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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1971
Page
5
An extensive OCR style list reports price quotes and percentage changes for numerous companies and sectors as of trading day. It features names like American Express Capital, Franklin Life, Texaco, and Woolworth with varied bid and last prices, percent gains, and sector indicators across a broad spread of industries.
Cattle and calves two prices up with cows 50 to 1.00 higher, feeders and bulls steady. Utility cows 23.90 to 26.20, standard and good steer 32.75, feeders show varying 300 to 550 pounds with values from 37.30 to 47.25. Hogs gain about 1.00, sows up, goats and sheep with no tests recorded.
Oswald discusses 1971 as a successful year with two world titles and Olympic plans while Jim Jacoby recalls his role as non playing captain and a pivotal grand slam swing in the 1972 team match. They note the seven diamonds defeat from a bad diamond break and praise a younger captain in Hazen.
New York stock markets held a small gain as trading drifted lower. The Dow Jones industrial average stood at 883.43, up 2.26 at noon after an earlier rise of about 0.314 points. Advances led declines 6 to 5 on the NYSE while analysts cited Maurice Stans' forecast of a good start next year as a possible lift.
An OCR read of market data shows listings across stocks and bonds with varied gains and losses. Industrials, transportation, utilities and public utility sectors appear with modest shifts, while some entries show negative movements and inconsistent formatting.
Midland police report Uni pac Liquor Store at 210 South Lee was burglarized between Christmas Eve and Sunday. Loss estimated at 1202 dollars includes two televisions a camera and cash from the cigarette machine. Thieves pried the back door and took beer and 15 to 20 cases of liquor. Police seek clues.
A possible startling announcement from the Space Department suggests new data from the last batch of lunar dirt. The scope hints at a breakthrough that could turn many opinions about the program away from wasteful taxpayer spending.
A quirky narrator laments missing calf liver gifts and jokes about nutrition. The piece shifts to warn readers of a rising training course scam selling unfilled job promises in insurance adjusting and computer programming. Officials caution verifying accreditation, employment outcomes, and graduates before paying or signing.
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