Stock market climbs toward record highs in New York trading
New York trading opened with a broad advance as major stocks gained in early afternoon dealings. Zenith led with a sharp rise, while Du Pont, Texas Instruments, Raytheon, Litton, Motorola and several others posted solid gains amid a surge in electronics shares.
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du Pont
Texas Instruments
Raytheon
Litton Industries
Motorola
Colgate - Palmolive
American Machine & Foundry
Chrysler
American Motors
Ford
American Telephone
Martin Co
United Aircraft
U. S. Treasury
Dow Jones Averages Report
Dow Jones Averages furnished by Bache & Co. show figures for Prev and latest at 1 p.m. DST. The rail and utilities sectors move with several index values listed, including 627.87 for the industrials, 168.27 for rails, and 91.58 for utilities along with volume figures.
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Bache & Co
NBC Strike Halts TV Programs at Rockefeller Center
Pickets guard the RCA building entrances amid a labor walkout described as a coopie rate labor dispute. NBC New York TV broadcasts were down from 9 to 10 am while radio news remained mostly on air. The Today show was taped abroad and only New York news segments aired live.
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RCA
Rockefeller Center
NBC
Eiges
New York
Paris
International Tape, Inc
Brigitte Bardet
Soviets Deny Knowledge Of Missing Plane
London AP reports the Soviet Union denies knowledge of a missing four engine Avro Tudor with 12 crew near Soviet territory. British officials speculate bad weather drove the plane toward Georgia or Armenia while a Supply Ministry spokesman notes it carried classified items for a British rocket range in Australia. The aircraft, operated by a London charter firm, vanished after leaving Ankara toward Bahrain over Turkey.
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Soviet Union
Soviday
Turkey
Soviet
Georgia
Armenia
Supply Ministry
Australia
Mus
Ankara
Bahrein
Persian Gulf
Cancer Crusade Urges Annual Checkups for Women
Cancer is the leading cause of death among American women aged 30 to 54. The American Cancer Society calls for a nationwide Crusade in 1959 urging every woman to receive a complete physical examination at least once a year to save lives.
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American Cancer Society
Swiss bankers shift focus from U.S. stocks to Europe
AP News Analyst Sam Dawson reports from Geneva that Swiss financiers are pulling away from U.S. equities and increasing purchases of European shares. Dawson is touring Europe to cover the shift in international finance.
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AP Business News
Sam Dawson
Geneva
U.S
Dawson
Europe
Switzerland
Rothschilds
Medicii
New York
U.S. Treasury
de Gaulle
France
Godfrey To Enter Hospital For Chest Tumor Surgery
New York AP Arthur Godfrey prepares to enter Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center for an operation on a chest tumor. Doctors will determine if cancer is present. He emphasized calm acceptance and noted replacements Sam Levenson and Robert Q. Lewis will continue his shows.
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Powe
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Godfrey
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Sam Levenson
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Kidnaping Assailed Near Jail Rumor of Abduction
Witnesses report a jailbreak style scene near the jail with Sheriff Moody present shortly after a coffee break. Nurses at Poplarville Hospital saw possible abductors’ cars and stained clothing found miles away prompt chemical analysis.
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Dimple Burge
Poplarville Hospital
Arker
Child Swept Over Niagara Falls
Thomas Bradbury three died Sunday after he fell into the river and was swept over Niagara Falls in Niagara Falls New York. His eight year old playmate who could not swim jumped in to try to save him and also entered the water. Police said the boy fell about a mile above the American Falls while playing on rocks with his brother Albert six and Michael Fournier. Michael said he tried to reach him but the current was too swift. Thomas was the son of Mr and Mrs Richard Bradbury of Niagara Falls.
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N.Y
Thomas Bradbury
Bradbury
American Falls
Albert
Michael Fournier
Michael
Thomas
Richard Bradbury
Temperature-Tamed Viruses May Open Way For Vaccines
Dr. Albert B. Sabin reported at the National Academy of Sciences meeting that viruses grown at different temperatures show varying virulence. Temperature selection could yield stronger polio vaccine strains or weaker forms for other diseases, with a test-tube method to gauge virulence without monkey inoculation.
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Frank Carey
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Albert B. Sabin
Sabin
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
National Academy of Sciences
Public Health Service
Presbyterians Face Red China Issue
The 99th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U S (South) faces a division over recognizing Red China. A Cleveland conference proposal to recognize Red China prompts censure of the National Council of Churches. A vote was 18 to 17 in favor of censuring the statement with two minority reports pending.
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World Order
Cleveland
99Th General Assembly
Presbyterian Church U
General Assembly
National Council of Churches
Red China
U.S
U.N
Council
International Affairs Department
Southern Presbyterian Church
Assembly
Standing Committee On Interchurch Relations
Atlanta Constitution
Cancer Deaths in 1958 Spur Crusade Drive
In 1958 four thousand children under fifteen died of cancer with about half due to leukemia. The appeal urges research into prevention and cure and invites support for the American Cancer Society's 1959 Crusade.
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American Cancer Society
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