Stocks drift in quiet New York session amid merger chatter
A slow trading day on Wall Street sees small gains and losses as investors weigh a possible metal price rise and a Justice Department merger approval involving RCA divisions. Whirlpool and Seeger jump on the news, while Heyden Chemical and Katy Railroad show notable blocks traded. Louisiana group heads to Nova Scotia for Acadian Bicentennial events led by Emelie Breaux.
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Heat Wave Ends as Cooling Rains Hit Deep South and North
The Associated Press reports a cold front broke a brutal heat wave across the Deep South while northern areas feel autumnal. Temperatures fell 14 to 20 degrees in the Central Plains and parts of Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi. readings dropped to 42 at Grand Marais, 54 at Wausau, 60 at Detroit, and 66 at Des Moines amid scattered thundershowers and heavy showers such as 2.32 inches in Newark and 1.07 in Guymon.
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Heiress Beulah Kooyman Arrested for Drunk Driving
Beulah Louise Overell Kooyman, 26, a Newport Beach murder acquitee in 1947, was arrested in Las Vegas Nevada after a car overturning injuring none of her 4 year old son. Sheriff deputies said her husband Joseph Kooyman works as a sewing machine representative. Eight years earlier she and a boy friend faced dynamite charges linked to her parents yacht explosion case.
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87 Year Old Mrs Madsen Hit By Car
Mrs. Essie Madsen, 87, suffered minor cuts and bruises after being struck by an automobile while running to catch a streetcar in Los Angeles. She received treatment and was not seriously injured.
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New Glider Record Set By Air Base Worker
Palm Springs area news notes a 270 mile glider record claimed by Paul F. Bikle a civilian at Edwards Air Force Base during the 1955 Southwestern Soaring Regatta. He flew Mirage Dry Lake to Essex California and back in 8 hours 10 minutes reaching 13000 feet, surpassing William Cloverdale 260 mile mark from 1952.
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Essex
William H. Cloverdale
Philadelphia
Bible
Two Deaths Reported At Central Prison
RALEIGH The death of convict Alex Fulp 49 and the death by his own action of Crawford Gordon 44 were reported by Prisons Director W F Bailey. Fulp, from Madison, was serving 18 months for liquor law violations after jumping from a prison truck and later dying in the hospital. Gordon, of Gastonia, had been in the prison hospital for months for a broken back and was injured when a wheel came off a prison truck.
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Hollywood Actress Van Essa Brown Reconciles With Husband
Hollywood actress Van Essa Brown and her husband Dr. Robert A. Franklyn announce reconciliation. She plans to seek dismissal of the April divorce petition. The couple, married in 1950, separated last year.
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Atom Energy Talks Begin In Geneva
Geneva hosts an international briefing on atomic energy with leaders forecasting fusion methods within two decades. officials compare U S and Soviet displays as nations showcase early reactors and power plants amid optimistic claims of costs competitive output.
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Strauss
United States
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Iowa
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Sign on a case rabbit coon possum and buffalo fish
A Houston report highlights a courtroom sign reading rabbit coon possum and buffalo fish on a case, indicating local vernacular or a humorous exhibit related to an ongoing matter. The note suggests a quirky or symbolic label attached to the case in court.
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Hurricane Connie Aims For Atlantic Coast Threat
Weather forecasters warned of increasing winds and heavy rain along the Atlantic coast from Cape Hatteras to central Florida as Connie nears shore. Ships kept well clear as the storm moved steadily closer to the mainland after forming on Thursday.
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