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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1966
Page
10
Industry officials fear reopening talks could push demands beyond skilled trades as UAW plans with 100000 skilled and 600000 other production workers. The $1 an Hour Now Steering Committee led by Christopher J. Manning vows further action after the Big Three refused to open wage terms for skilled workers.
Floor Welfare outlines desegregation requirements that boards may comply with in the future. The state government would deem them illegal officially, but boards could voluntarily surrender to a special commission formed of officials.
NASD compiled inter dealer quotes as of 10 a m with bids and asking prices. Prices exclude retail markdown or commission and reflect approximate MIS0 markup. Listings include Alabama Tennessee Natl Gas American Amicable Life Coastal States Life Jefferson Standard Life Kentucky Central Liberty National Life Life & Casualty Moore Handley Mutual Savings Life National Life & Accident Nebraska Consolidated Protective Life Southern Airways with bid and ask figures listed.
Cotton Decatur loan middling 30.40. Cottonseed 40 per ton. Milk Grade A 6.55 per hundred. Manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred. Pulpwood 13.50 per cord. No 2 Yellow Shelled Corn 1.35. No 2 Yellow Ear Corn 1.11. No 2 White Ear Corn 1.07. No 2 White Shelled Corn 1.46. No 2 Oats 0.68. No 2 Milling Wheat 1.63. No 2 Mile per hundred 2.05. Poultry Wheat 1.13. No 2 Barley 0.95. Wood 65 45 35.
In the Hue Valley area 18 miles west of Dong Ha and five miles south of the DMZ, heavy fighting eased to light by dawn. Marine reconnaissance in force was reinforced by aircraft, artillery, and ground troops. Casualties were light for the Marines, while 17 Communists were reported killed and two captured.
Bonn crash prone F104G Starfighters Panitzki faces charges amid a plane purchase linked to politicians. Defense Ministry reforms loom as observers call the generals’ fight a crucial clash with ruling politicians striving to keep Germany’s 430,000 member armed forces under civilian control since the mid fifties.
Nashville AP reports cattle prices across sizes and grades with slaughter heifers at 20.50 to 22.00, utility cows 16.00 to 18.00, commercial bulls 21.00 to 21.75, feeders 21.00 to 29.00 depending on weight and grade. Hogs range from 26.00 to 26.25 for barrows and gilts, sows 19.00 to 20.00. sheep at 24.50 for a 90 lb. choice.
New York cotton futures opened with no actual trades seen. Prices quoted across the board show centimeter revisions with openings at 21.75 to 21.80 cents per pound for the near months and unchanged or aligned bids, reflecting a quiet trading session at the start.
AP reports Birmingham egg market prices unchanged with demand not more than fair and ample supplies. Retailers pay per dozen cartoned eggs including store delivery. Grade A white large 47 and a half cents, mediums 43 to 46, smalls 28 to 31 cents.
In Birmingham and Atlanta reports, demand remains good for live broilers and fryers with strong early ready to cook sales for August 29 delivery at about 27.25 to 27.75 per cwt f.o.b. dock. Slaughter totals are robust, with estimated schedules far below last week, and farm prices quoted for various weight types reflect steady trading and ample offerings.
A noon snapshot of New York stocks shows widespread mixed movement with many industrials and utilities fluctuating. Major names like Coca Cola and PepsiCo hold gains while others such as Union Carbide and Standard Oil affiliates show varied fractional losses and gains across the board.
The stock market edged higher late this afternoon as it approached its first sustained advance in eight sessions. Trading was moderate with about 6.3 million shares noted, compared with 983 million on Tuesday. Glamour stocks led the rise alongside the broader market, described as a technical move by analysts.
Governor and the legislature dispute HEW authority claiming state action would shield local boards from federal harassment. Supporters say the move would interpose the state government as a buffer between the federal agency and local officials.
A force of 450 blue-helmeted police formed a cordon around demonstrators in South Deering and kept violence in check. Sixteen people were arrested as stones firecrackers and bottles were hurled at marchers. One officer was hit by a brick and treated at a hospital. Placards reading White Power and White Trash were waved by white residents. Afterward Rev. Jesse Jackson said real progress would be measured by access to housing and real estate, not just protests.
Hartselle officials met Morgan County deputy sheriff and a security officer, naming Don G. Lee of Flint City at 300 dollars per month to replace Frank Mullins who left for the Sheriff’s Department. Lee previously served in the Air Force. Council also heard John Cooper’s land assessment dispute and discussed pipe storage, noting theft of scattered pipe but taking no action.
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