Market gains lift Dow as labor data weigh in
The New York Stock Exchange Dow Jones average rose near noon, aided by technical buying and short-covering ahead of Labor Day weekend. Gainers outpaced losers about 3 to 2, while unemployment climbed to 7.1 percent. Bangor-Punta led with a dividend rise, and Tampa Electric was the most active NYSE issue trading 200,000 shares.
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New York Stock Exchange Noon Prices Read
Selected noon national prices for NYSE issues show varied gains and losses among listed companies. Quotations from the Associated Press reflect traders and investors responding to market shifts as prices, bids, and asks are recorded for many names across sectors.
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Stock Market Alphabet Soup Surges Across Major Firms
A dense page lists numerous company tickers and figures from Searle to Texaco, Sperry to Textron, showing varied percentage changes and price levels. Investors track dozens of corporations including IBM, Merck, Coca Cola, Procter Gamble, General Electric, and United Airlines amid mixed performance across sectors.
New York Stock Exchange Noon Index Update
The noon market index shows mixed gains with industrial up 7.07 points and utilities up 0.64. Financials edge higher as Trans and Finance sectors rise, signaling tentative strength in the broader market.
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Stock Averages Report Mixed On Friday Trading
The Associated Press market roundup shows mixed stock averages with notable activity in New York. The report lists various Dow and industrial shares denominated in tenths of points and percentages, highlighting fluctuations in several blue chip issues amid a busy session.
Sunday High Point Enterprise Local News Summary
The High Point Enterprise details its independent status and distribution notes. It notes subscription rates and the Associated Press rights, with postal classifications and carrier arrangements for home delivery.
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Moonies Restricted at North Carolina State Fair
The North Carolina Board of Agriculture limited Moonies and a few other groups at the state fair. Solicitors may operate only in chosen areas and a maximum of 10 at a time, with restrictions near midway buildings. Agriculture Commissioner Jim Graham called it a solvable problem.
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U.S. Interests Section Cuba Opens with Notable Attendees
Lyle Lane greets Pelegrin Torras Cuban vice minister for foreign affairs at Havana ceremony marking the opening of the U.S. Interests Section. In the background, Swiss ambassador Etienne Serra observes the events.
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Pelegrin Torras
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Cuba
Etinne Serra
Carter Strain Shows on Carter in Georgia Confidant Says
Charles Kirbo, a Atlanta lawyer and Carter confidant, says the president is aging fast and grayer, noting the constant crises from Middle East to Panama Canal. He adds Carter’s big challenge is restoring public confidence despite his own stress.
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China
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Police Hearings Set for Greensboro Officers
Greensboro police will face hearings next week for six officers charged after an internal two week investigation found they allowed prisoners at headquarters to have sexual relations with wives or girlfriends. Chief W. E. Swing announced the charges.
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O Hair Seeks Ban on In God We Trust on Currency
Madelyn Murray O Hair and her two sons filed a federal suit Thursday challenging the motto In God We Trust as unconstitutional. The move follows her earlier success in blocking school prayer and cites the 1963 Supreme Court ruling on church and state separation.
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Suspect Surrenders After Orange County Standoff
Bennie Alston 24 surrendered in Durham after three days of gunfire and bonfires aimed at keeping Orange County sheriff's deputies away. He negotiated with OC Commissioner Richard Whitted and state Human Relations Council member James Coleman before turning himself in. He faced possession of stolen property and related charges, which he denied as exaggerated and said deputies held a grudge. Actor Dan Dailey rests comfortable after hip surgery from Raleigh dinner theater incident. NC Memorial Hospital doctors say condition too early to assess.
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Orange County Sheriff's Deputies
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Alston
Orange County Commission
Richard Whitted
James Coleman
State Human Relations Council
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Chapel Hill
Dan Dailey
Raleigh
North Carolina Memorial Hospital
Dailey
Smith rejects Rhodesia peace plan as crazy suggestions
Rhodesia Prime Minister Ian Smith denounces key British American peace plan provisions as crazy suggestions while not rejecting the proposal. He criticizes a British resident head of an interim government and a new army based on the Patriotic Front guerrillas, signaling cautious study before final action.
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Smith
Britain
Andrew Young
David Owen
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Patriotic Front
Joshua Nkomo
Robert Mugabe
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Hearing Set On Berkowitz Mental Competence
New York AP report notes another court hearing scheduled for next month to decide if David Berkowitz is mentally competent to stand trial for the six Son of Sam killings. Prosecutors seek psychiatric examination as a Brooklyn report cites possible psychosis and awareness of charges.
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