Market slips as volume stays light amid postal strike
The Dow industrials fell to 762.61 as trading remained slow and volume reached a yearly low, with declines outnumbering advances by nearly 300 on the NYSE. Utilities oils airlines and drugs led losses while Telex and Polaroid showed gains amid overall tepid activity.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Telex
Polaroid
New York Exchange
Clorox
Norton Simon
Goodyear
Texaco
Fuqua Industries
Gulf Oil
Burroughs
Gulf States
American Stock Exchange
DMH Corp
Eckmar
Kaiser Industries
American Stock Exchange Noon Prices Report
The American Stock Exchange released noon prices with updated figures for active listings across key equities. Traders monitored shifts in notable stocks as market activity remained steady despite mixed early gains.
Cambodia calls for peaceful withdrawal of foreign troops
Phnom Penh liberalizes stance as Lon Nol urges an end to occupation by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong. Sihanouk flees to Moscow while the government seeks ICC return and bans royal family members. Foreign Minister to meet British and Soviet diplomats to press for ICC reentry.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Norodom Sihanouk
South Vietnam
Sihanouk
Sirik Matak
Moscow
Hanoi
Yem Sambaur
International Control Commission
ICC
Kossomak
Prinim Monique
Peking
Soviet
New York Stock Exchange Afternoon Prices Reported
New York Exchange midday update shows selected afternoon prices for key stocks with high, low, last and close data coming from the AP report.
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NEW York
American Stock Exchange
NEW York Exchange
NEW York St Exchange
Utility
Finance
North Carolina South Carolina Virginia and Georgia Weather Forecast
Forecasts show generally fair conditions in North Carolina through Tuesday with partly cloudy skies west tonight and possible snow flurries in northern mountains. South Carolina sees freeze warnings in the northwest tonight with clear to partly cloudy skies and lows from the upper 20s to upper 30s. Virginia has cloudiness with a chance of a few flurries or sprinkles tonight and a Tuesday high in the 50s, while Georgia remains fair and cold with frost likely in the north and central areas and highs around 50s to 60s on Tuesday.
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Cenco Ins
Cerro
Certteed
Kenncott
Kerr Mc
Koppers
Kraftco
Ve Kresge
ChrisCft
Kroger
Chrysler
Colg Pal
CBS
Liga My
Ling TV
Comsat
Lifton
Lonesga
Va Lukens
Velvo Corp
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Ealsive Corgw
Cowles Com
Macke Co
Cox
Macy RH
CPC
Mad
Magnvox
CrowCol
Maratha
Ve Crown Cork
Marcor Inc
CrwnZell
Mar Mid
Cudahy
Martinm
Curtiss
Maydstr
McBonne
Va DanRivr
Mead Corp
DaycoCo
MelvSho
ValaGom i Merck 2A
Deere Co
Delta Air
Mobil
Det Steel
Mohasco
DiaSham
Monsan
Disney
Montout
Pwerene
sAor-Nor
Motorola
Va Dressind
Tfuels
DukePw
Mtstatt
duPont
East Air Lin
EasKodak la
Eatonia
Echlin
Eg&g
Elpasong
Indust EltraCo
Evans P
Eversharp
Newmat
Ning MP
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NorfolkWst
Fair Hill
Norrisind
Va Fanstee! Inc
NorAmPhil
Noamrk
Inongas
NoStaPw
Filtrot
GAF Corp
Pacpwl
Gpubuut
Ve Pact&t
Ve G Tel el
Panasul
Parke Davis
Gillette
Te Glen Alden
PaPwtt
Global Marine
WiennzUn
Goodrich
Pepsico
Gvraceco
Pfizer C
Granite C
Phelps D
Grantw
Phila el
Gt A&p
Philip Morr
Greyhound
GulfStaUt
Va GulfWin
Anlee Publkind
Esene Halliburt
Hoff Electra
Vm Questor
Hobdyinn
Honeywi
Housenf
Houst LP
idahoPw
IBM
Air West
T&t
Arklgas
Asamera Oir
Lowapsyv
AtlasCorp
Eteeeitek Corp
Dillard
Jostens
Dixilyn Corp
Joy Mig
A Equity Cp
Kaiser al
Fermont Oil
Speee Frontier Air 2
Goldfield
Ti Corp
Cy Kaiser
McCro
Newldria Mn
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Unclear Dow Jones Averages Readout Fragment
Partial OCR shows Dow Jones averages with index values and changes but data is garbled. Only industrials and bonds figures appear, lacking readable names or clear dates for a proper summary.
