Market slips as AP 60 stocks ease in sluggish session
New York trading shows a moderate loss with the AP 60 average down 0.70 at noon to 230.40 amid declines in rails and various sectors. The Dow dips 1.45 to 638.37 as unemployment concerns loom and Chrysler announces 4500 salaried layoffs.
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New York
Associated Press
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chrysler
Dow Jones
U.S
American Can Co
Allied Chemical & Dye
Adams-Millis Corp
American Tobacco Co
the Borden Co
Bethlehem Steel
Burlington Mills
Chrysler Corp
New York Central RR
Cone Mills Corp
Douglas Aircraft
DuPont de Nemours
Dow Chemical
Eastern Airlines
Consolidated Edison
Eastman Kodak
Greyhound Corp
General Dynamics
General Electric
Gulf Oil
Prey
Jly
Dee
Securities Quotations and Acknowledgments From 1961 Listings
The document presents unofficial bid and asked prices from the National Association of Securities Dealers and other sources dated Jan 24 1961. It lists prices for various companies and sectors, then notes a recipient of multiple grants for research at the Oriental Institute and several universities.
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National Association of Securities Dealers Inc
Uai- 123
Negro Foundation
Oriental Institute of
University of Chicago
Duke Uni- 8Niversity
University of Penn
Hijacked Santa Maria Likely Heads to Caribbean or South America
The 20,906 ton liner with 1,568 tons of oil aboard and food for 20 days vanished after hijackers boarded at La Guira and Curacao. Navy destroyers were ordered to visit and search, with possible escort to Miami or San Juan. Capt. Mai’s demand sparked the assault, and hundreds of passengers, including about 70 who planned a crime, were aboard.
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Venezuela
Surinam
French Guiana
U.S
United States
Navy
Miami
Fla
San Juan
St. Lucia
Santa Maria
Mai
Curacao
la Gusira
Caribbean
Charley Rainey
London
Washington
Lisbon
Ottawa
la Guaira
More Foods to Be Bought for Needy
Secretary Freeman announced government purchases will expand food donations for the needy with canned pork and gravy dried edible pea beans and dried whole egg solids. The program adds variety to surplus stock items already donated including flour corn meal nonfat dry milk rice lard and butter under Kennedy’s order. About 342 million people in 42 states receive surplus food. quantities and funding come from Congressional disposal funds.
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Washington
Orville L. Freeman
Kennedy
Freeman
Congress
Archaeologist Lovelace to Speak at First Baptist Meeting
Dr Marc H Lovelace professor of Biblical archaeology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary will speak at the Brotherhood of First Baptist Church meeting tonight at 645 pm The speaker is a Rutherford County native and graduate of High Point College and of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
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Douglas M. Branch
North Carolina Baptist State Convention
Brotherhood of Central Baptist Assn
Green Street Baptist Church
High Point
Branch
Asheboro
Dr. Lovelace
High Point College
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Brotherhood of First Baptist Church
Marc H. Lovelace
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest
Rutherford County
Warheads area roped off after B52 crash in Utah
A B52G crashed in southeastern Utah with seven aboard. ten rural fire companies battled fire and debris scattered 1,000 feet. Officials said no radiation risk but explosive material could burn or explode. The bomber, built by Boeing, carries nuclear capable weapons and advanced electronic gear.
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Air Force
Wayne County
Norwood Binson
Biggs Air Force Base
Tex
Utah
Aaron Musgrave
Boeing Airplane Co
SAC
Tax penalty looms as Guilford extends office hours
With one week remaining before a 10 percent late listing penalty, Guilford County Tax officials extend hours at the High Point office. Assistant tax supervisor W. C. Newman says staff will work 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and may stay until 9 p.m. Tuesday, while weekday hours remain 8:30 to 5:30. Property owners who list after January 31 face the late penalty.
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Guilford County
W. C. Newman
High Point
Randolph Jurors Notified Not to Report Monday
Randolph County jurors drawn for the January 30 term were notified they need not report Monday January 31. Superior Court Clerk Jerry M. Shupping said no jury is needed on Monday and unless excused jurors must appear Tuesday at 9 30 a m.
