GM Marks Giant First Quarter Profit Milestone
General Motors posted 1965 first quarter net income of 636 million dollars, the largest quarterly and first quarter profit by any firm. The gain surpassed Ford and Chrysler, with GM sales at 5.5 billion and payrolls averaging 737 963 workers.
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Detroit
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Ford Motor Co
American Motors
Frederic G. Donner
John F. Gordon
United States
Donner-Gordon
Bank Bandit Steals $6000 From Kansas City Bank
Mrs. Barbara Coffman teller at Suburban National Bank says a lone robber with a bad left eye took about $6000 Wednesday. He demanded cash, warned to smile while filling the sack, and left through the front door as about 15 other staff remained unaware. The bank sits at 70th and Prospect in southeast Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Barbara Coffman
Suburban National Bank
Barn a Day Mission Drives Amish Palm Sunday Turmoil Relief
In Indiana and nearby states, Amish and Mennonite volunteers organized by Lancaster join forces to repair barns and homes damaged by the Palm Sunday tornadoes. An advance crew aims to restore one barn daily, with groups from multiple states and Canada assisting through a volunteer system and self-funded rebuilding efforts. The Mennonite Disaster Service reports 6,342 volunteer workdays in the first nine days after the April 11 disaster, aiding around 200 structures.
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Lancaster
Lagrange
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The
Mennonite Disaster Service
Labor Peace Pact Keeps Steel Flow For Four Months
Pittsburgh AP report details a four month labor peace pact that delays Saturday strikes in exchange for an 11.5 cent hourly wage rise. Union leader David J. McDonald and steel industry negotiator R. Conrad Cooper announce the agreement amid internal debate. A full contract remains pending with 30 day notice possible Aug 1 and potential strike threats Sept 1.
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Pittsburgh
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
R. Conrad Cooper
Steel
I. W. Abel
McDonald
U.S. Labor Department
Cooper
Turner Student Killed in Kansas City Car Crash
Richard Agnew a 16 year old junior at Turner High School died after a collision on the west outskirts of Kansas City Kansas. He was riding with 17 year old David Stark when their car struck another vehicle and spun into a ditch. Stark and Agnew were thrown from the car. Stark escaped with chest pains while Mrs Irene Williamson 39 and John Creton 59 were not seriously hurt. Agnew died of chest and internal injuries at Providence Hospital.
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Kansas City
Kan
Richard Agnew
Turner High School
Agnew
David W. Stark
Roger G. Thebo
Wyandotte
Stark
Irene Williamson
John Creton
Thebo
Providence Hospital
Briton Gerald Brooke Held on Espionage Charge in Moscow
British Embassy says Gerald Brooke, a young teacher, was arrested in Moscow after police broke into a Russian apartment. Embassy notes charge undisclosed and requests to meet him have not been granted. LONDON reports Michelangelo relief loan talks with Russia advance for Britain.
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Gerald Brooke
London Daily Mail
Brooke
London
Michelangelo
Britain
Royal Academy
Charles Wheeler
Academy
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