Market Slightly Rises After Turbulent Start
New York stocks opened mixed but improved as trading progressed. Electronics, steels, and motors led gains while overall activity eased to a steady pace. Dealers cited a possible technical rally and note demand focused on weak sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem and Republic
American Motors
Radio Corp
Raytheon and
Phil‘co
NAFI
Polaroid
DuPont
Anaconda
Kennecott
Rails
Illinois Central
Erie
Texaco
Liggett & Myers
Rescuers cheered as miners escape and fires subside
In a dramatic underground blaze at a coal mine, 40 rescuers battled smoke and fumes to reach trapped workers. William K. Donaldson, mine safety director, among those trapped was aided by Willis Carter and Kyle Blair who crawled 2240 feet to safety. Ventilation and cable fires complicated efforts while relatives waited above in mountain air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Carter
Kyle Blair
Carter
James
Blair
Johnson
Market Averages Close Mixed As Industrials Rise
Dow Jones averages show mixed action with the industrials inching higher while other indices slip. Trading at 138.97 for the Dow Jones industrials and 85.87 for the rail and utility segments, the report notes modest gains in key stocks and a total volume around 73,000 shares with value near 3,375,000.
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Bache & . Ji A.m
Ponean
Draccasccees
Cessvereesys
Nicos Ivases
Club lead secures defense in JACOBY ON BRIDGE puzzle
East returns a club after South ruffs the heart lead and plays two rounds of spades. The article explains a club lead is the winning defense since South has two hearts and five spades and holds minor-suit cards to cost declarer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AKL N
Terence Reese
Mr. Reese
South
East
America
Falcon
Snowbound: North Carolina towns report heavy values and closures
Last Wednesday’s uproar of snow leaves Asheville with five inches and seven in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. U S 441 closes indefinitely as highways freeze. Winston Salem and Greensboro declare closures and traffic snarls persist across Raleigh Burlington and Durham with schools shut and icy roads delaying travel. More snow stretches toward Fayetteville and Lenoir with minor accidents daily.
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Asheville
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
U.S. 441
Winston Salem
Greensboro
Raleigh
Burlington
Durham
Fayette ‘Ville
High Point
High Point College
Lenoir
Caldwell County
Lenoir City
Rocky Mount Spring Hope
Tennessee Line
Weather notes on icy conditions and chain use.
Chains often were found locked in jams with vehicles without chains especially on hills. Low temperatures for the 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. showed 20 at Asheville 25 at Charlotte 20 at Greensboro 18 at Raleigh and 25 at Wilmington.
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Asheville
Charlotte
Greensboro
Raleigh
Wilmington
Keeps Promise by Walking 11 Miles to Donate Blood
Piedmont West Virginia report says Harold Hamilton from Chestnut Grove Maryland walked 11 miles to a Red Cross bloodmobile to fulfill his vow to donate a pint of blood after his car broke down.
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Piedmont
W.va
Harold Hamilton
Hamilton
Chestnut Grove
Red Cross
Kennedy Wins Massachusetts Primary With 55 to 45 Edge
The Massachusetts primary results show Kennedy beating Eisenhower by about 55 percent to 45. Kennedy and Nixon each won all their party delegates, with 14 Republican votes and 22 Democratic delegates allocated. The margin highlights Kennedy’s growing lead relative to earlier New Hampshire contests.
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Massachusetts
Kennedy
New Hampshire
Nixon
Escaped prisoners flee Nash County road gang caper
Six inmates escaped Tuesday with a guard and a highway foreman using a prison truck. One was recaptured near Lamberton High School, others fled in stolen cars toward Selma and Rocky Mount. The guard Tom Wood was fired for negligence and the remaining inmates were later released unharmed.
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Lumberton
N.C
Nash
J. C. Michael
Greensboro
Lamberton High School
Marvin Allen
Tar Heel
Michael
Allen
Fred D. Bowman
High Point
Rufus Gainey
Lau
Inburg
Harry Williams
Cecil Hollars
Boone
Battleboro
Selma
B. A. Henry
Johnston County
Eddie Brown
Rt. 2
Tom Wood
Asst
Robert Allen
Wood
George Griffin
Rocky Mount
Nixon Victory Cited by Republican Leaders in Washington
In Washington Sen. Thurston Morton the Republican national chairman called Nixon's showing extremely gratifying signaling party praise and frontrunner momentum after the election results.
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Washington
Sen
Thurston Morton
Nixon
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Bache & Co
American Can Co
Allied Chemical & Dye
American Tobacco Co
the Borden Co
Bethlehem Steel
Burlington Mills
Chrysler Corp
New York Central AA
Gulf Oil
General Motors
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
International Harvester
International Tel
Standard Oil Co
Jones Laughlin Steel
Johns Manville
Norfolk & Western Rwy
Phillips Petroleum
Pennsylvania Railway
Pepsi-Cola
Procter & Gamble
Reynolds Tobacco
Republic Steel
Sears Roebuck
Southern
Dow Jones
Jacoby
NORTH
West East
Oswald Jacoby
Declarer
Jyvla
Meearl
Isenhour
Ray Wheatley
West Green Street
High Point, N. C
No-Way Tire Service
E. Homestead Ave
Jly
Lina
George P. Clark
New England
Mila
Professional Life Insurance Service
N. Main St
North State Telephone CO
Eisenhower
High Pointer
Haley
SPEAR
Nooceet
Allied
U.S
ATRL
Saul
Family Finance
of High Point, Inc
E. Commerce ST
Concord Durham
Gastonia
Goldsboro
Salisbury
Winston-Salem
Ey Naas
Ford
Finest Hour
Living Color
NBC -Tv
Tudor
Ford Wagon World
Tord Flater Company
English Motor Company
Washington & Wrenn Streets
N. C
Thunderbird
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