Market Slides Narrowly as Trading Slows in New York
The New York stock market opened with little movement in slow trading, with most changes limited to fractions. Kennecott led an early uptick and several sectors drifted mixed, as utilities rose while aircrafts fell and the Associated Press average edged up 10 cents to 173.20 at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mos
Kennecott
Se Ae
Deresser Industries
Southern California Edison
Douglas
Boeing
United Aircraft
Associated Press
Peronistas Escape Prison From Page One A
Six Peronist leaders escaped from prison after a year and a half of confinement following Peron’s overthrow. They crossed into Chile through Punta Arenas aided by guards and a station wagon, receiving political asylum from Chile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juan de la Cruz Ocampo
Punta Arenas
Manuel Araujo
Antonio
de la Cruz Ocampo
Peron
Dow Jones Averages Reported With Trading Activity
Market summary notes Dow Jones averages with mixed activity as trading volume hits 360,000 shares and broader utilities and stocks led swings. Data furnished by Bache & Company appears alongside index figures 142.16 and 9580000 for reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bache & Co American Can Co
American Tobacco Co
Cowsue
the Borden Co
Eeeveeee Seve
Burlington Mills
New York Central AA
Carolina Light & Power
Douglas Aircraft
DuPont de Nemours
Dow Chemical Ee Eeereee Eee
Eastern Airlines Consolidated Edison
Greyhound Corp
General Dynamics
Eee
Teeee Eee
General Motors
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
International Harvester
Eeenee
Standard Oil Co
Jones Laughlin Steel
Johns Manville
Devius
Norfolk & Western
Pennsylvania Railway
Proctor & Gamble
Reynolds Tobacco
Republic Steel Err
Sears Roebuck
Bache & OW Ee
Ian Fe
Sweater Market Sees Growth and Competition Rise
Business Mirror notes a rising market for men's sweaters and fierce competition in knitwear. Wool industry forecasts record knitwear sales this year while acrylic fibers draw seven contenders. Production rose from 1.27 million dozens in 1953 to near two million in 1955.
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New York
Woolknit Associates, Inc
Lamb’s
du Pont
Handicapped Training Measure Introduced in House
Rep. Ed Kemp of High Point sponsors a measure backed by 25 to 30 House members to fund and organize a uniform special courses program for trainable handicapped students. The plan mirrors one from the North Carolina Association of Parents and Friends of Mentally Retarded Children. State Treasurer Edwin Gill warns of administrative breakdown without solid preparation before Appropriations Committee hearing March 28.
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Dhen
Ed Kemp
High Point
State Board of Education
Kemp
North Carolina Assn
Parents and Friends of Men
Department of Public Instruction
Appropriations Committee
Damage Suits Heard In Davidson County Court
Trial of two damage suits from a December 1955 traffic crash in Davidson County opened in Superior Court. Plaintiffs Marion Hardy and Myrtle Viola Baker seek compensation from William Clyde Gallimore for personal and property damages in a collision on Highways 109 and 64 near Thomasville. Also noted are divorces granted to Marion J. Oliver and W. Archie Tyson on grounds of two years separation.
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Davidson County
Superior
Marion Hardy
Myrtle Viola Baker
William Clyde Gallimore
Hardy
Eanes
Thomasville
Gallimore
Realty Transfers In High Point Township
Realty transfers listed include Harry C. Williams and wife to Robert T. Rice and wife for Eastover Park lots. C. D. Fields and wife to Vivian F. vompare. Boeype Berta H. Linthicum to D. V. Linthicum and wife for a High Point lot. Claude S. Sutton and wife to John Phillip Sutton and wife for two Sedgefield lots. Claude S. Sutton Jr. to Elsiewood two lots.
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Harry C. Williams
Robert T. Rice
Eastover Park
C. D. Fields
Vivian F. Vompare Boeype
Berta H. Linthicum
D. V. Linthicum
High Point
Claude S. Sutton
John Phillip Sutton
Sedgefield
Claude S. Sutton Jr
Elsiewood
Delegates Debate North Carolina Agricultural Policy
Delegates move into conferences as Hodges urges harmony between agriculture and industry in North Carolina. Governor Shahan alludes to age controls while not endorsing the proposal. Senators Scott and Rep Bonner back enabling legislation for acreage and poundage controls amid talks on tobacco surplus and price effects. Assistant Secretary Marvin L. McLain notes ongoing surplus despite controls.
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Carolina
Hodges
North Carolina
Shahan Cacemas
South
Sen
Scott
Rep
Bonner
Marvin L. McLain
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Colonaid Promises Overnight Constipation Relief
An advertisement touts Colonaid as a laxative that moistens and stretches the colon to stimulate a normal urge to purge. It claims rapid relief overnight, gentle action, and safety for pregnant women, with tablets sold cheaply and claiming to outdo older laxatives.
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Saha oSeeares
Sty Coane
Colonaid
CoLonam
Mecklenburg Senator Presses Reapportionment Plan In Legislature
Senator J Spencer Bell of Mecklenburg warned the Senate Judiciary Committee that inaction on reapportionment could hand Republicans a main issue to seize control within a decade. The Wake Forest law official Dean Weathers urged a commission based reallocation after each census and outlined a plan to raise House seats to 130 while limiting each county to two senators, altering representation for Mecklenburg Guilford Rockingham Alamance Cabarrus Pitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Mecklenburg
J. Spencer Bell
Senate Judiciary Committee
Bell
Dean Carroll Weatners
Wake Forest College Law School
Weathers
House
Pete
Guilford
Rockingham
Alamance
Cabarrus
Pitt
Students To Hold Science Fair At High School Here
The Savant Society of Science hosts a science fair in room 201 A at the high school on March 20, open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Judges work 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Entries come from junior and senior divisions with prizes of 2.50 and 1.00 in each.
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Savant Society of Science
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U.S. Hoffman
Ada
Peronistas
Porcine Eee
Jose Gomes
Argentine Oil Workers’ Federacense Espejo
Meme Labor Confederation
Alliance
Brownshirt Gang
John William Cooke
Buenos Aires
Peronista Party
Sweetie Pie
Seltzer
NEA Service
Sraprne Sébeek
Shultz
East Commerce Street
Winston-Salem
North Cherry Street
Greensboro
North Elm Street
Asheville
Concord
Charlotte
Durham Gastonia
Salisbuiy
Wilmington
Dow-Jones
Etter
J. P. Stevens Co
Eeeete
American Tel
Tel
Business Mirror
By Sam Dawson
High Point Township
Jamestown Township
Spradleys Super Market
John Kerr
Warrenton
House Committee On Constitutional Amendments
Kerr
North Caroline Homes
Piedmont Airlines
Piedmont
Leonard
Serene Prember
West Washington St
Ed Sullivan
Mercury
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