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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1967
Page
2
The New York market rose early with gainers outpacing losers about 3 to 2. Speculative favorites and volatile glamour issues showed the strongest moves while blue chips softened. The Dow stood at 849.11, up 0.72 as easy-money signals emerged from lower Swedish and Belgian rates.
Dow Jones daily averages cover 30 industrial stocks with mixed moves. Key names cited include large industrials and market movers shaping the session as investors watch volume and volatility across trading.
Quotations show light activity in New York with prices listed for March through July contracts. Open and close figures are provided for Mar, May, Jul, Oct and Dec deliveries, reflecting a steady but subdued session.
Forecast for North Carolina and South Carolina calls for mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers or thundershowers. Lows range from the mid 30s to the mid 50s with colder conditions inland and along the coast. Friday brings continued showers near the coast with cooler, partly cloudy conditions inland and in the mountains.
Rep Basil Whitener defends keeping Social Security records private to prevent harassment. He notes open files could reveal a deceased person’s death details and burial location, complicating family inquiries. Mrs Jarvis appeals for information on Otis Fox’s death date and burial.
The High Point Chapter of the Administrative Management Society will run its annual salary survey in February. The 20 key office jobs and 13 clerical positions will be surveyed, plus work week, overtime, holidays, benefits, and pension details. March 1, 1967 data will form a community salary resume.
The Carolina Freight Carriers Corp announces a scholarship plan for high school seniors and above. Eight students have benefited in two years with cash awards. This year the committee raises the award to $300 for four selected students by an impartial panel. Applications are available at 28 terminals or by writing Jim Booker, Public Relation Manager, P.O. Box 697, Cherryville, N.C.
The AP reports the New York Stock Exchange index at noon shows a 7 cent change. No further details on the index level or broader market moved.
Philadelphia report notes anthropologist Dr. Louis Leakey argues humans survived millions of years due to a distinct body odor and taste that deter predators. He cites chimpanzees and baboons, saying early humans relied on smell and taste until weapons reduced the need, while visiting U S cities for lectures.
Peking Radio claimed Mao Tse tung forces seized Heilungkiang Province in a bloody victory aided by a rival anti Mao party chief. The report listed Shanghai Peking Kweiyang Taiyuan and Tsingtao among Maoist controlled areas noting large population but offered no independent verification. Chou En Lai rejected wall poster claims that several opponents died by own action.
Carlyn J Kalins a Tay lor Township mother of three challenged a $10 red light fine in Inkster. She posted a $100 appeal bond and took the case to Wayne County Circuit Court before Judge Thomas J Foley, but the judge dismissed when the Inkster city attorney failed to appear.
U S Marines report killing 68 Communist troops in early phases of two new drives in northern South Vietnam. Across the country American, Korean and South Vietnamese units tally near 150 enemy dead in clashes. US command notes 131 Americans killed and 822 wounded last week, with Viet Cong surrender rising under the Open Arms program. South Vietnamese losses reach 157. total enemy deaths hit 979. Troop strength climbs to about 404,000 with 3,200 more combat troops arriving since last Saturday.
Maurits ten Bosch of White Plains, a radar expert since 1941, convinced Mount Pleasant Town Court that police radar amplified opposite traffic on a curve. Trooper Doyle's reading of 55 mph on Taconic State Parkway was corrected to about 40 mph, within the legal limit, prompting a letter to fix the system.
In New York City a public school teacher, Alfreda L. Madison, has been paid $583.34 monthly for nearly three years despite not teaching since March 1964. She calls it lynching northern style and demands a hearing while officials withhold comment on personnel matters.
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