Small-car boom levels off as inventories rise in Detroit
Detroit's auto industry built up small car output during the 1970s boom but rising inventories prompt a pullback. Ford and others blame overestimation of demand while big cars regain strength as consumer preference shifts back from compact models to full-size vehicles. Domestic and foreign small cars lose share, with imports and GM/Chrysler products affected.
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Detroit
Big Three
Ford Motor Co
American Motors
Wall Street Tumbles as Dow Drops Over Four Points
The New York Stock Exchange quotes show the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 968.44, down 4.17, with Transports at 204.11, Utilities at 87.10 and the broader market at 296.58, reflecting a cautious session amid mixed stock prices and notable fluctuations across sectors. Key heavyweights such as Penn Central, Texaco, and IBM appear with varied gains and losses as investors reassess earnings and market momentum.
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New York
Dow Jones
Mixed stock quotes from New York market session
American stock prices and percentages from a noon trading roundup listing multiple companies and sectors led by notable firms such as Scurry, Syntex, Westats, and US Filtr with varied Last, High, and Low figures reflecting intraday moves. The compilation includes numerous tickers and percent changes.
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New York
Ryanh
Aegis Corp
Syntex
Alamera
Barnes Eng
Tuftco
BradRa
Filtr
Vikoa Inc
Wat—Buttes Gow
Westats Pil
Va Cachba
WyleLab
Certron Cp
I” Xonics Inc
Wat Champ Hom
Zimmr Hom
Con OilGas
Associated Press
Crutch
Frontier Air
Gearhart
Goldfield Cp
Instrum Sys
Jamswy
Kaisrind
Kin ArkCrp
LafyRad
LeMaur
LoewThe
Ltvcorpwi
Em Cs
Marindug
Marshalind
McCulo
Medenco
MichSug la
Milgo Elect
New Idris Jl
Newpark Rs
NorCon Oils
Ozark Air
PanOcean
Phoenix St
Commodity closings and price quotes from Madda Trading
London gold at 132.00 down 0.50, MM Mar gold 131.90 down 0.40, silver 4.16 1/5 down 0.04, copper 58.46 down 0.6, wheat 3.84 down 0.62, corn 2.7034 down 0.34, soybeans 4.78 up 0.04, live cattle 36.65 down 0.80, hogs 42.35 down 1.50, pork bellies 65.92 down 2.00, fresh eggs 51.15 down 0.7, Maine potatoes 12.63 up 0.48, plywood 156.40 down 0.10, cotton 62.4 down 0.3, sugar 4.02 up 0.3. Market not closed on above items.
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Fednmt
Pacify
SterDrug
SM Flintkot
Pasco
Stevenss
StuWor
PenDix
Ye Sunoh
Penney
Pennzel
Crony
Azlad
Pepsico
Tektronx
Ua Ernkinm
Pfizer
Teledyn
PhilMorr
Wolve
PhillPer
Berton Ae
New York
ThriftOg
Pagspl
TimeMir
Todd Shipyd
Arizona
Goodyr
Raytheon
Umciind
Vw AlcanAlu
Gouldin
RCA
Unocal
GrGiant
Uniroyal
AllisChal
Grumm
Reynin
Alcoa
Royccol
Royio
Ryder
Harris
Heublin
Stregp
HewltPk
Landis Asso
E Varian
Am Motors
A Hoern W
Wala
Sfelnd
WendoCo
SiMa
Va An&ig
Jdu
Hoff Eldra
SdnFelnt
SchergPt
Va Epwl
Ve. Amt&t
Genesco Inc
Puritn Fash
Trans Wai
GaPac
Vu Quaksto
Transam
Adms Millis
Gerber
Scott Pap
How John
Sears
WaBnc
Apoca Corp
ShedOil
Union
ArchDan
Icinds
WestgEl
Armco
Ye Idahop
Asarco
Singer
Asnion
Inacp
Atlas Corp
Avco Corp
InNick
XeroxCp
Babckwil
Sperryr
ZaleCorp
ZenithRad
Associated Press
Beecha
VM Tek Corp
Beker
Va BuddCo
Kerr McGel
Bulova
Hy BunkRamo
Va Krafico
Kresger
Cc — Kroger
Cadence Ind
LearSieg
CarrCp
CartWall
CastiCk
CBS
Macmill
E— Macy
Clarke
Civeshe
MAPCO
Maraio
ColgPal
Marcor
ColGas
McDonalds
Air Lin
Va Coopind
MorNor
Motorola
Curtis Wr
MiStTel
Dayco
Nabisco
Deere
NatCan
DelMon
DeltaAir
Dennys
DevEdis
DillonCo
Disney
Dee
Ncrcp
Dresser
duPont
NorfikWo
Eo EastAir Lin
Norris
Easko
Norphi
Wht Eaton
Norngs
Echlin
ElPaso
Northrp
Eltracp
NwstArrl
Nw Banc
Norton
la Esmark
Jy NorSim
London
Maine
SRP Updates Minimum Billing for Winter-Heavy Businesses
The Salt River Project revises its commercial and industrial rate to base minimum bills on peak winter demands May through October. High winter demands will not count for minimum billing. The change, starting with the third 1976 billing cycle, aims to better recover service costs for winter-heavy operations.
