Market Holds Steady After Mild Slowdown
New York gains and declines balanced as the market pauses after a three day rally. Oils, drugs, and building materials led higher while industrials edged up and rails slipped. IBM Xerox and U S Smelting posted gains, General Motors steadied, and Ford and Chrysler faced slight losses.
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New York
Dow Jones
Associated Press
Consolidated Natural Gas
IBM
Xerox
U.S
Eastman Kodak
du Pont
United Alera Wa
General Otors
Ford
Chrysler
Cotton futures drift with quiet open in New York AP update
New York AP report notes cotton futures opened quietly with no trades registered. The summary lists various stock and dividend notations alongside market observations, reflecting a cautious start in the absence of immediate price activity.
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New York
North Carolina and South Carolina Extended Forecast
Forecast for North Carolina and South Carolina shows decreasing cloudiness and warm temperatures with scattered showers mainly in northern areas. Lows 54 to 60 in mountains, 64 to 72 elsewhere. highs 70s in mountains, 78 to 87 outside. Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with showers or thundershowers mainly west. East of mountains expected to be rather warm Thursday.
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MGM
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Eac Crown Cork
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Equity Co
Far Oils
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Islam Corp Oe
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RGW
Mackey Air
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Ybden
Det Steel
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Doug Airc
Nevada
Draper
Statham
Odressind
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duPont
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Dynam
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Publkind
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Ga Pacific
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Rexall
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Schering
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Schick 6
Halliburt
SCM Cp
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Ham Pap
Scott Paper
AmeEika
Warris Int
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Herc Inc
Sears Roela
Seeburg
Hoff Electron
Sharonst
Amngas
Holly Suger
Sher Wm
Homestic
Sinclair
Honeywi
SingerCo
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Smithk
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T&t
Houst LP
Soucale
South Co
Soungas
AMH Inc
Hupp Cp
SouthPac
Marsete
SidBrand
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Stevens
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Temperatures and stock figures from regional market page
Temperatures for North and South Carolina forecast through Monday hover two to six degrees below normal with highs in the 70s and 80s. The report lists stock figures and daily changes for several companies and notes precipitation totals of a half to three quarters of an inch, higher in western North Carolina.
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South Carolina
Asheville
Charlotte
Raleigh
Columbia
Charleston
Final Action On Wage Bill Advances To Debate
The measure would raise the minimum wage from 1.25 to 1.60 an hour and extend coverage to 8 million more workers. House approval stood 259 to 89 after a Wednesday vote, with 29.6 million employees set to reach 1.40 next Feb 1 and 1.60 on Feb 1, 1968.
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House
Mike Mansfield
Civil Service
Gemini astronauts extend space walk and tether test
Gordon racks up a record two hours and 52 minutes outside the craft with Conrad during a tether experiment with the Agena. They explore satellite formation flying and potential rescue or repair maneuvers, while managing a 50 foot tether and a challenging haul back inside.
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Gordon
Conrad
Mission Control Center
Astronnauts
Oeto
Statik Ib
Dirksen Attacks Clerical Filibuster With Poised Dignity
Senate debate on a Mansfield cloture petition to end a shadow filibuster stalls as absenteeism hampers quorum. The House bill seeks to ban housing discrimination in about 40 percent of U S housing while jury selection rules face criticism. Dirksen entertains with a bass-voiced aside while Johnson seeks his support amid tense talks. A separate Gemini mission update notes Agena’s record-setting first boost and slower orbital speed after launch.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Dirksen
Johnson
Minnesota
Land of the Sky Blue Water
Hubert H. Humphrey
Agena
Conrad
Gemini Il
Spacewalk tests prompt call for more astronaut experience
Cape Kennedy officials and NASA experts study Richard Gordon Jr.'s tiring space walk to solve weightless work limits. They cite the hard work of moving in a 21 layer suit, sweat in the eye, and the need for tethers and better hand holds to reduce workload and enable longer operations outside the spacecraft.
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Jim Strothman
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fila
Richard F. Gordon
Charles Berry
William C. Schneider
Berry
Edward H. White II
America
White
Gordon
Agena
Eugene A. Cernan
Peace Corps Member Detained By Soviets
The Foreign Ministry in Moscow announced American Peace Corps volunteer Thomas R. Dawson 24 Annapolis Md detained near the Soviet Iranian border for violating border rules. An investigation is under way and the U S Embassy seeks his release.
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John Wyland
Moscow
Foreign Ministry
Thomas R. Dawson
Peace Corps
Iran
Dawson
U.S
Annapolis
Jaure
Caspian Sea
Donald R. Lesh
U. S
Valentin A. Revin
Washington
Revin
Harold M. Koch
Chicago
Soviet Union
Koch
Viet Nam
U S Crime Rises 8 Percent In First Half 1966
FBI figures show an eight percent rise in U S crime from January through June 1966 versus the same period in 1965 with rape up twelve percent and larceny of fifty dollars or more up eleven percent. Violent crimes increased nine percent overall and property offenses eight percent.
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Washington
U.S
FBI
Moon and AEC plan all clear for space return
Moon Health Service and the Atomic Energy Commission will decide when an all clear can be declared after astronauts return. A 50 foot deep basement with 3 foot concrete walls supports AEC radiation studies on people and machines. Frogmen will assist only if needed and then keep distance until astronauts wear isolation suits.
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Health Service
The
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
AMC Sees Small-Business Break Boosting Government Sales
American Motors Corp. president says a new SBA definition making firms with under 5 percent market share eligible for small business contracts could open doors for AMC, which has sold few government cars. Industry leaders note no set-aside yet and questions of favoritism linger as AMC posts a $4.1 million loss on $707.1 million in nine months.
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Detroit
American Motors Corp
Roy Abernethy
Small Business Administration
Checker Motors
Kalamazoo
Mich
AMC
General Services Administration
General Motors Ms
Ford Motor Co
Er C
United States
American Motors
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