Dow Drops as Carter Energy Plan Fears Hit Oil Stocks
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid after the 11:30 a.m. mark, dropping about 74 points to 948.22 amid energy policy uncertainty ahead of President Carter’s April 20 proposal. Major oil names fell while Eastman Kodak rose on new product introductions. Lilly advanced after FDA clearance for a rheumatoid arthritis drug, now used in osteoarthritis. The NYSE composite ticked up slightly as market volume began to pick up in early trading.
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Dow Jones
Newton Zinder
E.F. Hutton & Co
Carter
Atlantic
Exxon
Getty Oil
Mobil
Eastman Kodak
Eli Lilly
Drug Administration
Lilly
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
New York Stock Index at Noon Declines Slightly
The New York stock index at noon shows a minor drop of 1 cent to 4.78 with a 0.15 point shift and transportation sector down 0.10. Noon report from AP notes a marginal movement across indexes with mixed results for the day.
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New York
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American Exchange Averages Mixed Amid Trading Slump
New York stocks show uneven prices for listed issues amid a day of low liquidity. Traders note fluctuating values in Coleman, Cynictn, UnivRs, and USFiltr while investors monitor bonds and banking shares for direction.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange Prices Snapshot
A garbled OCR snapshot shows stock price listings for several companies on the New York Stock Exchange. The readable items include percentages and price-like numbers next to tickers such as AMF, Armco, Alco, and Allied. Several figures appear incomplete or corrupted.
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New Y. Stock Exchange
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Roots reunion dinner celebrates impact of the series
Los Angeles hosts a Beverly Hills party for the Roots creators with alumni like Alex Haley and LeVar Burton in attendance. David Wolper leads a witness-like session as participants reflect on the show’s national impact and personal career boosts.
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Los Angeles
Chicken George
Kizzy
Beverly Hills
David Wolper
Leslie Uggams
Ben Vereen
Alex Haley
LeVar Burton
Kunta Kinte
Wolper
Haley
Freddie Prinze
Chico
Lorne Greene
Mr. Reynolds
Ben Cartwright
Civil Service Bill Approved By Delegation
Delegation approves a measure to abolish the High Point Civil Service System and set up a Career Service Commission for city employees. The bill advances to the House floor via Morgan and Senate via Sen Rachel Gray after a Guilford County Legislative caucus vote. Also approved were two High Point measures: removing Mayor Roy Culler from the Pension Fund Committee and restricting park wardens’ jurisdiction.
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Carol Wilson Utley
High Point
Jim Oem
House
Morgan
Senate
Rachel Gray
Guilford County
Roy Culler
Pension Fund Committee
Merit Plan For Judges Approved In North Carolina
A North Carolina House committee approved a bill creating a non political merit based method for selecting judges. The plan would present three candidate names to the governor for nomination. After a year’s service a judge would face a public election. The governor chief justice and House and Senate leaders would share appointments.
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Raleigh
House
North Carolina
Senate
Slain Boy Timothy Date Found in Ditch Tupico County
Police say the body of a seventh child was found in a ditch about 11 miles from where Timothy vanished. Sheriff Spreen says residents are frightened and parents now rush to protect their kids as investigators pursue a man believed to have last spoken with Timothy and possibly tied to three other deaths.
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Krease
Timothy
Oakland County
Johannes Spreen
North Carolina Endures High Winds and Freezing Temperatures
North Carolina faced a wintry blast as spring began with subfreezing mountain temperatures and 40 mph winds across the state. Grandfather Mountain saw gusts to 156 mph with no damage reported while mobile homes overturned and traffic was blocked on I- east of Durham. About 3,000 CP&L customers lost power in the Raleigh area but outages were cleared by late afternoon as officials noted scattered Eastern North Carolina outages.
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North Carolina
Tar Heel
Raleigh
Outer Banks
Interstate
Durham
Grandfather Mountain
National Weather Service
Carolina
Cp&l
Miami gays push rights amid tragedy and referendum fallout
Gay rights activists rally after a homicide linked to the issue as opponents led by Anita Bryant mobilize Save Our Children to fight the ordinance. Ramos, 28, killed himself last week amid mounting pressure and community backlash over the homsexual rights referendum.
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Homosexua Gomez
Ovidio Ramos
Gomez
Ramos
County Commission
Anita Bryant
Save Our Children Inc
Idren
San Francisco Water Rationing Plan Strikes Home
San Franciscans face a tiered water crackdown with one free minor infraction, a second leading to a warning, and a third triggering a device on pipes to cap supply. The plan imposes a $25 installation and $25 removal fee, as drought drains reservoirs to about 37 billion gallons from normal 6 billion.
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First Union
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Whance Inc
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Warner Brothers
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