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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1959

Page

2

Tobacco shares falter as market turns mixed in New York

New York stocks lean mixed with tobacco issues slipping several points amid reports linking smoking to cancer. American Tobacco and Liggett & Myers fall while gold shares such as Homestake and Dome Mines rise. Raytheon and Chrysler post gains as U.S. Steel edges higher and bonds drift.

New York Wall Street Liggett & Myers Reynolds Tobacco American Tobacco Lorillard Homestake Dome Mines McIntyre Porcupine Raytheon Sky Stations

TV Schedule for WSLS Roanoke Channel 10

Roanoke station WSLS TV airs a local lineup including Peter Guan at 9 00 Arthur Murray at 10 00 Border Patrol at 10 30 News at 11 00 Sports at 11 10 Jack Paar at 1 15 and sign off shows on Channel 10 07 with miscellaneous items and channel identifications.

Ann Bethers la Playhouse RFC Piedmont Channel 3 Danny Thomas Ann Sothern Channel 9 Wells Fargo Mr. Guns David Niven Jack Paar Wsls-Tv Roanoke Peter Guan Arthur Murray Border Patrol Channel 4 Oe Fins

Dow Jones Averages at Midday Booth Update

Market snapshot shows Dow Jones averages from Bache & Co with readings for Industrials Rails Utilities and Stocks at around midday. Industrials near 633.98, Rails 165.77, Utilities 91.96, Stocks 215.62 with volume figures in the hundred thousands.

Bache & Co

Cotton futures rise as market opens amid varied gains

New York cotton futures opened higher by five to twenty cents per bale with several active months posting modest gains. The market mixed readings show Oct at 32.65 32.69 and nearby contracts hovering around 32.60 to 33.12 while listed corporate stocks including Procter & Gamble Reynolds Tobacco and American Telephone trade with fractional gains and losses.

NEW York

Three Cars Collide on Martindale Road. No Injuries Reported

A Sunday night crash on Martindale Hinkletown road near Martindale involved Lewis Martin Paul Martin and Clayton Martin. All drivers escaped injuries and were not related.

Lancaster Martindale-Hinkletown Road Martindale Lewis Martin Paul Martin Clayton Martin

Churchill grandson born in London son of Soames

Mary Soames wife of War Minister Christopher Soames gave birth in London to a son. The child is Sir Winston Churchill's tenth grandchild.

London Winston Churchill Mary Christopher Soames Winston

European business pacts expand across six nations B

American firms note dwindling export markets while US imports rise as six nation industries form federations and pursue mutual sales and production pacts. UNICE coordinates national groups including steel coal chemicals and textiles. Banks and stock exchanges in 11 cities explore cooperation toward a broader Europe market.

Sam Dawson AP Business News NEW York United States European Economic Community Common Market Brussels France West Germany Italy Holland Belgium Luxembourg Japan Hong Kong Paris San Francisco Los Angeles Rome Milan Zurich Berlin Dusseldorf Frankfurt Lyons Amsterdam

Stanford led push for a 100 million dollar linear accelerator

Fantastic Ventures Foreseen reports Congress may fund a Stanford University project a two mile long linear accelerator claiming it would be the world's most powerful. Proposed by Eisenhower era science panels the plan stresses vast costs and the potential of numerous future discoveries without promising specifics.

Congress Stanford University Eisenhower Science Advisory Committee General Advisory Committee The Atomic Energy Commission

Collision at northwest elevated route station injures crew and crew trapped

Dominick Paris the rear train motorman was trapped in his cab for over thirty minutes after a collision between two El trains near Western avenue and Damen streets. Paris escaped with a leg injury and walked with assistance. About 80 to 60 passengers were aboard both trains combined. Firefighters freed Paris with portable electric saws as investigators noted no signals on the straight track segment and an unknown reason for the initial train’s stop. Also notes Burncoat Head Nova Scotia offers the world’s highest rides at 46 to 54 feet above water.

Damen Western Avenue Dominick Paris Frank Thielmann Paris Burncoat Head Nova Scotia Bay of Fundy

Mutual funds guidance for a widow and others

A reader advises a 45 year old widow with two children to consider mutual funds for growth with income over a ten year period and consult brokers and her banker. A soldier in Europe with monthly fund purchases is advised to focus on a single strategy and save for marriage rather in funds. An investor with $30,000 savings weighing a $10,000 mutual fund is counseled to use regular purchases and dollar averaging rather than a single lump sum, while noting market uncertainty and avoiding overoptimistic projections.

O.k Europe Mutual Funds

Americans Boost Spending to Record Pace in Q1

Americans increased personal consumption by 4.6 billion dollars to a 3.004 trillion yearly rate as the Commerce Department reported stronger than expected GDP. The gross national product rose to 4.67 trillion dollars, two billion above prior estimates.

Washington Commerce Department

Steel Talks Resume Tuesday Amid Steel Wage Talks

New York AP reports contract negotiations in the basic steel industry to resume Tuesday after a Friday recess. The 12 largest steel producers and United Steelworkers Union face a June 30 expiration with a potential strike by about 500,000 workers if no agreement is reached. The union seeks higher wages a shorter 40 hour week and other benefits. The current basic wage is $3.03 per hour.

New York Basic Steel Industry United Steelworkers Union

Two Fliers Die In Crash Near Castro Valley

In Oakland California two pilots died when a small plane exploded on a busy freeway near Castro Valley. Julius Clausen 55 of San Francisco and Jule W Schoening 50 of Mill Valley were killed. The craft struck storm clouds while approaching and crashed while trying to avoid turbulence.

Oakland Calif Castro Valley Julius Clausen San Francisco Jule W. Schoening Mill Valley Schoening Clausen Tom Cowell Navy

Hosiery workers protest Gov Hodges over National Guard action

The Mid-South Council of the International Federation of Hosiery Workers filed a protest to Gov Luther Hodges regarding sending National Guard troops to Henderson. Garland Earhart of Pulaski Virginia, council president, said the quarterly meeting adopted the resolution and that the group wired Hodges the message, though the text will be released after the governor receives it. Hood Hodges deployed guards Tuesday after violence erupted at Harriet Henderson Cotton Mills following highway patrol removal.

Greensboro Mid-South Council International Federation of Hosiery Workers Pro Luther Hodges National Guard Henderson Garland Earthart Pulaski Earhart Hodges Harriet- Henderson

West Berlin talks strain as Berlin package plan fails

West Germany and Britain press for a way forward after Andrei Gromyko rejects the Berlin package plan. Western ministers debate the next move to avert a possible military showdown with Russia and discuss potential summit venues and neutral locations for talks.

Berlin Oo Benne de Tis Matbenent Andrei Gromyko Russia Heinrich von Brentano Herter Selwyn Lloyd U.S Gromyko Lloyd

Shaggy Dog Mystery at Midway Theatre

A fragmentary notice hints at a show titled The Shaggy Dog at Midway Theatre with unclear date and location details. Readable items reference the venue and a possible film program but lack complete particulars.

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