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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1961
Page
5
New York trading showed active but uneven movement as air craft missile news spurred a late morning buying surge. The AP average slipped .20 to 234.50 with industrials down and Dow off .45 at 647.75 as bonds held steady and several sectors fluctuated.
The Dow Jones averages show mixed values at noon with the Industrials around 647.46, 647.75 and 446.20 for Rails, Utilities near 106.66 to 106.88, and volume totaling about 830,000 to 4,690,000 shares, reflecting trading activity by Bache & Co.
The Air Force plans three Minuteman squadrons at Malmstrom AFB near Great Falls Montana with 55 missiles per squadron stored in 200 foot silos. The solid fuel ICBM enables remote operation and rapid launch from a network of underground posts and control centers. First train set to roll in 1963 across over 100000 miles of US rail. Each squadron costs about 110 million dollars versus Titan's 130 million for a 9-missile unit.
Piedmont Airlines of Winston Salem seeks CAB approval to operate helicopter or fixed wing service among Dulles International, Washington National, Baltimore Friendship, and downtown Washington and Baltimore. Hearing date not set. Piedmont serves Greensboro High Point Airport and nearby NC points.
Rebels led by Galvao moved the 20,906-ton liner Santa Maria toward Recife as Brazil’s new president Quadros faced pressure to guarantee safe passage. U S Navy ships hovered for a potential passenger unloading while Adm Smith sought a quiet accord, saying terms must allow the ship to sail again for the fight against Salazar.
In Jerusalem AP report veteran leader David Ben Gurion announces resignation as prime minister after failing to secure Cabinet unity on the Lavon affair. President Izhak Ben Zvi contemplates next steps as Ben Gurion plans a brief leave and caretaker cabinet remains. Lavon denies blame amid seven Cabinet inquiries and Histadrut leader Lavon faces renewed scrutiny.
The John N. Thompson family fled their New Orleans home during the night with little belongings amid white boycott protests. Sons Gregory and Michael, aged 9 and 8, entered McDonogh 19 under guarded silence with U S deputy marshals present as white parents protested.
In Lexington Kentucky a farmer named H L Walker sold a 68 pound basket of Burley tobacco at two cents a pound earning 1.36. After hauling and storage costs of 1.31 he kept five cents as his payment. The source notes the broader market average above 64 cents a pound for Burley in eight states.
U N diplomats foresee a renewed Congo debate ending in stalemate unless the United States adopts a new middle ground policy. Adlai Stevenson signals no policy shift as Hammarskjold faces calls to restore Lumumba and recalls on Congo officials loom amid troop withdrawals. The U S plans about 20 million dollars in the next ten days to cover remaining 1960 Congo force costs.
Riot squads disrupted a 4000 attendee political meeting in Nairobi, Kenya. Supporters of nationalist leader Tom Mboya heckled speakers Oginga Odinga and Dr. Munyua Waiyaki who battles Mboya for a legislative council seat.
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