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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1961
Page
2
The New York market showed rising resistance in early afternoon trading with heavy turnover. The AP 60 stock average edged up 0.20 to 235.20 as industrials and utilities rose while autos slipped and several groups posted mixed results. Dow Jones index rose 0.12 to 650.76 amid continued defense stock activity and bond gains.
The following price ranges are unofficial quotes from the National Association of Securities Dealers and other sources. They show approximate ranges securities could have traded as bid or asked at the time of compilation, not actual transactions.
In Thomasville Georgia Dwight D Eisenhower hunted on the Mildstone plantation with George M Humphrey. The two men, only interrupted by hunting and bridge games, shot their daily limit of quail after spending nearly seven hours afield before Eisenhower travels to California.
The chimpanzee rode in a pressurized cocoon inside the space capsule with a nylon suit and clear face plate. Monitors tracked heart rate temperature and respiration while he activated levers to avoid shocks and keep lights in view during the flight.
In Washington the House appears split over Speaker Sam Rayburn’s plan to enlarge the Rules Committee. A razor-thin edge may determine the vote amid last minute manoeuvring and possible absences. Francis E. Walter proposes letting the House decide committee criteria if deadlocks persist. Kennedy has appeared publicly twice, urging congressional action.
An unauthorized strike by operating employees shut down Boston rapid transit and bus service, with thousands of commuters improvising rides, car pools, and even taxi use. Gov. Volpe summoned transit officials to seek a quick settlement as downtown parking was banned to ease traffic.
Market snapshot shows Dow Jones averages with sector breakdowns for rails utilities and a general 1st half session. Trading volume ranges from 900 thousand to 5.19 million shares as prices hover across key indices.
An early use of the expression face the music appears in a garbled discussion of state flags and stage imagery. The passage notes actors nervously previewing a swallow tailed pennant and flags tied to a performance the comic line evokes.
An ad from Los Angeles promotes a 64 page booklet titled Beware of These Days offering world prophecies and mind power methods learned in Tibet. It claims readers can gain strength, charisma, business skill, and happiness and invites free requests from Institute of Mentalphysics, 213 South Hobart Blvd Dept 193 A Los Angeles.
In Miami the Cuban refugee discussion drew a light moment as investigator Tracy Vorhees introduced Florida governor Farris Bryant as governor of California. Bryant quickly replied Calif stands for come and live in Florida.
In San Francisco the Teamsters union representing zoo workers demands a minimum monthly pay rise from 415 to 481 dollars. The memo highlights the dangerous nature of the job and asks for compensation parity with other public service roles.
Two Ogden High School students excused from classes to attend a traffic court hearing were involved in a crash. Lloyd R. Hogan, 16, died after the car went out of control and overturned on a curve. Don Russell, 16, the driver, was critically injured and faced a charge of making an improper turn. Hogan had been summoned as a witness.
Encyclopedia Britannica notes that neuroses were described in classical times, tracing their recognition to Hippocrates. The reference underscores a long history of medical understanding from antiquity to modern psychology.
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