Miss Keeler's Financial Impact on Markets
Sylvia Porter surveys the Christine Keeler Profumo affair and its sudden influence on London and New York stock values, currency stability, and investor sentiment. The piece notes declines in stock markets, shifting US demand for British shares, and greater political and financial uncertainty as Labor party prospects rise ahead of a possible 1964 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Economist
Christine Keeler
Journal of Finance
Trollop
John Profumo
Harold Macmillan
Miss Keeler
New York
Pound
U.S
Britain
Macmillan
Labor Party
England
Profumo
London Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Arthur Wiesenberger
Mercury
Wiesenberger
the Hall Syndicate, Inc
Today in History highlights and past events
July 22 1963 marks the 203rd day of the year with 162 remaining. Highlights include Congress minting at least 10 million dollars in silver but declaring the trade dollar no longer tender. Also noted are Falkirk, Cairo, the Winnie Mae solo flight, the Bolivian revolt, Honshu floods, Eisenhower Khrushchev talks, and a renewed Soviet nuclear test stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Congress
Wiley Post
Winnie Mae
Villarrdel
Honshu
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
United Nations Security Council
Middle East
Russia
United States
Pacific
Health Official Dies in Bethesda NIHs Virology Chief Passes
Baltimore AP reports Dr. Joseph E. Smadel aged 57, head of the laboratory of virology and rickettsiology at the National Institute of Health Division of Biologic Standards in Bethesda, Maryland, died Sunday. The obituary notes his leadership role and long service in public health research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Joseph E. Smadel
Laboratory of
National Institute of Health Division of Biologic Standards
Bethesda
Hold Naval Talks in London on Sea Power Future
Adm. Claude Ricketts, U.S. naval expert on the Polaris fleet, is in London for private talks. He said the discussions would cover the role of sea power today and in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Claude Ricketts
U.S
Rockefeller and Goldwater clash at governors parley
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Senator Barry Goldwater sparked a harsh political exchange at the annual Governors Conference in Miami Beach. The two vie for the 1964 GOP presidential nomination while Rockefeller seeks distance from Goldwater over civil rights. Democratic governors label Goldwater a threat. Romney and Scranton stay away. Rockefeller recently remarried, affecting his political stance.
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Jack Bell
Miami Beach
Fla
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Rockefeller
GOP
William E. Miller
Arizona
Washington
Senator Goldwater
George Romney
Michigan
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Romney
Scranton
Self
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Happy) Murphy
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Medheld
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Bint
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RCA
Circus OF Values
RCA Whirlpool
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