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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1976
Page
3
The Dow fell 5.32 to 959.77 by noon as gains reversed and losers led on the NYSE. Government data showed unemployment easing to 7.8 percent from 7.9, aligning with Wall Street expectations. Lucky Stores led NYSE activity while volume declined from yesterday.
The High Point Enterprise lists stock readings from the New York Stock Exchange with figures for Amex AmCap etc. The page shows varied prices for numerous companies including Bank of America and Boeing among many others, reflecting a broad market snapshot. Names and figures appear in dense OCR text, highlighting the active trading column and closing-like cues.
Interdealer bid and ask quotes from the National Association of Securities Dealers appear for numerous firms and brands as of around 3 p.m. daily. The list includes Aerotron, American Furniture, Bassett, Cannon Mills, Coca-Cola, Carolina Casing, Piedmont Aviation, NCNB, Wachovia, Lowe’s, Shoney’s, Sonoco, Texiles Inc, and many others in banking, manufacturing, and retail sectors.
National price list from American Stock Exchange shows a wide mix of gains and losses among many issues. Several firms such as Austra lian flagged and Creeks Be share traded around flat to modest moves while others like Bruns and Brascan posted notable shifts. The board reflected thin liquidity and scattered volatility with Last and Chg figures varying across sectors.
In Raleigh the Educational Testing Service argued the National Teachers Exam is a fair measure of subject knowledge and should be used at a higher level than the state minimum of 950. A back pay cost could reach about eight million dollars. The board received the report but took no action, planning to use it as evidence in court.
John R. Luttrell, an escape artist prisoner awaiting trial on two robbery counts, repeatedly sheds shackles in a Louisville courtroom. Deputy Ray Bible notes the escapes despite maximum security. Luttrell previously fled twice, once recaptured after a day, and later turned himself in after breaking an ankle. he was convicted this year of first degree assault in a police shooting.
Carter defended Ford's position at fund raisers in Detroit and Chicago while campaigning in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. Carter criticized Ford's remarks on Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. Ford visited Rockwell International in Los Angeles and attended a GOP fundraiser with Reagan, who urged support without explicitly backing Ford. Mondale campaigned in Miami accusing Ford of misstating the Arab boycott Israel list.
The Commerce Department will require American firms to report boycott requests received from manufacturers banks and shippers. Names will be disclosed no earlier than Oct 29 as firms report within 15 days of receiving boycott requests. Ford opposed anti boycott legislation but backed a tax bill denying credits from earnings tied to boycott participation.
Three men were found slain in a garage behind Aubrey Goss's Durham home. Police say robbery appears the motive in the deaths of Goss, 64, and two other Durham men, Walter Dean, 55, and William Wheeler, 37. Goss had liquor violations and a federal sentence for liquor-stamp issues. authorities noted he kept money at times but none was found on him. Autopsies were ordered at the chief medical examiner in Chapel Hill.
Nashville AP report says singer Waylon Jennings asked to be removed from the CMA awards finalist list for personal reasons. CMA officials say it is too late and Jennings remains among finalists in five categories for the televised ceremony Monday night.
Alex Haley, author of Roots, visits Henning Tennessee to film at his old home and church. He laments small towns dying as cities grow, reflects on his grandmother's porch memories, and recalls the community's racial harmony. Haley plans to depart for Seattle December 13 then Japan, to work on My Search for Roots detailing his 12 years of research.
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