Almanac entries and world events span early to mid 20th century
Almanac notes highlight public health battles with yellow fever, then mark key moments: 1917 arrival of US troops in France for World War I, 1948 US cargo flights to Berlin amid Soviet blockade, 1959 Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth II inaugurate the St Lawrence Seaway, 1963 Kennedy in West Berlin declaring Ich bin ein Berliner, and a decade earlier Indira Gandhi’s emergency with hundreds of opposition figures detained.
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ABC-Cap Cities deal OK'd in merger vote
Shareholders of American Broadcasting Cos and Capital Cities Communications voted overwhelmingly to merge in a $3.5 billion deal creating Capital Cities ABC Inc. The plan, still needing FCC approval, values ABC at $121 a share with cash and warrants. Both firms report prior earnings and expect divestitures including Red Bank Register Co. and other stations.
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American Broadcasting Cos
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Red Bank Register Co
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Judge voids Missouri bid blocking law on Icahn TWA takeover
U S District Judge D Brook Bartlett ruled Missouri's anti merger statute unconstitutional under the commerce clause, allowing Carl Icahn to pursue or resume a TWA takeover. Icahn, a New York financier, had held about one third of TWA stock before a court halted purchases. the state law was signed last month.
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Dennis Block
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Texas Air Corp
$3M Lotto pot tonight in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg AP Wednesday's jackpot in the Pennsylvania Lotto will be at least $3 million after Monday night no ticket matched all six numbers. One player hit five of six plus an alternate for 123,457.50. 153 tickets had five numbers, 10,103 had four. winning numbers were 10 21 23 24 26 34 and the alternate 36.
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Bernard Edwards
Stock Market Movers.
A snapshot of varied share movements shows AT&T up 2 percent, Eastern Airlines steady, and major firms like General Electric and General Motors posting small gains or declines. The table lists percentage changes across many companies including Exxon, Boeing, DuPont, Pennwalt, Sears, Westinghouse, and others with mixed performance signals.
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ARCO
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Bethlehem Steel
Boeing Co
Commodore Int
DuPont
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