Stock market noon prices from major firms
Noon stock data from Bache & Co lists prices for American Can 58M Allied Chemical 55 Adams-Millis 41 American Tobacco 55 Borden 49 Bethlehem Steel 45 Burlington Mills 19 Chrysler 45 New York Central RA 22 Cone Mills 13 Carolina Light & Power 433 Douglas Aircraft 28 DuPont 208 Dow Chemical 20 Eastern Airlines 285 Con Edison 65 Eastman Kodak 12642 Greyhound 21 General Dynamics 41 General Electric 9215 Gulf Oil 22 General Motors 44 Goodyear 30 International Harvester 45 International Tel & Tel 43 Standard Oil 40 Jones Laughlin 68 Johns Manville 69 Norfolk & Western Ray 998 Phillips 42 Pennsylvania Rwy 14 Pepsi 44 Procter & Gamble 115 Reynolds Tobacco 70 Republic Steel 6314 Sears Roebuck 55 Southern Rwy 46 J P Stevens 30 AT&T 8 Texas Co 75 Union Carbide 133 United Aircraft 32 Westinghouse 57 U S Steel 80 Youngstown Sheet 105 Woolworth 71
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Bache & Co
American Can Co
Allied Chemical & Dye
Adams-Millis Corp
American Tobacco Co
the Borden Co
Bethelhem Steel
Burlington Mills
Chrysler Corp
New York Central RA
Cone Mills Corp
Carolina Light & Power
Douglas Aircraft
DuPont de Nemours
Dow Chemical
Eastern Airlines
Consolidated Edison
Eastman Kodak
Greyhound Corp
General Dynamics
General Electric
Gulf Oil
General Motors
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
International Harvester
International Tel. & Tel
Standard Oil Co
Jones Laughlin Steel
Johns Manville
Norfolk & Western Ray
Phillips Petroleum
Pennsylvania Railway
Pepsi-Cola
Proctor & Gamble
Reynolds Tobacco
Republic Steel
Sears Roebuck
Southern
Congress maneuvers stall key postwar bills in House and Senate
Congress faces continued delays as the House Rules Committee blocks a housing bill and delays education and health care legislation. A Senate House conference advances a defense money bill near forty billion dollars while tax extensions pass to the President. Senate pushes aging medical care talks as adjournment hopes persist.
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Don B. Johnson
Texas
Stuart Symington
Missouri
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
House Rules Committee
House
Albert Rains
D-Ala
Senate House Conference Committee
Senate
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Rules Committee
Senate Finance Committee
State
Justice Departments
Appropriations Committee
Burdick Davis Face Tight Farm State Election Battle
In North Dakota a close Davis Burdick governor race unfolds as rural votes tilt toward Burdick while city tallies favor Davis. Campaigns push turnout as officials warn counting may stretch into the next day. Key figures include Democrat Scott Anderson and Governor John Davis. Political leaders confront soil bank issues under Ezra Taft Benson.
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Burdick
Scott Anderson
Davis
Ezra Taft Benson
North Dakota
John Lord
Fargo
Minot
Bismarck
Benson
Farm Program
Soil Bank
House of Representatives
Burdick Davis
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Charles Halleck
Thurston Morton
Governors back traffic safety fund plan and defense budget rise
The Colorado Democrat Stephen L. R. Mc Nichols was named chairman succeeding J. Caleb Boggs. Hearst Jr proposes pooling funds to finance traffic safety research at a penny per vehicle yielding 700000 dollars. Michigan Governor G Men nen Williams seeks elderly medical insurance within Social Security. Rockefeller and Williams agree on defense needs, urging a three billion dollar increase to counter Soviet power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Stephen L. R. McNichols
Colorado
GOP
J. Caleb Boggs
Delaware
William Randolph Hearst Jr
Hearst
Eisenhower
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Congress
Williams
Rockefeller
Dow Jones Averages Mixed as Trading Gains Narrow
The Dow Jones averages show modest gains with the industrials near 637.46, rails around 142.52 and utilities at 93.28 while total volume reflects a lighter session. Furnished by Bache & Co. readouts include previous close and intraday figures across sectors.
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Bache & Co
Prev. Ji A.m
Methodists Take Up Death Penalty Debate in North Carolina
North Carolina Methodist Conference in Rocky Mount planned a vote on abolition of capital punishment led by Rev. T J Whitehead. The meeting also reviewed fund investment practices and praised Rev E C Crawford as Rural Pastor of 1960 with Trinity Church Durham to host the 1961 session.
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Rocky Mount
N.C
North Carolina Methodist Conference
T. J. Whitehead
Mebane
Conference Board of Social and Economic Relations
Whitehead
Congressional
National Council of Churches
Trinity Methodist Church
Durham
Mark W. Lawrence
Farmer
Fayetteville
E. C. Crawford
Salem Methodist Church
North Carolina
Surer
The
Methodist Foundation’Inc
Conference Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
No Need to Settle For Partial Comfort When You Air Condition
An advertisement touts central air conditioning as a complete cooling solution rather than partial comfort. It emphasizes upgrading homes to centralized systems for full temperature control and energy efficiency.
Furniture sector set to surge beyond 1959 record
James T. Ryan of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers' Association predicted 1960 totals will exceed the 1959 high. He cited a 6.8 percent rise in shipments in the first five months, a backlog of seven weeks in unfilled orders, and a seasonal rise in the latter half of the year boosted by High Point market demand and orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Ryan
Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Assoc
Ryan
Woman's Death Believed Caused By Heart Attack
Police said preliminary findings point to a heart attack in the death of 68 year old Mrs. Nannie Mae Wooten of 326 Gaines Road. Deputy medical examiner Dr. T Eugene Terrell will conduct another investigation to confirm the cause. Mrs. Wooten was found on the kitchen floor by insurance agent Bill Williams who visited on business.
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Nannie Mae Wooten
Gaines Rd
Guilford County
T. Eugene Terrell
Wooten
Bill Williams
Boy Drowns After Slipping From Innertube
In Mountain Home Arkansas a one year old, Travis Quarles, slipped from an innertube during his first vacation swim. His mother Mrs Raymond Quarles of Lovington New Mexico had just photographed him before he vanished into eight feet of water. A diver recovered the body about an hour later.
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Mountain Home
Ark
Raymond Quarles
Lovington
N. M
Travis Quarles
State Privilege Permit Deadline Is Tomorrow
Applicants for privilege licenses must file by tomorrow. Tom Corns, local State Deputy Collector, announced the deadline. Effective Friday July 1 penalties begin for licenses tax year June 1 1960 to May 31 1961 at 5 percent per month for each delinquent month. Applications should be mailed to the N. C. Depart.
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Tom Corns
Corn
N. C
Convention MC Silent as Boos Ring at Wyoming Truckers Meeting
Casper Wyoming AP report says the master of ceremonies at a Wyoming Truckers Association convention erred by asking attendees to sing Ive Been Working on the Railroad. The crowd responded with loud boos and silence.
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Casper
Wyo
Wyoming Truckers
Assa
Florida Name Origin Notes From Public Record
A fragment mentions the Division of Revenue in Raleigh and a filing at 107 West Green Street. It notes the name Florida derives from the Spanish feast of flowers. The text mixes administrative reference with etymology.
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Raleigh
W. Green St
Florida
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