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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1990
Page
6
National stock quotes show mixed closing prices with AMR Airgas Alcon and AT&T among listed issues. The NYSE figures include numerous company tickers and percentage changes, reflecting broad activity across sectors.
Stocks halted losses in a choppy session led by modest gains in S and P 500 and NYSE composite. The Dow dips 5.70 to 2710.64 while the Nasdaq composite climbs 2.04 to 402.08. Wilshire index adds 2.60 billion in value, up 0.08 percent. S&P industrials rise 0.36 to 395.10 and AMEX index ends 0.43 lower at 339.84.
Federal data show state tax collections rose 7.5 percent nationwide to 284 billion dollars in 1989. West Virginia led regional gains with a 9.7 percent rise to about 1.9 billion, while eight states posted double digit increases led by Oregon 22.5 percent and California 14.2 percent. Utah and South Dakota fell.
Eleven grassroots groups from six states met in New Jersey for the first such gathering to curb the nation’s garbage crisis. They urged immediate recycling and waste reduction at the source, planned information sharing on waste management firms, and to end exporting trash and incinerator ash between Northeast exporters and Southern waste haulers. Linda Brock of Knox County Kentucky and Susan Mazzocchi of New Jersey highlighted shared concerns over where trash goes and the surprise at cross regional attitudes.
Charleston AP The state School Building Authority closed a second bond issue totaling 103.2 million dollars to fund construction and renovation statewide. About 88 million will aid school projects with the rest split between per pupil allocations and county need proposals while a debt reserve fund insures bondholders if payments are not made.
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