Dividend Footnotes Explained For Stock Distributions
A compiling note clarifies that sales figures are unofficial and dividends shown reflect annual disbursements from last declarations unless stated as special. It lists footnotes a through fi and explains terms like ex dividend ex rights stock dividends and warrants with various dating references.
Mecklenburg Receives Federal Legal Aid Grant
Mecklenburg County has been awarded a federal grant of 48386 dollars for a six month legal services program. The Office of Economic Opportunity approved the grant to the Charlotte Area Fund Inc for a program operated by the Legal Aid Society of Mecklenburg County.
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Washington
Mecklenburg County
Office of Economic Opportunity
Charlotte Area Fund, Inc
Legal Aid Society of
Exodus Of Priests Is Problem
A confidential international church study notes priests leaving the ministry vary by region from condemnation to acceptance. It cites exaggerated figures and urges publishing true numbers. In Holland 30 left in 1965, 60 in 1966, 115 in 1967, and 400 in the two years after, with deaths surpassing new ordinations and celibacy debated.
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Geodfrey Anderson
London
Europe
Holland
Paul VI
Long Cheng Loss Seen as Hit to Laos War Effort
U S officers warn that losing Long Cheng would weaken the Meo tribal army and hurt anti Communist resistance in Laos. They say the base near Vientiane supports logistics and defense, and its fall could empower the Pathet Lao in any settlement.
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Long Cheng
Laos
Freds. Hoffman
Washington
U.S
Vientiane
Genang Pao
Pathet Lao
Roy
Southeast Asia
Secretary of
Melvin R. Laird
Long Tieng
Plain of Jars
Luang Prabang
Mekong River
Thailand
Strike Cuts Air Mail To Vietnam In Half
The U S postal strike halves air mail to American troops in South Vietnam lengthening delivery times. Surface mail remains mostly unaffected but delays loom as ships arrive. air mail previously four days to Vietnam is now slower due to sorting at APOs in San Francisco and Seattle. Higher priority parcels are stored for later handling after the strike ends.
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Strike
Vietnam
Carl D. Robinson
Associated Press
Saigon
United States
San Francisco
Seattle
Army Post Offices
APO
Europe
New York
North Carolina Holds 650 Buses in Raleigh Amid Criss, 422 Needed
The North Carolina Board of Education ordered 650 replacement buses held in Raleigh due to a possible bus crisis in Charlotte and Winston-Salem. Mecklenburg County requires 422 more buses for desegregation busing, while federal officials say 138 would suffice. The delivery delay stems from potential statewide needs and a court desegregation order.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Board of Education
Thestate
Winston - Salem
Charlotte
Stateas
D. J. Dark
Division of Transportation
Board of Education
Dark
Winston-Salem
Mecklenburg - Charlotte
James McMillan
U.S. District Court
Forsyth County
World Cigarette Use Rises Worldwide as U S Exports Stay Strong
Despite a dip in American smoking, world cigarette consumption reached a record 153 billion packs last year, up 3 percent from 1968. U.S. tobacco exports stay robust with unmanufactured product sales at $507 million and ready to smoke cigarettes totaling over 25 billion shipped abroad. The Foreign Agricultural Service notes rising global demand especially in Italy France Spain and Brazil.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
The
Foreign Agricultural Service
Joseph R. Williams
Charles J
Department
Williams
O'Mara
Italy
France
Spain
Brazil
United States
FAS
United Kingdom
Great Britain
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Ralston
Ranco Inc
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ReynMet
ReynTeb
Roan Sel
Rohr Co
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Va Scm Cp
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Smith KF
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South Co
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Sou Pac
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St Brand
Kollsman
Stoiical
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Stdoiij
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Va StudeWorth
Sun Olub
Tenee Swift Co
American — Exchange
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Tampa
Tektronix
Teledyn
Va Tenneco
Eeree Texaco
Texas
Textron
Thiokol
TimesMir
Trans W Air
Va Transmr
Transitron
TriCent
TRW Inc
Twen Cent
Any Ual Inc
UMC Ind
UN Carbide
UndiiCal
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UnionPacit
Uniroyal
UN Fruit
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Tee US Steel
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Upjohn 1
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Alcoa
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AmCan
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Ametcix
V2 Am_ Motors
AmNatGas
Atlas Cvorp
Avco Cp
Babck
Ms Balt GE
Fds
BoisCas
Borden
Budd Co
Bank Ramo
A.P. Stock
Associated
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