Fever Subside Slows Wild Rush To Buy Stocks
The stock market trading surge fades as NYSE volumes drop from over 5 million to 3 million shares and American Exchange from 4 million to about 1.5 million. Analysts cite warnings against speculation, fading paper gains, cooling tips, and a general sober reassessment as reasons for the pause.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Ward
William R. White
Hornblower & Weeks
Keith Funston
Gas Pipeline Explosion Injures Ten Near Laurel Mississippi
A 36 inch gas line exploded near Laurel injuring ten and hurling pipe fragments across the area. The blast damaged homes and vehicles, flames rose as high as 1,000 feet, and two nearby pipelines remained in service while investigators probed the cause. Three victims, J A Ezell and his family, suffered serious burns as their home burned.
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Transcontinental Pipeline. Co
Centreville
Baton Rouge
E. E. Holden
Transcontinental
J. A. Ezell
Steven
Ezell
Car Jack Slips Injures Man in Davison Township
Lewis Smith, 32, was seriously wounded when a car jack slipped while he was fixing brakes in Davison Township near Flint. He says the jack fell on two .22 caliber cartridges, detonating and injuring his abdomen.
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Flint, Mich
Lewis Smith
Davison Township
Smith
Train Derails on Grade Near Macon Slows City Traffic
Engineer Fred Bryant of Macon said his Central of Georgia freight train of 130 cars left the tracks while going down grade at 50 mph. The five engines and many cars derailed, Bryant escaped with minor injuries after rescuers freed his hands. Fireman Will Evans, also of Macon, suffered shoulder and side injuries. Brakes allegedly failed to respond before crossing into Macon, forcing him to radio for clear tracks and causing extensive property damage and street delays.
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Macon
Fred Bryant
Central of Georgia
Bryant
Will Evans
Light Show Prospects For Summer TV Include Ed Sullivan
AP TV writer notes light summer programming with a mix of musical shows and whodunits. Ed Sullivan celebrates 13th TV birthday while George Gobel fills in on Dinah Shore’s night off. Garroway bids farewell to Today with a tearful moment. News shifts to permanent replacements and longer station breaks as networks seek more ads.
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Ed Sullivan
Glenn Miller
George Gobel
Dinah Shore
Sullivan
Gobel
Dave Garroway
John Chancellor
Hugh Downs
Garroway
NBC
CBS
ABC
Teamsters strike two Minnesota canning plants
In Fairmont and Winnebago, Minnesota, Teamsters Local 487 ordered pickets at 2 am affecting 600 to 700 workers. The dispute centers on the money clause after a stalled contract since February 28, with earlier proposals for pay hikes and retroactive increases contested by Stokely Van Camp Inc. The 1961 pea packing season was to begin this week.
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Fairmont
Winnebago
National Labor Relations Board
Fairmont Pier
Drownings Reported In Wisconsin Waters
Three people drowned in Wisconsin waters over the weekend. Miss Leona Waskiewicz, 20, Milwaukee, drowned when her 24 foot cabin cruiser capsized on Lake Butte des Morts near Oshkosh. Raleigh Dickens, 49, of Waukegan Illinois, drowned in the Fox River near Wilton after falling from a dam and being swept through floodgates. John Gutjahr, 40, from West Bend, drowned on Big Cedar Lake Saturday night. his body was found near a boat he had rented.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Leona Waskiewicz
Milwaukee
Lake Butte Des Morts
Oshkosh
Raleigh Dickens
Waukegan
Ill
Fox River
Wilton
John Gutjahr
West Bend
Big Cedar Lake
Eight Killed In Head On Crash At Appomattox
A Sunday head on collision near Appomattox Virginia killed eight people. A family of five and a group of six teenagers were involved. Three teenagers survived. Victims include Sheila Hensley 7 Patricia White 16 Kaye White 13 Jane Southall 16 Cornelia Southall 19 Edward Williams 18.
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Lawrence Hensley
Pamplin
Hensleys
Sheila
Patricia White
Kaye White
Jane Southall
Cornelia
Farmville
Edward Williams
Lynchburg
Penny Southall
Gerald Prince
Roger Davis
Prince
Hensley Ithe
Kruger National Park Founded to Preserve Vanishing Wildlife
Kruger National Park in South Africa was established in 1898 to safeguard dwindling wildlife populations and protect native species for future generations.
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Kruger National Park
South Africa
Ribicoff Attacks AMA Over Medical Care Stance
Secretary Abraham Ribicoff criticized the American Medical Association for opposing medical care for the aged under Social Security. He urged federal aid to education and praised Kennedy's social welfare programs as advances under the Constitution. Wisconsin Democrats raised funds at a Jefferson Jackson Day dinner and set plans for a Wisconsin yearbook as a fundraiser. Miss Margaret Fuchs was hired as the state party's financial secretary.
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Kennedy
U.S
Ribicoff
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Ing
Wisconsin
Michigan
Sticks and stones greet Jamaican premier in Kingston
Jamaican Prime Minister Norman Manley was showered with sticks stones and bottles as he returned from a London conference on Caribbean independence. Police used tear gas and batons to disperse about 6000 to 8000 opponents on Kingston's King Street amid calls for a referendum on Jamaica joining a West Indies federation.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Norman Washington Manley
London
Britain
West Indies
Manley
King Street
Franklin credited with invention of the rocking chair
The statement attributes the rocking chair's invention to Benjamin Franklin. It notes Franklin as the key figure associated with this classic furniture innovation.
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Benjamin Franklin
Rocking Chair
Mrs Nora Epperson donating three Air Force members
Benton Tennessee report: Mrs Nora Epperson has three children in the U.S. Air Force. Son Charles is to study Russian at Syracuse University while daughters Katie and Jeannie are assigned to the Air Force hospital at Lackland AFB in San Antonio Texas.
City Engineer Robert McIntosh Dies En Route Home
Robert R. McIntosh, 61, director of public works and city engineer for Battle Creek since 1947, died Saturday in Madison Wisconsin. He and his wife were traveling home from Rochester Minnesota after Mayo Clinic treatment.
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Robert R. McIntosh
Madison
Wis
McIntosh
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Clinic
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