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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1969
Page
5
Cody of Cody Wyoming visits Keach's dressing room before watching a play by Arthur Kopit at the Atkinson Theatre in New York. AP Wirephoto accompanies the scene.
A flotilla of 12 gunboats built for Israel sparked a diplomatic flare as seven left France after De Gaulle’s arms embargo. The U.S. denied aiding gunboat coverage while Paris weighed government probes into how the boats escaped Cherbourg. Starboat and Weill S. A. Oil Shipping Services allegedly control most shares, with plans to use the vessels for offshore drilling.
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew receives warm applause at Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos's inaugural ceremony in Manila. Security is tight but a friendly Filipino crowd gathers as he is greeted and escorted to a conference with South Korea Premier Chung Il Kwon after the event.
An IRS specialist calculated weekly withholding changes for families earning 5000, 10000, and 15000 dollars yearly. Each scenario assumes a man, nonworking wife, two children, and $600 in minimum deductions, noting a "mathematical quirk" affecting take home pay.
The Treasury assistant explains that a bill will raise net revenues for two years before creating deficits, then offset gains and level off near 2.5 billion, with potential losses up to 7.5 billion if the economy grows. Tax figures show a $5 000 salary year with minor weekly changes, larger shifts at 10 000 and 15 000 incomes, and no changes to Social Security deductions below the 7 800 cutoff. None of the figures include optional deductions such as insurance or retirement plans.
The Dow Jones industrial average edged up to 794.15 with about an hour of trading left after a morning slide. The market firm at open, then slipped due to tax loss selling before a midday recovery. Rubber, rails, oils, airlines, tobaccos and drugs led advances amid a mixed, active session on the NYSE.
Nashville Tennessee AP reports cattle and calves at 100 head with no trend due to light offerings. Prices: cows 20.00-22.00, cutters 18.00-20.00, canners 15.00-18.00, utility bulls 24.00-25.25, dealers 40.00-45.00, good 42.00, feeder steers 400-600 lb at 33.00-35.00. Hogs 150 mostly steady US 1-3 200-240 lb 28.00-28.25, sows 21.00-22.00.
Alabama and Georgia reports show heavy broiler offerings and light type supplies with farm prices around 18 cents for heavy broilers and 10 to 11 cents for light types. Estimated broiler slaughter today reaches about 1,267,000 head in contrast to 840,000 last Tuesday while Atlanta farm quotes place live broilers and fryers mainly at 13 cents with fair demand and adequate hens priced around 18 cents for heavy types and 10 cents for light types.
Birmingham market shows steady demand amid ample offerings. Retail prices per dozen for consumer grade Grade A white eggs are 68 to 72 cents for large, 65 to 68 cents for medium, and 52 to 55 cents for small, with cases included and store delivery.
Tomorrow calls for originality and enterprise with realis tic planning to turn ideas into actions. Capricorns should note favorable cycles for finance and work through April 15 and in late July, September, and December while avoiding overreach and friction with loved ones.
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