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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1961
Page
10
AP reports mixed activity across stocks bonds and commodities. Blue chips led gains in New York while Kansas City listings show cattle hogs and lambs movement and futures quotes for wheat corn oats soybeans and barley. Major movers include AT&T General Motors and Standard Oil New Jersey hitting new highs.
Arizona Senator and Air Force Reserve brigadier general Barry Goldwater criticized reservists who complained about quick recall to active duty during the Berlin crisis. He traveled to Spain with Sen. Howard W. Cannon and Jack R. Miller to inspect U.S. bases and meet Capt. Gen. Agustin Munoz Grandes. A group of U.S. students in Spain greeted him, some wearing I Like Goldwater shirts.
Lever Ltd. opened at 27 percent and held. Great Western Financial fell about 3 and United Financial declined more on profit taking. Reynolds Tobacco dropped about 2 as a big lag in tobacco. Pfizer Sears Roebuck US Rubber Goodrich and Consolidated Edison rose about 1. Rails were steady to lower. Baltimore & Ohio fell about 1. Market breadth was mixed on the American Stock Exchange. US government bonds slipped in light trading. Corporates were mixed.
MADRID AP Barry Goldwater arrives back in Washington after a sharp criticism of U S Army comments targeting detractors and impatient critics during a diplomatic stop in Spain.
Dismissals include Jon Verburg and multiple families such as Mrs Donna Langdon and baby girl in Ottawa and Mrs Christina Fishburn Route 5. Birth announced for Mr and Mrs Jack Mehaffey at 1708 W 22nd St a son born today. Memorial Hospital entries name Theron Bartholomew DeSoto and others with addresses and affiliations.
Independent oil contractor E. L. Smart of Dallas reports bad weather halted test drilling on Noble Messer’s farm near Pleasant Grove. The crew had reached 1,487 feet before slick roads forced a shutdown. plans call for at least 1,600 feet.
Humble Oil and Refining Co. holds the lease for drilling on the farm and has assigned drilling rights to Smart. In Douglas County, Waco Oil Corporation of Denver reports a dry hole at the No. 1 Settle, two miles south and 144 miles west of Globe. Abandonment depth was 2,123 feet. Defensive end Don Joyce of the Minnesota Vikings has played pro football for 11 seasons. A 225 pounder, he attended Tulane.
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