Tornado Week Devastates Mississippi and Neighboring States
Tornadoes raked Mississippi and Alabama killing at least 58 and injuring 450 as Jackson suffered severe destruction at a shopping center where a dozen died. A Leesberg home was wiped out, a family of six perished, and rescuers described the devastation amid floods and widespread damage.
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Manley Rites Held Saturday in Paducah
Funeral services for Robert Ray Manley age 75 were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Assembly of God Church with Rev. Carl Thomson officiating. Interment followed in Gardens Memories Cemetery. Manley, a Cotie County farmer, died Thursday in St. Mary's Hospital Lubbock while staying with his son. He was born in Greenville. Surviving are three daughters Zelma Hipps of Chinese Camp California Pauline Lockridge of Kress and Ellen Lockridge of Paducah. two brothers Travis Manley of Guthrie and Flavis Manley of Bryson. sisters Gladys Thomas of Bryson Flora Sparks of Brownwood Jewel Jonas of Bryson and Loretta Smith of Scotland. 12 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Notable L A publicist aboard third worst single plane crash
Publicist Barbara Logan also Barbara Stuckey of Los Angeles and Phyllis Ann Fischer a Broadway department store buyer were aboard the disaster. The crash ranks as the third worst single plane commercial disaster, trailing only the All Nippon Airways 133 dead in Tokyo Bay February 4 and a Paris Orly 130 dead 1962 crash.
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Rites Held for Gemini 9 Astronauts See and Bassett
Funeral rites for Elliott M. See Jr and Charles A. Bassett II were conducted in Arlington after cadets carried See’s body from Ft Myer. Bassett had a separate service in the afternoon. The men died in a St Louis airplane crash earlier in the week.
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Johnson proposes U S cabinet secretary of transportation
President Johnson urged Congress to create a cabinet secretary of transportation with agencies in his scope including the FAA, Maritime Administration and Bureau of Public Roads. He also backed a national auto safety law with teeth and two years for automakers to reach stronger voluntary standards. An ICC examiner urged merging Chicago and Great Western into Chicago and North Western for an 11 state system.
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Decline in Week Hits New York Stock Market
Anti inflation fears and technical problems drove stocks lower in active week trading. Dow Jones fell 20.66 to 932.34 and rails shed 4.33 to 259.99 as 1,092 issues declined and 376 advanced. Transitron and Raytheon led liquid active list amid merger rumors. Raytheon avoided comment while Transition said no known reason for gains or activity.
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Dow Jones Averages Week Ended March 4 1966
Dow Jones averages for the week ended March 4 1966 show declines across sectors with the 30 industrials down 20.55 points to 932.24 while the rails shed 4.33 points to 259.99, utilities off 1.85 to 139.93 and the 65 stocks index falling 6.38 to 334.74. intraday highs and lows are listed for each index.
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FCC urges nationwide transistor radio for every home
The FCC called for a broad campaign to place transistor radios in all American homes, citing their usefulness in emergencies like the November 9 Northeast power outage. The commission said the devices proved valuable during the blackout and should be widely distributed.
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Wall Street Chatter on Money Policy and Buying Opportunities
Edward F Underwood of Mitchum Jones & Templeton says tight money would push the market lower but corrective policy could trigger prompt action and a buying opportunity. Oppenheimer Newberg Neu cautions against a major reaction and favors weeding out weaker holdings and liquidity. Stanley Heller & Co urges shifting toward shorter term trading rather than long term positions.
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Mitchum Jones & Templeton Inc
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Rescue teams search ruins for bodies after cement silo collapse
In Zaratan Spain rescue teams comb the collapsed cement factory silo for bodies of at least four workers. Four workers are in hospital in Zaragoza city. A Catalan writers’ group calls for the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Marcelo Gonzalez Martin for not speaking Catalan.
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Almanac March 6 1966 history highlights
March 6 1966 marks the 65th day of the year with notable events including Santa Anna’s siege of the Alamo in 1836, the Dred Scott decision in 1857, John L. Lewis and UMW fined in 1946, King Paul of Greece’s death in 1964, and a Monroe quote on national honor. Michelangelo born on this day in 1475.
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