Bell Telephone marks record profits in 12 months
The Bell Telephone system of American Telephone and Telegraph Co posted a 12 month earnings record of 1.7009 billion dollars with 3.24 a share for the year ending November 30. Revenues reached 10.226 billion and the company expanded share count to over 522 million. Frederick R. Kappel noted a record 1.015 million telephones added in the 1964 quarter and a 9.14 percent rise in long distance calls from the year before.
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Bell Telephone System
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General Motors
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American Telephone
At&t Common
At&t
Frederick R. Kappel
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Bell System
Western Electric Co
Mayor Burger Re-elected Mayor of Iowa City in 1965 Vote
Iowa City council re-elected Richard W. Burger as mayor by a 3 to 2 vote at a special meeting. Burger announced his intent to resign citing the tradition of electing a mayor at year start and submitted his resignation letter. Maas argued tradition and seniority influenced the result.
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Richard W. Burger
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Maas
Max Yocum
Yocum
Cold Air Rides Wind into Iowa Following Rain
A string of storms brought much colder air across Iowa with northerly winds and rain. Temperatures plunged as high as 48 in Mason City and Cedar Rapids saw a Friday high of 34 before a potential warming trend. Authorities investigated a $3,000 burglary at Apex Loan, where a filing cabinet containing cash and checks was stolen from a Riverside business. the cabinet was located and linked to Apex Loar Co. in a Friday report.
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Spain to Build Five Missile Frigates with U.S. Aid
Madrid reports Spain will construct five missile firing frigates with U.S. technical assistance. The plan comes via the Catholic daily Ya and was published Saturday.
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Plake Collision Claims Four Lives Over Lake Folsom
Two light private planes collided 3,000 feet above Lake Folsom in California on Friday. One aircraft crashed on the lake surface, killing four people and leaving survivors in critical condition.
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Johnson asks advisers to study steel price hikes
President Johnson directed the Council of Economic Advisers to examine recent selective steel price increases and consider possible actions. Press Secretary George Reedy said Johnson is concerned about potential inflationary effects amid no price or wage controls. Ackley was asked to report on the matter.
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Mountain Rescue On Monadnock Highlights Steel Crisis
A volunteer rescue party pulled Gary Sylvester, 22, from Mt. Monadnock after a three hour climb in darkness. The Watertown resident suffered multiple leg injuries and was hospitalized in Boston. The story also notes steel price tensions under Bethlehem Steel and Irvin, with no comment from USS Steel. An Algerian earthquake at M'sili killed one and wounded 38.
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Indonesia May Withdraw From U N in Historic Move
The deputy Indonesian UN envoy said Saturday Bangkok will pull out of the United Nations, risking becoming the first member to quit in 120 years. The move emerges amid a UN crisis over payments and a Russian threat to quit if dues aren’t met.
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Malaysia
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China Says It Shot Down Unmanned U.S. Recon Plane
Peking broadcast claims an unmanned American reconnaissance aircraft was shot down over south China. China says this is the second such loss and lists 11 U.S.-built Nationalist planes downed since February 1958, including three U-2s. North Vietnam joins China in condemning the Pacific deployment of the submarine Daniel Boone.
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President Johnson Flies to Washington for Congress Opening
President Johnson leaves his Texas ranch and flies back to Washington as Congress convenes for a new session. The return marks the start of the legislative year with the capital ready for addressing key policy issues.
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Sky diver descends 14 600 feet with no parachute
Rod Pack leaped from a charter plane at 14 600 feet near Arvin California wearing only a harness while a fellow sky diver handed him a reserve chute mid descent. A crew of divers photographers captured the stunt as Pack and Bob Allen closed in 4 000 feet below to swap chutes.
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