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Asheboro
Randolph County Superior Court
Superior Court
Jerry M. Shupping
Piedmont Chorale To Sing Here At Brentwood Church
The Piedmont Chorale from Winston Salem will perform at Brentwood Baptist Church at Worth and Springfield Avenues Wednesday at 7 30 p m. The group includes students from 12 states directed by Rev Ronald C Merrill Bible college teacher and Salem Baptist Church minister of music and assistant pastor
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Piedmont Bible College!Chorale
Winston-Salem
Brentwood Baptist Church
Missing Piggy Bank and Other Weekend Thefts
Police investigate a missing piggy bank with about $20 taken from 400 Cable St. while the house was reportedly unlocked Sunday between 4 and 10 p.m. A car radio stolen from a Rocket Motors lot car at 129 N. Hamilton St. is valued at $25. A tire, wheel, and craftsman tools worth $85 were taken from 315-B Carolina Ave. last Thursday.
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H. Weatherman
Cable St
Junior Stanley
Rocket Motors
Hamilton St
B. C. Littleton
Carolina Ave
Mystery Clue Found in Maine Reveals 1927 Plane
A Maine lobsterman retrieved wreckage from 116 feet off Jewell Island that police say appears to be from a French plane linked to the 1927 Nungesser Coli mystery. A former French resistance flier in Maine examined the fragment noting rivet construction suggests a French origin. Positive ID awaits confirmation from France.
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Charles Ward
New York
Newfoundland
Maine
Nungesser
Francois Coli
Paris
Robert McVane
Cliff Island
Casco Bay
Jewell Island
McVane
Portland
Yugoslavia
France
One Airport for Greensboro High Point Winston-Salem Likely
A single Greensboro High Point Winston-Salem airport plan moves forward as the CAB is urged to consolidate trunkline service. The bureau favors Piedmont Airlines serving both existing fields, with no new airport if another site is built. Decisions hinge on CAB examiner Pfeiffer’s forthcoming report due after briefs by February 20.
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High Point
Greensboro
Winston- Salem
Bureau of Air Operations
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Greensboro - High Point
CAB
Smith- Reynolds
Winston-Salem
William J. Dixon
Piedmont Airlines
Winston
Dixon
Bureau
Paul N. Pfeiffer
Pfeiffer
J. T. Martin
Airport Authority
Winston - Salem
Duchess of Windsor Charges Persecution by Royal Family
Wallis Simpson asserts that she and Edward VIII faced 24 years of persecution by Britain's monarchy since abdication in 1936. Public reaction split, with few voices supporting or condemning them while palace and government stay silent.
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Raymond EF. Palmer
London
Duchess of Windsor
McCall's Magazine
Wallis Simpson
Edward VIII
Elizabeth II
Bahamas
England
P. M. Williams
Lee
Man Draws Term For Car Theft
Henry Kennedy, 44, admitted taking a 1951 model car from Holliday Motors on November 22 and driving it off the lot. He received six months for temporary larceny plus additional sentences for related offenses, totaling 12 months on prison. Mack McCracken, 37, of Willow Brook Street, got 90 days on the roads for stealing a 73 cent bottle of wine, suspended on conditions.
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Henry Kennedy
Holliday Motors
Kennedy
Holliday Motor
Thurston Street
High Point
R Street
Welch Street
Thomasville
Drew Preddy
Oakwood Drive
Mack Lady McCracken
Willowbrook Street
McCracken
Cattle To Be Tested For Diseases In Davidson County
Plans mature for testing Davidson County cattle for Bangs Disease and Tuberculosis. Local veterinarians will perform spot testing this year, replacing previous USDA veterinary work. Charles Leonard assists in organizing testing, with cooperation urged from cattle owners. The county funds the helper while USDA pays the vets.
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Lexington
Davidson County
USDA
Charles Leonard
YWCA Seeks Swimming Instructors for New Pool
The YWCA seeks qualified swimming instructors of both genders to staff its new pool. Interested persons with current Red Cross or YMCA senior lifesaving certificates should contact the YWCA general office at 882-1613 for details as positions will open soon.
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YWCA
General Office
Red Cross
YMCA
Collision No Family Matter
Thomasville police reported a two car crash at Liberty Drive and Carolina Avenue involving Paul Westmoreland Sr. and Louise Westmoreland. The Hudson driven by the man was a total loss. damage to the woman’s car estimated at 300 dollars. The wreck occurred shortly before 5 p.m. and involved unrelated relatives.
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Thomasville
Paul Westmoreland Sr
Louise Westmoreland
Liberty Drive
Carolina Avenue
Hudson
Dow Jones Averages Drift. Mixed Early Trading
Wall Street shows uneven early action as industrials ease while rails and utilities hold steady. Trading activity totals around several hundred thousand shares with volume building later in the session.
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