Market Slide Deepens As Dow Falls At Noon
The stock market dropped further in active trading on Wednesday with more losses than gains by about eight to three. The Dow Jones average stood at 872.40 at noon, down 7.34, as broad weakness pulled down glamour stocks and blue chips alike.
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New York Exchange Dividend Footnotes and Abbreviations
The document lists footnotes and letter codes used in stock dividend tables. It defines designations such as extra dividends, stock dividends, liquidating dividends, ex-dividend and ex rights, and entries for new issues, deferred actions, and special cases including bankruptcy or foreign issues.
New York Stock Index Movement Amid Mixed Trading
AP reports mixed trading for the New York market with small declines and marginal gains. The Dow Jones industrial average fluctuated near unchanged as investors digested late morning data and corporate results.
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Coroner to Probe Poisonings as 6 Children Die
Treadwell of Arcadia urged a coroner's inquest after Richardson and his wife faced polygraph tests showing guilt knowledge in the poisoning of seven children. Tests showed parathion in food and utensils. judge noted polygraphs inadmissible in Florida. The couple was in citrus groves when notified.
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Dow Jones Averages Report Mixed Rail and Utility Action
Market bulletin notes mixed moves with higher and lower sectors. Trading shows gains in several railroad and utility shares while industrials edge down amid uneven performance. overall indices reflect cautious investor sentiment.
Regional Forecast Across Four States With Rain Likely
North Carolina trends show mostly cloudy conditions with a light rain chance mainly in the west tonight and scattered rain area wide on Thursday. Temperatures trend toward average in the west and above average elsewhere with highs mid to upper 70s on the coast and about 70 inland.
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Cotton futures rise in early New York session
No. 2 cotton futures opened Wednesday with gains of 20 to 50 cents a bale over the prior close. The market stayed mild for most of the period, cooling around December first and May day. Rainfall was forecast at 0.25 to 0.50 inch for May through the quarter, with showers scattered in October.
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McCuiston Receives 12th National Quality Award
Robert A. McCuiston Jr. of Security Life and Trust Co. in High Point earned the National Quality Award for life underwriting and service to clients and the community. The award, from the National Association of Life Underwriters, marks his twelfth NQA recognition.
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Ford recalls 745000 cars over steering defect
Ford Motor Co recalls 745000 vehicles including 447000 Mustangs from 1967 and 298000 Falcons Fairlanes and Thunderbirds from 1966 1967 for steering wheel and steering column issues. Ford notes possible loose or disengaged wheels and reinforcing rods in plastic spokes could separate causing steering malfunction.
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Viet Cong Mortar Attack Extends Fourth Day at Loc Ninh
Viet Cong mortarmen pressed the attack on Loc Ninh district headquarters into a fourth day drawing heavy U.S. air and ground support. Allied losses included seven Americans and 18 South Vietnamese killed with 21 Americans and 64 South Vietnamese wounded. 365 Communists said killed in weekly attempts to overrun Loc Ninh. B52 strikes and ground fighting continued nationwide as Vice President Humphrey toured the DMZ and nearby bases.
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Alleged CIA Turncoat Promises More Articles From Soviet Paper
Moscow's Literaturnaya Gazeta says it will publish two more instalments from John Smith, a former State Department employee who quit the CIA and became a Soviet citizen, aiming to discredit U.S. denials of his CIA ties. The State Department's Robert McCloskey reiterates Smith held only low level technical posts and was not connected to the CIA.
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Times Guild Reaches Three Year Contract With Higher Pay
The New York Times unit of the News Guild AFL CIO approves a three year pact raising top minimums to 250 a week after year two for reporters and photographers with 275 for top classifications such as columnists and editors. The agreement includes longer vacations severance pay and a cost of living clause. Voters meet next Sunday to ratify the tentative deal disclosed in unit shop papers.
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France Defies U S Hegemony Amid Debate On Vietnam War
President Charles de Gaulle argues for independent France and questions American moral leadership as the Vietnam War tests ties. In France the public largely opposes the war, while opposition figures mock his independence stance citing U S investment and jobs. In West Germany, Kiesinger's coalition marks a steadier yet more self directed stance toward Washington.
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Reuther Signals AFL CIO Pullout Tactics
Walter Reuther appears to be liquidating major AFL CIO financial interests to pull the United Auto Workers from the federation. The Industrial Union Department has spent over $1 million in 10 months, partly on organizing drives and community action programs, raising questions about funding and control within the 60-unit department.
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Lake Junaluska Elementary School Burns
A fire destroyed the Lake Junaluska Elementary School on Tuesday night. Firefighters from Lake Junaluska and assistance from the Waynesville Fire Department fought the blaze after it was spotted around 9 p.m. The cause of the fire remains undetermined.
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Captive Bride recounts brief sleep during hotel shooting
Lida Caldwell, 19, wounded in a shooting at her honeymoon in Cleveland, told University Heights police she and ex-boyfriend Robert Batch slept briefly before he fired, then killed himself. Her husband Charles Caldwell, 18, was shot in the cheek. both were recovering in area hospitals.
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