Irregularly Higher Stock Market Amid When-Issued Shares
New York stock prices moved unevenly higher in active trading led by American in a when-issued run on cheaper shares from the recent stock split. AT&T gained, Texas Co and Standard Oil edged up, Zenith fell, and several big names posted fractional gains while government bonds slipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American
At&t
Texas Co
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Gulf Oil
Zenith
Havey and
Thiokol
Rohm & Haas
Dow Jones Averages at Noon and Close
The Dow Jones averages show Industrials around 614.64 at noon and 612.86 at close. Rails trade near 166.07 with intraday readings of 19138 and 190.98. Volume figures listed: 800,000 at noon, 1,520,000 mid and 3,680,000 for the session.
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Cone & Hee
Blonde 18-Year-Old Kills Young Father in Hillside Targeting
Rosemarie Bjorkland 18, described as a scared, lone worker, confessed to shooting August Norry 28, as he dumped grass cuttings. Investigators say she fired 18 rounds in a motive linked to an urge to kill, and she will be charged with murder. Norry, married and expecting a child, was an incidental target near Daly City after two years of troubling impulses.
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Redwood City
Calif
Walter Rappaport
Rosemarie Bjorkland
Earl B. Whitmore
August Norry
Bjorkland
Whitmore
Norry
Daly City
San Francisco
Rosemarie
Rappaport
Nadeline Ochoa
Howard Hartley
Hussein Fails in Cupid Role at Air Force Academy Visit
Denver woman laments canceled royal stop as King Hussein of Jordan cannot visit the Air Force Academy due to a snowstorm. Cadet fiancé Lee Barwell remains confined on campus until June 2, delaying their wedding by nearly three months. Barbara Edwards plans to marry by mail after his confinement ends.
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Denver
Colo
Hussein
Jordan
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Barbara Edwards
Barbara
Lee Barwell
Greenville
S.C
Barnwell
Long Range Aid Planning Urged by Harriman
Averell Harriman urged a four to five year foreign aid plan modeled on the Marshal Plan. He told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that industrial nations could lead investments in underdeveloped states and that the Soviet Union should be invited to cooperate under agreed rules or have its motives exposed. He spoke after a five week trip to India and Pakistan.
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Washington
Averell Harriman
New York
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Soviet Union
Harriman
No Indictments In Reported Beating
A Macon County grand jury investigated a union organizer beating case but returned no indictments. Solicitor Glenn Brown said the matter ends as a violation of state law. The panel heard 16 witnesses including Robert D. Beame of Greensboro of the AFL-CIO Hosiery Workers.
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Franklin, N.C
Glenn Brown
Macon County Grand Jury
Robert D. Beame
Greensboro
American Federation of Hosiery
Security Quotations from Secrate Bank
Security Quotations compiled today by Secrate Company and Security Bank outline current interest movements. The document notes rates offered by major institutions and references market trends impacting investor timings.
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Secrate Company
Security Bank
Tar Heel Hearings Expected on Textile Violence
The Senate Rackets Committee expects hearings on violence in North Carolina textiles and on alleged underworld infiltration of the jukebox coin industry in Gary Indiana. No dates yet, but investigations will cover assaults on union organizers in Franklin and Henderson, and dynamiting during the Henderson strike.
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Waston
North Carolina
Senate
Comtee
Gary
Ind
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Franklin
N.C
Boyd Payton
Textile Works Union of America
Henderson
Bond Prices Plummet On New Laws In Treasury Market
US Treasury bonds fell sharply with some issues hitting historic lows in quiet trading. Victory loan 2s of 1967 72 slid to 64 16 32, the lowest bid since 1945 issuance, while high grade rails and utilities also weakened and corporate bonds eased. Trading on the NYSE rose to 6.11 million par as dealers blamed weak demand and lack of panic for the broad decline.
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New York
Treasury
Victory Loan
American Telephone
Bethlehem Steel
Oriental Development
New York Stock Exchange
Home to Roost Looks for Pay on Transportation Charges
A man who believes he deserves special treatment protests paying transportation charges, raising questions about fairness and duty. The item notes his complaint and the reaction as a small, local public grievance.
Enduring Friendship Tested by Generosity
A reflective proverb about loyalty and generosity, suggesting a friend in need often seeks substantial help beyond ordinary support. It emphasizes willingness to give more than expected, highlighting the costs and values of true friendship.
Negro newsman urges civil rights aid before Senate panel
John H. McCray of Columbia South Carolina testifies to a Senate Judiciary subcommittee urging civil rights legislation. He rejects patronizing aid and calls for equal protection, noting Negro citizens are mature and capable, and cites desegregation progress as a national achievement. He also condemns all regions for political slavery of Negroes.
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Margaret Kernodle Washington
Columbia
S.C
Senate Judiciary
John H. McCray
McCray
Supreme Court
Thomases
America
South
Florida
South Carolina
Baltimore
House
Lobster sheds shell to grow new exoskeleton
The lobster abandons its hard shell that does not expand with growth and molts to reveal a new, larger exoskeleton.
Dulles Reaches Top as Secretary of State in 1953
The piece profiles Allen Dulles and his rise to secretary of state, noting his dominant leadership style and secrecy. It cites his family ties, cancer treatment at Walter Reed, and his role in shaping U.S. foreign policy through the UN Charter negotiations, the Senate, and postwar peace talks with the Soviets.
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John Watson Foster
Robert Lansing
Dulles
State Department
Walter Reed Army Hospital
U.S
Exwn
Eisenhower
U.N
San Francisco
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le Lili
Pittsburgh
Aea Motors
Ford
U.S. Kennecott
Radio Corp
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Les Steamship
Southern Railway
Loew's Inc
Norfolk & Western
Rwy
Phillips Petroleum
the Texas Co
Union Carbide & Carbon
United Aircraft Corp
Westinghouse Electric Co
U. S Steel
F. W. Woolworth Co
Bache & American Can Co
Allied Chemical & Dye
American Tobacco Co
NEW York (Ap
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New York Central RR
Carolina Light & Power
Wsoc-Tv
Charlotte
Channel 3
Jackson
Wunc.tv
Chapel Hill
Channel
Wfmy-Tv
RFC Piedmont
Capt. Kangaroo
Playhouse
Arthur Godfrey
Jacy
Guiding Licht
Life of Riley
Art Linkletter
RCA Victor
Dumont
Admiral
North Main
S&t
Wsjs-Tv
Winston-Salem
Music Theatre
Ernie Ford
Jack Paar
Harvey Dinkens
WBTV
Wsls-Tv
Roanoke
Jack Pear
Hughes Tire Service, Inc. & Fr
Hughes
Dow-Jones
Cupid
India
Pakistan
American-Marietta
Billups Petroleum
Colonial Stores
Life
Drexel
Card
Gulf Life Ins
Jefferson Standard
N. C. Tel. Co
Piedmont Nat. Gas
N. C
Pyramid Life Ins
Security National Bank
Textile Ins. Co
United Ins. Co
Wachovia Bank
Firestone Stores
U.S. Senate
High Point
LSM Agta Ts
Zimbalist, JR
Gigi
Greensboro Road
Danny Robbins
Randolph Scott
Errol Flynn
Virginia
McCarey
Tre
Yi Agn Ment Y Newman - Wooowarro A
Collins - Carson Cine
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of Lux
Red Earths
Rialto
Claude Medlin
High Point Recreation Center
COR
English & Ward
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Ellow Archdale
High Points
Finnest
Marie McDonald
Sessue Hayakawa
Nag
Ty Jerry Eee
BIG Circus
Spradley
Eastman
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