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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1976
Page
2
New York stock market rose as traders priced in a smaller than expected oil price hike after talks among OPEC nations. The Dow Jones average gained strength with the Dow up 5.24 to 943.32 at noon as advances outpaced declines on the NYSE.
The Associated Press stock averages page shows daily figures with a broad list of corporations and financial metrics. It includes ratings, dividends notes, and historical contexts, noting 1976 data and various indicators for many firms.
At midday on the American Exchange a mix of low and high movers showed several issues advancing. AtlasCMB Atlas and CircleK posted gains while Amico, Armin Cp and more saw mixed or fractional losses amid a broad, tangle of prices and percentages.
NYSE listed issues display varied prices and changes across many firms including AmBank, BankAm, Allied Corp, Avon Products, AmMotors and several utilities. The data fragment records prices, highs and lows with percent changes, highlighting market volatility in several sectors.
The High Point Enterprise outlines its publishing history since 1884 and lists daily and Sunday subscription rates for daily, Sunday only, and mail options. It notes carrier and distributor independence and AP reproduction rights, with tax details for North Carolina orders.
Quotations from the National Association of Securities Dealers reflect representative interdealer prices as of about 3 p.m. daily. Prices exclude retail markups work-downs or commissions.
Gov elect Hunt said key campaign promises will appear in budget proposals to be sent to the 1977 legislature. He cited a $15 million reading program a $10 million speedy trials plan a $2 million community schools program and temporary facilities to ease prison crowding. He praised the State Highway Patrol and noted a study of patrol morale before his Jan 8 inauguration. He avoided commenting on a Granville County roadblock shooting. He aims ECU medical school admissions next fall and a quick appointment of department heads with some resignations.
Gary Gilmore's sleeping pill overdose in Utah is being viewed as possibly a sympathy ploy or an attempt at death by his own action. Doctors said he recovered enough to return to Death Row as the Utah Board of Pardons weighs whether to commute his sentence or uphold the death penalty.
At Camp Pendleton a commando style assault by up to 10 black Marines on seven white Marines sparked a base investigation that could lead to courts martial. Four black suspects were in custody after the Saturday night attack in a new barracks. Three white Marines remain hospitalized in satisfactory condition.
WRAL TV reporter Paul Crawley said he reached a Granville County roadblock scene shortly after a car carrying Virginia trooper Garland West Fisher Jr. was halted by gunfire. He described Fisher slumped over the wheel with blood on his face and alleged police kicked and yelled at the wounded suspect.
In Atlanta, Ben Brown said he expects to be the first Black staffer named to a Carter administration post. A Carter staffer promises a careful federal reorganization over two to three years as Carter meets with Democratic leaders at Sea Island amid broader political maneuvering.
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