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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1977
Page
2
The Dow Jones average rose slightly to 929.60 as buyers sought bargains after a recent decline. The NYSE volume reached 7.95 million shares with Sony leading active issues and American Motors up as traders eye potential Carter energy measures.
Unofficial sales data from the New York Stock Exchange shows midday prices, changes and last figures across many issues. The table lists numerous securities with mixed gains and losses, including major names like Allied, Amoco, Exxon, Pfizer, and General Electric, among others.
New York Stock Exchange noon index shows minor gains and losses across sectors led by utilities and finance while transport and transportation related issues show modest activity. Market totals remain subdued amid trading.
Dow Jones averages show mixed movement across sectors with Industrials around 929, Transportation near 25.99, Utilities at 105.54. Bonds listed at 91.03 with a slight dip, overall market activity reflects small declines in some areas amid steady readings.
An Associated Press wire item lists bid and ask figures for a wide range of stocks on major exchanges. The report shows prices for firms such as Coca Cola Co, Colgate, Lowe's, Wachovia, and many others with highs and lows and percent changes, reflecting market activity across banks, manufacturers, and retailers.
The High Point Enterprise lists advertising mail rates and subscription options including daily and Sunday prices. It notes mailing classifications and post office details, along with distribution and delivery information for subscribers.
An AP stock averages digest shows noon figures with multiple indices and year comparisons. Data include net changes and daily highs and lows across several measures, with historical context from prior days and weeks.
In Moscow, U S Secretary of State Vance and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko resumed talks on SALT. The Soviets declined to address the proposals, asking to discuss other issues, while Carter noted a likely focus on arms sales and Central Europe troop cuts. Vance aimed for a framework by week’s end.
Students at Northeast Junior High School had an early dismissal when a boiler room water line broke about 11 a.m. Lunch continued and the main supply was shut off to repair the line. Co principal Emerson Heatherly described the issue as not major.
NIH scientists will begin risk analysis experiments at Bethesda and Frederick to evaluate potential dangers of recombinant DNA research. They plan using E coli K12 bacteria with DNA from cancer viruses, exposing mice and hamsters to assess safety under proposed NIH guidelines. A proposed national recombinant DNA center at Ft. Detrick could cost about 3 million dollars and open by summer 1979.
In Stockton California Angeline Mayall and husband Edwin recall urging four friends and two relatives to join a Caribbean cruise aboard a Pan Am 747 that collided with a KLM jet over the Canary Islands. They canceled the trip five weeks earlier due to health and schooling, and grieve the loss of the four who died. Seventy aboard the Pan Am jet survived. no one aboard the KLM plane survived.
Prince Charles arrived at Gando Military Airport in Las Palmas on his way back from Africa, piloting the plane himself. He was greeted by senior local officials as reports confirmed the Tenerife accident killed more than 500 people and prompted mourning flags.
The article discusses that if a major house defect occurs within a year the builder will fix it, with FHA and VA inspectors evaluating work during construction. After two years, the warranty lapses, leaving recourse to the courts with legal counsel. It also lists GGO Wednesday stars: Jimmy Dean, Ronnie Prophet, Mark Russell, Kevin Dobson, Claude Aikens, Jack Albertson, Greg Morris, Dale Robertson, William Stevens, Jim and Jon Hager, Tom Hallick, Charley Pride, and The Oak Ridge Boys.
The Senate backed keeping the Carter rebate in the tax bill with party line votes as 10 Democrats supported the rebate while 7 Republicans and Byrd opposed. Ribicoff and Haskell signaled doubts but voted to allow the President to test his stimulus idea. House action followed with 219 to 194 to retain the rebate amid bipartisan opposition from 54 Democrats and 140 Republicans.
In Omaha Nebraska two youths Jim Albers age 12 and John Masters age 10 claim their 22 foot eight wheeler skateboard travels faster than normal boards yet is harder to steer. They built it to aim for a Guinness World Record entry for next year. The device seats up to four passengers.
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