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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1970
Page
2
Stocks fall as the Dow and AP 60 index retreat at noon in subdued activity. Airlines, oils, chemicals, electronics and motors lead declines while steel and mail order shares rise, with Jewish holidays cited for lower volume and cautious trading.
Inter-dealer prices as of about 11 a.m. show fluctuating quotes across numerous stocks and markets with listed bids and asks. The report notes prices exclude retail markups and commissions and includes a wide array of company names and percentage quotes from NASD inter-dealer activity.
The Associated Press compiled stock and bond averages for multiple indices and periods, noting highs and lows for 1969 1970 and year-ago figures. Data include Ind. Util., Fon. L. d. noon figures, weekly monthly and year comparisons with highs and lows.
Dow Jones averages listed with mixed results across 30 industrials and 20 rail/transport stocks. The page shows figures around 58.35 with a drop of 2.33 and other points near 199.51, 140.06, and 165.41 with slight declines. Market runners indicate higher grade notes and general stock activity.
The noon New York stock index figures show activity across major sectors with traders watching the market closely for shifts in momentum. Investors respond to broader economic signals as prices move moderately.
The ABA panel urged using existing powers to boost the FTC with no new laws. Miles Kirkpatrick and Peter Pitofsky defend consumer rights, noting the agency has limited resources, handles about a million cases, and processes 12 000 complaints yearly. They stress the consumer cannot defend themselves alone. Virginia Knauer supports the approach.
Max D Oakley native of High Point named merchandising coordinator for Drexel Enterprises He will oversee Heritage Division Interior Design and develop upholstery fabric lines for Heritage and Drexel Oakley a 1958 High Point College graduate resides in High Point with wife Becky Shaver and their three children
Robert E. Dentz accepts appointment as manager of the feather and down division of Phillips-Fescue Corp on SURRET Drive. He has 12 years in the feather and down business and was with Hudson Feather & Down Products and the North Carolina Association of the Blind. He will direct design and development of new cushioning using feather and down for the furniture and bedding maker. Dentz, a 1954 NC State graduate, lives with his wife and three children in Jamestown.
Patrolman John Burke 27, of Atlantic City K-9 unit, was shot at point blank after stopping two men in the business district. A warrant was issued for Clarence D. Holmes 22. Burke died of a neck wound, leaving a two year police career.
James Harland Kirkland, 23, is charged with grand larceny and second degree burglary after allegedly stealing up to $100,000 from Lester Arnold's Cherokee area home and spending about $70,000 on a whirlwind run through towns from Sylva to Gastonia. Coins left untouched.
Sheriff's deputies kept protesting Negro students off campus as South Iredell High reopened after a walkout that led to a temporary closure. Officials cited ongoing tensions with dress code, representation, and the homecoming court as white and Black students clashed over policy and activities across the highway.
Five cadets resigned this year rather than face court martial on marijuana charges. An additional 14 cadets face drug allegations, prompting a Pentagon inquiry into marijuana and LSD presence on the Colorado Springs campus.
Pryor questions a film on nursing home industry financed by FHA insured mortgages. The film features elderly patients praising care but omits mortgage insurance details, prompting Pryor to urge clarity about 700 HUD funded homes versus 24,000 others. Romney and HUD officials defend the film as focusing on buildings rather than the broader program.
Walter Ridenhour Jr of Charlotte, held by Jordanian guerrillas for three weeks, said the ordeal offered lessons but he would not repeat it. He described hostility, glimpses of humanity among captors, and the long wait before release as he and 38 others were freed and returned to Greensboro with his wife.
The undersigned as Executor of the Estate of Sarah Pierce gives notice to all persons with claims against the estate to present them by April 1, 1971. All indebtedness should be paid immediately. High Point Bank and Trust Company is the Executor, located at 312 Main Street, High Point NC. Herman & Herman Attorneys. Dates: September 9, 1970.
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