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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1977
Page
2
New York data show the Dow Jones average up 3.90 to 936.99 at noon as gains outpaced losses 5 to 3. Eastman Kodak fell after a rebate plan was announced. The NYSE composite rose 0.18 to 54.33 while AMEX indicators advanced with higher volume.
A dense table of stock figures from The Associated Press is presented in the High Point Enterprise. It lists prices, percent changes, and company names across sectors with figures like Exxon and Gannett, along with a closing note about subscription rates and publication details.
The report lists selected noon prices for New York Stock Exchange issues and American Stock Exchange listings. It names multiple companies such as Air Products, ArmstK, Avon, Boeing, Dow components, and various financials with bid, ask, and last prices, reflecting a broad market pullback and varied performance across sectors.
Dow Jones averages show scattered results as industrials and utilities drift. Transportation and bonds move mildly, while overall activity remains cautious amid fluctuating prices.
The Associated Press stock averages show slight changes with noon values dipping from the prior day. Key indicators include industrials rails and utilities movement, with highs and lows noted for 1977 and 1976 comparisons, reflecting market volatility and year over year trends.
Quotations from the National Association of Securities Dealers show interdesier prices as of about 3 pm. daily, with prices excluding retails. The report notes trading levels and market activity in the over the counter sector.
Christy Moller of Jonesboro Arkansas wins America's Junior Miss with more than 75000 in college scholarships awarded across events. First runner up is Vickie Pace of North Carolina. Other finalists include Lezlie Garity Pamela Wallace Susan Santiglia and Sally Harman.
Durham AP A handful of strikers taunted strike breakers as they crossed picket lines outside a Liggett & Myers Tobacco warehouse. Riot police monitored the scene as a four week dispute with 1,700 union members continues.
The temperature fell to a record 31 degrees in the Raleigh area, setting a new daily low. Other readings across the state saw 24 on Grandfather Mountain and low 30s to 40s in cities like Asheville Elizabeth City Rocky Mount Charlotte Goldsboro and Wilmington as a freeze warning stayed in effect for the mountains.
Congressional debate centers on a horse census bill with Breckinridge proposing 1.25 million yearly for three years and noting costs could reach 10 million. The bill requires a separate appropriation. Interior Dept claims 3.6 million already spent on wild horses and burros research with 2 million more planned, a claim challenged by Robert Springer who cites under 100 thousand spent.
Police arrested 294 demonstrators for trespass and failure to disperse during a sit-in at a Stanford University building over the school's ties to apartheid South Africa. It was the largest campus arrest count and Stanford’s first mass action since the Vietnam era protests.
United Church of Christ president Joseph Evans joins prosecutors and supporters at a Wilmington hearing marking the 1971 firebombing case. Activists urge accountability for civil rights violations, while defendants discuss potential testimony as Hall may testify or remain silent.
Cleo, 50, and his wife Teri, 25, were aboard a Life flight when a hole appeared in the plane. The wife escaped by jumping 20 feet to safety, his mother was pulled from danger after an explosion. Brusco reentered the burning jet, grabbed his mother's arm, and led her to safety.
Ways and Means Committee member Rep. Al Altman of Oregon says no need for Carter’s broad reforms to fix short term Social Security financing. Senate Finance Committee chair Russell Long calls Carter’s plan a step in the right direction and suggests improving on it. Mondale and Califano outlined the proposals, with Califano set to offer details to a Ways and Means subcommittee.
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