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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1977
Page
2
Stocks fell midmorning with the Dow down 6.31 to 925.70 after a tepid upturn on Tuesday. NL Industries slid 1% to 20% and the all listed stocks index dropped to 53.90 amid a 8.39 million share NYSE volume. IBM slipped 2% on continued price cuts.
An AP styled report shows scattered daily price data for many NYSE issues with bid offers and percentage changes. The noisy table lists tickers such as AmCan AmSym AmHom and AmSind along with varied percentage shifts, amounts, and trailing notes, reflecting a broad snapshot of market activity.
The High Point Enterprise reports a market snapshot with mixed gains and losses across sectors. Transportation utilities and finance show notable activity while blue chip firms such as Merck and PepsiCo appear with varied movements amid broader index shifts.
The House voted 395 to 22 to grant President Carter broad reorganization powers with a 60 day congressional review. A voting mechanism requires a House or Senate vote on each plan, while preserving a 60 day action window. Rep. Jack Brooks said the measure gives Congress greater control and urged Senate adoption.
Gov. Hunt named Bob Roger and Dr. Leigh Hammond to the North Carolina Utilities Commission. Roger a 10 year veteran on staff heads the engineering division and Hammond an NC State economist candidate will fill terms to 1981 and eight year term after. Both are Democrats and disclosed no utility stock or campaign ties.
The Commerce Department reports the leading indicators index gained four tenths in February after a 1.2 percent drop in January, signaling a rebound from winter weakness. Of ten stats, four rose with the manufacturing work week up to 40.4 hours. California.
Eyewitness accounts from Teri Brusco and Marian Anderson recount rapid disintegration of the aircraft and chaotic escapes. Jim Naik recalls an explosion as he was ejected and searches for his wife among the burning wreckage. A rescue worker describes charred bodies while a Spanish colonel seeks his sister-in-law amid the airport morgue. Captain Victor Grubbs notes the moment of impact and the crew's inability to see what happened.
Richard Sprague quit his post after a tense House ethics panel session led by Louis Stokes. Critics including McKinney labeled the actions a witch hunt while Sprague cited insufficient support to back efforts to fire him and decided resignation was irrevocable.
Sydney based cartoonist Bruce Petty, of The Age, wins an Oscar for best animated short. He says the win seems odd and that he plans to continue with his career where the people are. The article notes his surprise at discovering the animated category.
Investigators report a misunderstanding between KLM and Pan Am during taxiing. Van Rejsen cites an instruction to exit onto taxiway C-3, while Pan Am’s Waltrip says the order was for the third taxiway on the left, interpreted as C-4 due to closure of the first taxiway.
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