Steel mills run at near capacity this week
NEW YORK UPI reports steel mills run at 48.3 percent of capacity this week, versus 48.9 percent actual. Last week 49.3 percent. Last month 51.5 percent. a year ago 96.5 percent. Wright Patman of the House Small Business Committee proposes legislation to boost the economy and aid small business with a new banking agency and a one year tax write off of up to 1 million dollars for tools and equipment.
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New York
UPI
American Iron & Steel Institute
Wright Patman
House
Small Business Committee
Chrysler and Chevrolet Report Strong November Car Sales
Chrysler Corp reports best November retail car sales in three years while Chevrolet Division of General Motors posts record car sales for the month.
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Chrysler Corp
Chevrolet
General Motors
More Comfort Wearing LSE Teeth
An ad promising relief for loose dental plates describes Fasteeth an improved powder sprinkled on upper and lower plates to hold them firmer with no gummy taste. It is alkaline non acid and supposedly prevents sour breath and plate odor. Available at drug counters.
Justice Dept weighs anti trust suit against Phillips over Union Oil stock
In the first 11 months a record was surpassed and the Justice Department is weighing a possible anti trust suit against Phillips Petroleum Corp in connection with its stock purchases of Union Oil Co of California. Phillips officials say the buys were for investment purposes with stock markets mostly lower.
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Justice Department
Phillips Petroleum Corp
Union Oil Co
California
Phillips
Grain Futures Gain Sharply Across All Commodities
CHICAGO AP grain futures rose Monday with light selling resistance. Soybeans led gains by about 12 cents as short covering intensified, while wheat edged up to 2.04? bushels, corn up about 1 percent, oats higher, rye up slightly, and January soybeans around 2.16 per bushel.
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Chicago
Two London Evening Papers Increase Price
London’s two evening newspapers will raise their price from two and a half cents to three cents on Monday.
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London
UPI
Share Market Turns Lower On Economic News
The New York market opened irregularly lower as dampening economic news weighed on sentiment amid tax selling. The Dow fell 2.51 to 593.49 while the AP 60 average dropped 0.40 to 213.70, with 427 advances and 605 declines among 1,262 issues traded. volume rose slightly from Friday.
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New York
du Pont
Dow Jones
Associated Press
American Stock Exchange
U.S
Five Area Boys Enlist In Army
Five Madison County youths enlisted in November at the local Army recruiting station. Sent to Fort Knox for training, the group includes Stephen M. Chambers 19 who chose automotive maintenance, Cecil H. Sims 17 who will go to Europe, James M. Snoddy 18 bound for Europe, James D. Pollard 17 in automotive maintenance, and John R. McFerran 19 of Alexandria, a 1960 Alexandria High School graduate, for three years in the Regular Army.
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Madison County
Owen F Dewsbury
Fort Knox
Stephen M. Chambers
Cecil H. Sims
Europe
James M. Snoddy
James D. Pollard
John R. McFerran
Alexandria
Alexandria High School
JFK Jr to Leave Hospital Friday for Palm Beach Visit
Doctor says little John F Kennedy Jr may leave Georgetown Hospital Friday with his mother for Palm Beach. The two week old, born premature by C section, is off incubator and on powdered milk formula. President-elect Kennedy will join them in Palm Beach for Christmas.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy Jr
Palm Beach
Fila
Edward B. Broocks
Georgetown University Hospital
Kennedy
Caroline
Toothbrush shortage in Poland survey warns of basic skills
Trybuna Ludu reports a survey of 57 education students finds only four have toothbrushes and only two know how to properly use a knife and fork.
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Warsaw
Poland
Trybuna Ludu
Stock Quotations From Courtesy Thomson and McKinnop
Quotations show bid and ask ranges with brackets indicating the highest asked and lowest offered values. The note explains that parentheses denote the high and low points within the displayed trading figures.
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Thomson & McKinnop
Hogs Hold Prices as Market Clears 9 500 Head in Chicago
In Chicago on Monday active hog trading saw steady to 25 cent gains with 9 500 head sold early. Top price reached 18.50 per hundredweight for heavy 210 lb mixed No 1 and 2 grades. Cattle trends were slower with steers and heifers down 25 cents, vealers steady, while lambs in the sheep market brought 17 50 to 18.00.
