Wall Street gains buoy market as Kidde buys U S Lines stake
Stocks move higher in early trading with the Dow up 1.44 at 888.81 as U S Lines climbs on Walter Kidde bid for 700000 shares at 47.50. Inflation signals lift sentiment while AP index edges up 0.5. Also listed are Dor Chester and other gainers amid broad activity.
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New York
U.S. Lines
Walter Kidde & Co
Associated Press
Walter Kidde
Ogden
Chef's Orchid
Parke, Davis
U.S
Outboard Marine
General Precision
Pueblo
Lionel
Bethlehem
Barnwell Industries
Susquehanna
Scurry Rainbow
Stock notes from New York AMEX noon prices
The New York American Stock Exchange reports noon price data and notes that figures are unofficial unless noted. The document lists various dividend and distribution definitions including ex dividend status and special issues.
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NEW York (Ap
American Stock Exchange
Stocks Mixed as Industrials Rise and Miscels Drift
Readable stock notes show 30 industrials up to 088.6 with a 1.44 gain while several others list fractional changes and prices such as 126.00 and 74.66. Amid minor shifts, some items show slight decreases with limited detail on motives or names.
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Ballroags : Sons
baBnoz
Bomems
Crecivesnersee
New York Stock Index and Bond Averages Report
The day’s stock index and bond averages show varied figures with net changes noted. The report lists noon values and changes across rails utilities and overall averages, emphasizing weekly, monthly, and year comparisons from The Associated Press.
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Present Safe Driver Plan Extended in North Carolina
North Carolina's present safe driver reward plan will stay in effect until a revised program can be issued by State Insurance Commissioner Edwin Lanier. An order signed by Lanier extends the plan temporarily as a new plan, directed by the 1967 General Assembly, was not ready by the January 1 deadline due to publishing and distribution delays. The plan uses a points-based system awarding rewards or penalties in auto liability insurance costs.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Edwin Lanier
Lanier
General Assembly
Regional Forecast At A Glance For Carolinas and Virginia
Weather forecast for North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia with clear to partly cloudy skies and colder conditions. Forecast lows range from the teens to mid thirties across mountains Piedmont coasts and the coast with highs mainly in the thirties to fifties varying by region.
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North Carolina
Piedmont
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Traffic Toll Climbs During Christmas Travel Season
The Christmas travel period pushed highway deaths to 650 from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight, below the 1965 three day record of 720 but below 1966’s all time high of 784 for a four day Thanksgiving. The National Safety Council noted a waning public concern for traffic safety despite last year’s push for reform.
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Congress
Safety Council
Chicago
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Refugees celebrate Christmas in empty Jacksonville gym
Four hundred refugees sheltered at Robert E. Lee High School gym after chlorine gas from nearby Apperson Chemical Co. leaks forced evacuations across an eight by ten block area. Red Cross volunteers opened the gym as a shelter while doctors attended to gas exposure and residents endured a cold, festive day amid the crisis.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Robert E. Lee High School
Florida
Red Cross
Santa Claus
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Mr. King
Rosa Mae Porter
King
Apperson Chemical Co
Carl Dickey
Willie Clarence Williams
24 Die In State During Holiday
Twenty four persons died in North Carolina traffic accidents during the Christmas weekend. The toll stands at 1,695 for the year with six days left. A triple slaying occurred in Lexington on Christmas Day. Detective details note the weapon asphyxiation in one case. Names and ages of victims span multiple cities including Asheville Winston-Salem and Wilmington with coast guard personnel among the dead.
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Asheville
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Beaufort
Hazel Vonn Johnson
Barbara Jean Johnson
Winston-Salem
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Baltimore
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Castle Hayne
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Terrell
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Norfolk, Va
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Sam McCarter
Gastonia
Abonell K. Hutchins
Yadkinville
Elbert Thomas Sr
Ruffin
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Elizabeth City
Able Squirrell
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Whittier
Furman McLendon Jr
Rockingham
Eastern Star Plans Meeting at Masonic Temple
High Point Chapter No. 106 of the Order of the Eastern Star will hold a regular session Tuesday at 8 p m in the Masonic Temple. Members are invited afterward to the home of Mr and Mrs Frank B Caldwell 510 Florham Dr for refreshments.
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Masonic Temple
Frank B. Caldwell
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Old Belt Tobacco Farmers elects president
Walnut Cove farmer W. F. Marshall is chosen president of the newly organized Old Belt Tobacco Farmers Association Inc. in Winston-Salem North Carolina.
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Winston-Salem, N.C
W. F. Marshall
Walnut Cove
Old Belt Tobacco Farmers Association Inc
Christmas Dinner Riot Sparks 3-Hour Jail Disturbance
In Cincinnati 100 police faced 47 inmates after a Christmas dinner riot outside cells in Hamilton County jail. Tear gas and police with shotguns restored order. no injuries reported. Detentions moved to empty cell blocks as doors jammed and canines were deployed.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Elijah Hilton
Hamilton County
Ohio State Penitentiary
Columbus
Debentures To Be Sold By Carolina Telephone
The North Carolina State Utilities Commission authorized Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Co of Tarboro to sell 22.63 million dollars in convertible debentures to finance facilities. Debentures will be sold in 100 dollar denominations with preemptive rights for stockholders, one debenture per 35 shares.
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Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Co
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State Utilities Commission
Carolina Telephone
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