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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1968
Page
8
AP reports New York Stock Exchange afternoon prices showing mixed movement with several issues trading higher and others lower. Notable quotes include Cowles at .50 and Crown at 2.70 while Riv and JAir show modest gains and others edge down.
A dense OCR fragment shows various item codes, prices, percentages, and abbreviations. It reads like a garbled catalog of beverages, stocks, and journal-like notations with entries such as Coca Cola prices and numerous percent figures, interspersed with company-like tags and placeholders. The text is highly unreadable and fragmentary, offering few coherent facts beyond numeric values and acronyms.
The stock market rallied briskly on Friday afternoon as prospects grew for congressional approval of a tax increase tied to a $6 billion spending cut. Trading was heavy, with gains outnumbering losses as investors weighed the measure’s potential impact.
A scattered mix of quiz questions and stock market data. The Dow Jones average rose to 901.83 at noon as Johnson backed a 6 billion spending cut and a 10 percent income tax surcharge. S&L holding companies gained on easier money prospects, with Imperial Corp. of America and other banks active. Steel shares rose on expected capital spending, with U S Steel leading gains alongside Bethlehem and Republic Steel.
NASD quotations at 10 30 am show inter dealer bids and asks for several stocks including Irregular dividends declared list with Griesedieck and Loehmanns flags. Dow Jones averages presented. NYSE Noon Index referenced as industrial, transportation, utility and finance sectors.
Dr. George W. Crane cites a dental survey showing psychology dominates patient opinions and explains how tobacco smell harms dating. A reader test proves quitting smoking boosts romance, leading to engagement and marriage within weeks, prompting calls for scientific dating tips and paid booklets.
Mary Feeley answers reader questions on amending tax returns for casualty losses from 1967 storm damage to ornamental trees. She explains Form 1040X, the three year window, and the need to show a net decrease in real estate value supported by photos and specifics about the loss, ownership, and insurance.
The Soviet Union announced the unmanned Cosmos Satellite 222 entered a near identical orbit to earlier series. It circled Earth about every 423 minutes at a 71 degree inclination, with altitude from 17 to 377 miles, carrying out space research without detailing its exact mission.
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