Stocks dip as market recedes amid ongoing fears
New York stocks fell further in quiet trading with the Dow down 0.71 at 750.39 as losers outnumbered gainers on the NYSE. Dow components Goodyear Woolworth and McDonnell Douglas led declines, while Tex Instruments and Upjohn posted modest gains amid a broad, cautious market mood. Argent Corp began a tender offer at 44 dollars per share.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
American Stock Exchange
F.W. Woolworth
McDonnell- Douglas
Hughes
Texas Instruments
Upjohn
NYSH
Amex
Syntex
Recrion
Argent Corp
New York Exchange Stock Quote Listing Dense Data
A compressed OCR listing from The Associated Press 1978 shows a dense table of stock prices, tickers, and percentages for multiple companies and sectors. Readable names include Sony, Texaco, Textron, IBM, Merck, Coca Cola, McDonald’s, and many others with varied bid ask figures and percentage changes.
Stock Market Glossary and Rates From High Point Enterprise
The High Point Enterprise lists stock index terms and corporate actions alongside subscription rates and postal details. It notes market term abbreviations, ex dividend and rights indicators, and foreign issue tax references, then provides newspaper branding and delivery information for High Point, North Carolina.
Tennessee Nominees Selected
Former Democratic Rep. Ray Blanton and Republican Lamar Alexander began the gubernatorial race in Tennessee after narrow primary wins. With 89 percent of votes, Alexander defeated Nat Winston 106,727 to 80,985 as Blanton led 132,628 to 112,700 for Jake Butcher in a field of four. Eight congressmen were renominated, with Evins and Fulton unopposed in November.
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Nashville, Tenn
Ray Blanton
Lamar Alexander
White House
Tennessee
Harry Truman
Blanton
Alexander
Nat Winston
Jake Butcher
Oak Ridge
Winfield Dunn
Dunn
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Joe L. Evins
Richard Fulton
Telephone Strike Averts Yet Looming Bell Walkout
Bell System faces a nationwide strike planned for 12:01 a.m. Monday as unions and the company race for a settlement. Communications Workers of America and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers join 500000 and 250000 members in demanding major wage gains and benefits. Current pay ranges from 166.50 to 260, with disputes over pensions health and agency shop.
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Robert A. Dobkin
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Bell Telephone System
Bell
Glenn E. Watts
Communications Workers of America
Watts
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Alliance of Independent Telephone Unions
Bell System
Mills Campaign Gifts Tied to Early Primaries Secrets
Lawyer J B D Williams says Mills funds were legal and kept private while other Democrats pressed for disclosure. A $100,000 gift from Hart and Stauffer remained hidden until Watergate records showed 17 committees formed from December 1971 to March 1972 by Mills staffer Terry Shea, reportedly paid by a dairy farmer cooperative.
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Stauffer
J. BD. Williams
Mills
Watergate
Hart
Terry Shea
Senate Rules Panel Faces Split on Burger Vote
The Rules panel debated applying current rules or changing them as it weighs whether Chief Justice Burger should vote and how to handle evidence standards. The panel plans to defer rule changes until after proposals from individual senators next week.
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Robert C. Byrd
Dw.v
Mansfield
Senate
Byrd
Burger
Rhodes Remains Undecided on Impeachment Vote
House Republican Leader John J. Rhodes of Arizona will announce Monday how he will vote on impeachment. An aide says he has not made up his mind and denied a report he planned to vote for Nixon's impeachment. Rhodes’ decision, if for impeachment, would be a serious blow to Nixon and could affect House proceedings on the three articles of impeachment scheduled for debate.
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Washington
House
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
Rhodes
Nixon
Abductors Seize Prominent Dentist Near Chattanooga
Police hunted two masked men after they abducted Dr. Robert Elliott a noted children's dentist at gunpoint from his home. He was found shot to death 18 hours later in the trunk of his car on an abandoned mine road about 15 miles away. Elliott’s wife and three sons witnessed the abduction but were unharmed. Police said he was forced into his own car, a pillowcase placed over his head, and the couple warned not to contact authorities for over an hour.
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Chattanooga
Elliott
Jerry Pitts
Barbara
Parents control debated in Buckley inspection bill
A bill sponsored by Sen. James L. Buckley with ACLU backing would curb parental access to school records and limit hearings to challenge data. The measure allows release of identifiable student records without parental consent for narrowly defined educational purposes.
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James L. Buckley
Rcon,n
Senate
American Civil Liberties Union
Nixon impeachment schedule delays stir House talks
Gerald L. Warren cited an Aug. 19 start for House debate amid a delay in the Judiciary Committee impeachment inquiry. Chairman Peter W. Rodino Jr seeks time to prep the report on three articles, while Doar requests a few extra days. Republicans planning a counterstatement push censure talks, and some lawmakers favor a roll call vote over electronic recording to emphasize personal accountability.
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Gerald L. Warren
House
Peter W. Rodino Jy
Judiciary Committee
Rodino
Nixon
New Jersey Democrat
John Doar
Rules Committee
Delbert L. Latta
Rohio
David W. Dennis
Rind
Dennis
John B. Anderson
Bill
Anderson
Actor Nielsen Seeks Divorce After 15-Year Marriage
Los Angeles AP Leslie Nielsen has filed divorce from wife Alisande Ullman after nearly 15 years of marriage. They wed Sept 10, 1958 and separated July 1, 1973. Nielsen, a Canadian-born actor, is known for TV roles on Peyton Place Ben Casey Wild Wild West and The Virginian and films including Tammy and the Bachelor Harlow The Forbidden Planet The Reluctant Astronaut Beau Geste and Counterpoint.
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Los Angeles
Leslie Nielsen
Nielsen
Alisande Ullman
Ben Casey
Top four retailers post record July sales gains
Nationwide leaders in retail report July gains led by air conditioners pools and barbecue items. Kresge posts 23.4 percent rise to 407 million while Sears sees 1.03 billion in sales, and Penney and Ward also post solid increases. Weather and a refrigerator strike influence results across firms.
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S. Kresge
Troy
Mich
Kresge
Sears, Rowbuck’ & Co
Chicago
Sears
J.C. Penney Co., Inc
Penney
Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc
Marcor, Inc
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