Market gains ease as NYSE shows mixed advances
Stock prices drift higher with the Dow up 2.60 to 916.62 at noon as gains outpace declines 7 to 5 on the New York Stock Exchange. Broad sectors lead with rails and utilities up while aircrafts and oils ease. Phoenix Steel rises 4 percent to 55 cents, Systems Engineering slips, Loew's warrants gain, and Tenna climbs 5 cents to 10 cents.
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Over-The-Counter NASD Quotes Reflect Inter-dealer Prices
The NASD bid-asked quotations show representative inter-dealer prices around 11:00 a.m. Inter-dealer markets fluctuate through the day and prices exclude retail markups commissions and other charges.
No-Fault Insurance Trends emerge in Massachusetts
Boston AP reports Massachusetts first to test no fault auto law shows reduced personal injury claims by over 50 percent and about 76 million in premium savings. Property damage claims rise about 10 percent while law excludes fire theft and collision coverage. First court test set for May 6.
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Scott outlines Bald Head Island plans and state funding limits
The General Assembly discussed Bald Head Island development with Governor Scott noting no sale offer or available condemnation funds. He criticized liquor by the drink rejection, urged higher education reorganization, and suggested lawmakers probe state car usage while declining to resign his 1972 term hold.
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A.P. Stock Averages Report From New York Exchange
Noon trade on the New York Stock Exchange shows erratic moves as industrials and transportation sectors shift. The AP report notes price changes across several key stocks with mixed results at midday.
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Trial opens in Seale Huggins Panther case in New Haven
A mixed juror panel begins testimony in the Bobby Seale and Ericka Huggins trial over the Rackley kidnapping and murder. George Sams Jr. pleaded guilty to second degree murder and is a key prosecution witness. The Panthers deny involvement and say Sams acted independently.
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Colorado
Support Thought Lost SST Issue Enters House Vote
The House faced a tight vote on continuing federal support for the supersonic transport program. Speaker Carl Albert acknowledged some backing may have faded from the 20 votes that approved SST funding last December as Rep. Yates sought to cut 134 million and end subsidies March 30.
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Sidney R. Yates
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U S Air Action Reports SAM Attacks and Cambodian Skirmishes
U S Command reports three SAMs fired by North Vietnamese antiaircraft sites near the Laotian border against B52 bombers, which were not hit. South Vietnamese forces clash in Eastern Cambodia, with government claims of 409 enemy killed near the Chup rubber plantation, 110 miles northwest of Saigon, as two American helicopters are shot down and one crewman is killed.
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Allocation Formula for National Transportation Plan
The text outlines a $2.5 billion national transport objective with 90 percent of funds distributed to the 50 states Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. Distribution uses four factors: state population share urban population in areas over 2,500, state geographic area, and state star and rural post route mileage.
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Priests Push Plan for Celibacy or Marriage Choice
Baltimore AP reports the National Federation of Priests Councils approved a resolution urging priests be allowed a choice between remaining celibate or marrying. The 193 to 18 vote came after long debate, with the federation representing about 35,000 of 59,000 US Catholic clerics. The measure may reach an international bishops’ synod called by Pope Paul VI for September. The group also condemned the Vietnam War and supported others facing charges, and urged repeal of the 1987 Selective Service Act and CO status for some objectors.
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Vietnam War Update Focuses on Ho Chi Minh Trail
Officials say a joint operation cut the Ho Chi Minh trail and destroyed enemy supplies while nearly 10,000 North Vietnamese troops were reported killed. South Vietnamese counts are contested as field estimates clash with official tallies. Hanoi continues strategy of fighting on its terms as rebuilt sections of the trail emerge.
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