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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1997

Page

5

Stocks Swing Wildly As Economy Signals Ebb and Flow

New York stocks showed volatile swings on Wednesday with the Dow Jones ending down 32.52 at 7928.32 after a day of sharp gains and losses. Bond yields eased from 6.67 to 6.63 percent as traders wrestled with conflicting economy reports, while producer prices ticked down 0.1 percent for July for the seventh straight month.

Ron Campbell AM. Family Corp Ameritech At&t Corp AM. Water Works Anheuser-Busch Apple Computer IND. Tech Ashland Coal Inc Ashland Oil Inc Atlantic Richfield Baker-Hughes Inc Baltimore Gas & EL Bell Atlantic Bellsouth Corp Bethlehem Steel Boeing CO Cabot Oil & Gas Carolina Power Chevron Corp Chrysler Corp Chubb Corp Citizens Utilities Coca-Cola CO Columbia Gas Sys Columbia Healthcare CON Nat'l Gas Corning Inc Crestar Financial CSX Corp Detroit Edison Dominion Res DOW Chemical Dupont Eastern Ent Eastman Kodak Emerson Electric Ethyl Corp Exxon Corp First Union Corp Virginia Bank Flowers Industries FMC Corp Food Lion Inc Ford Motor CO GEN, Electric CO GEN. Motors Corp Humana Corp BM Corp Ingersoll-Rand Intel Corporation K-Mart Corp Kroger CO Lowe's CO Lucent Technologies Mapco Inc McDonald's Corp MCI Communications Merck & CO. Inc Microsoft Corp Mobil Corp Monsanto CO Mylan Labs Nash Finch CO Nationsbank Corp Navistar Int'l Nike, Inc Norfolk Southern Occidental Pete ONE Valley Bank J.C. Penney CO Pennzoil CO Pepsico Inc Phila, Electric Philip Morris Cos Phillips Petroleum Pittston Minerals Potomac Elec PWR Praxair, Inc Pulaski Furniture Reebok Int'l REX Stores Corp Reynolds Metals Rite Aid Corp RJR Nabisco Hldg Rockwell Int'l Sara Lee Corp Sears Roebuck Sherwin Williams Shoney's Inc Signet Banking Southern CO Tenneco Inc Texaco Inc TRI Continental Union Carbide Union Pacific Unisys Corp Universal Corp Usair Group Usx-Marathon Oil U.S. Steel Wal-Mart Walt Disney CO Wendy's Int'l Westinghouse EL Westvaco Corp Xerox Corp DOW Jones NEW York New York Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange Treasury Labor Department Ashington Commerce Department Fed

Longaberger honors Koppler for top sales honor

In Dresden Ohio Melodye Koppler was named a 1997 VIP National Sales Award winner at the Longaberger annual convention in Columbus for generating more than 35000 in sales. She, from Princeton, received an exclusive VIP basket a certificate and a VIP luncheon invite with Longaberger Family members and on stage recognition as one of 1327 nationwide to reach this level.

Dresden Ohio Longaberger Company Melodye Koppler Columbus Koppler Princeton Longaberger

West Virginia ginseng harvest season opens August 15

The ginseng harvest season runs from August 15 to November 30 in West Virginia. Buyers and sellers for out of state export must be registered with the Division of Forestry and all ginseng must be weighed and certified before leaving the state. For more details call Rob in Black or Bob Whipkey at 304-558-2788. Noland reports July sales reach 42.8 million in Newport News.

Charleston West Virginia West Virginia Division of Forestry Robin Black Bob Whipkey Noland Newport News Noland Company Sherwin-Williams Company Sherwin-Williams

Computer link to humming economy sparks debate

The piece surveys how billions poured into computers and high tech may boost productivity yet official stats show only 0.6 percent growth in the spring quarter. Greenspan and economists debate measurement in services, inflation, and potential policy responses amid market volatility.

Ashington Alan Greenspan Federal Reserve Greens Commerce Department

Toyota seeks $600,000 tax break for Putnam County plant

Toyota Motor Corp seeks a federal tax break of at least $600,000 for its 229 acre Putnam County site by applying for a foreign trade zone through the West Virginia Economic Development Authority. The zone would allow duty deferrals on imported parts and equipment and reduce local taxes. The $400 million engine plant near Buffalo aims to open next year with about 300 workers.

Eleanor Toyota Motor Corp Putnam County West Virginia Economic Development Authority Ordnance Center South Charleston U.S Toyota David Warner The Development Authority Buffalo Lindy Vickers Vickers West Virginia

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