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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1966
Page
2
The market fell unevenly as investors booked gains from last week's rally. Dow Jones was down 4.06 to 10 24 with influential du Pont down 3 points dragging averages. Industrial, aerospace, electronics and oils sectors led declines while some names edged higher or flat.
Selected stock transactions on the New York Stock Exchange with noon prices. Includes explanations of dividend notes and symbols such as ex dividend ex rights and warrants. Lists include MackTr and RH among others with 1965 and 1966 dividend notations and special payments.
Cotton futures in New York opened steady with the previous settle at 21.50. Markets showed minor moves across the curve with May at 22.05, July 22.05, and October near 21.70, while March contract remained around 21.60 to 21.70 as trading began.
North Carolina faces cloudy skies with intermittent rain possibly heavy at times through Tuesday and coastal thundershowers. Temperatures stay moderate with lows in the 50s to 70s and highs around 70 inland to 75 80 near the coast. South Carolina shows similar rain chances through Tuesday with coastal storms possible and highs in the 70s to 80s.
Carol Anne Barrs a 21 year old Charleston woman died when her parachute failed to open during an exhibition dive from 2500 feet at Georgetown Airport. Sheriff Carter reported she grimly clutched the pull cord as her body was found in a woods by the air strip. An inquest was set for Thursday.
Kinsey, British born judge ruled the evidence evenly balanced and said doubt remains whether the wife’s death was caused by accident or assault. Kinsey was released and accompanied by Peace Corps officials en route to the United States to join a tuberculosis vaccination project in Tanzania.
The September 15 1966 ordinance amends the yearly appropriation plan for High Point city departments and public utilities. It allocates 50000 from the General Fund to the Neighborhood Facilities at Astor Dowdy Towers and 34597 from the Electric Fund to the General Capital Outlay Fund while repealing conflicting ordinances. The measure takes effect immediately.
A statewide hunt continues for a man in his early 20s described as pock marked with a slender build who allegedly held Margie Furmage a nine year old Red Springs girl for about 14 hours over the weekend. Margie was found wandering in Harnett County near Spout Springs about 5 am Sunday.
Police Chief Claudie Moore submits resignation to the Board of Aldermen effective September 30. Moore says he resigns to enter private enterprise and the board has not yet acted on the resignation.
Det Captain Goodwin says divisions will keep original offense reports and only supplementary reports will include evidence details not shared with press. Patrol Captain Bailey confirms format changes and that only non evidentiary facts will be released publicly. Chief Davis notes officers may publish only basic offender name charge and a non evidentiary description to aid public assistance.
Valerie Percy, a Cornell graduate and campaign worker, was found dead in her home with a crushed skull and multiple stab wounds. Police consider burglary or a planned murder, with neighbors hearing tires squeal as a possible clue. Percy and his campaign faced interruptions as investigations continued.
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