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Chicago
Muncie Livestock Market Report Highlights Steers Heifers and Lambs
Hogs ranged with weights from 200 to 330 pounds at 15.75 to 18.25 dollars. Cattle prices show prime steers 25 to 26 dollars, good to choice 23 to 25, and lower grades 15 to 19. Calves steady with veal 25 to 28 dollars. lambs at 16.50 and yearlings 8 to 11 dollars.
East Berlin Youth Sentenced After Street Car Altercation
An East Berlin youth received a one month jail term after admitting in court to biting another passenger pulling his hair scratching him and punching him in the face amid crowding on a street car reported by B Z Am Abend.
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UPS
East Berlin
B. Z. Am Abend
Courthouse activity and court-ordered findings span several cases
The court records show multiple lawsuits including contract rescission for fraud, several divorce actions, promissory note actions, and bed and board separations. Court minutes list findings for plaintiffs with stated sums and costs, plus a note on dental health linking stress to teeth grinding.
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Earl Hungzinger
Madison Building Corporation
Withers
Gladys Morgan
Bobbie Morgan
Steward and Austin
Florence L. Waymire
Eugene V. Waymire
Wayne Thronburg
Edgar M. Clark Company Inc
Arthur A. Brook
Hailey
Lola Mae Rogers
Charles H. Rogers
Hadley and Sharp
Pauline Slack
Donald Slack
Edwin C. Risley
Salyer and Mattingly
Auction Sales Planned for December Events
Multiple auction notices list real estate and household sales by owners and executors. Items include properties near Anderson State Road 32, Guide Lamp area, and local cattle and sheep offerings handled by H D Kirk and Toole Hay.
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Vincent Kelley
Guardia
Perchen
Ee Ye
Elbert
Ie B. Bridges
Teen M. Mills
Eugene Henry Hu
Anderson
State Rd
Chick Inn & Hamilton Road
South Side
Egg Hood
Chas. Lawler
I-Ni
St. Rd
Toole
Franklin Hildreth
H. D. Kirk
Three Named To Recount Governor, Recorder Vote In Lake County
Circuit Judge Felix A Kaul appointed Orval W Anderson Edith R Root and Rudolph C Konderla as impartial commissioners to recount Lake County votes for governor and recorder. They will meet at 9 a m Saturday and recount stored ballots at the county highway garage. The recount was filed by Theo Sendak for Lt Gov Parker after Democratic margins over 60 000 cost the GOP the governorship. a companion suit by Philip W Darling seeks recount for recorder.
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Crown Point
Ind
Lake County
Felix A. Kaul
Orval W. Anderson
Gary
Edith R. Root
Rudolph C. Konderla
Theodore Sendak
Crawford F. Parker
Philip W. Darling
Recorder
Rail Merger Forms New York Central in 1853
New York Central railroad emerges from a 1853 merger of ten lines, creating a unified system in the state. The consolidation shapes early regional rail transport and corporate organization.
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NEW York
New York Central Railroad
Men of Anderson Toastmasters recall early club days Old Timer Night
Members of the Anderson YMCA Toastmasters Club gathered for Old Timer Night with Ray Earlywine as host. Richard Alexander recalled the club’s beginnings while former members and visitors shared memories and awards were presented for extemporaneous and prepared speaking. A Christmas party date was announced for December 13 with ladies invited.
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Ymca Toastmasters Club
Ray Earlywine
Richard Alexander
National Tile Co
Ing
Kenneth Lewis
Harold Gaddis
James Wright
William Nale
Garland Hines
Ned Stephenson
Ed Schowe
Gordon Gwinn
Lowell Cochran
Len Soeller
Jack Richeson
Virgil McAllister
Kenneth McClure
Harold Corbin
Charles Nipple
Alexander
Richard Worth
James Fosner
Ray Hopfner
Roger Cutler
Ed Denman
Chet Figg
Muncie
Toastmasters Club
Area 9
Sam Carlile
Carl Young
Anderson del Rey
James Gray
Arvin McHenry
Robert Shinnick
Welsh Proposes Federal Nurse Training Program
Indiana Governor Matthew E. Welsh proposed a federal nurse training program to improve nursing home standards. He spoke at a meeting of the Indiana Commission on Aging and the Aged, noting a real problem with substandard facilities and urging enactment of anti age discrimination hiring laws in 1961.
