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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1979
Page
4
A compact primer explains bear and bull markets, securities, bonds, and stock dividends. It notes on the floor of the stock exchange and defines terms like broker market price blue chip and proxy. Secondary teachers can request classroom copies from the New York Stock Exchange.
Investors monitor the Dow Jones Industrial Average which reflects daily stock market activity. The 30 leading corporations and symbols include Allied Chemical ACD Aluminum Co. AMB American Brands AC Am. Can T Am. Tel. & Tel. BS Bethlehem Steel DD DuPont EK Eastman Kodak XON Exxon GE General Electric GF General Foods GM General Motors GT Goodyear IBM International Business Machines INCO HR Ip JM MRK MMM International Paper Johns-Manville Merck Minnesota Mining Owens Illinois Procter & Gamble Sears Roebuck Standard Oil of California Texaco Union Carbide United Technologies a.
Lou Brock of the St. Louis Cardinals, 40, nears 3000 career hits as the 1979 season opens. A 19 year veteran, he is among baseballs elite base stealers with over 900 steals. He runs Lou-Wan Enterprises owning a sports shop and flower shop and marketing the Brocca Brella, an umbrella hat he designed.
A quirky ad item notes families reject TV dinners in favor of kids cooking with flair at home. It emphasizes a playful, wholesome scene and the idea of home cooking as a stylish alternative.
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