New York Stocks Edge Higher Amid Modest Gains
The Dow Jones 30 averaged 855.58 at 2 p.m. up 3.43 as trading stayed moderately active. Advancers outpaced decliners nearly two to one with gains in steels, farm implements, aircraft, oils, tobaccos, building materials, and glamour issues like Control Data, IBM, Polaroid, and Xerox.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Dow
Control Data
IBM
Polaroid
Xerox
Occidental Petroleum
Western Pacific Industries
Mohawk Data
Occidental Petroeum
National Cash Register
Boeing
Kansas City Market Report Wheat Corn Live Cattle Hogs
Wheat and corn futures mixed with slight losses across several grades. Cattle and hogs show steady to lower prices with specific weights and categories noted. Outputs include steer and heifer ranges, hog barrow and gilt prices, sows and lambs values, plus Monday estimates for livestock receipts.
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Kansas City
Ulrich Named Kansas Highway Commission Personnel Director
H J Ulrich moves from Kansas motor vehicle superintendent to personnel director of the Kansas Highway Commission as Elton Lobban of McPherson is promoted to succeed him. Ulrich, KU football star and former KU coach, spent 15 years in oil before taking the MVD post in 1969.
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Topeka
Kan
H. J. “Hub
Ulrich
Kansas Highway Commission
John D. Montgomery
Kansas
Montgomery
Elton Lobban
McPherson
Lobban
University of Kansas
Columbia High School
Santa Claus Getting Rich At Christmas
In Birmingham Michigan Santa billed as Bill Todd 55 a circus clown runs a month long Christmas setup at Bloomfield Plaza earning about 2500 dollars. A red phone line for calls to arrange a home visit on Christmas Day costs ten dollars but became unlisted as kids overran his desk.
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Birmingham
Mich
Santa Claus
Santa
Bill Todd
Todd
Bloomfield Plaza
Detroit
State cigarette tax refunds mailed to Kansas counties
State Treasurer Walter H. Peery announced mailed checks totaling 1.61 million dollars to 105 Kansas counties for the quarter ending November 30. County shares range from 1,509.36 dollars for Greeley County to 237,204.81 dollars for Sedgwick.
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Topeka
Kan
Walter H. Peery
Kansas
Greeley County
Sedgwick
Call Ups Halt for Holidays Draft Director Says
Draft Director Curtis W Tarr suspended inductions for registrants awaiting hearings amid criticism that new rules limit deferments and said the November December quota of 10000 is filled Local boards will still register classify and examine youths and induction notices will be issued when required by the Defense Department
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Washington
Curtis W. Tarr
Tarr
Federal Register
Congress
Defense Department
Ford Lifts Vehicle Prices Across Ford Lineup
Ford Motor Co announced a 2.6 percent overall increase in manufacturers suggested retail prices for cars and trucks with an average rise of $90 per vehicle. Price Commission approval was for 2.9 percent but competition led to 2.6 percent. Optional equipment prices rise 2.7 percent. New prices apply to cars shipped after November 30.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
M.S. McLaughlin
Ford
Price Commission
General Motors Corp
Kansas Traffic Deaths for Dec 3 Zones 1971
Traffic death toll in Kansas reported up to 9 am Friday shows 3 fatalities for December 3 and 12 for 1971, compared with 12 for the comparable 1970 period.
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Sperry
Texaco
Timken Stevens
Trans
Eenes
Uniroyal
US Steel
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Woolworth Westy
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Sonore
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K. C. Cash Grain
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Kaw River
Sirloin
West 9Th and
Avalon RD
Associated Realty CO
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SION
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Iam
General Electric
GE Reliacolor
Hwy. 10
Pine Hill Farm
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