First Quarter Earnings Dip Across Major Firms
AP Business News notes that among the first 175 companies reporting, 95 show declines from January-March 1960 profits, with 21 posting losses. Excluding AT&T’s standout gain, earnings drop about 13 percent year over year, while some firms like IBM rise sharply and utilities improve. Overall, 1961 first quarter results lag 1960.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
NEW York
Deatass
American Telephone & Telegraph
At&t
International Business Machines
General Electric
du Pont
Celanese
Goodrich
U.S. Rubber
General Tire
Firestone
Deere & Co
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Scott Paper
West Virginia Pulp & Paper and Rayonier
Safeway
National Tea
Take a Bath Proverb Echoes Through Time
An old German proverb promotes a carefree life by bath and echoes in modern advice. A note says distance around Ohio’s borders is about 1 024 miles.
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Ohio
Commercial Breaks To Be Expanded
The ABC network plans to extend station breaks from 30 to 42 seconds next season, with rivals likely to follow. The move sparks controversy among program producers who fear reduced on air time for their shows and extra revenue for local stations.
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Cynthia Lowry
NEW York
American Broadcasting Company
National Association of Broadcasters
Oliver Treyz
ABC
Broderick Crawford
Darryl Hickman
NBC
Loretta Young
Lassie
Ruddell B. Weatherwax
CBS
Arthur Godfrey
Pat Boone
Ernie Kovacs
Firemen's Estates Sue After Deaths
The estates of three Louisville firemen sue a recreation center for 599737 over deaths while fighting a December 17 blaze. They claim negligence left the center unsafe and delays in reporting the fire. Damages itemize 196698 for Capt. Joseph Kenneth Buren 189598 for Sgt. Jesse P. Wilson and 213081 for Riley Ray Pryor.
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Louisville, Ky
Joseph Kenneth Buren
Jesse P. Wilson
Riley Ray Pryor
Live at Home College Savings Through Nearby Schools
The Charlotte News reports students with tight finances can save hundreds by living at home while attending a nearby college. Private schools often cost more than state institutions, but some locales like Duke and NCSU show substantial room-and-meal savings for commuter or day students.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Charlotte College
Appalachian State Teachers College
N.C. State College
Duke
Robert L. Thompson
University Scholarship Committee
Kingston Johns
North Carolina State College
Edwin S. Lanier
University of North Carolina
Lanier
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Major baby food firms roll out new cottage cheese and dinner lines
Major baby food makers introduce cottage cheese with pineapple and strained banana flavors along with spaghetti and beef. A second firm unveils protein dinners combining beef lamb or chicken with egg yolk and milk. Most American households read a newspaper daily, so many sales target readers.
Solar Wind Particles Drive Aurora and Magnetic Storms
Physicists say solar emissions consist of hydrogen protons and electrons. These particles create the aurora borealis and can trigger magnetic storms that disrupt radio communication.
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