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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1960
Page
6
Washington columnist notes Library of Congress collection of Robert Frost letters to Louis Untermyer. Frost jokes about handwriting, self image, and a medical exam while sharing Christmas cards and poems including Some Science Fiction. Reader previews Frost’s tone and self irony.
Four unpledged Mississippi and Alabama electors held a last minute session hoping to disrupt Kennedy’s path to 269 electoral votes. They warned of Illinois recount delays and implied a possible reduced tally that could swing the presidency amid Illinois and southern state concerns.
In Wichita the union leader promoted a plan where workers receive full wages deposited in a bank instead of a paycheck. About ten coworkers were persuaded to adopt the idea and join the plan.
The Value Line Investment Survey notes a robust growth trend in demand for new type business machines likely to persist into 1961 despite recession pressures. Backlogs rise, shipments to Europe expected to rebound, and 1961 sales gains may exceed 1960, though current stock prices discount several years of earnings gains. Eldon A. Grimm says oversold rally underway. B K Thurlow flags possible heavy overhead supply and potential Dow weakness if the D J industrials drop past 590. Affiliated Fund lists new and removed holdings through Oct 31.
Live poultry totaling 17 900 lbs small fryers 18 1914 pounds roasters 2 26 percent quoted none other USDA price quotations today. Cheese single daisies 43 4414 load 41 43 percent Swiss Grade A 50 53 Grade B 48 51 Grade C 46 49. Butter steady 632 000 lbs. 93 score 6014 92 score 60 90 score 59 89 score 58 carrots score 59 89 score 58 eggs nervous 16 600 cases White large extras 43 mixed large extras 4244 mediums 9614
The Supreme Court today refused to stay the effect of a federal action, preserving the lower court ruling and allowing continued implementation pending further proceedings. No details on the action or parties were provided in the brief.
United Press Internation reported Sunday the hottest temperature in the contiguous states reached 1 degree at Miami Florida and the coldest reading dropped to 20 below at West Yellowstone Montana.
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