Dow Jones Industrial Average Drops Friday
The Dow Jones industrials slipped from 880.32 to 865.06 as the market closed Friday. AP Wirephoto indicates a declines trend reflected in the chart caption.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1968
Page
3
Age Discrimination Act Protects Workers 40 to 65
Commerce Clearing House notes Congress sent to the President a new law adding age to race creed color sex and national origin as prohibited job qualifications. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act covers certain employers employment agencies and labor unions affecting workers aged 40 to 65. The measure aims to secure equal employment opportunities regardless of age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Commerce Clearing House
Congress
Cies
Wall Street Edges Higher Ahead of Weekend Trading
Cautious activity on Wall Street Friday as volume fell to 9.99 million shares. The Dow gained .81 to 865.06 after an morning rally with 755 advances and 494 declines among 1,464 issues. Positive sentiment about no full war and limited reserve callups supported buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
United States
Dow Jones
Dow
Litton Industries
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Dow Jones Averages and Bond Figures Report
The closing averages show unchanged or small moves across market sectors. Dow Jones indices list 40 bonds at 76.44, 10 higher grade rails at 65.28, 10 second grade rails at 76.52, 10 public utilities at 80.36, and 10 industrials at 83.61 with minor shifts. The Commodity Futures Index stands at 142.36, up 0.05.
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale in Morgan County Alabama
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company will sell Lot 26 in Westover Terrace Hartselle at public auction for cash on February 16, 1968. Sale proceeds cover the secured debt and foreclosure costs. subject to federal tax liens if any.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samie A. Wiley
Gladys O. Wiley
Realty Mortgage Company
Morgan County
Alabama
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Court House
Decatur
Westover Terrace
Hartselle
Butcher Hogs Show Gain at Chicago Stockyards
Chicago AP report notes butcher hogs and slaughter cattle advanced at the Chicago Stockyards last week while sheep lapsed. Trade closed Friday with hogs steady to 25 cents higher per hundredweight, steers 25-50 cents higher, and heifers up 25 cents. Hog receipts were 26,700 for the week, cattle 22,200, and sheep 900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Soybeans Advance After Pueblo Seizure Sparks Futures
Chicago Board of Trade saw broad gains across grains as the Pueblo seizure by North Korean vessels triggered buying and short covering. Wheat corn oats rye soybeans all moved, with soybeans up two percent by week’s end and prices fluctuating after Johnson’s air reservist call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Johnson
Two youths arrested after Decatur school escape
Larry Ledbetter and Gary Cheatham were arrested around 9 30 p m Thursday by a four man Decatur police detail including Lt Frank Shafer Jr Bryce Long Almon White and C B Tutwiller. They went to a southeast Decatur house to apprehend a youth who escaped from Boy's Industrial School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Ledbetter
16Th Ave
Gary Cheatham
14Th Ave
Frank Shafer Jr
Bryce Long
Almon White
B. Tutwiller
Decatur
Boy’s Industrial School
Cheatham
US North Korea prisoner exchange debate grows in election year
The article weighs options for freeing 83 American prisoners held by North Korea, including UN and Red Cross roles, third-country mediation with Indonesia and others, and possible Soviet aid. It notes Panmunjom contact drew a strong North Korean rebuke and suggests an apology and Pueblo surrender may be the only path to release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Stats
North Korea
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Johnson
United Nations
Security Council
Thant
United States
International Red Cross
Pyongyang
Indonesia
Yugoslavia
Rumania
India
Ceylon
Moscow
Military Armistice Commission
Panmunjon
U N Debate on Pueblo Seizure Highlights North Korea Claims
In a U N council session Goldberg maps show Pueblo in international waters 16.3 miles from North Korea mainland and 15.3 miles from Ung Do island while North Korea insists a 12 mile limit. Morozov counters with war-psychosis charges and calls for US troop withdrawal. Diplomats note US aims faltering over Vietnam and predict limited action due to Soviet veto risk. The Pueblo seizure follows broader Korea tensions and unresolved Middle East issues persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Goldberg
Council Chamber
U.S
Council
Ung Do
North Korea
Chung Hee Park
South
Washington
Korea
Vietnam
Asia
Johnson
U.N
Soviet Union
Pueblo
Wonsan
Moscow
United Nations
Assembly
World Organization
Middle East
Israel
Goodman Plan Ahead Honolulu Symposium on City Plight
AP reports Paul Goodman warns urban problems stem from an unfriendly approach to planning. He cites bulldozed buildings for highways displacing residents and failing to provide mobility back to the city.
Plywood Industry Output Reaches 13 Billion Square Feet
The United States plywood industry produced an estimated 13 billion square feet of plywood in the last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Warrants Mature Dates and Interest Rates Displayed
The 1966 Warrants bear interest at 5 percent for maturities 1968 to 1974, 4.7 percent for 1975, and 4.30 percent for 1976 to 1995. Total outstanding principal is 1,485,000 dollars. Maturity dates listed on May 1 for each year follow. George H. Godwin, Manager.
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Probate Court
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Henk & Church Sts
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Balance OF Accounts
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Debt Service Reserve Fund
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Bank St
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