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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1972
Page
2
The stock market eased profit taking and rose modestly with the Dow at 912.93, up 1.05 at noon. Industrials led gains while rails fell, and Pan Am slipped as General Motors eyed higher second quarter output amid mixed figures and unofficial sales data.
Inter-dealer prices as of about 11 am reflect NASD bid and asked quotations. Markets change through the day and prices exclude retail markups discounts or commissions.
Analysis traces Premier Chou En Lai's suspected shift toward a steadier China policy and a possible opening to the United States. It notes Mao’s possible tolerance of a long-term plan while acknowledging that the Cultural Revolution’s chaos is judged by party organs as a necessary phase to safeguard the revolution’s continuity.
In Jay Florida a labor dispute at a Humble Oil construction site turned deadly with one man killed by gunfire and two others wounded. About 65 pickets from the Building Trades Council of Pensacola protested Carsa Construction Co., a Delta Engineering division, as crews work on a gas separation plant begun last May. Roughly 1,000 people milled around the entrance before the shooting occurred.
In Honolulu AP report poi made from ground taro and water is described as versatile serving as a cleansing agent a remedy for colic a treatment for insect stings and a poultice for eye and skin irritations across Hawaii.
The ocarina is named for a bird and derives from the Italian word meaning goose. The instrument’s name reflects its rounded goose egg form and musical heritage.
R F Welch, High Point representative for Pilot Life Insurance Company, ordinary division, has qualified for membership in the Pacemaker's Club for 1971 sales achievements. Membership is limited to reps with outstanding new sales volume and consistent excellent underwriting service.
The board declares cash dividends of 0.20 per common share 1.125 per Series A 4.50 per Series B preferred. Dividends payable April 1 to record holders on March 10.
Statesville public schools reopen with police protection after a weeklong closure prompted by a racial fight at the high school that left nine injured. Cecil Stroud, 34, appointed principal, replaces J. Albert Hiatt who resigned. Stroud, former head of Pace Academy, is praised for fostering cross race representation. Black families seek a black assistant principal and counselor. Frances Evans is hired as counselor, but a black assistant principal remains unavailable.
Communist delegations at the Vietnam peace talks walked out to protest U S air war escalation. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong said they would return next Thursday March 2. U S and South Vietnamese would decide later whether to meet next week.
Rev Daniel Berrigan walked free on parole after an 18 month sentence for burning draft records at Catonsville in 1968. He spoke of survival and resistance and planned a religious service after his release at a Roman Catholic church. His brother Philip faced trial in Harrisburg on Kissinger kidnapping charges.
The court action in High Point seeks an absolute divorce on grounds of one year separation. Defendant Gary Davis Smith must respond by April 3, 1972 or relief will be granted by the court. Attorney for the plaintiff is Bob Scott, 208 East Green Street, High Point NC.
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