Stock listing shows wide spread in taxi cab licenses
The report notes that out of 162000 licensed cabs in the United States only 40000 to 50000 still cruise streets in major cities reflecting a shrinking taxi fleet and rising competition.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1973
Page
14
The report notes that out of 162000 licensed cabs in the United States only 40000 to 50000 still cruise streets in major cities reflecting a shrinking taxi fleet and rising competition.
A long list of admissions and dismissals at Decatur General Hospital includes numerous individuals from Decatur Athens Moulton Hillsboro and surrounding areas. Notable entries mention newborns a Decatur General Hospital birth to a Decatur family and several new admissions across Athens Limestone Lawrence counties with names and cities. Building permits are listed with multiple addresses and values across Decatur and nearby towns.
Decatur market notes list cotton middling at 20.45 cents, cottonseed around 40 per ton, Grade A milk at 6.55 per hundredweight, and manufactured milk 3.20 per hundred. Wood and pulpwood prices appear alongside grain values for No. 2 corn, oats, wheat, and barley.
NASD quotations around 10 a.m show interdealer prices for Alabama Bancorporation Alabama Tenn. Nat Gas America Allied Pa Ccbss First State Bank Inter Financial Coop Jack's Food System Kentucky Central Liberty National Life Life of Alabama Life of Alabama Mutual Savings Life Ins. Protective Life S.C.1. System Southern Airways Southern United Life Ins. Vulcan Life Ins. Co. reflect bid and ask ranges across the market with varying percentages.
Ratliff Sheet Metal Works & Supplies Inc completes roofing at Sterrs Homes Addition Morgan County Alabama with final settlement date February 16 1973. City of Decatur invites sealed bids March 27 1973 for gas distribution system renewals at multiple Low Rent Housing Projects in Decatur Alabama with deposit and documents on file.
The noon Dow Jones average rose 2.33 to 972.08 as trading stayed quiet. Decliners led gainers 584 to 546 on the NYSE while gold and silver weakness spurred some buying. S.S. Kresge led active issues at 43% with IBM at 443% and Xerox down 1 to 164.
Council discusses raising funds for the school system by new taxes and fees including automobile stickers and a gross receipts tax. Federal funding losses threaten programs for 1973 74 with a large impact on budgets and classroom staffing. The group considers holding a special election under old districts to gauge public support.
River readings show 18.49 at the Keller Memorial Bridge and sea level 552.79. Monday's high reached 73 at 3 p.m. and low 49 at 6 a.m. Forecast calls for fair today with upper 70s to near 80 highs, upper 50s nights, and a 30 percent chance of showers Wednesday.
Funeral services were held for James Eugene Byassee 49 of Clinton Kentucky at Peck Funeral Home with burial in Johnson Chapel Cemetery. Survivors include widow Hazel two daughters Debra and Winona a son William a step son Larry Dillehay a sister and three brothers. Funeral services were for Willie Mae Coffman 83 of Athens at McConnell Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Athens Cemetery.
Temperatures for the prior day show readings from 49 to 73 degrees with today’s 8 am at 59 and sunrise at 5 59 am. The extended forecast from Thursday through Saturday calls for a warm trend with a chance of showers and highs reaching the 70s.
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