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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1979
Page
7
UPI reports a wide list of NYSE stocks with varying prices and percent changes. Amex, Boston, Cincinnati and NASD data note cross-market references and dividend footnotes for context.
Lebanese sources report fresh shelling of Palestinian targets in southern Lebanon amid a deadly toll from artillery fire a day earlier. Jordan and Saudi? Arafat and King Hussein announce limited steps to boost cooperation, while U.N. notes casualties among Nepalese UN troops near Tyre and a string of bombings in Israel.
Nationwide composite prices for selected Amex stocks list last digits and percent changes. Entries include Adobe Systems Apple Petroleum Atomer? Banister BradRidge CrownC Fisher Port H Osten Kaiser Loews Mitchell Okep Cop Resco tt Solitron Syntex Teleflex USFilter Wyoming Bank and others with prices, daily changes, and percent figures.
NASD Inc quotes mutual fund bid and ask prices for August 21 1979 in New York. The table lists numerous funds across groups including Am Birth Amer Funds Group Dreyfus Franklin Fidelity and many others with bid and ask figures, NL notations and occasional gaps. The dataset reflects wide variety of fund families and price points as of the specified date.
Treasury Secretary Miller told the Wall Street Journal there is a chance Chrysler could assemble a plan to survive without federal aid, though he cautioned that government assistance may still be needed. The broader rescue includes debt restructuring, potential wage concessions, supplier term extensions, and possible leadership changes.
Gold climbed to a record 311.625 dollars an ounce in Zurich with morning prices in London showing 311.50 per Troy ounce. Dealers cited a strong dollar and Tuesday Treasury sale as drivers, noting prices above 300 for the first time and forecasts of a return to July peaks. The Treasury auction average was 301.08 per ounce, selling 750000 troy ounces.
Prices opened lower in active NYSE trading with the Dow Jones off 0.93 to 885.06 as 211 issues fell and 187 rose among 629. Observers call for a consolidation to gauge record-high rates, inflation, Fed tightening, and an uncertain outlook while gold hits a London high of 311 dollars. The dollar shows mixed results and the Commerce Dept reports foreign official assets in the US fell 10.1 billion in Q2 after an 8.5 billion drop in Q1.
Mrs. Joan Effinger of Greencastle won the Indiana State Fair husband-calling contest in Indianapolis despite her husband not appearing. She joked that he is likely hiding and easily embarrassed after delivering a convincing performance before the hogs in the swine barn.
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