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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1955
Page
11
The readable lines show garbled figures and unit prices such as 1.50 and 1.60 with references to packing and press. No clear event person or organization is identifiable from the OCR fragment.
The market advanced for a third consecutive week led by General Motors and blue chips, despite steel sector softness from labor-cost fears. The Dow rose 10.98 to 918.95, and the AP index gained 17 to 107.7, with overall volume at 26.13 million shares.
Readable segments show Abacus, Abbott Lab, AmCan, Gen Foods and many others with weekly highs lows and net changes. The list tracks stock prices, exchange activity, and weekly closings across numerous firms and industries in New York, with price movements and percentage shifts noted.
France loans two 18th century constitutional documents to the United States for a World Peace Through Law conference in Washington. The Magna Carta and the French Constitution preamble will be displayed with the American Declaration of Independence as speakers including Chief Justice Warren and Britain's Lord Denning attend.
Gov. John Connally will fly to Sea Island Georgia to chair the 31st annual Southern Governors Conference. He will address the opening session and preside over meetings through Wednesday. A state dinner with speaker Dean Rusk is planned and a nuclear energy and space committee meets Sunday.
Mexico's agriculture secretary Juan Gil Preciano called the Texas cotton shipment dispute entirely unnecessary. He rejected Texas Agricultural Commissioner John C. White's threat to bar Mexican cotton, asserting Mexico's farming methods match Texas and that no border closure will occur.
Washington UPI reports the Texas delegation's rolls in the last week showing multiple votes. It notes which members did not vote and lists various outcomes on military construction, veterans disability, law enforcement funding, foreign aid, and civil service measures.
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