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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1976
Page
2
The Dow Jones average rises 3.15 to 1,002.24 at noon while gainers outnumber decliners about two to one on the NYSE. The only prior yearend close above 1,000 was 1,020.02 four years earlier with an all time high of 1,051.70 reached eleven days later.
A dense page from The High Point Enterprise shows a stock table with numerous ticker-like entries, price figures, and percentage changes alongside the newspaper name and publication data. The fragment includes subscription rates and department lines, indicating a mixed financial listing and home delivery details.
The Amecwrec Press compiles over the counter bid and asked prices from numerous firms and markets. It lists brokers and entities like Piedmont Aviation Piedmont REIT and various suppliers with percentages and figures in a dense tabular format.
Former Army Secretary Howard Bo Callaway will become president and CEO of the Crested Butte Development Corp in Colorado. He and his brother in law bought the resort in 1970, and the move marks a new era for the mountain property.
The document presents national price quotes and ticker figures for numerous companies and sectors. It lists values for airlines, banks, oil, minerals, and manufacturing firms with percent changes and closing figures, including names like EarthRes, IntiBanknot, USFiltr, and NorCdnOilsl0, among others.
President elect Carter worries about the White House isolation and asks for public suggestions to stay in touch with citizens. Spokesman says write to People Box 2600 Washington DC 20013. He planned a quiet New Year weekend after meeting former Gov Kenneth Curtis who may head the DNC. Carter also issued a New Year statement hoping Americans can put old divisions behind us.
The Watauga County Rescue Squad struggles to retrieve and patch up hang gliders amid Boone’s rugged terrain. Chief Roy Moretz notes growing sport and trains 22 volunteers to lower downed pilots from trees or high hang-ups, seeking extra help from a gliding school, ROTC, and possibly military paratroopers.
The piece notes changes including a tax cut for small brewers, California life support withdrawal rules, Virginia body bequests on licenses, Minnesota truck flaps and pulltabs, Virginia and New York red light turns, and Ohio self service gas stations.
The House Assassinations Committee seeks a 1977 budget of 6.5 million as it widens its inquiry into the King shooting. James Earl Ray claims FBI and police framing, and says he was coerced to plead guilty. Ray’s letter, sent to major papers, suggests he will testify.
The article notes a large port city in China with 10 million people, focusing on students who once denounced Chou En-lai’s moderates and who may now oppose the new leadership. It suggests many educated youths trained in violence during the Cultural Revolution could be underground and skeptical that the new order preserves communism.
The Year of the Snake begins tonight in Japan and parts of Korea with the transition set by lunar calendars on February 18 for other nations. Soothsayers detail snake year traits with focus on intelligence, concentration, and charisma, while noting caution about pride and relationship strain. several famous Snake year figures are named.
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