Market Flat As Dow Dips. Traders Watch Election
Stocks drifted lower with the Dow Jones at 952.59, down 0.68 as volume lagged. Analysts cite apathy and potential rally around the election, while American Natural Gas and Levitz Furniture led activity on the Big Board and American Stock Exchange lists showed mixed results with Sector notes on dividends, plans, and stock movements.
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New York Stock Exchange
Walter Stern
Burnham & Co
American Natural Gas
Levitz Furniture
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American Stock Exchange
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CocaCo
MGM
Collins
Coleinist
CBS
CmbEn
Monsant
Comsat
Mont Pw
Arklgas
Asarmera
Nabisco
Conti Corp
Cinerama
Dillarc
Cooper
Dixilyn Corp
Cowles
Electrospecik
Cox
Nat Steel
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CPC Ind
Frontier Air Bats
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PepsiCo
Pfizer
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Phill Pet
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Smith
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Heublein
Scareg
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South Co
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AME Inc
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Swift Co
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Beckman
Tektronx
Teledyne
Cam.Brown
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Bendix
Tenneco
Cameron Fin. Corp
Im Corp
Tesoro Pet
Jewel Co
Texaco
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Textron
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Daniel Intl. Com
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Brit Pet
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Brunswek
Trans W Air
Henredon
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TriCon
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Bill would curb unauthorized trips to Hanoi debated in House
Rep. Richard Ichord led a bid to outlaw American travel to North Vietnam unless trips were cleared and newsmen or families of POWs could be restricted. The bill faces constitutional questions and strong opposition from Rep. Robert Drinan who argued it threatens civil liberties and press freedom.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hanoi
Robert F. Drinan
D-Mass
Ichord
Deiian
Drinan
Nixon Welfare Plan Faces Senate Obstruction and Delay
The Nixon administration urges quick passage of a broad welfare reform plan, but Senate support is weak for any version including the Family Assistance Plan. A two year test compromise proposed by Senator Roth may break the logjam and advance the Social Security welfare bill this year.
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Nixon
Senate
Elliot L. Richardson
Health, Education and Welfare
Senate Finance Committee
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Dconn
Wiliam V. Roth Jr
R-Del
Ribicoff
Roth
Richardson
Congress
Senate OKs 74.6 Billion For Defense Dept Funds
The Senate approved a 74.6 billion defense spending bill largest since World War II defeating a move to halt bombing in Indochina while adopting a version of the 1971 end the war amendment. The bill includes 50 million to shift Army KP duties to civilians and funding for major weapons programs.
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Senate
U.S
Indochina
William Proxmire
Congress
Nixon
Charles Mathias
R-Md
Proxmire
D-Wis
Army KP
House
White House
Skylab Chief Predicts Women To Join Program
MANKATO Minn AP Gerald Carr director of Skylab 4 mission says female astronauts will join soon. He cites physical condition and advanced degrees as key and predicts sex will not affect future astronaut selections. Carr will command a 56 day mission aboard a space station orbiting Earth next year.
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Mankato
Minn
Gerald Carr
Carr
New York Stock Exchange Index Dashes at Noon
Market readings show a mixed session with the industrial index down 0.25, transportation slipping less, utilities up slightly, and finance marginally higher as trades fluctuate. Noon data reflect overall weakness in several sectors.
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New York Stock Exchange
Utility
Sonbiiesneks Ae Ee
Germs in That Cracked Crockery
London AP report urges diners to act as detectives for hygiene. Public Health Inspectors warn to watch for scruffy staff, dirty linen, cracks in crockery, and greasy utensils as signs food may be unhygienic despite decor and menus.
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London
Association of Public Health
McGovern Claims Nixon Administration Ruled By Evasion And Bias
McGovern attacks the Nixon White House as corrupting American principles in an unjust war and pressuring the media, saying Nixon appointed the worst Supreme Court justices and uses bullying tactics. He criticizes poll-driven influence on voters and argues he bears blame for campaign flaws while Nixon remains unaccountable.
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White House
Shernan Adams
Nixon
Supreme Court
U.S
McGovern
Tunney campaigns for Nick Galifianakis in Campbell speech
U S Senator John Tunney denounces the Nixon administration and urges support for Nick Galifianakis in the U S Senate race at Campbell College. He backs Bowles, Morgan, and all 11 congressional nominees, criticizing Watergate and the ITT affair plus economic and Vietnam policy.
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N.C
U.S
John Tunney
D-Calif
Nixon
Neck Galifianakis
U.S. Senate
Campbell College
Tunney
Harnett County
Nick Galifianakis
Senate
Galifianakis
Jesse Helms
Raleigh
Hargrove
Bowles
Robert Morgan
Vietnam
Soviet Union
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