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Newspaper
Lima Star
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1966
Page
7
The stock market posted its sharpest drop of 1966 amid renewed bombing in North Viet Nam and a U N conference push. AT&T fell to a 60 support, GM reported record profits, and the Dow edged up to 986.35 as bonds fell on renewed borrowing fears.
In Chicago the grain futures market saw only modest moves as late week short covering trimmed earlier losses. Old crop soybeans rose about 2 cents or more, while corn wheat and oats posted small fractional changes amid a government report showing soybean carryover below 54 million bushels. Substantial demand from India and the United States helped wheat rally, with Pakistan seeking 2 million tons. End-week prices saw soybeans at roughly 2 1/4 higher, wheat around steady to up, corn and oats showing minor shifts.
BELLAIRE Ohio AP A neighbor found 55 year old William Jeffers dead in his bed with a shotgun blast to the head. A shotgun hung on the wall in the murder room and 22 year old Jacob Charles Bates was detained as a material witness. Prosecutor John J Mink Jr said Jeffers lived with his brother Cyril and two children Guy 8 Cyril 7. Cyril Jeffers was not at the home. Jeffers was unemployed and his wife Verdi Thorp Jeffers lives in Wheeling West Virginia.
The Lima Area Chamber of Commerce seeks experienced wood working and cabinet making personnel for an industry considering Lima for a plant. Registration is via a Ohio State Employment Service office. The chamber says the venture would employ a considerable number of people.
Police investigated two minor injury accidents Saturday afternoon. At North and West Street an accident involving David Weaver and Esther Johnson sent Anna Weaver to St. Rita’s hospital for treatment and release. A second crash on North West left Ruth Trego assessed for whiplash after her rear end collision with Victor Schwertner. she was treated at Memorial emergency and released.
Ohio retailers showed a brighter December with sales up from November and 10 percent higher than December 1964. For 1965 total trade volume reached $14.75 billion, a new high, with most business lines posting gains of 4 to 9 percent. Auto dealers rose about 6 percent, jewelry and farm equipment dealers 11 percent, and home furnishings 1 percent, led by Youngstown 11 percent and other cities ranging from 3 to 9 percent.
When sailing ships plied the canals and lakes of the U.S Canadian boundary many were built in the United States carried goods to a foreign port then were sold overseas. American ships were preferred for their ease of operation economy and design.
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