North Carolina Industry Ties Farm Rates to Droughts
Drenching rains in North Carolina revive furniture market hopes as farm income and crop prospects influence consumer demand. Tobacco, corn, and irrigation costs shape earnings for manufacturers, with capital and land challenges in the coastal plain and Piedmont. National Upholstery taps Hogan-Rose for PR, Pontiac dealer council expands, and Rose's Stores shares profit to 561,900 from 1963 operations. J. Penney first quarter sales rise 13.6 percent.
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Hardees
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Intermountain Tel
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Southern Nitrogen
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Carolina Casualty Ins
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Life State Capital Life
Carolina Freight Carriers
Kalsar
State Loan
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Kavanagh-Smith Sterling Inc
Carolina Natural
Kentucky Central
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Litt General Stores
Therma Plastics
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Insurance managers meet at Myrtle Beach mid year session
T. H. Worth, High Point district manager for Pilot Life Insurance, joined a mid year meeting in Myrtle Beach June 24 to discuss underwriting and field management topics. Southland Life Insurance High Point names four more men for a New Orleans convention in July, joining 16 already named.
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High Point
Pilot Life Inurance Co
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Southland Life Insurance
New Orleans
W. Culler
A. R. Russell
T. A. Kemp
R. L. McKinsey
Germans Look East For Trade
Salzgitter Germany large industrial complex seeks orders from Soviet bloc to restore profitability. West Germany trades with East despite anti-Communist stance. Salzgitter once heavy Nazi era plant now shifts focus to steel, ships, buses, and technology. Dow Jones and S&P indices show market gains amid shifting industrial outlook.
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Salzgitter
Germany
Hermanning
Mittelland Canal
East Germany
Paul Rheinlander
West Germany
Europe
Federal Republic of
Baltic Sea
Stocks Continue To Record Gains Across Markets
The Associated Press notes broad stock gains with the NCNB index near its May high as Cannon Mills, Celanese, Kayser-Roth and Thomasville Furniture lead advances. Tobacco issues slip with Liggett Myers and Reynolds down, while utilities such as Duke show mixed results amid broader market activity. The report mentions Germany’s Salzgitter and Ludwig Erhard in economic context, reflecting postwar industry shifts.
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Salzgitter
Volkswagen
Drexel
Thomasville Furniture
Germany
Ludwig Erhard
West Gert
International Modern
Market Quotes From New Trading Session
Security quotations show South Carolina Electric and Gas rising to 59 percent and Carolina Power advancing to 38 percent after last week offering new shares. Carolina Telephone slips, Amana Electric listed, Riegel Paper falls slightly, Overseas Transportation drops, Occidental Life gains to 22 percent.
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South Carolina Electric and Gas
Carolina Power
Carolina Telephone
Riegel
Auto Contract Talks Stir Economy Amid Strike Fears
Auto industry contract talks with Ford and UAW raise strike fears as stocks dip while Ford signals willingness to negotiate. UAW seeks earlier retirement and higher wages with shorter work week and better conditions. Teamsters strike disrupts car deliveries, boosting supply concerns. Steel output falls for fourth straight week but orders hold. FTC orders health warnings on cigarette packs sparking legal pushback.
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It York
New York Stock Exchange
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Ford’ Motor Co
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Ford
United Auto Workers
UAW
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Chrysler
Coronado
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Walter P. Reuther
Teamsters Union
New England
Delaware
International
Foreign Car Imports On Upswing Again
DETROIT AP Foreign auto makers are gaining a bigger slice of U.S. sales with more than 400000 imports expected this year after a 385000 figure last year. The rise follows a four year drop, with 1959 peak at 614000. VW dominates foreign regs, listing 96014 in four months, as 1964 aims lift Volkswagen past 240163 last year. As of June 1 VW runs 13 percent ahead of last year.
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Detroit
U.S
Volkswagen
United States
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