Dow Jones averages and stock market myths explained
The piece argues Dow Jones 30 stocks mislead readers about market moves, stressing that the broader market contains over 1,200 common stocks and only the full price changes of individual holdings reveal real gains or losses. It cites The Exchange's overview of index limitations and offers dollar equivalents for Dow point changes.
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Sylvia Porter
Dow-Jones
New York Stock Exchange
the Exchange
NYSE
Standard & Poor
Moody’s
Dow- Jones
Exchange
Johnson
Viet Nam
The
Hall Syndicate, Inc
Nigeria Then and Now Across Cities and Villages
Uncle Ray tours Nigeria describing mud huts and glass windows in cities while noting British colonial history and native religions. He explains ju ju shrines, leopard men legends, and the predominance of Islam in settled areas, inviting readers to request the travel leaflet.
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Nigeria
Westcentral
Africa
Great Britain
France
Uncle Ray
la Crosse Tribune
Publishers Newspaper Syndicate
Miss America to attend Shrine football game in Milwaukee
Miss America Vonda Kay Van Dyke of Phoenix will attend the August 21 Shrine football game pitting the Green Bay Packers against the Chicago Bears, Shrine officials announced.
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Milwaukee
Vonda Kay van Dyke
Phoenix
Ariz
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears
Wedding vows add drive slowly pledge in Two Harbors
In Two Harbors Minnesota wedding vows may include a promise to drive slowly after the ceremony. City safety chief Ray Thomas studies risks from car chases and horn blasts during wedding sendoffs. Clergy and planners back slow celebrations to protect pedestrians and traffic.
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Two Harbors
Minn
Public Safety
Ray Thomas
GOP Must Gain In 1966 First-Fish RIPON
Wisconsin Republican Chairman Ody Fish urged focus on 1966 gains before 1968. He warned that without congressional wins in 1966 no 1968 nomination would occur. Polls show Gov Knowles more popular than since election, with highlights in higher education highway safety and conservation.
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RIPON
Ody J.fish
Fish
Wisconsin Young Republicans
Waren P. Knowles
Young Republicans
Knowles
Damores Welcome a Daughter Victoria Katherine Esther
Actress Judy Rawlins wife of Vic Damone gave birth Sunday at Cedars of Lebanon hospital to a girl named Victoria Katherine Esther. The child is the couple’s first, while Damone has a 10 year old son Perry by his first wife.
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Hollywood
Judy Rawlins
Vic Damone
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Victoria Katherine Esther
Damone
Perry
Army probes extent of under eighteen soldiers in Viet Nam
Army headquarters asks South Viet Nam commanders for numbers of youths under 18 in the war zone and whether any violate regulations. A survey shows about 68 000 enlisted personnel under 18 worldwide, with 17 000 in the Army, plus smaller counts in other services.
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Viet Zone
Washington
Army
South Viet Nam
Saigon
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Viet Nam
Navy
Air Force
Sisted
U.S
Marine Corps
Army enlistments up 54 percent in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan
Milwaukee recruiters report a 54 percent rise in Army enlistments across Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, attributed to draft quota increases. Lt. Paul Taddy notes many young men fear conscription and prefer guaranteed Army schooling through enlistment.
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Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Milwaukee
Upper
Michigan
Paul Taddy
Ginger Rogers Dazzles in Dolly on Broadway Revival
New York AP reports Ginger Rogers wowed Broadway crowds in the Hello Dolly! stage return at the St James Theatre. Fans packed the box office and applauded her extended dance steps as Rogers praised director Gower Champion and producer David Merrick. She thanked her mother, husband William Marshall, and admirers backstage, teary yet grateful for the joyous night.
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New York
St. James Theater
Ginger Rog
Carol Channing
West Coast
Ginger
Fred Astaire
Dolly
Gower Champion
Miss Rogers
David Merrick
William Marshall
American Quits Firm Over Disagreements
London AP report: William C. Kidd resigns as vice president of International S. C. Johnson and Son Inc. due to policy clashes with the parent firm. He cites disagreements on international marketing and penetration issues and notes communication difficulties. He does not discuss domestic policy disputes.
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London
William C. Kidd
International S. C. Johnson and Son, Inc
Kidd
Fire Insurance Rates On Farm Buildings Up
Madison AP reports higher fire insurance premiums for farm buildings as the State Insurance Commissioner Charles Manson announced new rates effective today. The Fire Insurance Rating Bureau members face an estimated $350,000 increase in total premiums due to higher losses in farm fires over the past five years.
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Madison
Charles Manson
Fire Insurance Rating Bureau
Manson
Field Foundation appoints Leslie W. Dunbar director
Leslie W. Dunbar of Atlanta is named executive director of the Field Foundation in New York. He will replace Maxwell Hahn who retires Oct 1 after nearly five years with the foundation and comes from his current role as executive director of the Southern Regional Council. The Field Foundation was created in 1940 by Marshall Field III to support charitable educational and scientific aims.
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New York
Leslie W. Dunbar
Atlanta
Field Foundation
Marshall Field
Dunbar
Southern Regional Council
Maxwell Hahn
Foundation
Marshall Field III
Eight Mrs Wisconsin Finalists to be Named
At the Wisconsin State Fair the field of over 1 000 contestants will be narrowed to eight finalists in the 1965 Mrs Wisconsin judging. The titlist will be crowned next Monday after two days of competition. Mrs Clark D Leffler of Racine was 1964 Mrs Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Clark D. Leffler
Racine
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