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UPI
Elecr
Matthew E. Welsh
Indiana
Welsh
Indiana Commission On Aging and the Aged
Welch
Heath Department
English Primate Sees Path to Closer Vatican Links
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Geoffrey Fisher returned from a 10 day journey including a Vatican meeting with Pope John XXIII. He said that contacts between Protestants and Catholics will intensify and that unity of spirit exists even as doctrinal differences remain. The Pope called the meeting hopeful but limited, noting Fisher carries goodwill.
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APY
Canterbury
Geoffrey Fisher
John XXIII
Holy Land
Vatican
John
China
Rome
Jerusalem
Istanbul
Integrated Schools Havel 95 625 Negroes
Southern School News reports 195 625 of more than 3 million Negro students attend integrated schools in 17 southern and border states. The figure shows an increase of 14 605 from last year, according to the UPI provided dispatch.
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Nashville
Enn
UPI
Southern School News
Mon
Southern Reporting Service
Fourth Largest Delhi Railways Pageant of Routes
India’s railway system ranks as the fourth largest globally with about 34 000 miles of track. The network serves major cities including New Delhi and extends across the country powering freight and passenger services.
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New Delhi
India
Food Expenditure Per Capita Through Years Highlights
The data show per capita food spending averaged 118 dollars and 60 cents annually from 1935 to 1939, contrasting with 392 dollars in 1959. This reflects significant changes in consumer costs and budgeting over the mid 20th century.
Supreme Court Rules Negro Entitled to Bus Station Meals
The Supreme Court in a 7-2 decision held that a Negro may be served at a bus station restaurant if the facility is an integral part of an interstate carrier's service. Justice Black said discrimination in such terminals violates the Interstate Commerce Act, while Whittaker and Clark dissented. The ruling limits apply only when the restaurant is closely tied to the carrier's transportation system. Bruce Boynton, the Howard University student who sparked the case, was initially convicted in Richmond for attempting to be served.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Charles E. Whittaker
Tom C. Clark
L. L. Browning
Trailways
Bus Terminal Restaurants, Inc
Raleigh
N.C
Trailway
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Black
Howard University
Bruce Boynton
Richmond
Selma
Ala
Boynton
Virginia
Justice Department
Whittaker
Clark
Aos
Debate to settle Uncle Sam burial site in Troy and Merriam
Historians propose a public debate to determine whether Samuel Wilson rests in Troy New York or Merriam Indiana. The Troy Times Record reports Gerson urged Indianapolis Star editors to host the discussion after confusion linked Wilson to Indiana.
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Troy
N.Y
UPID
Samuel Wilson
America
Thomas I. Gerson
Troy (N.Y
Indiana
Wilson
Sam
Gerson
Nations Agree to Two-Month Recess in Test Ban Talks
The United States Britain and Russia agreed to recess the stalled nuclear test ban conference until February 7 to allow the incoming Kennedy administration to prepare for the next phase. U.S. delegate Charles C Stelle blamed the Soviets for the deadlock while Moscow blamed Washington.
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UPI
United States
Britain
Russia
Kennedy
U.S
Charles C. Stelle
John F. Kennedy
Stelle
Seymon K. Tsarapkin
Gravedigger Granted Terminal Leave in Aylesbury Report
The British army grants terminal leave to 21 year old gravedigger David Hillier after his home town campaigned for his release. A town official said the decision prevents having no gravedigger.
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Aylesbury
Fagland
Upi
David Hillier
Oysters Top American Fisheries Value Ranking
Oysters are the most valuable product of American fisheries, followed by salmon menhaden cod and halibut in the top five. The ranking highlights oysters leading in value with salmon second and menhaden third in the national fish trade.
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Osters
Boston
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