Stock market slides as auto strike threat weighs
The Dow Jones average falls 6.03 to 752.12 at noon as Wall Street shelves gains amid talk of a potential UAW strike on Sept 15. Motors lead declines with Ford and GM lower, while rubbers, aircrafts, and oils slump. overall volume slows in pre Labor Day trading.
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McGovern and Nixon clash over war policy and Congress
McGovern criticizes Nixon for wartime policy while urging a political test this fall. He notes the need for a different Congress next year to push a new approach and cites past false assurances about Cambodia. He recalls 39 senators voting to cut off funds amid war concerns.
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Attwood Named Publisher of Newsday
William Attwood, editor in chief of Cowles Communications, named president and publisher of Newsday in Garden City New York. He will replace Bill Moyers who resigned earlier this year as Otis Chandler Times Mirror announced after Times Mirror acquired 51 percent of Newsday, Inc.
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Phillips Davis hires Larry N. Lewis as various officers
Larry N. Lewis is named office manager, comptroller, assistant secretary and assistant treasurer of Phillips Davis, Inc. The High Point firm is a global upholstery materials marketer. Lewis previously worked with Western Electric Co., Burroughs Corp., and the Hampton, Virginia school system.
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Pilot Life rep completes Greensboro management course
S F Hinkle Jr. of High Point, a Pilot Life Insurance Company representative for the combination division, finished a special one week course in management underwriting at Pilot’s Greensboro home office. He was among 20 Pilot representatives from a three state area chosen for the program.
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Dividend Declared as Bank Marks 65th Anniversary
High Point Bank & Trust Co. issued a 50 percent stock dividend to shareholders on its 65th founding anniversary. President Fred Alexander stated the dividend was authorized and declared by the board of directors.
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Merger of Ervin Company Into Cyanamid Announces Completion
Wayne New Jersey Tuesday announcement by Cyanamid president Clifford D Siverd and Ervin founder Charles C Ervin confirms the merger of the Ervin Company into a Cyanamid subsidiary. Terms include an initial exchange of 487 805 Cyanamid common shares plus potential future payments up to the same number contingent on Ervin earnings.
California Is Now Nation’s Most Populous State
The U.S. Census Bureau reports California has surpassed New York as the most populous state based on 1970 census preliminary figures. Texas rises to the fourth, with rankings listed for the remainder of the states, showing shifts from the 1960 final counts to 1970 preliminary estimates.
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White parents protest busing plan at Winston-Salem City Hall
About 25 white parents and some children marched on Winston-Salem City Hall Tuesday night to protest cross busing for desegregation. Other North Carolina districts opened under new plans with no unusual problems reported.
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Census shows California large numeric gain and Arizona big percentage rise
The 1970 census preliminary data list gains and losses by state. California has the largest numeric increase, while Arizona records the highest percentage rise, with other states showing smaller changes in population from 1960 to 1970.
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Wage Hikes Spread Across Southern Textile Mills
Greensboro AP reports a pattern of wage increases across the Southern textile industry. Mills both union and nonunion expect raises soon, typically around six percent in recent years. Cone Mills Corp will raise pay for hourly workers in nonunion North and South Carolina plants next month and will discuss raises for seven unionized plants. Burlington Industries has announced increases in some divisions. Firestone Textile Collins & Aikman and Universal Textured Yarns had previously announced rises.
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EOC Names Harmond as Operations Director
Charles Davis announces Donald Harmond age 26 appointed director of operations for the Guilford County Economic Opportunity Council. Harmond will coordinate and supervise all programs and previously worked for the Black Research Development Foundation in Boston after a 1966 degree from North Carolina A and T University.
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