Stock Market Dips. Nickel Leads Declines Worldwide
The days trading saw the stock market lower with motors steady to down and aircraft mixed. International Nickel dropped 2 to 3 points amid reports the company may be losing US dominance. Several major names such as US Steel Lukens US Rubber Douglas Zenith Anaconda Union Carbide International Paper and more faced pressure. In Ireland a 1947 duty free airport at Shannon was noted for shop sales of Swiss watches German cameras and whiskey.
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International Nickel
Attorney General's Office
Steel
Lukens
Rubber
Douglas
Zenith
Anaconda
Union Carbide
International Paper
Schering
Shannon
Limerick
Ireland
Rolling Adjustment Stirs New York Economy
In New York the rolling wage adjustments show a modest pay rise and a shift in factory output. Unemployment checks rise as more workers join state insured rolls, yet the jobless rate remains around four percent due to a larger labor force. Stock traders stay cautious while consumer costs push pay higher for millions, tempering confidence.
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New York
Witnesses Reveal Fake Union Votes on Hoffa Probe
Witnesses revealed fake union votes as the Senate committee pressed Davidoff the secretary treasurer of Teamsters Local 258 New York. He invoked the Fifth Amendment four times and refused to confirm sweetheart contracts or other alleged labor protections as the panel sought to map conspirators aiding Hoffa’s influence.
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Page One
Davidoff
Teamsters Local
New York
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Empire Reed
Committee Today
James R. Hoffa
Ex Marine Admits Slaying His Wife in Calhoun County
Ex Marine Fred Livingston of Orangeburg confessed to shooting his wife Peggy Livingston three times and hiding her body in a car trunk. The 25 year old expectant mother was found near an Orangeburg hospital after the 30 day sanity test ordered by authorities. Livingston was traced to Savannah Beach Georgia and brought to the state penitentiary while a court order for commitment to a state hospital was sought.
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Columbia
Orangeburg
State Penitentiary
Calhoun County
M. H. Rowell
Fred Livingston
Peggy
Livingston
Savannah Beach
Forest Fires Near DareCounty Stay Under Control
Forest fires in Lake Phelps area in Washington County and near Wanchese on Roanoke Island remain controllable. J C Hubbard warns heavy rain is needed to fully stop the Costly blaze on the Dare Hyde fire, as crews fight to hold back the flames. Two firefighters were burned and treated at Manteo. Vernon Gibbs and Louis Deadman aided by Paper Co crew fought back fire near U S Highway 264. Lightning started the flames on August 1 with unofficial acreage cited up to 75000 acres.
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Lake Phelps
Washington County
Wanchese
Roanoke Island
Tillman
J. C. Hubbard
Hubbard
Dare-Hyde
Manteo
Vernon Gibbs
West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co
Louis Deadman
Weeksville Naval Air Facility
Paper Company
U.S. Highway 264
Mann's Harbor
Stumpy Point
North Carolina ABC Stores See July Liquor Sales Rise
Raleigh reports July liquor sales at North Carolina ABC stores totaled 5 164 945 75 dollars, up 277 064 25 or 5 67 percent from last year. Mecklenburg led with 793 626, Greensboro 511 400 90, Asheville 496 364 35, with multiple counties listed for regional totals.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
ABC
Tom Allen
Mecklenburg County
Greensboro
Asheville
Beaufort
Caswell
Catawba
Craven
Cumberland
Durham
Halifax
Lenoir
Moore
Nash
New Hanover
Onslow
Pasquotank
Pitt
Rowan
Wake
Washington
Wilson
Winston- Salem
Five Boroughs of New York City
The five boroughs are Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens and Richmond as commonly listed for New York City.
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New York City
Bronx
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Queens
Richmond
Missing teen couples spark 13 state alert in Madison area
A 13 state missing persons alert is out for four teens Curtis Winston 16 from Madison Charlotte Cooke 16 Morristown David Bruen 17 Madison and Ione Roberts 17 Florham Park after they left in Bruen's mother's car for a Saturday night double date and did not return. Parents speculated about elopement while detectives search for leads. Winston later phoned his mother saying he was safe but would not reveal his whereabouts.
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Madison
Curtis Winston
Charlotte Cooke
Morristown
David Bruen
Ione Roberts
Florham Park
Bruen
Harvey Bruen
Charlotte
Thomas Cooke
Cynthia
David
South Carolina
Ees
William H. Roberts
Winston
Herbert Aere
Communists Appears to Win Key Guiana Legislative Seats
In British Guiana elections Communist Dr. Cheddi Jagan and his People's Progressive Party appear to have captured seven of fourteen legislative seats. Janet Jagan won the Essequibo River district, leading her two opponents by over two thousand votes. Burnham’s anti Communist forces hold Georgetown’s three seats with one seat claimed by the United Democratic party. other districts pending.
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Georgetown
British Guiana
Cheddi Jagan
People’s Progressive Party
Legislative Council
Jagan
Janet
Essequibo River
Essequibo
Patrick Renison
Guiana
South America
Britain
Linden Forbes Burnham
United Democratic Party
Vast Unknown Areas Remain in Antarctica
The article notes that only about half of Antarctica’s roughly 6,000,000 square miles have been explored by humans, leaving vast regions unseen and awaiting discovery.
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Antarctica
Ross Cleared Of Wrongdoing In Military Contracts
The House Military Operations subcommittee found Robert Tripp Ross free of any wrongful act linked to military contracts awarded to Wynn Enterprises Inc a Knoxville Tennessee firm tied to Herman Wynn and family. The panel blamed no direct fault on Ross but noted contracts to a relative’s business while he worked as assistant secretary of defense raised public policy concerns. Ross resigned February 14 saying investigations harmed his effectiveness though he denied wrongdoing.
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Washington
House
Robert Tripp Ross
Ross
Subcommittee
Herman D
Wynn
Wynn Enterprises Inc
Claire Wynn Ross
Knoxville
Tenn
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New York Central RR. ‘Cone Mills Corp
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Bache & Co
TS Utilities Ciseesvee
WBTV
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Wsoc-Tv
Wsls-Tv
Roanoke
Dayton Tires
Hughes Tire Service, Inc
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Winston-Salem
Wunc-Tv
Chapel Hill
Channel
Business Mirror
Rowell
George L. Reed
N.C
Small's TV Service
American School—Dept
H.P
Burlington, N. C
GM Pont’s
Archdale
Robert Ryan
Anita Ekberg
Rod Steiger
Phyllis Kirk
Eth Land
John Payne
Arlene Dahl
Csi
X the Unknown
Iery Guarantee
Termite CO
Wrenn ST
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High Point
Momasville
Sear Pita Thebes
RIN
Alan Dale
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Ruth UE
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Kartoon
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Poad
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Presley
June Allyson
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Francoise Rosay
Keith Ane
Rossano Brazzi
James Stewart
Alba
Glenn Ford
Mystery Island
Crescen Drive-In
Mid Point Thomasville Road
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