Stock Market Edges Higher On Light Volume Amid Earnings Watch
The Dow Jones average rose about 4.65 points to 674.01 as advances outpaced declines roughly 5 to 3. Analysts cited short covering in glamor issues and President Nixon’s rail shutdown avert action. Trading volume remained light as investors waited for second quarter earnings and Middle East developments. The AP 60 stock average gained 1.4 to 223.1 with mixed moves across sectors.
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New York Stock Exchange Ends Mixed, Lists Prices and Rates
New York trading shows varied afternoon prices across many stocks with large caps like Dow Jones components and several industrials reporting mixed gains and declines. Notable names include General Electric, Goodyear, IBM, Exxon, and Dow Jones leaders as investors absorb quarterly and ex-dividend data amid fluctuating volume and sector shifts.
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New York Stock Exchange Index Report
Noon briefing shows the New York market index at 427 cents with a loss near 0.34 points. Trading activity remained light as investors monitored macro signals and corporate results.
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Agnew Urges Aid for Spanish Speaking Minorities
Vice President Spiro Agnew pledged help to improve the lot of about 10 million Spanish speaking citizens. He met with twelve Nixon appointees of Spanish extraction to discuss minority issues and press sensitivity for Mexican American, Puerto Rican, and Cuban American communities.
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Nixon orders rails back to work ending UTU strike
President Nixon invoked the Railway Labor Act to end the UTU walkout, ordering 18,800 union members to return for 60 days while an emergency board resolves the diesel fireman dispute. Pickets fell in most of 16 states, with Pensacola remaining idle.
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Contradictions Over Vietnam War Progress Surface In Reporter Notes
From the Mekong Delta to the De militarized Zone the observer finds mixed views. ARVN gains include more troops and hardware funded by American grants while some American officials doubt ultimate victory. Public opinion and official briefings clash on pacification and loyalty as U.S. pullout nears.
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Koreans Protest U.S. Troop Cut
The Nixon Administration plans to trim the 60 000 man U S force in Korea provoking a reaction in Seoul. Ambassador Porter told Premier Chung Il kwon of possible reductions while Rogers and the South Korean foreign minister discussed the issue in Saigon. Officials stressed continued U S commitment to defend Korea amid North Korean threats with a 1975 cutoff not foreseen.
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Fewer Highway Deaths Despite More Cars on Road
The five month U S highway toll fell to 20 500 deaths from 20 860 a year earlier even as vehicle counts rose by about two million and licensed drivers increased by about two million Experts cite safer interstates and stricter driving rules as factors while urging broader road and vehicle improvements to cut fatalities further.
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Russian Talks Meeting Planned
Washington plans for high level U S talks with the Soviet Union as Ambassador Beam seeks a meeting with Foreign Minister Gromyko. Beam has returned from Moscow and would meet Gromyko late this week to push broader U S Soviet discussions on key issues including SALT and peace talks with experts facilitating policy exchanges.
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General Abrams Making Progress After Gall Bladder Surgery
General Creighton W. Abrams, commander of U S forces in South Vietnam, continues to make excellent progress in recovery from gall bladder surgery. He is walking and sitting up for several hours daily, and recuperating in Japan, according to a headquarters bulletin.
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Hair Removal Of MacDonald Is Fought
Federal Judge Algernon Butler schedules a hearing in Clinton to rule on defense efforts to block body hair removal as part of the investigation into Captain Jeffrey MacDonald. The case concerns charges he murdered his wife and two children near Fort Bragg, with Army proceedings ongoing on court martial or dropping the charges.
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Character Actress Marjorie Rambeau Dies at 80
Palm Springs California AP veteran stage and screen actress Marjorie Rambeau died after a long illness at age 80. She appeared in more than 60 years of work, survived a crippling car accident, and earned Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress in 1940 and 1953.
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Alien Leads 90 Minute Border Chase From Mexico
A Mexican resident breached the international border fence and prompted a 90 minute pursuit by police and a crowd in San Ysidro. Patrolman E D Smith spotted the intruder on a passing pickup and hogtied the full grown Brahman bull with a rope after pursuing it atop the vehicle.
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