Wall Street drifts with mixed gains at midday
Stocks move slowly amid a near even market with the Dow at 772.38 up 0.82 and the AP 60 average at 261.5 up 0.7. Investors cited General Motors strikes and unemployment data as key mood shifters while sector leaders such as steels and electronics rise and oils and aircrafts lag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Dow
New York Stock Exchange
General Motors
Department of Labor
Associated Press
Telex
Capital Cities Broadcasting
Amex
Amrep
Potter Instruments
Deltona
Systems Engineering
Behring
Hijacker Testifies He Slept During Rome Hijacking
The 21-year-old U S Marine Raphael Minichiello testified in an Italian court that he laid aside his rifle played cards and even slept during the TWA jet hijacking from New York to Rome last year He said the unloaded rifle was loaded in New York and he fired a shot when police neared the plane He claimed he hijacked to avoid a Marine trial for robbery and insisted on opening the plane door himself after landing in Rome He was captured after fleeing to a religious sanctuary following a confrontation with Italian police and changing from his uniform to civilian clothes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Raphael Minichiello
TWA
New York
U.S. Marine
Minichiello
California
Italy
Minichielo
Edmondo Zappacosta
Foreine
Pietro Guli
FBI
Guli
Gulli
Marine
District Meet Set At Trinity High School for Wool Contest
The Make It Yourself With Wool competition for District 2 will be held Saturday at Trinity High School. Judging begins at 9 a.m. for sub-deb junior and senior divisions. About seven Guilford County girls compete for district representation, with a 1:30 p.m. fashion revue as the grand finale. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity High School
Darrell Gray
E. Kay Ave
High Point
Guilford County
Addicts Face Long Term Care For Methlinked Disease
Los Angeles researchers warn a new fatal disease linked to heavy methamphetamine use will force long term care for many young patients. The eight member USC LA team reported necrotizing angiitis in 14 users, with four deaths. later studies found 39 cases in 50 users, with 10 to 30 percent mortality. Heroin or barbiturate use alone did not cause the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
B. Phillip Citron
Newsmen
Los Angeles ‘County
University of Southern ‘California
Citron
New England Journal of Medicine
Revut
Fonda Visit Draws Walkout At Appalachian State
About 1,000 of 3,000 Appalachian State University students walked out during Jane Fonda antiwar remarks in Boone North Carolina. She criticized Nixon Agnew ROTC and U S policy while mentioning her Cleveland pill case and she said she faced law enforcement scrutiny for her politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Cleveland
Miss Fonda
Charlotte
Appapalachian State University
Boone
North Carolina
Fugitive Of 20 Years Is Caught
Charlotte AP report details Gabby Gantt, alias George Thompson, a 75-year-old man held in Mecklen burg County jail facing extradition to Georgia. Once a Richmond County prisoner, he fled in 1950 after a murder conviction and later faced additional charges involving arson attempts. Georgia officials push for return under the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
Mecklenburg County
Georgia
Gabby Gantt
George Thompson
Frank Faires
Richmond County
Gantt
The
Secord
ACLU Lawyers Argue Abortion Equal to Contraception
In Charlotte federal court North Carolina abortion law is challenged as unconstitutional with ACLU lawyers contending women have a fundamental right to privacy comparable to contraception. The state argues the law protects a living organism and embryos have potential to become humans, while officials warn against illegal backroom abortions if prohibited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N.C
North Carolina
Mike Katz
New York
The
American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. Dist
Arnold Loewy
University of North Carolina Constitutional Law
Katz
Supreme Court
Loewy
ACLU
