Auto Makers Take Another Big Jolt
AP report shows U S produced passenger car sales in early February fell 21 percent from a year earlier to the lowest rate since 1962. Output slid to 170 788 cars with blizzards and weak demand blamed. Major makers GM Ford Chrysler and American Motors all posted declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Lefler
New York
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
American Motors Corp
Chrysler
U.S
American Motors
Ford
Lynn Townsend
United Auto Workers Union
Interior Department
Commerce Department
Security Quotations Overview Of Over The Counter Stocks
AP reports a snapshot of over the counter stock prices around 3 pm Thursday with markets fluctuating and including a list of numerous companies such as American & Efird Bassett Furniture Blue Co Central Vermont Colonial Life Fidelity Bankers Life Franklin Life First Union National Bank Liberty Loan Life and Casualty in the roster. Prices exclude retail markup and commissions and are subject to change as interdealer markets move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
LBJ appeals to business as he targets merged commerce post
President Johnson courts business backing after John Connors resignation. He urges expanded trade with Communist nations and promotes model cities and rent supplements while seeking a new commerce labor head. Executives question response amid a revived Republican presence and ongoing tax increase push. Economists warn 1967 profits may suffer from higher labor costs and possible strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Schneider
Alliance
NEW York
John Connors
Johnson
Dean Rusk
LBJ
Congress
Chamber of Commerce
White House
Republican Party
Washington
Business
Labor
Commerce and Labor Department
Bankers Trust of
Roy L. Reierson
Reierson
Maximum welfare payout cap cited at 104 dollars per month
The text states the maximum monthly welfare receipt is 104 dollars, noting this amount is lower than the funds available in another category or program.
Welfare gap in North Carolina
Despite 37 percent of residents living in poverty, only 3.9 percent receive welfare assistance in North Carolina according to the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Substandard housing in North Carolina hits high mark
Forty eight percent of family dwellings in North Carolina are described as substandard by modern American rules of thumb, reflecting housing quality concerns across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Women and executives named to national employment and textile roles
Mrs Joy Watson of Snelling and Snelling joins the National Employment Association Education Certification Committee to shape training and standards for certified employment consultants. Bill Bennett becomes VP of sales for Creative Weavers at Weavers Morgan Corp overseeing US and international operations. Jerry Bottoms Jr. is promoted to assistant vice president directing customer relations and the office at 207 Tomlinson St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Watson
Snelling and Snelling Here
National Employment Association
America
A. G. Hayes
Association
NEA
Watson
Hayden Place
Snelling and
Snelling
Wells College of
Aurora
N. Y
Wake Forest College
Winston- Salem
High Point Chambers of Commerce
Better Business Bureau of High Point
Bill Bennett
Weavers - Morgan Corporation
Creative Weavers
Bennett
United States
Jerry F. Bottoms Jr
Tomlinson St
Kemp Furniture Posts Record Year In 1966 Shipments
Kemp Furniture Company of Goldsboro reports a 23 percent rise in shipments for 1966, totaling 11.896 million dollars, up from 9.621 million in 1965. Vice president William H. Leonard III notes the year as the biggest in 35 years and predicts further gains in 1967 despite economic factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemp Furniture Company
Goldsboro
William H. Leonard III
Leonard
Kemp
Kemp Furniture
Delayed Sewn Machine Development Faced Worker Opposition
The sewing machine's early progress stalled by worker fear of unemployment. Barthelemy Thimonnier, a French inventor, produced the first commercial machines but a mob destroyed them, Britannica records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barthelemy Thimonnier
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Pauper Oath Rules for Old Age Assistance
A person seeking old age assistance must sign a pauper's oath declaring they own nothing. The document requires a sworn statement of complete assetlessness to qualify for benefits.
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William C. Freund
Prudential Insurance Company
Vietnam
John Diffendal
Piedmont Insurance
J. Sturgis May & CO
North Carolina Bank
Robert A. McCliston
Accident & Health
High Point Bank
R. Donald Phillips
of the
High Point Office
Powell, Kistler & Co
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Edward R. Lowry
N. Main St
High Point, N. C
Association Committee
Carolina
Weavers
Morgan
Morgan Carn
Lewis Supply Company
North Main Street
Hornblower & Weeks
Hemphill Noyes
W. Gaston St
Greensboro
Geo, G. Jones
Res
Mgr
Charles E. Diffendal
Charles F. Mann, JR
Welborn
Allen B. Incorporated
West
Green Dr
Professional Life Insurance Service
Geo
P. Clark
Lyon
Mutual Life Insurance
New England Life
Hay
Dittmar Lhw
CCT General Insurance
Bu Saa
Herndon
John C. Hawkins
C. Joe Honeycutt and Associates
Gatewood Ave
Occidental Insurance OF North Carolina Home Office
Raleigh
E. C. Lane
SJ Johrson Standard
Lane
Statesville
N. C
Bond and
Opal Streets
Thomas J. Wilson
First National Bank
Lincolnton
SSC
Group Insurance
Pension
Edgar T. Doobrow
Mew Lel Aaa
Ian, Raeltily Laat
Henry Shavitz Realty Co
Boulevard Street
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