Stock Market Holds At 1958 Peak Amid Trade Volatility
The market stayed near its 1958 high as trading showed brisk opening blocks and a late tape. Initial prices rose slightly, then mixed. major movers included American Motors boosting production and hiring, Republic Aviation advancing, and several industrials edging higher while Gulf Oil and others fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Motors
Republic Aviation
Douglas
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Radio Corp
Undang
Television Programs From Aght T Macune Torn Beat Clock
Fragmented listing notes TV programs with unclear timing and scheduling details. Reads like a damaged page item and lacks clear program titles or network affiliations for precise reconstruction.
Dow Jones Averages and Volume Summary
The Dow Jones industrials stand at 469.85 with prior close 463.06 and current 463.67. rail averages show 123.72 113.41 and 113.70. utilities at 14. GB Blocks listed at 159.86 with earlier figures 156.65 and 159.86. Volume totals reach 70,000 1,200,000 and 3,110,000 for the different series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bache & Co
Spending Habits Shift Amid Recession Yet Bright Spots Appear
The article notes a mixed spending picture in early 1958 with rising consumer outlays and record savings. Americans continue to spend heavily on travel, utilities, cameras, records, and food while debt repayment rises. Shifts reflect larger families and higher college costs, offset by cautious spending in durable goods and uncertain income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Europe
Automatic reflex actions governed by the nervous system
The article explains that sneezing and yawning are not learned but automatic reflexes controlled by nerves. It discusses how these actions protect the body and regulate breathing and other functions.
Fire Tower Work Slated For City Fire Dept Classroom
A ten year effort to build a city fire department classroom progressed as James N. Park won the bid of 9680 dollars. Work begins once equipment moves in with site at Harvel Park featuring a mile entrance road curbing and water lines. The tower site will house the fire tower and future budgets plan a one story classroom and upkeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James N. Park
Harvel Park
Piedmont Chamber Officials Start Area Meet at Catawba College
The Piedmont Participation Conference opened at Catawba College with registration of area chamber officials led by Chuck Reed of Duke Power Co. An afternoon session will include a four man discussion on developing new industries program with Clarke among participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phis
Piedmont
Catawba College
Chuck Reed
Duke Power Co
Clarke
Health Work Is Reviewed in 10-Year Health Report
The report tracks infectious disease trends from 1948 to 1957. Typhoid fever declines from 56 in 1948 to 23 in 1957. malaria drops from 147 local cases in 1948 to 0 in 1957. diphtheria falls from 485 in 1948 to 49 in 1957. Tuberculosis detections destroy 2,656,234 persons over ten years. Venereal disease shows a low of 3,682 cases in 1953, while infectious syphilis decreases from 7,313 cases in 1948 to 5,440 in 1957.
Talks May Be Enlarged Between Big Three Diplomats
The talks may widen as a 15 page outline from Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko outlines proposals for a summit. The Big Three diplomatic chiefs agreed their envoys will continue separate negotiations with Gromyko on summit preparations.
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Son
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyrko
Civil defense units mark heavy simulated attack across nation
Civil defense forces report a heavy simulated attack during a five year history of Operation Alert. More than 500 bomber sorties and submarines swept the country while evacuations reached near total in ten large cities. Four million Illinois students and half a million civil defense workers participated in drills amid tests of fallout and dam failures. President Eisenhower visited a secret shelter as the exercise continued through the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Shawver
Battle Creek
Mich
Cally
Blytheville
Ark
Baltimore
Civil Defense
Memphis
Tenn
Eisenhower
United States
Pacific Coast
Panama Canal
Balloon Flight Records First Of Its Kind For Navy
Balloon ascends from an open mine pit near Crosby, Minnesota at 8 50 p m with Mikesell and Ross aboard. They soar 40 000 feet for two hours tracking star scintillation while data transmits 1300 miles to a Naval Medical Research Institute. Navy official says method will monitor first manned satellite reactions. Both men report good spirits and fine health.
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Mikesell
Ross
Crosby
Minn
Navy
Mikesel
Naval Medical Research Institute
Washington
Norman L. Barr
Barr
Flood Waters Rise Across Rivers Forcing Road Closures
The article reports rising river levels across North Carolina with the Cape Fear at Mon cure reaching 20 feet and cresting near 21. The Neuse at 19.2 feet exceeds bankful by 5.2, with crests above 21 feet forecast. Tar River at Rocky Mount nears 9.8 feet with an 11 foot crest expected late week. Tarboro rises toward 26 feet by Sunday.
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Cape Fear
Moncure
Neuse
Smithfield
Rocky Mount
Tarboro
Bank Robber Collapses During Oroville Heist
In Oroville California a bank robber fainted during the hold up. The teller Pat Thelander described as attractive aided by police who escorted the man on a stretcher. Timothy J Ma honey a 49 year old ex Army sergeant claimed he was the suspect. Police found torn notes and left him for the FBI.
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Timothy J. Ma
Honey
Feather River Canyon
Oroville
Sten
FBI
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Zenith, Texas Co
International Telephone
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Youngs- Anaconda
America
J, Sturgis May & CO
High Point
Wfmy-Tv
Greensboro
Redford Sales CO
Carolina Tri-City Termite CO
Wsjs-Tvy
Winston-Salem
Dayton Tires
Hughes Tire Service, Inc. &. F
Hughes
North Main
Charlotte
Channel
Tomaso
Wsls-Tv
Roanoke
Uncle Looney News
Tin Harbor Command
RCA Victor
Dumont
Admiral
Television Sales & Service
North Main ST
Wunc-Tv
Chapel Hill
Wsoc-Tv
Popeye
Southern Playboys
News & Weather
Rey RT
Omle
Harriet
Pal Hoong
Dow-Jones
New York
Jly
Republic Steel Sears Roebuck
Southern Ray J. P. Stevens Co
American
Business Mirror
Sam Dawson
Balloon
Earth
Iji
Rei Toa
Calif
Mrs
Pat Thelander
Bartington
N. C
N. Main ST
Ob Alee le Scott Corey
You
Hal Wallis
Ral Rater
Mary
Forrest Tucker
Susan Cabot
John Russell
George N. Neise
Audie Murphy
Davidson Theatre
Rex Reason
Henry Morgan
Oklahoma
Technacolor
AGMA
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Poe Rta
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People OF the Earth
Rome
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Mel Ferrer
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