Averages Rise on Heavy Blue Chip Buying
The stock market rallied in New York as big investors bought blue chips, pushing the major averages higher for the first time in two months amid active trading.
09 Nov 1968
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1968
Page
1
The stock market rallied in New York as big investors bought blue chips, pushing the major averages higher for the first time in two months amid active trading.
Stocks traded higher as the Dow Jones average climbed 8.33 to 958.98 amid strong volume and broad gains. Analysts noted large blocks, aided by mutual funds and pension funds, signaling institutional buying despite weekend caution ahead of Veterans Day closure. The AP average rose 3.0 to 354.6 with 889 advancers, 465 decliners, and year’s new highs totaling 88. American Motors led volume with a 14% gain on 247,000 shares as trading momentum extended to the American Stock Exchange with 5.75 million shares.
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A Norwegian resistance leader’s young son offers to fly with Gallagher’s bombers toward a target his father designates, but Gallagher suspects it could be a trap.
Bluefield police report a shoplifting incident at One Hour Martinizing Cleaners at 3000 Princeton Ave. Friday afternoon two men entered, asked to pick up part of a cleaning package, then left with two boxes of shirts. They fled across the Mercer Street Bridge.
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The Chicago Tribune Weekly Bridge Quiz presents eight bidding questions. Each item gives hands with vulnerabilities and asks for the best contract or response, testing modern bridge strategy and balance of power.
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A Crestview reader column features letters about social trouble, weighty dancing, and a widow seeking commitment. Abby advises behavior, accepting partners, and direct questions to clarify future marriage plans.
Marian Martin pattern 9265 offers a low waist side interest dress for misses sizes 8 through 16 with 45 inch fabric plan. Price 65 cents per pattern with 15 cent extra for first class mail and handling sent to Pattern Dept New York address. Includes mail order details and catalog notes for fall winter line.
A crossword puzzle style list presents numerous across and down clues with mixed legibility and several garbled segments. The wordplay hints span mathematics language and common terms, including references to speed, relative terms, and historical names, though several entries are unclear due to OCR errors.
Two patients illustrate a warning about rectal cancer linked to hemorrhoids. Mrs J learned hemorrhoids can bleed without cancer but chronic bleeding in older patients may signal cancer. Harry M avoided danger only by a routine checkup catching cancer early, underscoring vigilance beyond pain from piles.
A vivid journal-style note captures a single overpowering moment as a golfer unleashes a powerful tee shot with a brand new driver. The incident centers on the costly club and the instant, decisive swing that ends the chance of a repeat attempt.
Heart transplant pioneer Professor Christiaan Barnard told a Durban graduation class that nursing was dying, calling nurses medical clerks as aides perform much of the work and praising competent nurses as essential to patient care.
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