Stock prices rise in quiet post-holiday trading on NYSE
New York prices edged higher in a holiday thin session as the Dow gained 8.19 points to about 854.06 midmorning. Volume ran roughly 4 million, with Pan American Airways and Braniff among active issues. oil and energy shares mixed, while URS and Syntex led the Amex activity before lunch.
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East Boston High to become technical in court order
Elvira Palladino, an East Boston resident and opponent of court-ordered desegregation, says families may move to suburbs like Winthrop Saugus or Revere as the East Boston High School would be converted to a technical school under Judge Garrity's desegregation plan. School Committee Chairman McDonough urges a modification to keep East Boston High in its current form.
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Unemployment compensation taxes to rise in Nebraska
Nebraska employers face a 132 percent tax jump next year as unemployment compensation taxes total 42.5 million, with the Unemployment Compensation Fund at 23.7 million end of year. The 1975 payments reach 55.2 million, while 1974 benefits were 23.4 million. Employer reserve ratio climbs from 8.5 to 10 percent, affecting reserves for long payroll histories.
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Columbus Telegram subscription and delivery details
Columbus Telegram lists delivery and mail subscription rates. Carrier in Columbus costs 2.50 monthly. mail in Platte Boone Butler Colfax Merrick Nance Polk counties 16.00 yearly. elsewhere in Nebraska and states 25.00 yearly. Change of address instructions advised to notify local postmaster with old and new addresses.
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Fire guts 1 000 shops in Istanbul complex
A three building shopping complex in central Istanbul was consumed by flames destroying about 1,000 shops. Police reported no casualties though damage forecasts were cautious as six hours after ignition at 9 a.m. flames still threatened nearby businesses. Another Istanbul fire had destroyed 144 shops the previous day.
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UNL professor to teach medical ethics course
UNL professor Robert Audi will teach a spring course on medical ethics aimed at students entering health care and science. The class will cover topics from patient truth telling to life and death definitions, resource allocation, sterilization, patient rights, and physician society roles, with outside experts invited.
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Second phase of tax reform hearings eyed by lawmaker
CHAPPELL Nebraska Rep. Virginia Smith says hearings will begin soon to consider proposed estate tax reforms including raising the exemption from 60000 to 200000. She also praises a six month tax relief extension tied to spending limits as sound policy for recession recovery while criticizing a broadly appealing Medicare Act amendment.
Blaze may be arson in Christmas house fire feud
Police in New Britain say a Christmas morning fire that killed Frank Cassarino and Robert Grala and injured five may be arson. They suspect a gang feud between local groups the Earls and the Lords, with gasoline poured on a victim. Blood was found outside the 11 room house as tests proceed.
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Thailand Seeks Slowdown in U S Troop Withdrawal
Thailand pressuring Washington to stage the U S combat forces pullout next spring, citing border disputes with Indochina neighbors. Defense Minister Pramarn calls for a step by step exit as Mekong border blocks affect Laos and Lao relations.
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Kidnapped American in Ethiopia Ties to Strategic Facility
Ronald Michalke of Mabel Minnesota, a civilian communications expert with Collins International Service Co., is the fifth American kidnapped in Ethiopia amid civil strife. State Department confirms abduction on December 21 and custody, with embassy in Addis Ababa noting dialogue with Ethiopia's military government but withholding an official statement. Other Collins employees and two U S servicemen were seized earlier, with protests over U S aid to Addis Ababa.
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Officer finds way to get a traffic ticket
In Sedalia Missouri officer John Fillecetti used a parked tag on his pickup to obtain a traffic ticket from an officer Larry Findley. Three hours after starting his shift Fillecetti arrested Findley for driving without headlights. The episode followed the firing of Police Chief William Miller amid drug abuse concerns. interim chief Gary Dey called the incident unusual and declined further comment.
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Pay raises for millions as new minimum wage takes effect
Washington reports New Year's Day will lift pay for nearly 4 million workers earning under the new minimum. The 1974 FLSA amendments create three gradually rising rates, with most nonfarm workers gaining from $2.10 to $2.30 an hour and smaller increases for others starting Jan 1 1978. About 53 million of 57.4 million covered already earn above $2.30. Over 1.2 million nonfarm workers rise to $2.30, about 2.6 million nonfarm workers from $2 to $2.20, and roughly 86,000 agricultural workers from $1.80 to $2.0.
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John T. Dunlop
Dunlop
Music records spin billions in profits rise
American music fans spent about 2.5 billion dollars on phonograph records last year. The disc companies CBS Records Warner Bros and MCA Records reported profit increases of 10 percent 16 percent and 30 percent respectively.
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