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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1963
Page
5
A compact market wrap reports weekly moves in stocks and bonds, with notable shifts in major indices, Treasury yields, and commodity prices. Traders weigh earnings. oil and copper prices firm while gold holds. Analysts cite inflation data and monetary policy cues guiding near term volatility.
The stock market extended a six week advance despite steel price jitters. Dow rose 6.02 for the week to 708.45 as volume topped 5 million shares daily. AP index at 265.7 and S&P 500 at 68.77 reflected broad strength amid steel price developments and mixed bond activity.
An AP round up details weekly stock activity on the New York Stock Exchange. It lists fluctuating highs and lows, net changes from last close, and notable figures for numerous tickers with annotations on dividends and stock actions.
Senate approval of mass transit and Youth Corps bills shifts focus to the Texas House. The Youth Corps envisions 15 000 members national and 50 000 if extended to state projects with 60 dollar monthly pay and six months to two years service. Texas would receive about 367 corpsmen under population share.
AP reports show Texas lawmakers voting uniformly on key roll calls. Yokem Tower aligned with For on wilderness preservation and youth employment measures, while Yarborough opposed several proposals. The record includes votes on interior committee referrals and large public works funding, with partisanship visible across amendments and final passages.
Pasadena AP reports Robert F. Ford 55 and his three children will share a $9.5 million net inheritance from his mother Mrs. William R. Timken who died in a Park Avenue cooperative. The estate totals nearly $44 million with federal and state taxes to be paid. Timken was widow of a roller bearing magnate and had lived as a recluse in the New York apartment.
The S.S. Savannah, touted as the world’s first nuclear powered air ship, is scheduled to visit New Orleans by April 14. Announcement came Saturday.
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