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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1977
Page
2
The Dow Jones industrial average slides 2.77 to 799.53 as NYSE volume favors losers four to one. The Dow Theory warns of further declines amid rising interest rates and a weak dollar, with General Motors active at 69 percent.
Fragmentary OCR lists numerous names, firms, and numbers across sectors. It reads like a tickered catalog of entities such as Rex Royal, EvansP, Texinst, Hercules, FordM, and many others with percentages and values interspersed, reflecting a stock or listing page.
A cluttered OCR listing shows various company names and figures with percentages and shares. The fragment ends with a copyright notice from The Associated Press in 1977.
The bulletin lists stock averages and bond averages with latest figures and changes. It shows current Dow Jones levels around 410 to 421 with various daily changes and historical highs and lows for 1975 and 1976, plus corresponding bond averages and weekly, monthly, and yearly references.
New York AP report lists selected over the counter bid and asked prices for numerous stocks with columns showing high low and last figures. The data includes many named companies and trading values, reflecting a snapshot of noon market activity on the New York Stock Exchange and related securities.
New York Stock Exchange indices show a mixed session with the industrials down and transports modestly lower. Financial and miscellaneous sectors slip while overall market activity remains cautious.
Classified page shows weekly and Sunday rates, carrier terms, and AP reprint rights. It notes independent contractors for carriers and distributors and cites delivery rate details and postal registration information. The page lists various rate figures and mentions the newspaper's republication policy.
The article notes a congressman may face a pay cut to under half his current 57 500 salary after leaving office. Myers describes his climb from local office to state legislature to Congress, saying he will not seek further political posts and views two terms as a tour of duty.
Victor Nash arrived in Seattle with gems valued at 2 million dollars intended for display. He says a gunman abducted him from his 1977 Cadillac at a motel and stole the jewelry from the car trunk. Nash, a San Francisco dealer, reports the gems were not insured and he was left ruined.
The S S France, 1 035 feet long and the world’s largest luxury liner, steered by tugs to Boston’s Commonwealth Pier on its first Boston visit in 1966. It has been sold to a Saudi Arabian businessman to serve as a floating resort, with a price reported between 12 and 20 million dollars as approved by the French government.
William Hargrove Bowles, eighth grandchild of Bowles, was born Monday in the back seat of the family car on a Charlotte highway. Firemen and a life saving crew aided the emergency delivery, and mother Crandall Bowles and her 7 pound 14 ounce son were reported in good condition at a hospital.
Panamanian strongman Gen Omar Torrijos says he is pleased with a 66 percent yes tally for the Panama Canal treaties. Opponents say the no vote signals a push for a return to democracy amid an unofficial turnout near 96 percent of eligible voters.
Comedienne Totie Fields, on a long tour since last March after leg amputation, is exhausted and has canceled her next two engagements on doctors orders. She was briefly admitted to Los Angeles New Hospital Sunday night for tests, and her agent said doctors confirmed extreme exhaustion.
Michael Jackson and Rona from The Wiz cast attend a Studio 54 party in New York Monday. The event honors the Jackson Five and features a dancing crowd in a festive nightclub scene.
Internal Affairs investigates after officers allegedly kicked in a door at 1 a.m. during a marijuana search. Patricia Higbie says guests were ordered to lie on the floor at gunpoint. no warrant shown. A small amount of marijuana was seized. Higbie faces a disorderly house summons. eight men also cited. Captain W J Moore declined further comment.
Elmhurst Community District meeting hears details of the Murray slaying and reports of a racially charged climate. Residents recall a window smash attack on Mrs. Murray and reveal friction at a rummage sale refusal. Police report no similar black on white attacks in the area.
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