New York Business Death Rate Rises Amid Startups
The business death rate climbs 10 percent year over year with more than 300 firms closing weekly. Liabilities of 5000 to 25000 are most affected, while the overall casualty rate remains below 1939 levels. New York leads in failures, with major losses in Los Angeles Philadelphia and Chicago.
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Fatal crossroad crash claims young couple in Bridgeton
In Bridgeton New Jersey a 19 year old shoe clerk Lester Wright and his wife Vera 19 died after separate cars collided at Harmony crossroads. Vera was seriously injured and trapped in a burning wreck while investigators search for Walter Robinson the owner of the car she drove on a learner's permit.
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Grain Dealer Dies in Hutchinson at 78
C. D. Jennings, a longtime Hutchinson grain dealer and civic leader, died Tuesday at age 78. He was a prominent figure in local business and community affairs for decades.
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Red Meats Shortage Boosts Poultry Market
Washington reports a tighter red meat supply is expanding poultry demand. Broiler chick hatchings rose 11 percent to 56 million in the first four months, and incubator eggs on May 1 were 20 percent higher than a year earlier, signaling confidence in sustained consumer demand.
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Lapse of Memory Fatal to Boy in Germany
In Schwabach Germany a five year old American Army officer’s son Jerry sealed his German playmate Klaus inside a steamer trunk during attic play. At dinner time Klaus did not appear and police later found Klaus died from airtight trunk confinement. Police did not identify the American boy due to age.
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Global Briefs and Social Notes From Across Europe
Moscow hosts bloc leaders for first summit in seven months. London reports Peter Townsend dined six hours with Princess Margaret. Soviet radio claims theory of floating space stations for future space travel. Panama sees student unrest in Colon with rioting at National Guard HQ injuring six guardsmen and two youths. Dessert recipe adds cocoa sugar vanilla to cream and serves over sponge cake.
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Stassen Loses In Primary In Pennsylvania Fallout
Harold E. Stassen’s bid for a comeback ends as Pennsylvania Republicans hand him a decisive defeat in the gubernatorial primary. Arthur T. McGonigle leads Stassen by nearly two to one. Other notable results include Thomas D’Alesandro winning the Democratic Senate nod in Maryland and Da vid L. Lawrence sweeping Pennsylvania governor’s race.
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Explosion In Clear Air Survivor Recalls Fatal Collision
Brunswick Maryland Capt Julius R McCoy sole survivor of a plane collision that killed 12 recounts cruising at 8000 feet when an explosion enveloped the scene. A Chicago to Baltimore Capital airliner and an Air Guard T33 jet collided over the Potomac River Valley near Washington. McCoy parachuted to safety while others aboard perished. two congressional investigations opened into air safety.
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Big Gains Forecast In Farm Production
Washington forecasts show the Agricultural Research Administration expects farm output to rise sharply over the next decade with technology boosting production by at least 40 percent in 1968 versus 1958, compared with a 35 percent rise for industry.
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