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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1974
Page
1
New York stocks drift lower in a listless session with the Dow at 662.23, down .71. Magnavox led volume on the NYSE amid a $9 tender offer by North American Philips, while Gold stocks sagged as miners tumbled on bearish outlook and potential central bank sales.
Quotations from NASD reflect inter dealer prices around 11 a.m. Markets vary through the day and retail markups, markdowns, or commissions are not included. The High Point office of EB F Hulton & Co, Inc provides bid and ask figures for numerous firms including American Furniture, Anheuser Busch, Bassett Furniture, Bluefield Supply, Cam Fin Corp, Coca Cola, Bassett Furniture, D-head Corp, Henredon, Hickory Furn. Ye, Lane, Life of Carolina, NCNB Corp, Piedmont Avia, Pub. Serv. of N.C., Rex Plastics, Royal Scots, Inns, and others with varied percentage quotes.
A period style notice outlines subscription rates and delivery terms for the High Point Enterprise. It lists mail and carrier options, prices, and tax notes, plus advertising representations and contract statements regarding carriers and payments. The notice also identifies the publisher and regional advertising contacts.
A Burlington newspaper received a call from an unidentified man threatening to kill President Ford during his Pinehurst visit for the World Golf Hall of Fame opening. The caller refused to identify himself and claimed a group would be there when the stadium opened, prompting police and editors to treat it as a serious threat.
The Associated Press report shows 18 Democrats and five Republicans disapproved of Ford's unconditional Nixon pardon, seven approved, with motives ranging from delaying trials to upholding accountability. Many chief state attorneys general criticized the gesture as ill timed and creating a double standard of justice.
Washington AP: The third ranking Watergate prosecutor quits after Ford grants Nixon a blanket pardon. Philip Lacovara cites lightened responsibilities and “different complexion.” Grand jury foreman Pregelj voices outrage but says legal action would be Jaworski’s to pursue.
In Lillington North Carolina a shallow grave on a farm yielded the body of an unidentified woman about 25 with a rope around her neck and hands tied. She was choked to death about 15 hours prior and sent to the state medical examiner in Chapel Hill for an autopsy.
Washington reports Treasury Secretary William E. Simon and other federal officials plan to urge state public utility commissioners to speed up action on rate increase requests from electric utilities. Nearly 100 commissioners will attend a Hershey meeting of regulators, with press and some consumer groups allowed after criticism of a closed session.
RALEIGH AP John H Lucas president of the North Carolina Association of Educators says the state must assure parents private schools meet public school standards. He told a legislative commission private schools should maintain minimum standards and notes many new schools formed after integration lack accreditation. He cites outstanding private schools but warns some are defrauding the public.
congressional investigator Frank Silbey says alleged LEAA improprieties may reflect a broader bid to subvert civil service rules by placing loyalists in high level career posts. He cites evidence at GSA and Social and Rehabilitation Service and notes similar probes at HUD, State, SBA. Moss seeks Justice Dept review. no response yet.
A national impeachment committee forms in California as two Ohio ministers call for a special presidential election. About 2,000 Wisconsin protesters march on Madison, while a North Dakota judge commutes two jail terms in response to Ford’s Nixon pardon. Professors Schaffer and Schwartz in California push impeachment, denouncing the pardon as obstructing justice. In Ohio and Wisconsin, clergy and demonstrators urge action, amnesty for draft evaders, and memorials linked to Chile and Allende.
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