Dow hits 18 month low on weak economic data
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 6.59 to 883.40 its lowest since January 5 1976 as government figures showed a 0.6 percent dip in the leading indicators index. Treasury Secretary Blumenthal cautioned the decline could stall growth while Bethlehem Steel rebounded after cutting its dividend and reporting lower profits.
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Martin Merzer
NEW York (Ap
New York
Washington
Treasury
Michael Blumenthal
St. Louis
Bethlehem Steel
New York Stock Exchange Noon Prices Snapshot
Selected midday prices for NYSE stocks show mixed activity with several issues posting gains and losses. Notable movers include AMBAC, AmCan, and BritPet, with prices fluctuating amid overall modest turnover and minor percentage changes.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
High Point Enterprise Ad Rates and Advertising Network
An image of the High Point Enterprise billing page lists subscription prices and advertising networks. It includes mail and carrier delivery rates, regional distributors, and a dense roster of brand names and companies linked to ad placements.
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High Point Enterprise
High Owns
Enterprise
High Point
Associated
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AP News
N.C
High Point Enterprise, Inc
London Associates
National
Over-The-Counter Stock Listings Show Wide Range Of Brands
The page lists numerous consumer brands and companies with bid and asked prices in a dense tabular format. It includes names like Motorola, Nabisco, NatCan, Pfizer, PepsiCo, ProcterGamble, Polaroid, and RiteAid among others, with assorted bid and ask percentages and price figures.
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Pacge
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Penney
PaPi
Pennzoil
PepsiCo
RalsPur
Reynin
Stock Averages From The Associated Press Report 1977
The article lists stock average figures compiled by The Associated Press for many companies. It includes percentages, prices, and dividend footnotes across industries, with notes on special conditions such as stock dividends and ex-dividend status.
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Searieg
Sears
Man Signal
Skyline
Smtkin
SunCo
TWA
Transarm
Transco
Unocal
Upacc
Uniroyal
VoNuck
Usgyps
Usstee
UniTel
Uslife
I Varian
Vetco
Waepwil
Wachoow
Waltim
WinCom
Whittaker
Market movers and price quotes from American Exchange
The American Exchange reports national price levels for a range of securities and commodities. Traders monitor highs lows and last traded prices across numerous listed companies and agencies as market activity fluctuates throughout the session.
Prisons chief clarifies investigation stance at Rockingham unit
Ralph D. Edwards, North Carolina prisons director, said a corrections official erred in claiming an investigation would occur into Rockingham County state prison conditions. He noted such fact finding missions are routine but not official probes. Inmates had written to the Justice Department July 15 alleging the facility was unfit for human occupation.
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Wentworth
N.C
Rockingham County
Ralph D. Edwards
Edwards
U.S. Justice Dept
N C Boy Murdered in Bronx Robbery Case
A 10 year old Durham North Carolina boy Kenneth Smith was found stabbed and slashed to death in his uncle Alfred Marshall's fourth floor Bronx apartment at 770 Bryant Avenue. Detectives reported signs of a robbery but gave few details and said the door was locked when Marshall returned.
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Durham
N.C
Bronx
Kenneth Smith
Alfred Marshall
Marshall
Bryant Ave
Kenneth
Gouldingcourse: Assured of support for Wilmington 10 case
The Wilmington 10 receive support from Avery D. Post after a two hour meeting with Ben Chavis at the McCain Prison Unit. Post says the new national president of the United Church of Christ pledged continued church backing and tenacity for a pardon or innocence option.
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Chavis
McCain Prison
Avery D. Post
North Carolina
Wilmington
Raleigh Jail Break Fails
In Raleigh an inmate used sheets and mattress covers to fashion a rope and escape from the Wake County jail on the fifth floor. Robert Johnson, 36, of Richmond Virginia, fell and broke his leg but was recaptured next door. The attempt occurred from an unbarred kitchen storage room window, the first jail escape since the courthouse opened.
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Raleigh
Wake County
Robert Johnson
Richmond
John J. O'Neal
Carter's Welfare Reform Plan Faces Higher Future Costs
President Carter hints welfare reform may cost more later as a $28.9 billion first year proposal unfolds. HEW Secretary Califano outlines financing from Social Security and a wellhead tax while officials discuss program scope and work requirements.
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Washington
Carter
HEW
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Associated Press
Califano
Misusing Word Put School Job On Line
Stuart Macon, principal at Samarkand Manor in North Carolina, was demoted to teacher over a letter using the word pass instead of past. The action was later rescinded by William Windley, director of the Youth Services Division, who called it a personnel matter.
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Samarkand
N.C
Stuart Macon
Samarkand Manor
Southern Pines
William R. Windley
Youth Services Division
Macon
Windley
Mass murder cases across states reveal deadly violence
A summary of multiple mass killings links cases from Nebraska to California. It notes Erwin Simants convicted for murdering a six member family in North Platte and assaulting a child and grandmother. a Hollandsburg Indiana family shot. a Trevose Pennsylvania家 hold. a Texas torture ring uncovered. Elmer Henley and David Brooks sentences. and Juan Corona’s 25 life terms for farm worker murders.
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Neb
Erwin Charles Simants
Hollandsburg
Ind
Betty Spencer
John Abt
Trevose
Philadelphia
George Geschwendt
Texas
Elmer Wayne Henley
Henley
David Owen Brooks
Feather River
California
Juan Corona
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