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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1967
Page
2
New York trading opened with a sharp loss as the Dow Jones Industrial Average drops 4.45 to 852.17 at noon. The AP average of 60 stocks falls 1.5 to 307.6 with industrials down 2.7, rails off 0.9 and utilities unchanged, amid a six week retreat.
A dense table lists numerous companies and stocks with bid, ask, and percent changes. It includes Raytheon, Reading Co, Gen Electric, DuPont, Shell Oil, Coca Cola, General Mills, Westinghouse, and Halliburton among many others with varied daily percentages and prices. The page also notes that sales figures are unofficial and dividends follow the last declarations.
The New York cotton futures market opened with gains of 55 cents to 3.30 dollars per bale above the prior close. The list includes numerous notations on dividends, stock distributions, ex-dividend statuses, and special conditions across various cases and years.
A 100000 fire destroyed the Creamer and Bolt Supermarket in Anderson early today with arson suspected. Deputies found the blaze around 5 am as the building exploded, plate glass raining on firefighters and the rear wall collapsing. Co owner Frank Creamer alleged a fire bomb and said threatening calls had been received. The fire started near shotgun shell stock and a second explosion followed hot gas buildup.
Forecast highlights cloudiness in the mountains and generally fair skies elsewhere with continued cold conditions and light freezes along the coasts. Temperatures rise slowly Tuesday with highs mainly in the 40s to 60s and frost risk returning Tuesday morning across the region.
Temperatures Tuesday through Saturday will run well below normal. Daytime highs average near 50 in the mountains and 53 to 62 elsewhere. Night lows mostly in the 20s in the mountains and 30s to upper 30s elsewhere. Overall cool with little or no precipitation expected.
Charlotte Eckerd Drugs Inc. board declares 17 cent common and 50 cent preferred dividends payable Nov 30 to record holders Nov 16. Directors also vote to recommend increasing authorized common stock to issue one new share per outstanding share.
A U S spokesman said three American sergeants may already have been released by the Viet Cong, which had announced it would free them. The broadcast suggested the men were released last Tuesday, location unknown, and named as M. Sgt. Daniel L. Pitzer, M. Sgt. Edward R. Johnson, and S. Sgt. James E. B. Jackson.
Washington AP Backers of a year extension for the antipoverty program report concessions in committee as the administration measure faces a hostile House. Debate opens with a expected Thursday showdown vote. Amendments aim to shift control of community action agencies to elected officials and require 10 percent cash local funding.
Greensboro AP report notes the Greensboro High Point Winston Salem airport should build a two level terminal per the long range master plan through 1980. Airport consultant Arnold Thompson argues remodeling the present terminal is insufficient to handle projected air traffic growth.
The piece surveys upcoming elections including Seth Taft and Stokes possible gains amid riots and black militancy, Louise Day Hicks challenge in Boston, Arlen Specter’s GOP bid in Philadelphia, and governor races in Kentucky and Mississippi. It notes Nunn and Ward clashes over highway costs and Klan links, plus San Francisco war referendum and Williams versus Phillips in Mississippi.
A station wagon and fuel truck crash near Fayetteville killed four people and left several others injured. Names identified include Hilda Hartness and Michael Hartness of Hope Mills, James Wood of Atlanta, and Billy Vann of Fayetteville. The weekend NC toll rose to at least 20 fatalities and the yearly total to 1,428.
North Vietnamese troops fight in South Vietnam near the Canal des Rapides and Paul Doumer bridges. U S pilots claim MIG interceptors in the area while a clash occurs with no hits reported. Gia Thuong is described as a major storage complex with 72 storage buildings, 11 support structures, and eight administration buildings. American bombs hit buildings and anti aircraft sites, bridges have been knocked out in prior raids, suggesting a large stockpile of military supplies.
A national network educational program featuring a racial play was canceled from South Carolina ETV. The Ford Foundation funded Public Broadcast Laboratory production included Day of Absence with a Negro cast wearing white masks. Director Henry Cauthen said the cancellation stemmed from mismatch with the state network's lineup.
Nixon tells GOP leaders he must win the first four presidential primaries New Hampshire Wisconsin Indiana and Nebraska to stay viable for the GOP nomination. Romney leads potential rivals Reagan and others as a write-in campaign for Reagan could split conservatives. Moderates might rally behind Nixon if he defeats Romney and weakens Reagan.
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