Bloodless Torture Criticizes North Carolina Juvenile Training Schools
Duke law student Tripp Sizemore told the Penal System Study Committee that solitary confinement at the Eastern North Carolina Training School Rocky Mount now Richard T Fountain Training School amounts to bloodless torture. Other Duke students and attorney David Hough described substandard education and harsh conditions observed in state facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Duke University
North Carolina
Tripp Sizemore
North Carolina Penal System
Sizemore
High Point
Eastern North Carolina
Rocky Mount
Self
David Hough
Durham
Duke
High Point 23rd in North Carolina motorists safety
The NC State Motor Club ranks High Point 23rd among NC cities with populations over 10,000 for motorists and pedestrians safety in 1969. High Point reports ten motor vehicle deaths from 47,083 registrations or 2.1 percent, while Lexington has three deaths and Thomasville four. Shelby is named the state's safest city for motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby
Boy Dies After Halloween Candy Laced With Heroin
Five year old Kevin Toston died in a Detroit hospital after ingesting heroin tainted Halloween candy. His siblings Glendarrell and Paul, aged 12 and 15, were with him on Halloween night. Authorities confirmed heroin and quinine traces in the candy. The mother Ida Foster urged caution calling Halloween dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Kevin Toston
Glendarrell
Paul
West Side
Ida Foster
Kevin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stock Market Report
NEW York Exchange
AlcanAly
AlliedCh
Allis Chaim Allied
Am Hess
AmCyan
Ameipw
Ametcix
Ames Am Motors
Va Am
Me Va A Smeltre Am Ltd
At&t
Am T&t
AMF Inc
Ve Amp Inc
Ampex Corp
Arch Dan
Ve Armour
Armstek
Atlas
Balt GE
Beckman
Beech Air
Belt How
Bendix
BenefiCp
Beth St
Va Boeing Co
Bois Cas
Borden
E BorgWar
Brit Pet
Brunswk
BucyEr
Budd Co
Va Bank Room
Buri Ind
Cadence Ind
Caroplt
Carrier Cp
CastieCk
CaterTr
Cerro
Cert
CessnaAir
Ches Ohio
ChiMil Spp
Chris Cft
Chrysler
Clevelii
CocaCol
Colgal
CBS
Eucere Cowles Com
Cox
Ve Cpc Intl
CrowCell
Ms Crown Cork
CrowZell
Cudahy
Ne 'CurtissWr
Ai DanRirr
Dart Ind
DaycoCo
E Deere Co
del Mate
Delta Air
DetEdis
Det Steel
Diam Sham
Ma Dilles Co
Disney
Diversind
DomeMin
Dressind
DukePw
duPont
Eltra Cp
Sa Evans P
Va Ali Fairch
Va Fair Hill
Fanstee Inc
GAF Corp
Ga Pac
Gerber
Va Gettyo
Gillette
Acen
Va Marin Iw
wWa
GraceCo
Granitec St
Gt A&p
H Haiburt
idahoPw
Minger Rand
IBM
T&t
Itek Corp
Wi -—Ladies Jewel Co
John Man
John John
Jones Lau
Jostens
Ye Joy Mfg
Tibia Kaiser
Ling TV
Sty Littonind
Lockheed Air
LoewsThea
Macke Co
Macy RH
Imar Mid
Hs Nea
Abid
Martinm
Maydstr
Wa Maag
McGhill
Mead Corp
MelvShoe
Mercans
Tia
Merck 2A
Monsan
Montdut
Va Mor-Nor
Motorola
Norrisind
Songas
NoStaPw
Northrop
Nwet Airl
Norton
NortSim
Nnallites
OhioEdis
Ola GE
Oklangs
Min Corp
Omarkin
Wms Otis Elev
Mar
Va Owen C
Owensil
A. Pacgel
Se Pact&t
Panasu
PanAm WaAir
Panh EP
ParekDav
Penn Cent
Permoix Sr
Penney JC
PaPwSt
PennzUn
Pepsico
Pfizer
Philip Morr
Q— Questor
Veles Ralston P
VW Banco Inc
Reding Co
RdgBates
Reich Ch
RepudSt
Schering
Scott Paper
Shell Oil
SinnaiCos
SinoerCo
Smith KF
Sony Co
Scar
South Co
Scuibb
SiBrands
Kollsman
StOilind
Stauft
Tektronix
Teledyn
Telex Corp
Tenneco
Een
Ae Texaco
Wis
Texetrn
Texgsul
TodiShp
Trans W Air
Transmra
Transitron
TRW Inc la
Iskdick Ual Inc
UMC Inc
Vitin Carbide
Nieust
Univopd
Univsty Cmp
Upjohn
Vaeipw
Wa Wachova
Warlam
Wstn Air Lin
Wa Banc
AO Industré
Arklgas
Asamera Il
AtlasCorp
Wena Brascan Ltd
Java
Chile
nJavelin
Cinerama
Dixilyn Corp
Fed Cp
Esrces
Felmont
Va Ti Corp
Kaiser In
Va McCrory Wi A
Statham
Ing. R
A.P
Rangatennt Pe
Ind. Rails
Ind
Util
Fon
Lowey
Dow-Jones
Setenr
Trinity
America
David Jeffries
Agnew
Lester Maddox
Wome
Corkey
Mecklenburg
Charles Hendricks
University of North Caro
Lina
Roy Parker
Art University
Richard Jones
Eliza Burt
Wake Forest University
High Point Law
By Reese Hart
Bill Roggeveen
Central Prison
Guilford and
Randolph
Hargrove
Skipper
Bowles
Piedmont
Greensboro
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!