Stock market edges higher on oil policy hopes
New York trading shows the Dow up 3.60 to 813.52 as investors await signals from Kissinger’s weekend talks with Egyptian and Saudi officials on oil policy. RCA leads activity at 18 percent gain on the Big Board, while Merck Pfizer Schering Plough and U S Gypsum rise on steady trading and a tax case note on U S Gypsum.
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Liability Rate Cut Proposed in North Carolina
Atty. Gen. Robert Morgan shifted to push for an immediate but temporary 13.5 percent cut in auto liability rates amid a 2.5 percent industry hike request. He cited a 26 percent drop in fatalities and 23 percent fall in accidents in December due to the fuel crisis, while noting December costs to insurers fell about 15 percent.
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Energy crisis forces higher bills as local utility faces supply cuts
Alban G. Spurrell, manager of the Braintree Electric Light Department, says the system now has a three month fuel oil stock but cannot foresee future shortages. He notes a rise from 1.79 to 17,806 per barrel and that customer bills have doubled since 1970. He blames oil companies and the federal government for lagging production and policy actions.
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Joint State Tax Returns Favored
The North Carolina House passed a bill to allow husbands and wives to file consolidated state income tax returns. Sponsored by Rep. Edward Lowell, R Forsyth, the measure would not change total tax, simply permit a single return for couples. The House also sent back to committee a separate bill requiring motorists to turn on headlights when rain necessitates windshield wipers.
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Julie Nixon Eisenhower Recovers From Cyst Surgery
Julie Nixon Eisenhower is in satisfactory condition after surgery to remove a benign ovarian cyst at Indiana University Medical Center. Dr. William Lukash said recovery proceeded well following a 44 minute operation to stop internal bleeding. Julie, 25, is recuperating in a sixth floor suite with husband David Eisenhower and mother Pat Nixon at her side.
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Officer Shot To Death In Greensboro
In Greensboro AP report a police officer was shot and died answering a tip about a man with a gun behind homes. Reserve officer J M Causey and Officer Joe Cline were wounded, treated, and released. a civilian Henry McQueen was injured. The gunman was observed in a wooded residential industrial area.
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Solzhenitsyn Reaches Switzerland By Train
Alexander Solzhenitsyn arrived in Zurich by train with a lawyer and interpreter as reporters and supporters pressed a path through the crowd at the station. The visit follows his expulsion from the Soviet Union and notes about his wealth, family, and possible future in Scandinavia amid global political tensions.
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