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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1956

Page

2

Stock market turns upward amid broad gains led by oils and steels

The market recovered from yesterday’s decline with advances across sectors. Royal Dutch, Gulf Oil, US Steel, Bethlehem Steel and Kennecott posted gains while Allied Chemical and Dow stayed near yesterday’s levels. Rails showed narrow movement and trading volume neared two million shares.

Wew York Wy Royal Dutch Gulf Oil Standard Oil New Jersey Texas Co Bethlehem Youngstown Sheet & Tube Republic Wheeling Steel Anaconda Kennecott American General Motors Studebaker- Packard Ford Chrysler American Telephone Consolidated Edison du Pont Union Carbides Allied Chemical Dow Chemical Rails New York Central Baltimore & Ohio Southern Pacific Bethlehem Steel Gplong Corp Chrysler Corp New York Central RR Cone Mills Corp Carolina Light & Power Douglas Aircraft DuPont de Nemours Eastern Airlines Consolidated Edison Eastman Greyhound Corp General Dynamics General Electric Goodyear Tire & Rubber International Harvester International Tel Norfolk & Western Phillips Petroleum Pennsylvania Railway Pepsi-Cola Procter & Gamble Neynolds Tobacco Republic Steel Sears Roebuck J. P. Stevens Co American Tel the Texas Co Union Carbide & Carbon United

Suez Dispute Puts Pressure on U S Business

The Suez Canal crisis raises cost of living fears for Americans as ships and goods may face higher tolls or longer routes. Businesses weigh risks to long term plans amid possible traffic stoppage and fuel, rubber, tin can, and steel costs. Arab nationalism and canal control add further uncertainty for oil majors with Mideast concessions.

New York Suez Canal U.S Africa Mideast Nasser Nile

TV Guide Row Without Clear Story or Date

Channel listings include WBTV Charlotte segments Exo Reporter 644 Weatherman Vespers Death Waller Point am Arthur Smith Eddie Cantor with scattered times and numbers not forming a coherent news item.

Death Waller Arthur Smith Eddie Cantor

Well Water in Illiff Neighbors Recall Station Pump

Illiff Colorado stands out as the only northeastern town with cool well water from a town pump. Octogenarian O. O. Hillman, 73, recalled the pump operating when he arrived in 1905, while other early residents cannot remember its first use.

Illiff Colo. i Tiliff Colorado O. O. Hillman

Dow Jones Averages Mixed as Trading Closes

The Dow Jones averages show varied readings at midday with Bache & Co furnishing figures. Trading activity included volumes around 820,000 to 1,170,000 shares as stocks list and prices fluctuate through the session.

Bache & Co

Cotton futures open steady with near term rise

New York cotton futures began unchanged to 30 cents a bale higher on the day as buyers waited for market guidance.

New York

Foreign Policy Debates and Cold War Critique

The speaker criticizes postwar U S foreign policy, urging wise use of farm surpluses to aid the hungry abroad without destabilizing markets. He advocates a U N trusteeship for Formosa, an arms balance for the Near East aiding Israel, and argues the Truman blueprint fared better than later shifts.

Tual Nathan U. N Formosa United States Near East Israel Benton Truman Eisenhower State Dulles Chiang Kai-shek Yalta

Ike Sinks Bulganin Letter as Conference Talks Unfold

Movements and parliamentary statements threaten peace as Britain, France, and the United States press for a 24 nation conference on canal control. Talks discuss internationalizing the Suez Canal while invitations lag and nations weigh proposals. Oil shares slide in London, NATO huddles in Paris, West Germany weighs Aug 16 conference invite.

Britain France United States George Young British Foreign Office Suez Canal Lars London Egypt Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Paris NATO Bonn New Delhi

Suspension For Check Case At Municipal Court

Albert Smith of Grace Street received a suspended 69 day sentence for issuing worthless checks. He must replace the $49 check to Norman Brown Jr. of Cross Roads Grocery Co and pay costs for drinking beer in a public place. Gertrude Ward Atkins was found guilty of public drunkenness. she will be medically examined. Robertson Jr. on Furlough Street had his prohibition charge dismissed.

Albert Smith Grace Street Smith Norman Brown Jr Cross Roads Grocery Co Gertrude Ward Atkins Ward Street Frank Robertson Jr

Afghan government approves Egypt’s action, Bassy says

Bassy announced that Afghanistan’s government approved Egypt’s action, signaling a diplomatic alignment amid regional tensions and Hanoi discussions.

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