Stock Market Sluggish Amid Light Volume In New York
The Dow Jones industrial average stood at 734.87 at noon, down 0.69 as a slow session continued. Analysts blamed investor caution ahead of the President's news conference, with some hope for encouraging economic remarks boosting interest on the AMEX list.
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Aeronca
Exchange terms and status notes for New York markets
Summary of exchange terminology and classifications for securities trading. Includes ex dividend ex rights without warrants when distributed and other statuses such as when issued and next day delivery. Notes that sales figures are unofficial and foreign issues may be subject to interest equalization tax.
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NASD Over-The-Counter Quotations Snapshot
Interdealer prices as of about 11 a.m. show bid and ask quotes for several entities including American Furniture six percent five percent, American Mortgage seven percent eight percent, Colonial Stores twenty three to twenty four percent, Piedmont Aviation six percent, Pub. Service of North Carolina ten to eleven percent, and Ruddick Preferred three to four percent. Markets shift through the day and figures exclude retail markup and commissions.
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American Mtgage
Carolina Cbban
Colonial Stores
Eckerd Drug
1St Union Bank
Hardee’s
Integea
Life of Carolina
N.C.N.B. Corp
N. C. Nat. Gas
Piedmont Avia
Pub. Service of N.C
Ruddick Pref
Ruddick Common
Son. Film Ext
Wix
State to probe mercury pollution in Cape Fear river
Governor Scott announced an investigation into possible polluters and orders for plants with mercury discharges to install abatement measures. E C Hubbard disclosed FDA fish tests showing mercury in the Cape Fear’s lower reaches up to three or four times the safe level, while noting the samples are limited and a state study will begin Friday.
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Hickel
E. C. Hubbard
Department of Water and Air Resources
Hubbard
Federal Drug Administration
Cape Fear River
Cape Fear
FDA
Disorders Reported In 2 Cities
The Associated Press notes new disorders in Hartford Connecticut and New Bedford Massachusetts. In Hartford bands of black and Puerto Rican youths roamed streets for a second night setting fires and hurling rocks at police. Police arrested 32 and used tear gas to disperse crowds up to 200. Three firebombs hit a police car starting a blaze. In New Bedford shots were fired with arson and stone throwing in a six block South End area. 22 persons were arrested as violence moved to the West End.
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Gillette
Glen Aldensa
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Shell Oil
Halliburt
Harris Int
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Grand jury backs police in Jackson State shooting
A Hinds County grand jury ruled police were justified in firing during the Jackson State College confrontation on May 15 in which two students were killed and nine wounded. The report said officers acted after being shot at by snipers and noted riot conditions.
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Gas disposal plan eyed for Sunny Point terminal route
Scott notes state decisions on nerve gas disposal hinge on court rulings and time. The Sunny Point terminal is cited as suitable due to its munitions credentials and security. Ott says disposing of the gas is a near-term necessity and the route is being finalized by the Army along the southeast North Carolina border, avoiding Charlotte.
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Car owner cites gasket fault ending Pomona NHRA run
Edward Renck of Pueblo Colorado blamed a loose gasket in the fuel tank for knocking his car out of the National Hot Rod Association races at Pomona California. He said repairs after the explosion would cost 800 dollars a new gasket would have cost five cents.
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Colo
Edward Renck
Pomona
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Renck
Price Of Stamps Still Undecided In Reform Bill
Congress nears passage of a sweeping post office reform turning the service into a self funding agency. The bill would raise first class stamps to 8 cents by next spring and include an 8 percent pay boost for about 750000 postal workers retroactive to April 18, with funding estimates.
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Iowa
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Vietnam War Casualties Decline to Four-Year Low
In Saigon the USS Command reports 77 U.S. deaths last week, 276 deaths in four weeks the lowest since 1966. Wounded total 2,321 in four weeks, with 100 last week. Allied claims: 2,240 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed, while Cambodian reports of 600 killed near Angkor Wat are disputed by Saigon officers.
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South Vietnam
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Phnom Penh
Siem Reap
Rock Festival Canceled Draws Thousands Of Youths
Thousands of youths remained on Powder Ridge in Middlefield after a court banned the festival. With no police on site, the crowd organized and improvised security and medical help while officials urged departure. Estimates ranged 7 000 to 15 000 as workers described chaotic scenes and ongoing arrivals.
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Conn
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Louis Zemel
Vincent Scamperino
Rock
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New York City
New York
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Monay
Ambherst
Mass
Senators Warn Mercury Pollution Hits Remote Waters
Senators told a Senate environmental subcommittee that mercury contamination reaches remote areas including Vermont’s Silver Lake atop a mountain. The panel heard 20 states face fish and water pollution, with toxins persisting up to a century, as Ralph Nader warned of industrial irresponsibility and need for action.
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Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
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