Milk Delivery Fades as Labor Costs Push Milkmen Out
Labor problems push milkmen toward extinction as contracts hours and wages squeeze routes. Fewer homes receive regular dairy deliveries since 1950, with 20 000 Shamrock households and 37 Carnation routes today, while households shift to in-store and modern refrigeration.
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Tim McGraw
Milk Industry Foundation
Farrel Rasner
Shamrock Dairy
Rasner
Shamrock
Dave Lawson
Carnation
Lanson
Corporation
Sanson
Stock Quotes Show Mixed Dow Jones, Nasdaq Movements
NYSE quotations and Dow Jones averages hover with varied shifts as trading spans 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Stocks including DuPont J, Exxon, Boeing, and General Mills appear with fluctuating last prices and percent changes. News reflects intraday activity across multiple sectors and corporate names.
Commodity Closings Snapshot for London and Markets
London gold at 131.25 dollars per ounce down 5.00. IMM Mar gold 132.30 down 4.90. Silver 4.10 and 4/5 down 19-7/10 cents. Platinum 138.60 down 5.20. Copper 56.5 cents down 0.8. Wheat 3.592 dollars down 2.4 cents. Soybeans 4.7634 down 3.34. Live cattle 40.35 down 0.77. Live hogs 147.75 down 0.07. Pork bellies 71.30 down 1.12. Eggs 0.585 up. Potatoes 19.75 down 0.50. Plywood 154.50 down 1.80. Cotton 67.43 down 0.38. Sugar 14.04 down 0.12. Market not closed on above items.
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Jelona PS
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duPont
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EastAir Lin
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Echlin
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Arizona
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Fedders Co
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LTV Corp
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Ampex Corp
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ArmstCk
Marato
Asarco
Marcor
MartMal
Ahnrich
Atlas Corp
Gtire
Avco Corp
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McDonalds
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Congress to Hear Bank Watchdog on Regulation Policy
Two congressional panels schedule testimony from Comptroller James E. Smith about bank regulation. Sen. William Proxmire expects tough questions on his agency’s oversight amid reports that Citibank and Chase Manhattan receive extra supervisory attention for high questionable loan levels. Citibank and Chase deny financial trouble while Smith notes capital and asset concerns.
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Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
James E. Smith
Senate Banking Committee
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
D-N.y
House
Smith
First National City Bank
Citibank
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chase
United States
Washington Post
the Post
The
Wall Street Journal
Proxmire
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