Only In America Could Stamp Misprints Stir Debate
West German journalist notes U.S. uproar over Dag Hammarskjold misprints and debates Postmaster General Days plan to flood the market. Day defends deliberate misprints as protecting ordinary collectors, while experts split on value and ethics. He previews more stamps including Homer and upcoming art issues.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
America
Cuba
Berlin
India
United States
Konrad Adenauer
Kennedy
Jacques Minkus
Gimbel’s
New York City
Frederic Remington
Hammarskjold
Day
Col
John H. Glenn Jr
Ed Day
Near Misses in IQ Quiz Spark Lighter Side Debate
Washington UPI reports a reader complains about a daily IQ test feature in a newspaper. The quiz demands 9 or 10 correct to rate as memory genius and the author recounts repeated misses on questions like Solomon Grundy’s death day, leading to a broader reflection on irritants in daily life.
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Washington
UPI
Venus
Mexico
Sierra Madre
Louis XIV
Louis XV
Solomon Grundy
Wall Street Stocks Hold Moderately High Valuations
The Dow top shares trade at about 18.5 times estimated 1962 earnings with a 3.6 percent current dividend yield. Goodbody & Co says markets may react well to favorable political and economic changes while risk remains. Van Alstyne Noel & Co notes a bullish tone and possible end to recent consolidation as buyers step in. Clark Dodge & Co cites seasonal patterns and limited downside. Solomon Grundy nursery rhyme excerpt appears in the text, with a commentary on the Oxford dictionary.
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New York
UPI
Goodbody & Co
Martin Gilbert
van Alstyne, Noel & Co
Markets by United Press International Selected New York Socks
The brief notes market activity of New York stocks selected by United Press International highlight notable shifts in common shares and trading volumes. Analysts point to durable goods data and domestic demand signals as influencing factors on price movements.
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United Press International
New York
Market Bid Asked Prices From Various Firms
The list shows bid and asked prices for multiple firms including Nethi Taylor Pubco Petrol Com Southn Un Gas Westn Nat Gas Souwesn PubSve Aaronson Aztec Oil Rockwell Mfg Westn GasSve El Paso Elec with percentages and fractions indicating price points and changes. The data includes values such as 144 percent and 15 percent, 101 percent and 11 percent, and fractional eighths, reflecting trading quotes across energy and manufacturing companies.
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Nethi Taylor
Pubco Petrol Com
Southn UN Gas
Westn Nat Gas
Souwesn
Aaronson Bros
Aztec Oil
Rockwell Mfg
Westn GasSve
el Paso
Elec
Markets at a Glance Mixed Stocks in Quiet Trading
Markets at a Glance shows stocks narrowly mixed in quiet trading conditions. U S government bonds traded higher amid thin activity while grains and lard offered mixed results and cotton futures remained steady.
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United Press International
U. S
Chicago
Wittenberg Guard Sidelined With Broken Wrist Injury
Bob Hamilton a senior guard on Wittenberg College starring team will be out six to eight weeks with a broken wrist suffered in Monday's contest against Eastern Kentucky. Team officials confirmed the injury and expected recovery time.
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Springfield, Ohio
UPI
Bob Hamilton
Wittenberg College
Hamilton
Eastern Kentucky
Salsipuedes Island Named Get Out If You Can
A Gulf of California island bears the daunting name Salsipuedes meaning Get Out If You Can, reflecting its notorious reputation among visitors and sailors.
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Gulf of California
Salsipuedes
The Ev and Charley Show vs The Kennedys TV Spectacle
The piece compares Republican leaders Halleck and Dirksen to Democratic rival The Kennedys, arguing the Democratic portrayal dominates televised political coverage. It notes Kennedy’s White House news conferences and Mrs. Kennedy shaping public perception, suggesting GOP writers and stars face a tough media gap.
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Washington
UPI
House
Charles A. Halleck
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Halleck
Dirksen
Charley
Neilson
Dirksen-Halleck
Kennedys
Kennedy
White House
State Department
Hoover
Roosevelt
Truman
Mrs. Kennedy
FDR
Days on Earth Lengthening Due to Tidal Friction
Whitaker's Alma nac notes days are lengthening as tidal friction slows rotation. The Earth's day grows by about one thousandth of a second per day each century, extending the planet's rotation by a measurable amount over time.
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United Press International
Earth
Whitaker
Why People Favor Raising First Class Postage
Many respondents support increasing first class postage from four to five cents arguing it is easier to handle a nickel than four pennies. The idea draws both agreement and debate among locals.
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Humble Station
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Ellen Wasson
Wall Street Charter
Clark Dodge & Co
Amianur
Frevion
Childress
Bruce Pleg
Bruce Plumbing Company
4Th St
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Bruce's
Bruce
L. T. Bussey
W. J. Pleming
T&t
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Atchison
Champlin
Chrysler
Delta
el Paso Nat Gas
Emerson Elec
Ford
Gen Foods
Mtr
Goodyr
Gulf Ou
Ae Halliburton
Int'l Paper
Kerr-MeeGee
Lorillard
Mont Ward
Avia
YM Penney JC
Phillips
Pure Oil
Reyn Tob
Safeway
Schlumberger
Sears
Shell
Sinclair
Socony Mobil
Sperry Rand
Sunray
Hague
Renee Budington
Kelland
Noel
Bruce Plumbing
4Th St. Ne
SAM Prmtt
Paint & Body Works
Mitchell-Goodwin
Ave. A
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Rome
Lloyd's
Ave. D. N. W
Ellion T
Rucker’s Shopping Village
Texas
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MOBIL
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Rogers Lumber Company
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