Stocks With Biggest Dollar Gains In 1959
AP Business News Analyst SAM DAWSON examines the top dollar gainers on the NYSE for 1959. Rohm & Haas led with a $243 rise to $730, a 49.8% gain, followed by Motorola up $112.50 to $172 and Texas Instruments near $97 for a large percentage gain. Other notable movers included American Motors, Corning Glass, American Home Products, Ford, Westinghouse Electric, Beech Aircraft, Clark Equipment, General Tires, John Morrell, Adams-Millis, American Steel Foundry, Beckman Instruments, Piper Aircraft, and many drugs and tech stocks posting sizable advances before splits.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Dellara
Rohm & Haas
The
Chemical Company
American Motors
Corning Glass
American Home Products
Ford Motors
Westinghouse Electric
Beech Aircraft
Clark Equipment
General Tires
John Morrell
Adams-Millis
American Steel Foundry
Beckman
Miami Copper
Minneapolis Honeywell
Owens Corning Glass
RCA
Reliance Electric & Engineering
Simons Saw & Steel
Spencer Chemical
Timking
Union Carbide
Plough
Schering
Smith, Klein & Ford
Vick Chemical
Pfizer
Warner Lambert
Minnesota Mining &Hand
Cessna Aircraft
du Pont
Thiokol
Zenith
IBM
Litton Industries
Maytag
Wagner Electric
Church leaders denounce anti Jewish acts worldwide
Religious leaders from Germany to North America condemn the surge of anti Jewish incidents as an offense to all faiths. They urge education and social measures to root out prejudice, calling for responsible Christian witness and unity against racism.
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Associated Press
Germany
Otto Dibelius
Berlin
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Britain
United States
South Africa
Italy
Australia
Norway
Austria
Iskovos
North
South America
Eugene Carson Blake
National Councilf Churches
Blake
J. E. Lesslie Newbigin
London
International Missionary Council
F. Eppling Reinartz
New Rochelle
N.Y
World anti Semitism sparks church leaders worry and calls for solidarity
Religious leaders across denominations condemn anti Jewish acts as German, Roman, and American church figures urge charity and unity. Vatican and Boston Pilot echo solidarity with Jews while noting danger of lingering prejudice.Rabbi Prinz cites possible international conspiracy as incidents spread globally. Ankara chosen as Turkish capital for drier climate amid Istanbul heat.
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Jesus Christ
Methodist Church
Germany
Friedrich Wunderlich
Frankfurt
Rome
Vatican
Church
Archdiocesan
Boston
The
Pilot
Dachau
Buchenwald
Joachim Prinz
American Jewish Congress
Ankara
Turkey
Istanbul
Women in politics a call to equality and action
Washington AP report quotes Katie Louchheim, vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, arguing women are capable but underdeveloped politically. She urges women to see politics as a serious arena, not a spectator sport, and to encourage candidacy and support for equal rights despite domestic pressures.
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Washington
Katie Louchheim
Democratic National
National Woman’s Party
Guanatee
Louchheim
Red Astronomer Parenago Dies in Moscow
Moscow reports the death of Pavel Parenago 53 a leading Soviet astronomer and member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences. He held the chair of stellar astronomy at Moscow University for 26 years and was a top authority on variable stars and interstellar light absorption.
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Moscow
Tass
Soviet Union
Pavel Parenago
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Parenago
Moscow University
Titusville Police Dept Shakeup in 12-Year GOP Mayoral Term
Titusville Pennsylvania undergoes a police department reshuffle after Dre C. M. Sonne, elected as the town’s first Republican mayor in 12 years, demotes Police Chief Albert P. Brady and Lt. Gilbert N. Gates Sr, promotes Ralph A. Whiting to chief, and elevates Jack A. Bowen to captain while promoting Frank Wagner and Clarence A. Bromley to lieutenants.
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Titusville, Pa
Dre C. M. Sonne
Sonne
Albert P. Brady
Ralph A. ‘Whiting
Gilbert N. Gates Sr
Jack A Bowen
Frank Wagner
Clarence A. Bromley
Parkway Crash Kills Trucker
AP reports Pittsburgh driver Henry Dreyfus died when his truck hit a disabled tractor-trailer on the Penn Lincoln Parkway. Passenger Foster Brown, also of Pittsburgh, is in critical condition at Allegheny General Hospital. Tractor-trailer owner Ed Sladky of Scottdale was contacting help for a broken axle when the crash happened.
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Pittsburgh
Henry Dreyfus
Dreyfus
Foster Brown
Allegheny General Hospital
Ed Sladky
Scottdale
Iron Age Sees Victory For Union
Iron Age reports a major United Steelworkers contract victory with major steel companies under government pressure. The settlement likely boosts prices by up to five dollars per ton, probably under four dollars, and reflects industry reluctance amid government pressure.
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NEW York
United Steelworkers
Union
Iron Age Magazine
National Metalworking Weekly
Iron Age
Main issues facing the 86th Congress
Washington AP reports the Democratic controlled 86th Congress begins a session with civil rights school aid farm budget postal rates minimum wage social security and housing as top fronts. Key players include Democrats lawmakers and the administration with looming Senate showdowns and potential veto battles.
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John Chadwick Washington
Senate
Bue
Dem
Natural Therapy Chiropractic Clinic Offers Xray Service
A chiropractic clinic advertises natural therapy options with X-ray service available when needed. Dr de Vrien is named and the address 620 Pilot Street is given with available days noted.
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Chiropractic Inc
de Vrien
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Business Mirror
A&p
Jane Parker
Chessington
England
Gazette
Titusville Police Dept
Parkway
Trucker
Canadian Forestry Assn
Canadian National Railways
Troutman’s Shoes
Friskies
86Th ‘Congress
Smajor
Eisenhower
House
GOP
Congress
Benew
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
U.S
North 7Th St
Your Savings Center
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Indiana County
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