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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1969
Page
16
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader attacked the Nixon administration safety bill as weak and industry dominated. He urged on site hearings with injured workers and a new bill after a Senate labor subcommittee hearing. Nader criticized labor leaders for a sleepy, indifferent stance on worker safety and compensation.
Sen. Stephen M. Young of Ohio and Sen. Randolph of West Virginia oppose tolls on towboats using the Ohio River and inland waterways. Young criticizes user charges as reducing river traffic and harming regional commerce while Randolph endorses the water resource needs highlighted in a National Waterways Conference paper. The DOT supports tolls and the Nixon administration backs various user charges.
Franklin police report several burglaries including Raymond Collins at 308 Bechtel Drive where $30 in cash was stolen from his business at 931 S. Main. C IL Furniture Store at 1 W. Second St. reported loot with no value yet. four portable TVs, six radios, six tape recorders missing. Suspects sought in a white older Plymouth station wagon. Two Market Street homes robbed Sunday.
A market pause tests patience as three mutual funds recoverable with improved conditions. Puritan, Gryphon, and Founders show varied gains over 10 years. Gryphon worst this year, Puritan leads with 69 percent of 825 million assets in diverse stocks.
AP USDA cattle figures show 400 bulls and 50 calves. steers 950-1100 lb yield grade 2-3 mostly 28.50-29.00, 26.00-28.25 for good. Heifers 750-900 lb 27.00-27.50, 900-1,000 lb at 28.00, 600-900 lb 24.00-26.50. Cows and bulls 19.00-21.50 for utility and commercial cows, 24.50-27.00 for bulls. Calves weaned 40.00-44.00 for choice, 34.00-40.00 for good. Hogs 1,200 with 400 higher barrows and gilts 1-3 at 200-230.
Ohio price report lists eggs delivered to major cities with carton sizes Large A 66-70 cents, Medium A 63-67, Small A 55-56. Retail deliveries show Large A white 72-77, most 72-74, Medium 69-74, mostly 69-71. Farm poultry prices note fryers 12-14 percent, hens 10-11, potatoes 4.00-5.75.
Chicago grain report notes Monday trading with price activity and closing figures. Limited readable data show prev high low close and market movement without full context.
New York stocks opened lower in moderately active trading as Gulf Oil rose to 238 5/8 while Norton Simon gained 4 5/8 to 58 7/8 and Penn Central fell 2 1/8 to 28 1/8. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped to 784.05, down 2.64 as chartists note the market hovering near 783. The AP 60-stock average dropped 1.9 to 265.0 on Monday.
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