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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1977
Page
2
The Dow Jones average dropped 8.14 to 824.24 at noon as fears of rising interest rates weighed on traders. Losers outpaced gainers 6 to 1 on the NYSE with Phillips Petroleum active at a $108,000 share block. The NYSE composite fell to 51.63 and the American Stock Exchange index slipped to 117.16.
A chaotic list of stock figures shows varied gains and losses across multiple corporations including Armco, Ashol, Avco, Avon, Disney, Disney and General Electric peers. Traders monitor the Dow Jones and broader market shifts amid uncertain economic signals.
A dense OCR page lists numerous stock symbols, percentage figures, and prices in an over-the-counter context. It includes company names such as Kmart, Kellogg, Kroger, and Texaco, with various bid and ask figures and percentage changes across sectors. The fragment-like text packs numerous tickers, market codes, and footnote indicators from a past AP stock price summary.
The High Point Enterprise publishes as an independent newspaper in High Point North Carolina. It offers daily and Sunday delivery options with monthly and six month rates and notes Associated Press content rights and postal classifications.
In Johnston County North Carolina a judge voided murder indictments under a new death penalty law finding the grand jury was not adequately representative of blacks women and young people. Defendants David E Stewart and James H Smith Jr remain jailed as a bond hearing is set.
LaBelle Lance wife of Bert Lance signs to write a memoir titled This Too Shall Pass with Christian Herald Books. The work will begin with resignation day reflections then trace her Calhoun childhood and meeting Bert Lance detailing family tragedies and faith in Jesus Christ guiding her through crises.
A Spencer North Carolina derailment caused damages over 200000 dollars. Four engines and five passenger cars were involved, plus damage to a nearby freight train. Sixteen were injured, two still hospitalized in satisfactory condition. A faulty switch is blamed as investigators probe.
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota has resumed outpatient radiation therapy for inoperable pelvic cancer after a week’s rest, according to a University of Minnesota Hospitals spokesman. Doctors said he began Tuesday treatment.
Seoul reports a South Korean military reconnaissance plane crossed into North Korea and its two crewmen defected there. Radio Pyongyang claimed the landing around noon but provided no names or aircraft type. Officials offered no immediate comment.
A San Francisco man, 32 year old Antonio Balderrama Jr., was charged with trespass after being found sleeping at the San Quentin firehouse. Officials say he climbed a fence during the night and claimed he planned to evangelize inmates.
The Space Shuttle Enterprise completed its most realistic and fastest flight to date at Edwards AFB California landing after a diving descent simulating a return from space. The shuttle landed safely following the test run.
Wayne Garrity 29 of Statesville North Carolina pleaded guilty to federal kidnapping charges for the abduction of Annette Adams 19 of Maryville from a Vanderbilt fraternity party in Nashville. Sentencing is set for November 8 with possible life in prison. co defendant Shelby Ann Baker 28 has Oct 25 trial date.
The Supreme Court will decide if states may execute murderers who did not personally kill. The case centers on felony murder and nontriggerman laws in 33 states with capital punishment. It's unclear how many of about 400 death row inmates could be affected, but lawyers opposing capital punishment expect a sizable impact.
The Soviets agreed to permit about 300 heavy cruise missiles for the American bomber force, double the initial US proposal. The concessions offset limits on missile modernization and were viewed as a concession to the United States though Moscow sought permanent caps on jet-powered cruise drones.
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