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Salt River Project
SRP
Karl F. Abel
Abel
Fannin to Address Steel Distributors Banquet
Sen Paul J. Fannin will speak at a Camelback Inn banquet closing the 33rd annual convention of the Association of Steel Distributors. The talk will cover federal legislative ties to small business needs and topics on steel markets and tax reforms for independents.
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Paul J. Fannin
R-Ariz
Association of Steel Distributors, Inc
Camelback Inn
Independent Steel Distributors Companies
Inn
Sen. Fannin
Sun Control Floor Covering Centre opens in Scottsdale
Sun Control Tile Co. of Phoenix launches Sun Control Floor Covering Centre at 1302 N Scottsdale Road west of Los Arcos Mall. The gallery style showroom features carpets from Hollytex Cabincraft Coronet Gulistan Royal Weave and Continental plus no wax sheet vinyls wood parquet wall paneling wallpaper woven woods and decorator fabrics. John H. Koenig manages the Scottsdale store offering professional interior consulting with daily hours 9 to 6 and extended Monday and Thursday evenings until 8 with appointments available.
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Charles G. Siggins
Sun Control Tile Co
Phoenix
Sun Control
Scottsdale
Scottsdale Road
Los Arcos Mall
Hollytex
Cabincraft
Coronet
Gulistan
Royal Weave
Continental
John H. Koenig
Nitel Sun Control
Koenig
Paradise Sundown Hardware Adds Decorating Service
Paradise Sundown Hardware now offers home decorating assistance led by Nancy Lynn van Gaasbeek a full time consultant and ASU textiles graduate. She owns plans to marry in July and invites visitors to stop by at 10820 N 71 Place for decorating tips and a brighter store experience.
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Paradise Sundown Hardware
Nancy Lynn van Gaasbeek
Nancy
ASU
Paradise Sundown
Paradise
Sundown Hardware
71 Place
Fann Toyota Receives National Toyota Award
FANN TOYOTA of Phoenix has received the Total Quality Dealer Award for 1975. About 1,000 Toyota dealers competed and 99 were judged superior in management parts service and customer relations. Fann Toyota is at 1500 East Comeback Road Phoenix.
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Fann Toyota
Phoenix
Toyota
United States
Don Fann
East
Comeback Road
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New York Stock Exchange
Ap) Selectes
American Exchange
Douglas Home Services
Madda Trading Company, Inc
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Ion
Fannin
Steel
J. Milton Newton, Inc
SCOTTSDALE/SUNBURST HOTEL
N. Scottsdale Road
Servizei
Daytona Beach
FT Lauderdale
Houston
Jackson
Jacksonville
Miami
Orlando
Petersburg
Tampa
Tucson
Beepra Howe
Smokey
Smokey Bear
Display Advertising Department
Stella Bolster
Demas Volkswagen
BMW
Gus Demas
Bolster
Demas
Fales
Robert Palmer
Palmer’s Place Bath Boutique
Old Town
First Ave
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