Stock market edges higher amid cautious optimism
Market prices rose at midday with the Dow Jones industrial average up 1.13 to 605.12 as investors weighed reports on profits and income. Big gainers included IBM Polaroid Du Pont and Thiokol while steel stocks lagged and rails utilities showed mixed moves.
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Record Corporation
Associated Press
IBM
Polaroid
du Pont
Savings and
First Charter Financial
Financial Federation
Great Western Financial
Ampex
Zenith
RCA
Thiokol
Word
Merck
U.S. Steel
Republic
Senate
Dow Jones
Bache & Co
Richard H. Hoenig
NEW York
Aadams Millis
Allied Ch Tenceener
Kenct Cop Seeeterees
Allis-Chal
Can Co Tebe Twee
Liggett & Myers
Frac
Am Enka Eadvepegre
Motors Am Tel & Telee
artin-Marietta
Mel Trk
Am Tob
Monsanto Cu Eeewnaees
Atch T&sf
Seen
Atl Coast Line
Motorola
Aeee
Atl Refining
Ny Central
Stevens J Peetae
Firestone
Union Pac
Ford Motor
Goodrich
Feeeneee
Goodyear T&r
Va. P&p
Steel cost data subpoena sparks steel industry fears
At a Senate hearing chaired by James Eastland four major steel executives, led by Patton, warned that revealing production costs would harm the U.S. steel industry amid foreign competition. They argued that even grouped averages could enable foreign rivals to target pricing and steal markets.
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James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Roger Blough
U.S. Steel
Blough
Patton
Senate of the United States
Kefauver
General Accounting Office
U.S
Smallpox scare unfounded after chickenpox diagnosis
New York officials said a student from Tanganyika who arrived in New York appeared to have chickenpox, not smallpox. The incident followed two earlier scare episodes linked to travelers, prompting vaccination of 500 residents at International House as a precaution.
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New York
Tanganyika
Benjamin Mkapa
Idlewild
London
International House
Randolph A. Wyman
Bellevue Hospital
Health Department
Grand Central Terminal
Brazil
Canada
Primary storms across nine states shape 1961 races
In nine states voters faced a pivotal day with contests for eight Senate seats, six governorships, and 39 House spots. Arizona's Hayden easily won the Democratic nomination while Mecham won the GOP nod against Shadegg. Governors and senators in Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Rhode Island, Vermont, Colorado and New Hampshire also advanced, with notable upsets and incumbents faring strongly.
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Bridges
Powell
Minnesota
H. Carl Anndersen
Pulicen
Cians Congressersen
Billie Sol Estes
Robert J. Odegard
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Utah
Washington
Arizona
Colorado
Senate
House
Carl Hayden
Congress
W. Lee McLane
Phoenix
Evan Mecham
Hayden
Stephen Shadegg
Barry Goldwater
Sam Goddard
Tucson
Paul Fannin
David Is. King
Wallace F. Bennett
S Bennett
J. Bracken Lee
Salt Lake City
Kings
Calvin Rampton
Richard G. Christensen
Ben Larson
Christensen
Warren G. Magnuson
Philip G. Kuehn
Wilbur Renk
Milwaukee
John W.reynolds
Alexander Wiley
Arlyn F
Wollenburg
Wiley
Gaylor Nelson
John A. Notte Jr
Woonsocket
Kevin K. Coleman
Notte
John H. Chafee
Rhode Island House
Louis V. Jacksony
W. Robert Johnson
William H. Meyer
Johnson
George D. Aiken
F. Ray Keyser Jr
Philip Hoff
Peter
H. Dominick
Norris Cotton
Norman Lapage
Thomas J. McIntyre
Alfred Catalfo
Georgia
Ernest Vandiver
Marvin Griffin
Carl E. Sanders
Herman Talmadge
Truman Loses Ballpoint Pen After Signing Dinner
Hartford AP report says former President Harry S. Truman could not find his ballpoint pen after signing autographs at a Democratic dinner. Reporter Jack Zaiman searched pockets twice with no luck before a Democratic courier returned the missing pen.
