Market pulls back after a week of gains on Wall Street
Energy defense and rail stocks led a market dip with the Dow slipping 6.14 to 689.59 as volume rose on the NYSE. Exxon rose while Boeing and McDonnell Douglas fell, forest products firms posted modest gains, and major indices edged lower amid mixed gold prices and a broad selloff.
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Texaco
Gulf Oil
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California
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el Paso Co
Exxon
Boeing
McDonnell Douglas
Rails
Weyerhaueser
Lonsiana
Dow Jones
Allg Pw
Gta&p
Harms
IBM
Kmart
Litton
Marriott Corp
MD NatiCp
Mercantile
Bakshr
Peazey
Sears
Watkins J SiMe
Whittzk Bez
Baker Watts& Co
Fredenck
Advertising Images Under Fire as Kilbourne Decries Dehumanization
Ed Waters Jr reports on Jean Kilbourne's Hood College lecture denouncing how ads stereotype women and exploit sexuality, noting dangerous uses of violence and children's images. The piece covers industry responses, including Warner Communications halting violent artwork, and cites Standex International's solid earnings and dividend news. It also highlights local honors for Clarksville's Andrew N. Adams Jr. and his civic leadership.
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Hood College
Jean Kilbourne
Rosenstock Auditorium
Ms. Kilbourne
Barksdale-Morrow
Barkedale
John Morrow
Ruth Ann Offutt
Ms Kiulborne
Clarksville
Andrew N. Adams Jr
Greater
Howard County
Maryland Nurserymen’s Association
Maryland Farm Bureau
International Plant Propagator’s Society
Howard County Chamber of Commerce
Sand Spring National Bank and Savings Institute
Columbia Rotary
American Association of Nurserymen
Boy Scouts of America
Fifth District
Adams
HCC
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