Dow Jones Averages Slip as Moderate Trading Persists
The noon AP average of 60 stocks fell 0.60 to 254.60 with industrials down 0.90, rails 0.20 and utilities 0.40. Crown Cork, Ford, Polaroid, IBM, Interstate, U.S. Steel and GM moved lower while a few issues held firmer. Dow Jones industrial average stood at 699.23, down 2.75, amid mixed price action and unchanged government bonds.
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Court Refuses To P ry Into Duchess Diary
Edinburgh court declines to compel the Duchess to surrender a diary in a divorce suit. Lord Wheatley says such a document could reveal adultery facts, denying natural justice. The case traces to the Duke of Argyll, 58, and the Duchess, 46, amid past marriages and society links.
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Janet Aitkine
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Security Quotations From NASD and Other Sources
Unofficial bid and asked prices compiled November 17 1941 as a guide to approximate ranges. Quotations originate from NASD and other sources, with origin available on request.
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National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc
Space Technicians Work To Assure Glenn Foolproof Oxygen Supply
Space technicians replace an oxygen hose and a regulator device on the Apollo capsule atop the Atlas rocket to ensure a reliable suit supply for John H. Glenn Jr. as NASA days loom for the first American orbital flight. Glenn, 40, adjusts his preflight routine while NASA conducts final checks and weighs potential delays beyond Saturday.
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Tanker Truck Spills Gasoline on I 40 in Greensboro
A gasoline tanker overturned on Interstate 40 in Greensboro spilling fuel on the westbound lanes. Officials estimate 6 to 10 gallons per minute flowing into a highway drainage ditch and creek. Fire crews responded. no fire danger. The truck from Southern Oil Transportation Co. of High Point was driven by Robert L. Blackburn, who was unhurt.
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Prison Probe Cost Rhode Island $400
Rhode Island Attorney General J. Joseph Nu gent says the cost of investigating North Carolina prisons was about 400 dollars. He cites meals lodging and incidentals for his aide and a state police captain who investigated fugitives in Rhode Island. Officials say costs were exaggerated and extradition warrants were signed.
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Senators Open Inquiry Into Military Speech Censorship
Senate hearings examine whether military speech should be edited for national policy with McNamara denying muzzling while Thurmond accuses decades of censorship. The panel reviews policy review, troop information programs, and military personnel informing civilians amid Cold War tensions.
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Local Board Upheld English Dept. After Regents Test Debate
A letters-to-the-editor clash over an English Regents exam prompted about 50 parents to attend a board of education meeting. The board expressed confidence in Wappingers Central’s English department and did not reveal plans for the offbeat test.
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Hannan
Wappingers Central
Record Donations Of Food To Needy Planned This Year
Washington AP reports Kennedy Administration plans to donate a record amount of food to needy persons and to support school lunch and milk programs with surpluses. The program, valued around 800 million for food and 300 million for state distributions, targets domestic relief, school meals, and aid to the needy abroad.
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Kennedy Aide Eyes Moscow Trip Amid Kremlin Ties
The report notes Attorney General and Secretary of State schedules in play for a possible Kennedy Moscow visit. Officials see Khrushchev facing Western alliance pressure and may welcome direct dialogue. Home and abroad objections to the AG diplomat role exist. The younger Kennedy couple planned goodwill tours to Japan, Indonesia, Iran, Germany, and the Netherlands, ending about February 26.
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Italians Limit Bulgaria Flight Inquiry in Bari Visit
Bulgarian legation officials visited Bari to probe Solakov’s hospital room and the wreckage, but Italian authorities refused access. Bulgaria claims the pilot went off course during a routine training mission. Italian sources note a flight of four to eight aircraft over the Adriatic was radar tracked.
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Adriatic
Broadcast networks shape US TV viewing patterns
CBS NBC and ABC supply about half of all TV programs with the share rising to 90 percent during peak hours. Over 50 million U S families own television sets, and nearly all of the 538 stations receive most programs from the networks. Hearings aim to conclude a series begun May 1 1959 with final report issued months after.
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NBC
ABC
United States
Early Weather Telegraphy Experiments Begin in 1860s
The first systematic weather telegraph experiments started around 1860 in England and France and also by the Smithsonian Institution, per the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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England
France
Smithsonian Institution
Encyclopedia Britannica
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