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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1972
Page
12
Fragmentary list shows stock abbreviations and figures including Tech brands and regional references. Readable items include Tektronix Teledyne Telex and several firm codes, but no coherent narrative or complete company names or dates. The snippet resembles a broker’s table with scattered numbers and ticker-like strings.
The Decatur Wisconsin market reports mixed commodity prices for milk corn milo and soybeans with quotes per hundredweight and per bushel. Over the counter securities show NASD style prices for regional banks life insurers and financial firms reflecting a snapshot of early morning values.
New York stocks moved near flat at noon with the Dow dipping 0.90 to 958.46 as 578 gainers and 588 decliners traded among 1,493 issues. The NYSE index slipped 0.09 to 60.84 and the AMEX price index held at 26.71 after Commerce Department data showing July indicators rose 0.7 percent. Twentieth Century Fox led active block trades, unchanged at 10 percent.
A reader feature presents a mixed quiz with answers for a SYMBOL QUIZ and a horseback riding themed challenge. The page lists numbered items, responses, and a multi part section dated Monday August 28 1972 with varied lettered answers.
The Pesticide Advisory Committee removed all Guthion cotton formulations from restricted lists. Growers may buy boll weevil and bollworm insecticide without a permit. Parathion usage cautions advise against methyl parathion alone or with ethyl parathion due to resistance, delayed cotton maturity, and poor control. Mildew control guidance offered for exterior surfaces using mildew resistant paint and trisodium phosphate wash. Swine litter size notes that 25 percent of pigs born are not weaned due to factors like sow milk failure and diseases such as mastitis metritis or agalactia.
Studies show weaning numbers decline after 12 pigs born. Larger litters produce smaller weaker pigs that fail to reach weaning, so keeping birth numbers around 12 optimizes output.
The luna moth derives its name from the moon due to the yellow circular marks on its wings. The description highlights the moth's distinctive lunar inspired coloration in natural history terms.
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