This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1973
Page
1
The Dow Jones average rose 14.82 to 828.94 as trading remained heavy. Advancers led decliners by about five to one, continuing the upward move begun Thursday on technical buying and hopes for Middle East peace.
The High Point Enterprise outlines mail and carrier subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with annual and semiannual options, and notes NC sales tax applicability. Also lists advertising representation by Ward-Griffith Company among national representatives.
Sen Edward J Gurney told reporters during a one hour Jacksonville AP broadcast that he was careless unobser vant and too trusting to know about an illegal large scale fundraising campaign in his name He said he did not authorize or know about the funds and blamed Larry Williams a Orlando volunteer worker for collecting at least 300000 from builders seeking influence with the FHA The Herald reported federal investigators were told that 45000 to 30000 collected by Williams had been placed in Gurneys wall safe He insisted he never received any money and that his reputation is being destroyed.
Segretti agrees to cooperate with the special Watergate prosecutor. Chapin remains in a minimum security federal facility in Lompoc California serving a six month sentence. Judge Sirica awaits a technical report on the 18 minute White House tape gap from New York City lab. Final witness Alexander Haig Jr testified about various gap theories including a devil theory.
Interstate highways loosened as protests pause for talks with Washington. Truckers and leaders urged a 24 hour moratorium while officials from the Brinegar meeting work toward solutions. Ohio Turnpike restrictions stemmed blockades near Toledo and a four mile section near Interstate 280 remained closed as a precaution.
New York Times and The Daily News report Gov. Nelson Rockefeller plans to resign before Christmas to devote full time to a presidential campaign. The move would allow Lt. Gov. Malcolm Wilson time to mount a comeback in next year’s gubernatorial race while Rockefeller chairs a national commission on Critical Choices for America.
The Treasury Department asked Congress for authority to switch pennies from copper to aluminum to curb rising copper costs. If approved, the earliest date for change would be 90 days after congressional action. The Mint has already mass produced aluminum penny samples bearing Lincoln on the obverse and the Lincoln Memorial on the reverse.
New York banks move to 10 percent prime rate as First National City Bank raises its lending rate to 10 ahead of rivals Bankers Trust Co and others. Analysts say the shift signals continued expansion despite the energy crisis, with the prime rate mirroring money market conditions and overall rate trends.
Oceanographers hailed Skylab 2 and 3 photos showing swirling eddies of cold water in the warm Yucatan current off Mexico. Dr. Robert Stevenson of Scripps called the find a major breakthrough that could change weather forecasting and fishing, reshaping ideas on ocean heat, nutrient upwelling, and hurricane behavior.
A fatal and mass injury crash wave on Interstate 95 near Fayetteville North Carolina left one man dead and 43 injured when a Trailways bus two trucks and a van collided in near zero visibility from a brush fire. Three pileups occurred early morning halting traffic for hours. The dead man was Clifford A. James 22 of Alexandria Virginia.
Ford delivers a brief first and last speech to the Senate as vice president under Nixon. Democrats attack Nixon while Republicans praise Ford and discuss impeachment if Nixon loses credibility. Party leaders foresee mixed public opinion during a month-long recess.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.