Wall Street Mixed as Dow Rises Near 7160 at Noon
The New York stock market edged higher with the Dow Jones industrial average up to about 715.57 at noon. Industrials led gains while chemicals, tobacco and drug shares rose. several firms like Ford, General Electric, General Motors, Texaco and American Telephone displayed fractional advances amid a broad, moderately active trading session.
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Associated Press
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Outnam J Greyhound
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Roe Cos
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Reynolds Tech
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Stevens Ecccee
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Texaco Inc Sp Ercan
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Textron Inc
Teb Coneree M512
Union Bag Csteeees
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Bendix Corp
Cesar
Cckees Pa
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P&f
Ches & Ohio Orn
North Carolina Men Selected for Visit USA Europe Trip
Forty three NC men will join a state sponsored travel mission to Europe departing February 25 and returning March 8. High Point pair J Henry Dowdy and J W Morgan join Asheboro resident J Hyatt Hammond on the trip tied to the Visit USA program by the U S Department of Commerce. The itinerary lists London Amsterdam Frankfurt Zurich and Paris.
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Asheboro
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Europe
J. Henry Dowdy
J. W. Morgan
High Point
J. Hyatt Hammond
USA
U. S. Department of Commerce
London
Amsterdam
Frankfurt
Zurich
Paris
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North Carolina to Promote Tourism in Europe Mission
Wade will head the mission as official representative of Gov. Terry Sanford. The travelers will pay their own expenses and donate time as a public service to the state to share travel attractions with Europeans. The delegation carries new maps guides and folders from the State Advertising Division and will offer European package tours from coast to mountains with introductory inducements for tourists.
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Tion and Development
Wade
Terry Sanford
Europe
Weather delays NASA Mercury launch at Cape Canaveral
A midnight weather briefing for Project Mercury Director Walter Williams at Cape Canaveral led to a postponement of the Dec 20 launch. Astronaut John Glenn learned of the delay at 1:05 a.m. and expressed cautious optimism despite weather, while psychologist Dr. Robert Voas noted Glenn sleeps to relax.
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Walter C. Williams
Cape Canaveral Control Center
White House
Glenn
William Douglas
Douglas
Robert Voas
Voas
Haney
Atlantic
Security Quotations From NASD Projections November 17 1941
Bid and asked prices are unofficial guides from the National Association of Securities Dealers and other sources. They show approximate ranges within which securities could have been sold or bought at the time of compilation. Origin of any quotation available on request.
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National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
Sanford praises officials over highway patrol car sales
Sanford filed his 1959 tax return on February 13. He said charges would have been barred after February 13, 1962. He commended Patrol Maj. W. B. Lentz and A. L. Craig for saving the state about 168,000 dollars in the sale of used patrol cars. The state bought 325 patrol cars for 712,887 dollars, replacing 1960 cars, with a budget of 580,921 dollars and receipts from old car sales projected to exceed 300,000 dollars.
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W. B. Lentz
A. L. Craig
US Soviet talks show uneven concessions and slow pace
Informants say the US delegation has made substantial efforts to bridge gaps in the negotiations but the Soviet side has shown less coordination. Communications remain a hurdle as Soviet officials require government approval for even small concessions, delaying progress toward any agreement.
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U.S
Dow Jones Averages and Stock Figures Snapshot
A market brief shows Dow Jones averages across 30 Industrials 20 Rails and 1 Utilities with prices around 715.68 for the main index and sector figures 149.22 128.58 244.47, trading volume listed at 60,000 with related totals 1,291. Noor 715.57 149.39 128.72 244.57. Prior close 713.67 149.34 128.4 244.0 with 630,000 volume.
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Nine Month Sentence for Man in 45 Minute Fight
A Kivett Drive man Wil lie Simms fought police for 45 minutes near Leonard Street, tried to grab officers’ weapons and later attacked Officer Yandle. Judge Byron Haworth sentenced Simms to nine months on the roads plus 30 days for drunkenness and six months for resisting arrest. Other rulings include eight months for drunk driving for Frank Pride with a suspended term, and various costs for John Richard Brinkley Darrell Hunsucker John E. Gardner Jr. and James E. Honeycutt.
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Willie Simms
Yandle
Embler
Simms
Haworth
Frank Pride
W. Green Street
Pride
John Richard Brinkley
Thomasville
C. L. Davis
Darrell Hunsucker
Hunsucker
John E. Gardner Jr
Randolph County
James E. Honeycutt
Trinity
Blood Needs Highlight Red Cross Luncheon Call
Immediate and pressing needs for whole blood and derivatives were discussed at a Red Cross blood program luncheon at the chapter house. Doctors Max Rogers and Marcus L. Aderholdt Jr. described high demand from High Point patients and a four to five month urgency, plus a case showing a child's recovery depended on blood fractions. The Industrial Management Club pledged ongoing support and sponsorship for a bloodmobile visit to the YWCA on February 27 and 28.
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High Point
Max Rogers
Marcus L. Aderholdt Jr
J. W. McGuinn Jr
Paul Justice
Darrell Pearce
Thellis Myers
Industrial Management Club
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YWCA
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Dance 15 Minute Drive From High Point
A compact note places a dance venue 15 minutes from High Point, located one mile east of Kernersville on Old Highway 421. The readable fragment specifies the route but lacks additional event details or dates.
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High Point
Kernersville
Ex Radio Commentator Fleetwood Lawton and Wife Found Dead
Ex radio news commentator Fleetwood Lawton and his wife Virginia were found shot to death in Tarzana California. Police said they died by their own hand in a double suicide after a failed financial investment. Notes described ongoing financial ruin and a hope to spare their son Peter Alan Fleetwood Lawton from burden.
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Calif
Fleetwood Lawton
Virginia
Lawton
KFI
Hollywood
Lawtons
Peter Alan Fleetwood Lawton
Letter from Penny and Lawton Predicting Death
A Hollywood doctor’s office receives a letter stating Penny and her husband Lawton expect they will have died by the time the recipient reads it. The tone hints at an ominous premonition from the couple.
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Warren Beatty
Hollywood
Penny
Lawton
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