February 1970 respectively.
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