Market Shows Mixed Decline After Dow Gains Pause
New York market activity at noon on the American Stock Exchange and Dow Jones indexes edged lower as trading slowed. General Motors slipped as investors disliked the stock split plan despite dividend rise, while rails and several sectors softened. The Associated Press average fell 0.4 to 336.7. the Dow eased 1.15 to 902.53 as Xerox and IBM dropped amid uneven losses across other issues.
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South Carolina: Fair and Wednesday Weather Outlook
A calm forecast for South Carolina with fair conditions on Wednesday. Lows range from 10 to 15 in the mountains and reach the mid-20s along the coast.
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Cotton futures drift with no trades and mixed quotes
Domestic cotton futures show no actual trades with prices around 30 to 31 cents. The report lists scattered bid quotes and a note on the District of Columbia's territorial government history since 1871.
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New York
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Settlement Reported In Laos Amid Turmoil
The Laos capital Vientiane saw fighting between factions of the national army with casualties among generals Kouprasith Abhay and Ouane Rathikoun. A peaceful settlement was later reported, while loyalist and rebel officers pressed for control, with shells fired near Tannaleng and strategic positions around the city.
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Bundy Signals Strong Defense Stance on Vietnam
The report notes a possible U S commitment to North Vietnam resisting any expansion into the north while officials caution Soviet aims may include boosting supplies to North Vietnam. It describes South Vietnam’s unstable civilian goals, Buddhist student protests, and U S aid policies led by ambassador Taylor shaping the Saigon situation.
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Episcopalians Grow Stronger In North Carolina Diocese
The 149th annual convention of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina opened in Raleigh with Bishop Richard H Baker reporting baptized Episcopalians rising from 25 301 to 35 683 over the decade. Clergy increased from 91 to 120 and gifts rose to 2 847 466 from 1 636 456. diocesan property value reached 22 million versus 10 million ten years prior. Bishop Fraser rejected gloom about the church and noted a debate on women serving on vestries, with action anticipated Wednesday as the convention adjourns.
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Thomas A. Fraser
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Presorting Of Mail To Be Required
Postmaster General John A. Gronouski announced bulk second and third class mailers must presort by ZIP codes within two years. Legislation to require presorting of first class mail is being drafted, with a January 1 1967 deadline for about 275000 bulk mailers. Presorting aims to cut internal sorting and speed up service across states.
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Post Office Department
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Ties To Sarasota Clergyman Death
Medical examiner ruled Rev. Billy Baker a 30 year old Methodist pastor dead from carbon monoxide poisoning. Baker's body was found in his parked car in Sarasota on January 23 as investigators continued. He had resigned his pulpit at a North Carolina church after his wife left him.
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Sarasota
Baker
Statesville Okays Water Fluoridation
Statesville North Carolina city council approves fluoridation of the water supply after a petition signed by 3 000 residents.
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Statesville
Statesville, N.C
King Saud Convalesces in Greece Hotel Seaside
Former King Saud of Saudi Arabia has begun a month long convalescence at a seaside hotel near Athens Greece. The AP report notes the location as outside the Greek capital and describes the stay as a medical recovery period.
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Officials say President opposes Taylor return amid Saigon unrest
Officials indicated the President opposes a Taylor return at this time due to unsettled conditions in Saigon. They dismissed a crisis and noted a mission leaving open contact with South Vietnamese leaders. The Bundy dispatch was decided days ago, ahead of Moscow's Sunday North Vietnam visit plan.
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Protests continue as King supporters mobilize in Dallas
King’s arrest draws protests with about a dozen detainees released on 200 dollar bonds. Roy Young says King described his cell cot as hard but clean and pledges ongoing demonstrations to press for more Negro voter registrations despite the Dallas County Registration Board’s limited session days.
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Alabama
Blast Kills 20 French Coal Miners
An explosion rocked a coal mine near Lens France killing at least 20 miners. One miner is missing and officials say survival chances are slim. The blast occurred at the 2200 foot level during off hours as about 200 miners usually work. Most victims were French with Polish and Algerian origin among the dead.
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Daguerre's Quest Yields First Practical Camera 1839
Louis Jacques Daguerre faced accusation as a madman and blasphemer while pursuing nature’s images. His long struggle culminated in the first practical camera in 1839, transforming image capture.
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Wilson Won't Weigh in on Nuclear Policy
London AP reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson marks 100 days in office stating world nuclear war is inevitable if Western nations fail to shield non nuclear states from China's A bomb. He defends keeping British forces east of Suez while opposing renewed independent nuclear arms, and urges Allied safeguards for non nuclear powers.
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Pound Controls Delayed
Rep Harold Cooley says administration farm leaders favor a switch to poundage control of tobacco but deem it unlikely for the 1965 crop after a conference with Vice President Humphrey and top Ag officials. The department drafted an acreage poundage proposal and tobacco leaders urged passage for the 1965 crop.
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Administration
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Orville Freeman
Charles Murphey
Agriculture Department
Then of Agriculture
Radium Separated From Pitchblende By Curie Team
Pierre and Marie Curie successfully extracted one gram of radium from eight tons of pitchblende demonstrating a remarkable achievement in early radioactivity research.
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