Stock Market Mixed Gains Push Motors Higher
New York trading opened with mixed results as motors rose and other sectors fluctuated. John Morrell & Co gained about 3 points after a 25 percent stock dividend, Allied Chemical advanced, and American Motors jumped on talk of a price stepup. Major players like Ford, GM, Chrysler, and American Tel & Tel traded actively amid overall uneven activity and small fractional shifts.
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New York
Motors
John Morrell & Co
Allied Chemical
American Motors
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
American Cable & Radio
International Paper
U.S. Gypsum
Westie
E Electric
Bache & Co
American A Co
Allied Chemical & Dye
American Tobacco Co
the Borden Co
Bethlehem Steel
Burlington Mills
Chrysler Corp
New York Central AR
Cone Mills Corp
Carolina Light & Power
Douglas Aircraft
DuPont de Nemours
Dow Chemical
Eastern Airlines
J. P. Stevens Co
American Tel. & Tel
the Texas Co
Union Carbide & Carbon
United Aircraft Corp
Westinghouse Co
U. S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
F. W. Woolworth Co
Three Benson Men Charged After Patrolman Fatal Hit and Run
Donn North Carolina AP report of three Benson area men held on $7500 bonds in the hit and run death of rookie state patrolman Harry Long. Frank Washington Thornton Jr is charged with manslaughter and hit and run. Lee Junior Dunn and Oliver Creech, both 20, face aiding and abetting charges.
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Donn
N.C
Benson Area
Liberty
Frank Washington Thornton Jr
Harry Long
Lee Junior Dunn
Oliver Creech
Allen Jay School News Highlights Week Activities
Principal and secretary honored with a coffee for teachers. The Allen Jay band showcased Christmas carols for elementary grades, and Miss Dixon’s French class performed songs in chapel. Future Business Leaders of America plans a January 4 meeting. Jaybirds basketball improved to 5-1 with wins over Jamestown and Liberty. 4 H Club met with a safety and electricity demonstration by Mr Brissom. Mary Fields earned a beef stock award.
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Allen Jay
David Eddins
Husey
Miss Dixon
Causey
Allen Jay Chapter
Future Business Leaders of America
Allen Jay Auditorium
Brissom
Court Grants Yale Gift Cash To Reformed Drunk Driver
Curtis Lee McDonald of Burlington shown in Superior Court that five years of good behavior earned him a suspended 12 month roads term and a cash reward now totaling 1075.60 after refunds. He had been convicted in 1954 of driving drunk and posted a 200 bond with 25 monthly deposits. He received back his $1000 bond plus 75.60 interest.
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Curtis Lee McDonald
Route 6
Burlington
Superior Court
McDonald
Allen H. Gwyn
Husband Burned To Death In Hickory Fire
Mrs Maude Poston and her three children were away at a holiday party when their four room frame home burned Sunday. Her husband John Poston 36 who was ill with pneumonia died in the fire found beneath a bed. Firefighters fought the blaze as the family planned Christmas with neighbors.
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Hickory
N.C
Maude Poston
John
Robert
Brenda
Johnny
Poston
Polkville
Hickory Paper Box Co
Cub Unit Inducts 17 Members In Candlelight Ceremony
Seventeen new members joined Pack 40, Cub Scouts of America, with a candlelight induction at Montlieu Avenue School. Bobcat pins were presented to J Allen, Mark King, Robert Hulbert Jr., Chris Warner, John Floyd, and Kenneth Davis. The ceremony was led by Cubmaster J S D Venable and assistant Bruce A Metcalfe.
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Cub Scouts of America
Montlieu Avenue
J Allen
Mark King
Robert Hulbert Jr
Chris Warner
John Floyd
Kenneth Davis
JS. D. Venable
Bruce A. Metcalfe
Plant Wrecked as Explosion Hits Columbia
An explosion rocked a plant in Columbia with numerous injuries reported and authorities scrambling for details. Investigators comb the site as emergency crews treat casualties and secure the area.
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Columbia, S.C
Demo Push Urged By Group
A nonpartisan citizens group in Washington urges a campaign push to boost Democratic prospects in the 1960 elections. It says party chances depend on next year's Congress and advocates a special Senate committee to raise the level of U.S. strategy discussions.
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Washington
Citizens’ Group
Congress
Senate
U.S
Persian Shah Crowned King of Kings Faces Succession Risk
Shah Khan, who seized power in 1921 and crowned himself Shah-in-Shah, faces instability due to lacking an heir. The wedding ceremony in the Mosaic Room included a dowry and divorce settlement, with a state banquet for 150 guests and a 2000-guest ball in the Hall of Mirrors attended by President Eisenhower last week.
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Hall of Mirrors
Shah
Eisenhower
Tar Heels Missing Manning
Three North Carolina men vanish during a fishing trip on Lake Marion with Bud Crow’s lodge as a brief stopover. The missing are Bill Moon 31 James Funder and several boatmen. A search continued today as officials feared drowning.
Four Western Leaders Each Convinced He Scored Triumph
Paris dispatch notes Eisenhower De Gaulle Macmillan and Adenauer each sense a personal victory from the Western summit. Khrushchev may meet in Paris in April. De Gaulle gains influence while Paris is seen as next east west summit site and Germany wary of Berlin concessions.
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Tom Ochiltree
Paris
Eisenhower
Charles de Gaulle
Harold Macmillan
Konrad Adenauer
Western Alliance
Nikita Khrushchev
de Gaulie
Macmillan
Khrushchev
Cata
de Gaulle
United States
North Atlantic Alliance
France
Europe
Adenauer
Berlin
Geneva
West Berlin
West Germany
Mayor Plays Carols on Program
Los Angeles mayor Norris Poulson hosted a Christmas themed 15 minute KFI radio program. He avoided civic problems and joked that his headaches could wait for after the holidays. One brief interruption carried his safety message for holiday driving.
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Los Angeles
Norris Poulson
KFI
UAR and U S Agree on 12 Million Loan for Cairo TV Station
The United Arab Republic and the United States authorize a 12 million dollar loan to finance Cairo's first television station. Funds come from sale of U S surplus agricultural products, repayable over 30 years at 4 percent interest. Construction targets completion next July.
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Cairo
United Arab Republic
United States
U.S
U.A.R
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