Stock Market Gains Narrow as Preweekend Drift Emerges
The Dow rose about 1.5 points near 885 as trading remained active but momentum faded late in the morning. Investors trimmed gains in tech and glamour shares while industrials and blue chips showed uneven advances and some issues retraced. Bruns wick led volume with a small loss as Pan American Sulphur climbed, and City Investing edged higher after halting merger talks with Crescent.
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New York
Wall Street
Associated Press
du Pont
Sears Roebuck
Eastman Kodak
General Foods
IBM
Control Data
Polaroid
Hazeltine
Monogram Industries
Brunswick
Howard Johnson
City
Crescent
Dividends footnotes clarify special and stock dividends
A long list of footnote letters explains how special or extra dividends, stock dividends, and ex dividend situations affect the regular annual disbursement figures. It covers entries a through fi and other notations such as n new issue and xw without warrants, among others.
Piedmont Natural Gas honors six Long-serving employees
Six High Point district workers from Piedmont Natural Gas Co. and its predecessor were recognized Thursday for long service. Austin Springs of 213 A Hobson Street received a 35 year pin with three diamonds. Inspector-foreman Charles Mikels of 3500 Westfield earned 15 years with two rubies. Rep F. Smith of 205 Royal Oak Drive Thomasville received 10 years with one ruby. Don Green of 1221 Gs Green Drive and Thomas G. Jones of 4323 Archdale Road received five year pins.
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High Point
Piedmont Natural Gas Co
Piedmont
Austin
Springs
Hobson Street
Charles
Mikels
Westfield
Rep F. Smith
Royal Oak Dr
Thomasville
Don Green
Gs Green
Thomas G. Jones
Arch‘dale Rd
Pulaski Names Bernard Wampler President CEO
Bernard C. Wampler elected president and chief executive officer of Pulaski Furniture Corp in Pulaski Virginia succeeding the late Fred Stanley Jr Wampler 36 will continue as executive vice president since 1955 Walter Covington named to the board of directors to replace Mr Stanley as director
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Bernard C. Wampler
Pulaski Furniture Corp
Pulaski, Va
Fred Stanley Jr
Wampler
Walter Covington
Mr. Stanley
Tax Preparation Course at RTI in Asheboro
A six week Income Tax Preparation course starts Jan 11 at Randolph Technical Institute. CPA will instruct sessions from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursdays with limited enrollment. Reserve a spot by calling 629 1471. The institute closes for holidays Dec 22 to Jan 2.
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Asheboro
Randolph Technical Institute
Certified Public Accountant
VFW Plans Christmas Party for Piedmont Post 1960
Members of Piedmont Post 1960 Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Ladies Auxiliary will host their annual Christmas Party Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the post home on Burton Street with all members and families invited.
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Piedmont Post 1960
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ladies Auxiliary
Post
Burton Street
Five Day Weather Forecast for Carolinas and Georgia
Forecast covers North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Georgia. It notes cloudy to partly cloudy skies colder nights with lows ranging from the teens to the mid forties and daytime highs mainly in the forties to sixties. Weekend cold with gradual warming to mid week and precipitation totaling about half to three quarters inches as rain Monday.
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North Carolina
Piedmont
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Hospital Brightened For Children at Wake Memorial
Wake Memorial Hospital pediatric unit in Raleigh now features bright murals with fairy tale figures and animals. Donor Mrs. Boyce Holloman funded the facelift to lift patient spirits and aid psychological comfort, with auxiliary groups supplying toys and decorations.
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Raleigh
Raleigh’s Wake Memorial Hospital
Boyce Holloman
Wake ‘Memorial Hospital
North Carolina State University
University of North Carolina
Mary Helen Boyette
Royette
Holding Technical Institute
Northeast Sets Christmas Concert at Ferndale Junior High
Ferndale Junior Highs music department presents its annual Christmas Concert on Monday December 18 at 730 PM in the school auditorium. About 300 students perform in the advanced band and orchestra plus seventh eighth and ninth grade choruses. Directors include Mrs Boyd Fouts Mrs John T Moore Mrs Clyde Hedrick and John Mauney. Public invited with no admission charge.
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Ferndale Junior High School
Boyd Fouts
John T. Moore
Clyde Hedrick
John Mauney
Guilford CEO Offices Moved to New Guilford EOC Space
Greensboro Guilford County Economic Opportunity Council moves to the fourth floor of the Federal Building on W Market Street from Benbow Road offices. Neighborhood Youth Corps staff will share the space. EOC director Paul Gezon says the move makes the headquarters more accessible and provides slightly larger offices.
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Greensboro
Guilford County Economic Opportunity Council
W. Market Street
Benbow Road
Paul Gezon
EOC
Romney Rules Out Sudden Vietnam Troop Pullout
In Bonn Gov. George Romney pledges no abrupt U S troop withdrawal from Vietnam regardless of 1968 election outcomes. He says even neutralization would not mean US abandonment and calls for a realistic, leadership-led path to an honorable solution. Jeannette Rankin also pressed Congress to end the war and withdraw all American troops. Lt Gen Lewis Walt predicts McNamara’s resignation won’t change Vietnam policy.
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Vietnam
George Romney
Michigan
Romney
Bonn
Germany
United States
Associated Press
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Ronald Reagan
California
Nelson A
Rockefeller
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Hanoi
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House
Montana
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Marine Corps
Defense
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Walt
Johnson
Negro Enlistment Test Plan Proves Successful in New Jersey
National Guard leaders report a New Jersey pilot program boosting Negro enlistments has worked. Maj. Gen. Wilson and Maj. Gen. Cantwell say progress shows trust building, with Lt. Col. Frye and Maj. Briscoe noting positive reception from Negro youths and no harassment by Black Power groups. A nationwide extension awaits a attitudes survey.
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Washington (Ap
National Guard
New Jersey
Winston P. Wilson
Wilson
National Guard Bureau
James F. Cantwell
New Jersey Guard
Negro Guard
William S. Frye
Carl E. Briscoe
Guard
Pentagon
FCC Action Clears Way For Lower Phone Rates
FCC approves a temporary plan allowing state utilities commissions to cut interstate phone charges by 66 million dollars next year with retroactive effect likely from December 1. The agency may restore the full 85 million intrastate reduction after a pending financial review of AT and T, with potential future increases discussed.
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FCC
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Federal Communications Commission
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