Market Mixed as Trade Data Looms and Deficit Saddles Markets
The Dow rose to 866.25 as trading paused at noon while NYSE listed a modest advantage for decliners. Volume reached 7.8 million shares in two hours as investors awaited the Commerce Department trade report. The June deficit reached 2.8 billion with expectations of heavier red ink later in the year amid a glamor-sector malaise. Babcock Wilcox led NYSE activity amid takeover chatter with United Technologies and J. Ray McDermott, Bristol-Myers was up, and a 75,000-share block traded at current levels.
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Robert Holden
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Commerce Department
U.S
Larry Wachtel
Bache Halsey
Stuart Shields
Glamor Group
Babcock & Wilcox
United Technologies
J. Ray McDermott
Bristol Myers
New York Exchange Noon Prices Mixed Across Stocks
Selected noon prices show mixed moves for Arizona, Avnet, Exxon and Boeing among many listed issues. Strong activity with several midday gains and notable declines across energy, technology and consumer stocks in a broad market snapshot.
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Amrf
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Boi
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Braniff
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Exxon
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Reynin
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RiteAid
Sears
Singer
Skyline
Tandyett
Texaco
TimeMir
Transco
American Stock Exchange
AitecCo
Bergen
Unofficial American Sales and Dividend Footnotes
Unofficial sales figures and dividend rates are explained with footnotes detailing designation letters for special payments splits or stock dividends. The notes cover terms such as ex dividend ex distribution ex rights and warrants including cases of liquidation bankruptcy or reorganization.
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Jared
A P Stock Averages And Bond Averages Report
The Associated Press releases show stock and bond averages with noon readings and changes. Rail utilities and diversified indices appear with values for today, yesterday, week and month comparisons, plus high and low marks for 1977.
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Dow Jones Stock Sectors Include Industrials Transports Utilities
The report lists stock market sectors with three percent for Industrials two percent for Transportation one dollar for Utilities and a total of fifty five stocks. Bond figures show seven bonds. Public Utilities and Industrials are highlighted as classes in the roundup.
High Point Enterprise rates and contact details
The High Point Enterprise lists subscription rates by mail and carrier for periods up to four months. It notes advance payment terms, 4 percent NC sales tax, and advertising representation through London Associates and National Advertising Representatives.
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Associated Press
AP News
High Point Enterprise, Inc
London Associates
National
Crackdown Yields Fewer Speeding Tickets
Raleigh AP report shows North Carolina Highway Patrol issued 5,367 speeding citations in the first week of an Aug. 15 crackdown, down from 5,378 the prior week. Lt. Col R E Sherrill says more warnings were given as the 55 mph limit enforcement intensified on state highways.
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Raleigh
R.E. Sherrill
Sherrill
Tasmanian Town Confronts Doctor Over Birth Control Pill
In Zeehan Tasmania women protest a 64 year old GP Dr Desmond Bracken who refuses to prescribe the pill. Bracken cites religious and safety reasons saying the women have no right to dictate his medical practice. He notes others can seek care 25 miles away.
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Zeehan
Australia
Tasmania
Desmond Bracken
Bracken
Joy Hiddlestone
Rocket May Be Following Voyager
Scientists in Pasadena report Voyager 2’s erratic behavior after launch may result from a 350 pound propulsion module jettisoned during separation. The rocket may be near the spacecraft as it heads to Jupiter and Saturn, delaying a planned course correction while light sensors check for debris presence.
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Pasadena
Calif
Jupiter
Saturn
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
John Casani
Kennedy Space Center
Florida
NCSU Parking Permits Outnumber Spaces
RALEIGH AP It doesn't add up. North Carolina State University has 7 600 campus parking spaces for 17 700 students and 4 000 faculty and staff. The Traffic Records Office admits selling up to 30 percent more decals than spaces. Students and faculty call permits hunting licenses. The university bought 10 000 CA T transit bus tickets for 10 cents each to curb car traffic.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State University
Traffic Records Office
University
Capital Area Transit System
RCA Introduces Home Video Tape Recorder in New York
Roy H. Pollack of RCA Consumer Electronics demonstrates a new home video tape machine priced at 1000 dollars in New York. The device records up to four hours of television on cassette tapes as a consumer product.
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Roy H. Pollack
RCA Corp. Consumer Electronics
New York
Love Relationship Ends With 15 Million Suit
Swedish actress Britt Eklund sues Rod Stewart for 15 million in Los Angeles claiming a two year love relationship harmed her career. She says she helped promote his records and staged makeup at concerts while living together in Holmby Hills. She seeks mortgage payments and 5000 dollars monthly support during legal resolution.
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Los Angeles
Rod Stewart
Britt Eklund
Stewart
Holmby Hills
Vance Seeks Normalized Ties in Peking Talks
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance met Deputy Premier Teng Hsiao-ping in Peking and said talks aimed at normalizing U S China relations were useful and progress was made. Teng urged moving toward full normalization but offered no specifics. U S officials expect accelerated talks though China may demand breaking all ties with Taiwan's Nationalists.
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Peking
Cyrus R. Vance
Teng Hsiao-ping
Vance
Teng
U.S
Communist Party
Hua Kuo-feng
United States
Taiwan
Men Face Bias in Pay and Roles, Speech Says
Spokane AP reports Amanda Smith, director of North Carolina’s Division of Equal Education, warned that men suffer bias as much as women. She noted men feel pressure to support families with only 40 percent of jobs paying enough, and urged exploratory vocational programs to broaden non-traditional career paths.
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Spokane
North Carolina
Division of Equal Education
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