Market hits record as Dow leads advance
New York stocks rise to a record intraday high with the Dow Jones average up 2.10 to 746.35 at noon surpassing the previous close. The AP 60 index gains 1.2 to 280.5 as industrials rise, with Sperry Rand Chrysler IBM Polaroid Xerox and U.S. Smelting among notable movers. Corporate bonds gain slightly.
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Flora hurricane blasts Caribbean and threatens Bahamas coast
As Flora marches northwest from Venezuela toward the Caribbean, the Miami Weather Bureau warns of shifting paths and potential U.S. impact. Hurricanes lash Haiti and Cuba with floods and wind. Nassau may escape the core danger while Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Tobag should brace for high tides and damage. Red Cross counts at least 17 dead and hundreds injured with damages over 25 million dollars.
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Textilists Told To Use Resources
Hal W. Little of Wadesboro urged NC Textile Manufacturers Association to rely on internal resourcefulness to solve problems and resist broad government action. He called for import regulation and elimination of two price cotton, then urged the government be left alone. Ivy Cowan of Stonecutter Mills was elected second vice president and Marshall Y. Cooper of Henderson Cotton Mills became president.
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Christine Keeler Trial Testimony Rewrites Assault Claims
Christine Keeler's former manager testified that she admitted lying about an assault by Aloysius Gordon. The 21 year old socialite, tied to the Profumo era scandal, faced a four person framing case with a prior conviction overturned on appeal.
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War News Hails Saigon Gains Despite Buddhist Crises
Correspondent notes a Smack of military victory from Page 1-A amid Buddhist troubles in Saigon. The report suggests gains could disprove claims that government forces are demoralized and destined to lose while Diem remains in power.
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Czech Archbishops Release Signals Shift From Stalinist Past
The Czech government freed 74 year old Archbishop Josef Beran of Prague and four other bishops from confinement. The move, amid a government reshuffle that ousted anti religious official Vilem Siroky, signals renewed contact with the Catholic Church and may affect Mindszenty’s case. It remains unclear if Beran and the others may travel to Rome or resume duties.
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Arkansas to award medal at Greers Ferry Dam dedication
Corporal Ashworth, a tank destroyer battalion member with the 26th Infantry Division, was wounded by a bazooka shell amid a rescue during a World War II cleanup after the Battle of the Bulge. He recalled meeting President Kennedy who pinned the medal on him, praising the honor.
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Review praises Mercury astronauts and spaceflight efficiency
Mercury officials report weightless flight as pleasant and restful despite circulation difficulty. The conference notes the proof man can perform effectively in space as Mercury's major contribution. Warren J. North says three of four orbital flights would not have ended successfully without the crew.
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Bronx Zoo to Replace Farm with World Wildlife Center
Fairfield Osborn announced the New York Zoological Society plans to convert the Bronx Zoo farm area into a world wildlife survival center. Rare species such as mountain gorillas okapis white rhinoceros European bisons and white tailed gnus will move in while farm animals are sold to fund the project.
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New York Zoological Society
Spaceflight historians debate autopilot limits on early missions
North argued that Schirra could have finished the flight on automatic systems but cautioned that John H. Glenn Jr would have had to terminate after two orbits and Cooper and Malcolm Scott Carpenter would risk incorrect reentry angles and potential destruction if they had relied only on automatic controls.
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