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Hartford
Comedian Newhart to Wed Virginia Quinn in January
Hollywood AP reports comedian Bob Newhart and Virginia Quinn plan a January wedding. Newhart, 33, will marry 23 year old Miss Quinn, daughter of character actor William Quinn. A spokesman confirmed the plans Tuesday.
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Hollywood
Bob Newhart
Virginia Quinn
William Quinn
Newhart
Miss Quinn
O. Henry Drug Store Replica Opened in Greensboro
The Greensboro Historical Museum unveiled a reproduction of the O. Henry era drug store where William Sydney Porter known as O. Henry once worked. The exhibit includes original cases counters and bottles. Four year old Charlotte Porter cut the ribbon. the Porter family lineage ties to the store. A new O. Henry room also opened housing a large collection of manuscripts.
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Greensboro
N.C
Mason to Pay 7000 Alimony Per Month in Conflict
British actor James Mason agreed to pay estranged wife Pamela 7000 monthly temporary alimony and child support ahead of a November 26 court hearing. She had sought 14165 monthly. He also will pay each side’s attorney 10000. They married 22 years and have two children, Portland 13 and Alexander Morgan Mason 7.
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Santa Monica
Calif
James Mason
Pamela
Miner Carries $13,260 In Pocket
In Shenandoah Pennsylvania police woke Anthony A Gatavakas a 45 year old miner asleep on the pavement. They carried him to jail and found 13260 88 in cash after removing an old cloth bag from a trouser pocket. He said he spent the weekend visiting bars and planned to deposit his savings at a bank after release.
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Shenandoah, Pa
Anthony A. Gatavakas
Gatavakas
Bourguiba Seeks Ties With France
Tunisia's President Habib Bourguiba, vacationing in Sassomaggiore Italy, moved to resume diplomatic relations with France. He sent credentials for a new Tunisian ambassador Sadok Moka Dem to present in Paris, following last year's Bizerte base dispute.
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Sassomaggiore
Italy
Tunisia
Habib Bourguiba
France
Bizerte
Bourguiba
Sadok-moka-dem
Paris
Methodists schools and colleges mentioned with enrollment notes
The text lists several Methodist affiliated schools including two in their third year of operation and about 800 total students. It also notes Duke Divinity School Louisburg College High Point College and Greensboro College as other potential beneficiaries. It contrasts paying for reputation with work and notes wisdom in laws.
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Duke Divinity School
Louisburg College
High Point ‘College
Greensboro College
Duke Power Launches All Electric Farm Award Program
Duke Power Company announces an all electric farm award program to recognize farm customers achieving efficiency with electric operations. Farmers meeting residence, wiring, lighting, water system, and all electric use standards qualify for a metal outdoor sign a framed certificate and banquet honors.
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Duke Power Co
Hal A. Davis
Duke Power
High Point
Davis
Folklorist Richard Chase To Head Harvest Festival
Folklorist and storyteller Richard Chase will be a guest at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church Harvest Festival on Friday at 6 30 p m on the Dining Hall Terrace. The Beech Mountain North Carolina resident has spent four decades collecting and retelling English speaking folk traditions with tales drawn mainly from the Southern Appalachians. Chase authored Grandfather Tales The Jack Tales and American Folk Tales and Songs.
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Richard Chase
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Wesley Memorial
Chase
Beech Mountain
N. C
Jack
Soblen Drug Probe Nears Completion in Soblen Case
London AP says Scotland Yard nears completion of inquiries into how fugitive spy Robert A. Soblen obtained his final drugs dose. Soblen died in a British hospital after overdosing to avoid deportation. an inquest begins Thursday and autopsy results will be released.
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London
Scotland ‘Yard
Robert A. Soblen
Soblen
United States
New York
Brixton
Scotland Yard
U.S
Dina Soble
Hillingdon Hospital
Lithuania
Jack
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