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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1976
Page
3
Traders watched a broad list of NYSE issues show uneven moves led by gains for some industrials and tech issues while many favorites posted modest losses. The AP marketwide update notes no clear trend as eggs in Birmingham also report steady demand amid ample supply.
AAP report lists top gainers and decliners on the American Stock Exchange by percent change. Names include AngloCo, Capitol Fd, Sierracin, Pentron, plus downs such as Shopwell, Kay Corp, Altec Corve, Investm Fla. Birmingham market notes indicate live hen offerings short of processor needs with light, heavy types priced per pound at farm and plant ranges.
The Dow Jones industrial average breaks past 1,000, up 15.57 to 1,002.13 at noon. Gainers outnumbered losers about 5 to 2 among NYSE stocks. Purolator fell after a weak earnings outlook for Q2 and H1. The NYSE composite rose 0.22 to 55.25 and the American market index climbed 0.34 to 104.76. Volume ran 8.85 million in two hours. Digital Equipment, IBM, and Xerox led gains among active issues.
Cullman County agencies gained two Appalachian Regional Commission grants totaling 230 793 dollars. Wallace State Technical College received 132 230 for a second allied health occupations year, with the state matching to total 26 462 dollars. The Cullman County Health Department got 98 563 for third year health services, matched by 57 450 from the state and 58 422 locally.
Dr. Melvin I. Urofsky has been selected to receive the Morris J. Kaplan Memorial Award for a distinguished achievement. The announcement credits his scholarly work and service, noting the honor recognizes contributions to public history and legal research in New York.
Trinity city elections set for August 10 with Wayne Johnson and H. B. Carter qualifying for mayor. Incumbent Mike Henry and others seek council seats while July 6 is the qualification deadline. Town Creek sees John Green joining several candidates for council and mayoral races.
An item notes a book on Israel published or promoted by the Jewish Book Council of the National Jewish Welfare Board, paired with an advertiser emphasis inviting readers to get results from want ads.
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