Open House for Southern Bell New Grant Street Building
Decatur opens its doors at 2 p.m. for Southern Bell to showcase the nearly 500000 building on Grant Street. Irvin Commander says visitors can watch operators handle long distance calls and see the nerve center during a 30 minute tour. Construction cost 203000 with 280000 for equipment adding 2200 phones and 200 trunk lines.
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GM strike lingers as stocks edge lower on cautious week
Wall Street held a cautious tone amid the GM strike as trading slowed to four week lows. The Dow lost 2.06 points to 872.69 while the S P 500 rose slightly to 84.36 but near record highs, with volume dipping from the prior week.
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Chicago wheat and soy markets showed erratic trading last week as traders weighed crop production and potential government stock sales. Soybeans kept major interest, with corn following, while wheat stayed mostly inactive due to weak export demand.
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