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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1977
Page
2
The Dow rose 1.75 to 964.18 as gains led by Burroughs despite a 4% slide. Labor Department reports December consumer price index up 0.4 percent, ending 1976 with a 4.8 percent rise, signaling possible inflation concerns for 1977.
Readable items show a scattered table of corporate tickers with percent dividend figures and partial price or yield data. The fragment includes many company names such as Exxon, Texaco, General Electric, and Union Carbide, with percentage figures and notes about 1977 AP publication and unofficial sales data.
Stock ticker and market data fragment containing various financial terms. Mentions over the counter dealings, last price figures, dividends, ex-dividends, and notes on distributions across multiple companies. Contains scattered figures for several firms and dividend statuses without a clear single event.
The High Point Enterprise page shows stock prices and market data for numerous companies including Safeway, North Carolina businesses, and industrials. It includes stock averages, daily changes, and quarterly figures with multiple firms listed such as Bankers Trust, Guaranty Life, Lowe's, and NCNB among others. The document resembles a financial section with ads and subscription notices.
New York AP reports selected national prices for AMEX issues with varied last figures. Notable entries include corporations such as Carbon Cal6, Crutch, Dynictn Ose, Frontier Air, and LincolnAm, with mixed percent changes and closing figures across multiple listings.
North Carolina House schedules ERA hearings for next week with opponents first and supporters second. Rep John Gamble expects floor debate and vote by February 8, while Senate waits for House action before scheduling. The bill, sponsored by Rep George Miller, would ratify the U.S. Constitution amendment.
Civil rights leaders launch a final bid to block Griffin Bell as attorney general while two other Carter nominees head toward Senate committee approval. NAACP witnesses including Jesse Jackson and Aaron Henry press the case, as Bell appears poised for panel backing and full Senate action after Carter’s inauguration.
In Greensboro AP reports testimony in the murder and conspiracy trial of James Robert Stein a 45 year old Atlanta businessman continues into day two. The slaying of John Charles Conaghan 30 occurred Oct 23 1975 in a hotel room during a furniture market. Susan Marie Richards of Marietta Ga was found guilty last month and sentenced to life in prison.
The American Cancer Society asks Congress to move testing authority for anti-cancer drugs from the FDA to the National Cancer Institute. It argues cancer patients are a distinct group and that earlier clinical trials could be life saving, while FDA officials cite patient protection laws. Researchers favor NCI leadership in developing experimental drugs at non profit centers.
Gov. Jim Hunt touted 3.2 million in new revenue from closing a luxury vehicle tax loophole. Administration officials called it poor staff work clarifying that the estimate also counted trucks buses and mobile homes taxed at 2 percent. Corrected figures show eliminating only luxury-vehicle ceiling would yield about 483000.
Denning cites transfers to cover shortages as older schools face freezing pipes and a Sampson County elementary is abandoned. High Point reports 50 percent higher fuel use but no current supply problems, with potential future effects if cuts proceed. Snowed-in thermostats drop to 68, corridors shut, gym stays 60. rentals paused awaiting relief. Thomasville warns of budget strain if cold persists.
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