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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1966
Page
14
A short puzzle feature explains a daily fortune message by counting letters in a name, adjusting by simple rules to obtain a key number, then reading letters under checked figures in a rectangle to reveal the message. Appears credited to William J. Miler and distributed by King Features Syndicate.
A mixed page recalls stock tips from Roger Spear advising selling Susquehanna and World Wide Realty while holding Jefferson Electric and Coleman Cable for recovery. suggests switching to Consolidated Foods and holding American Telephone for its dividend. The section also covers Treasury bonds, a divorce notice for William Kirksey, city contracts for Elk Creek Park aerial surveys, bids for Middletown schools, and multiple court notices including custody and property actions in Butler County Ohio.
New York stock market opened after Memorial Day with mixed results and fractional gains and losses. Leading movers included American Telephone at 55 on 10,000 shares, Benguet steady at 22 on 11,000, U Steel up 3? at 44%8 on 3,000, with the Associated Press average up 4 to 324.7 on Friday.
Houston AP report says two applicants for the city police training class attempted cheating to meet requirements. One tied 15 pounds of lead sinkers to his legs to reach minimum weight, but failed when weighed unclothed. The other padded his height with socks, but was caught when measured bare foot by a detective.
London AP A young Labour MP Bill Price 31 from Regby pushes for better working conditions in Parliament arguing the Palace of Westminster may violate the Shops and Offices Act. He notes 1200 to 1400 rooms, unclear occupancy, and many MPs writing and meeting constituents in corridors.
Washington AP report notes growing congressional criticism of Labor Department visa rules for aliens seeking entry. Six months after a new law limited admission to workers in labor shortage jobs, only 1,149 of 43,393 visas issued through mid April went to workers. Rep. Emanuel Celler plans to push a bill to modify admission provisions, while Sen. Edward Kennedy urges the department to relax the rules.
Governor Frank Clement schedules a noon news conference to announce his bid for the Democratic nomination against Senator Ross Bass. Bass, 48, defeated Clement two years earlier for the remaining term of the late Estes Kefauver, and Clement, 46, seeks a different ending after two years as governor.
Massillon Ohio AP Stark County Coroner G S Shaheen ruled the fatal shooting of Kenneth Baum a accidental death. The 13 year old was killed Sunday near his home by a .22 caliber rifle. Deputies continue the investigation and have questioned two teenagers who had been target shooting nearby.
At 11:08 A.M. the market shows a wide list of stock quotations with many companies trading at varied percentages. Notable names include American Container, Curtis Wright, Dow Chemical, DuPont, Lockheed, General Motors, Ford Motors, Bethlehem Steel, Chrysler Motors, Exxon and Phillips Petroleum among others, with mixed gains and losses reflecting a turbulent session.
Hogs- 1,500 head. barrows and gilts up 10-25. sows 50 to 1.00 higher. Barrows No 1-3 190-230 lb 26.00-26.35. sows 300-350 lb 19.50. Sheep- spring lambs 24.50-27.00. shorn ewes 5.00-8.00. Cattle- 1,900 head. steers 900-1,100 lb 26.00-26.50. 800-1,100 lb 23.00-25.25. heifers 24.50-25.50. 650-900 lb 22.00-24.00. Cows 19.50-20.50. bulls 21.00-23.50. Calves- weaners steady. choice 31.00-34.00, good 24.00-31.00.
Ohio and Indiana farms report candled graded eggs with jumbo prices 26 to 31 cents, large 24 to 29, medium 16 to 24, small 10 to 19, undergrades 8 to 18. Country packing plants show large A 32 to 35, large B scarce. retailers’ deliveries list white large A 37 to 43, brown 33 to 39. Fryers hens and toms priced, potatoes 3.75 to 5.50 per bag.
EVANSTON Ill AP Queen Jack of Waukegan now 78 will take part in Northwestern University’s fall degree ceremonies after commuting 80 miles round trip to attend night school since 1946. She left club life behind to earn a bachelor’s degree among more than 2,000 graduates.
Viet namese students will be honored guests at the fourth annual Latin American Student Congress in Havana July 29 to August 8, a Cuban broadcast noted. The Havana radio said representatives from the United States would attend, though it did not name the U S student groups.
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