Market Dip As Profit Taking Offsets Rally Gains
A midday stock report shows the Dow Jones average down to 881.47 amid profit taking after Monday's rally. Airco trades at 20 on the Big Board while Massey-Ferguson rises to 12s on news of a fourth quarter profit. overall, industrials and rails fall, chemicals rise, and the AP 60 average dips to 320.3.
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New York
U.S
Group of Ten Finance Ministers
Airco
Massey-Ferguson
Associated Press
N.C
High Point
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Ward-Griffith Company
National Advertising Representatives
Inter-dealer Bid and Ask Quotes From NASD
Quotations from NASD reflect representative inter-dealer prices around 11 a.m. Markets fluctuate through the day and do not include retail markup, markdown or commissions. Listings include American Furniture, Carolina Caribbean, Hardee's, Integon, Life of Carolina, N.C.N.B. Corp, N.C. Natural Gas, Pub Serv of N.C., Rudick preferred and common shares with varying bid and ask percentages.
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American Furn
Carolina Caribbean
Hardee’s
Integon
Life
Carolina
N.C.N.B. Corp
N. C. Natural Gas
N.C
Ruddick
Apartment Blast Kills 10 in Paris Suburb
A gas explosion leveled a 12 story Argenteuil building near Paris, killing 10 and injuring 106. Fire officials said interior walls collapsed as firefighters evacuated nearby homes and a school. The blast occurred while investigators looked for a gas leak in the basement.
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Paris
Argenteuil
India
Freeman Associates promotes two seniors and names two new associates
The board of directors of Wm. F. Freeman Associates promoted Martin A. Sewell and Robert M. Pitts to senior associates. Leonard P. Bloxam and Benjamin T. Felder were elected associates, each bringing extensive engineering and city service backgrounds to the firm.
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Wm. F. Freeman Associates
Martin A. Sewell
Robert M. Pitts
Leonard P. Bloxam
Benjamin T. Felder
Sewell
University of Virginia
School of Design
Yale University
Staunton
Pitts
Winston- Salem
Elon College
Appalachian State
North Carolina State University
Freeman
Bloxam
N. C. State University
Greenville
Duke Power Co
Carolina Power and Light
U. S. Navy
Civil Engineer Corps
Felder
Rambert
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The
Citadel
State of California
New York Stock Index Dips at Noon Amid Mixed Results
AP reports noon activity in the New York stock index with declines in several sectors. The industrial group fell to 60.29, transportation slipped to 49.03, finance dropped to 72.89, while the overall market showed modest softness.
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MGM
Colg Pal
NEW York
Collins
CBS
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Colu
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Monsant
Aerojet
AO Indust
MorNor
Ark Best
Motorila
Val Arklgas
Asamera Oi
Barnes Eng
Nabisco
Barnwel
Cintl Corp
Brascan Ltd
Nat Can
Buttess Oil
Natcashr
Nat Distil
Cinerama
Va Cox
Data Control
Nat Steel
Dillard
Dixilyn Corp vi
CrouseHind
Natomas
Essex Chem
Crown Cork
NewPow
CrowZell
Felmont Oil
Newmnt
Frontier Air
Niag MP
Gen Plywood
Dan River
Giant Yel
Dart Ind
Gt Basin Pet
Norris Tnd
NoAmRk
Limp Oil
del Mate
Vl Instrum Sys
Delta Air
NoStaPw
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DennyRst
Norton
Kin Ark Corp Kinsford
Disney
NirtSim
Vv Diversind
OrPepper
OccidPet
duPont
Omarkin
Otis
Milgo Elect
Dynam Am
Newldria Mn
Owen Cng
NewPark Mn
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Owen Ill
Nor Cdn Oils
Eashed
PQ — Nuclear Am
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Pacge
OKC Corp
Echlin Mf
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PacPetrol
Ozark Airline
Eipasong
Pacpwl
Permaner
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Pac T&t
Phoenix
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Essexint
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Rath Pack
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Penn Cent
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Penn Dix
Scurry Rain
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Statham
Fairch
Syntex
Technicolor
Se Fansteel Inc
PepsiCo
Telepromtr
Phelps
Viewlex
FedDeptStr
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Phil Morr
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Ve Westates Pt Va
VLN Corp
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Wilshire
Flintkote
Polarois Pitneyb
Fla Pow
Se Yates Ind Ve Yonk Ra
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FMC Co
PPG Ind
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Food Fair
Associated Press
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Pullman
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World monetary system claims gold gone as US vows readiness to pay
The article reports a Washington AP overview on the end of gold backing for monetary settlements. It notes US pledge to honor dollar payments and the reaction of major governments. Paul Volcker comments on U S willingness to pay out dollars for dollars if required.
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Washington
Fcrup
United States
Paul Volcker
Treasur
U.S
Nixon
International Monetary
Europe
Japan Researcher Links PCB to Birth Defects and Stillbirths
A Japanese scientist told a global science gathering in Durham that the industrial chemical PCB used in food processing is suspected of causing still births birth defects and growth retardation. He cited a 1968 Yusho outbreak in Japan tied to PCB-contaminated rice oil and noted related long term health effects.
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Durham, N.C
Atsuko Yamaguchi
National Institute of Environmental Health and Science
Wilmington N.C
Yamaguchi
Department of Public Health
Kyushu University
Yamasuchi
Mre
Abert C. Kolbya
The
Food and Drug Administration
Bureau of Foods
United States
Two Die, Woman Wounded In Texas Fishing Vessel Hijack
A 61 foot shrimp trawler Mr. Tucker from Freeport Texas reported two fatalities and a wounded woman during an attempted hijack off the Texas coast. The Coast Guard airlifted the injured to a Corpus Christi hospital as the captain remained in control and two children aboard were recorded.
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Coast Guard
Texas
Corpus Christi
Florida
Port Isabel
Tucker
Freeport
Tex
Naval Hospital
Dollar Devaluation and the Peg Under Global Pressure
A historical analysis of the dollar as the global peg facing devaluations since 1944. It details why nations, led by France and Germany, shifted currency values, the impact of inflation and trade barriers, and the United States move to end the peg and seek fairer trade while avoiding a deep recession.
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U.S
France
United States
Germany
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