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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1966
Page
5
PHILIP J. KEY reports the Wall Street week closed near its opening levels as gains from General Motors gave way to profit taking. The Dow stood at 988.14 after peaking at 994.20, a weekly net rise of 0.84, while the AP 60-stock average fell from 268.2 to 367.0 amid rising rates and a drop in short interest.
Week totals show 47,365,481 shares traded, up from 43,221,289. Dow moved toward 1,000 level early week, then declined midweek with 10.25 million shares turnover. 1,586 issues: 721 advances, 714 declines, 151 unchanged. 276 new highs, 59 new records. Viet Nam spending and rising corporate earnings cited. Bond markets mixed to higher. Johnson order to raise savings bond rates noted. weekly NYSE bond par value $66.99 million vs $55.54 million prior week.
Britain warns Rhodesia that defying Queen Elizabeth II by executing two Africans, Lazarus and Runyowa, after commutations could be murder under English law. BBC reports the warning as Strci Smith's regime vows allegiance to the Queen while the Commonwealth Office notes hangings would make the executioners and governor legally culpable.
A scanned table explains dividend related terms and footnotes for 1968. It defines ex-dividend dates stock splits and special dividends with footnote letters and references to associated notes. The piece preserves the period tone and lists acronyms and symbols used in the financial chart.
Fragmentary OCR shows mentions of stock sales and receivership linked to a bankruptry case. References to Cuba, stock figures, and distribution of profits appear amid a muddy report of financial actions and debt resolution.
An American architect of Dominican and Puerto Rican heritage claims he planned to travel to the Dominican Republic in 1956 to dig up Ernesto Che Guevara remains. He recounts participation in a 1950s plot, arrest, and later moves to Havana before joining the Underground to oppose Castro.
In Racine Wisconsin prisoners at the local jail sent a bouquet of a dozen roses to Richard Aiello the county’s chief jailer who was hospitalized recently. A jail spokesman said the gesture was a token of appreciation and goodwill from the inmates.
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