Broad Market Gains Push Stocks Higher At Midday
US stocks rose across sectors led by tobacco, building materials, electronics and motors as the Dow Jones average advanced 6.43 to 766.22 by noon. The NYSE breadth improved to more than 7 to 3 in favor of advances with the AP 60 up 14. Analysts cited Canal National Bank of Portland lowering its prime rate and a breaker through 760 as supportive factors for the session.
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Marshall Industries
New York Exchange Prices Rally Amid Mixed Trading
Afternoon quotes from the New York Stock Exchange show a mixed session with gains for several industrials and energy names. Traders watched fluctuations in major names such as Motorola Nat Steel and Textron while many issues posted small losses or flat readings.
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TRW Inc
Twen Cent
UAL Inc
UMC Ind
GS UndiiCel
Upjohn
Varian Asso Vendo Co
WarLlem
Bim Stenm
Sim Lee
Exchange stock prices slip through noon session
American Exchange lists noon prices with many issues in varied ranges. Names include Aerojet Am Petr We AtlasCorp Campdi Chile Data Cont Dixilyn Core Analysts note unaffiliated figures and multiple symbols across aerospace and utilities sectors.
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Associated Press
Stock Averages Report From The Associated Press
The stock standings show daily, weekly, and yearly changes across markets. Figures list prices high low and closing values for numerous issues with noon updates and comparisons to prior days and weeks.
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Dow Jones Averages Report Pace of Market Change
The Dow Jones Averages overview notes varied stock index movements amid trading activity on the New York Stock Exchange. Analysts track shifts in key industrial and blue chip shares as market sentiment fluctuates throughout the session.
Emissaries Reassured on Korea US Force Plans
Washington officials told Korean Embassy representatives that Vice President Agnew’s talk of withdrawal referred to a 20,000 soldier cutback to be completed by June 30, 1971. They stressed there were no plans for total U.S. ground force withdrawal and that major decisions require Washington approval and consultations with Seoul.
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Hair samples sought in MacDonald wife murder probe
MacDonald's lawyers failed to block Army from taking hair samples to compare with evidence from the hand of his slain wife Collette. The Army sent the specimens to the Army Criminal Laboratory at Fort Gordon Georgia for analysis and no outcome has been announced.
Agnew Holds Guarded Cambodian Talks On Asia Swing
Vice President Spiro Agnew arrived in Bangkok after a five hour Phnom Penh visit in which he said the United States would aid Lon Nol’s regime without committing military involvement. He noted modest arms requests and stressed a shared effort with Cambodia, while avoiding direct troop commitments.
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Court OKs Burial In All White Cemetery For Black Soldier
Miami AP reports a Black mother wins a court battle to bury her son Spec 4 Pondextre Williams at an all white cemetery. The hearing coincides with a Saturday service featuring a 21 gun salute and Taps. She fears for her two younger sons and says she is grateful the order allows the burial after a lengthy dispute with Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.
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U S Navy to Lose 175 Ships and 732 Aircraft
London AP reports Jane's Fighting Ships 1970 71 edition shows the U S Navy will end the year June 30 with 175 fewer ships and 732 fewer aircraft than at end of fiscal 1968 The Soviet navy is described as growing spectacularly and Britain is seen withdrawing to isolation with costly replacements ahead.
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Sheriff Seeks Injunction Against Browns Summit Rock Festival
Guilford County Sheriff Paul Gibson plans to seek an injunction to stop a rock festival after residents filed a petition. Landowner leased land for a weekend event in Browns Summit, about 60 signatories backing action. Health officials require 5000 gallons of chlorinated water, portable toilets, a pump truck for toilets, a garbage trench, and trench covering.
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Guilford County Health Department
Owen Braughter
North Carolina Sees Continued Fair Weekend Forecast
The weather bureau expects a fair weekend across North Carolina with little rain and warm seasonable temperatures through the last weekend in August. A high pressure system remains dominant over the state.
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Weekend Weather Outlook for Carolinas and Georgia
Forecasts show generally fair and hazy conditions across North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia with warm to hot highs in the 80s and 90s. Lows range from the mid 60s to upper 70s with limited shower chances mainly in the mountains and coast. Virginia outlook notes mostly sunny skies and highs in the 80s to low 90s with scattered showers possible.
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