Stock Market Downturn Eases Slightly Amid Bargain Hunt
New York trading mixed as the Dow falls 2.90 to 851.45 at noon and declines ease from prior slides. Westinghouse led active list on the Big Board, while Holiday Inn s tumbled amid bearish notes. Upjohn and Syntex also slipped on concerns over drug side effects and prior losses.
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New York Stock Exchange ends midday as high points rise
The New York Stock Exchange shows mixed activity at noon with multiple blue chips moving, led by Admiral and Texaco. Traders monitor shifts in energy and industrials as prices fluctuate and key shares post gains and losses.
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Dividend footnotes and notation in the table guidance
The text enumerates footnote symbols and meanings for dividend rates in a financial table. It defines indicators for regularity, special dividends, stock dividends, liquidations, and timing like prior or forthcoming payments. It also covers ex dates, rights issues, warrants, and foreign tax considerations.
Oil Bill Seeks Strict Price Ceilings on Oil and Products
The new bill would require the president to maintain rigid ceilings on oil and petroleum product prices while largely mirroring the old measure. It would let big companies pass to consumers only imported oil price increases from taxes and royalties paid abroad, offset by gains from lower U.S. tax liabilities. A retired Standard Oil executive told senators a 1968 memo predicting a decade of world surplus lacks significance.
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Senate debate on North Carolina finance and interest rate policy
Taylor blasted past legislative steps raising rates from six to eight percent in 1967 and 1969 and warned that similar fixes for middle income families investing in shopping centers and offices would fail again, saying current efforts will not solve the problem.
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Stans Lied Says Cook in Nixon Campaign Probe
Former SEC chairman G. Bradford Cook testified that Maurice Stans told him to lie to a grand jury about a $200,000 Vesco contribution to Nixon’s 1972 re election. Cook said he lied twice, then chose to tell the truth, during a White House meeting with Stans. The trial of Stans and John Mitchell centers on alleged efforts to obstruct a SEC probe into Vesco.
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Oil firms deny planned crisis in Senate testimony
Exxon vice president George T. Piercy testified the oil shortage was not planned, noting the company spent 2.4 billion in the U.S. and 1.6 billion overseas on exploration in 1967 63. G L Parkhurst of Socal cited over a billion dollars in U.S. expansion and programs in 20 countries during the 1960s. He defended Aramco's four company ownership and warned breaking it up would harm the enterprise. Local also claimed Aramco oil was resold to up to 45 independents.
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Banana export tax may raise US banana prices
Standard Fruit Co. says it may suspend exports from Honduras for weeks due to a new export tax set by seven Latin American banana producers including Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. The tax, 1.0 to 2.5 cents per pound, could lift U.S. retail banana prices from 16.5 to 20 cents. The measure takes effect April 1 and is expected to reduce banana demand temporarily.
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Legislator’s mailings under scrutiny amid privilege rules
Legislative rules restrict sending more than 50 letters daily without approval. Clyde Ball claimed oral permission from Speaker James E. Ramsey, who denied granting such power. Ramsey pledged immediate stop. Records show Rep Gerald Arnold mailed 183 letters on March 19 1921 in response to constituents, while declining to show copies.
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White House mum on subpoenaed Watergate tapes
House and Senate Watergate actions unfold as leaders push for access to presidential conversations. Senator Ervin denounces Attorney General Saxbe after the Justice Department opposed the committee’s suit for five tapes, saying Saxbe violated a pledge to defer to the special prosecutor.
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Potassium and Sodium Key for Body Water Balance
Potassium and its related mineral sodium are needed to maintain a normal balance of water between the cells and the body fluid. This essential pairing supports cellular function and overall fluid regulation in the body's systems.
Anti Chavez Campaign Reported By Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times reports the Teamsters Union is spending up to 100000 dollars a month to recruit farm laborers and weaken Cesar Chavez s United Farm Workers of America. Teamsters widen outreach to field workers, hire public relations help, and press a counter to the UFW boycott affecting grape and lettuce growers under Teamster contracts. Chavez remains confident his union will prevail and vows to beat the Teamsters this year.
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Man Charged With Receipt Of Stolen Gas
CHARLOTTE AP The FBI says Edward Brown of Carolina Beach is charged with receiving 8000 gallons of stolen gasoline in a case tied to a fuel theft scheme.
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Special Interest Funds Pile Up For Election
Special interest money for 1974 congressional races is accumulating rapidly, with on hand funds at $14 million to $15 million across committees. Common Cause notes 1972 saw $14.2 million from interests to Democrats and Republicans, while 1974 potential totals exceed 1972 spending, signaling large early fundraising despite reform debates. Fred Wertheimer warns that without reform, special interest contributions will surge in the fall elections.
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Bank Robbery in Fayetteville Shopping Center
A masked gunman robbed a Fayetteville bank in a shopping center on Wednesday. The FBI said the robber fired a shot into the floor when the manager did not immediately lie on the floor.
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