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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1958
Page
15
Trading on the American Stock Exchange was quiet and mixed as missile stocks showed only slim gains after news of the first earth satellite launch. Chrysler led with a small rise while North American Aviation edged higher on the Jupiter C program. most stocks moved fractions or declined slightly.
Market summary notes slight gains for General Motors and Boeing while General Electric and Gulf Oil slip. stocks, bonds, and utilities mostly steady with mixed readings across sectors. Traders eye proxy talk at New Haven and reflect on rail and steel groups amid a broad price backdrop.
The report notes wholesale price movements and a trend in staple prices as of 1953. It references figures around 168 and 35, with comparisons to prior periods and month identifiers such as mid January. This item highlights market shifts affecting grains and related commodities for the era.
The provided OCR text summarizes daily and monthly financial figures from a Standard & Poor index page. It lists totals for today and previous day, including percentages, volumes, and rate changes. It also shows year and date stamps, with figures such as 120,443, 101,560,080 and 115,489,700, plus percentage figures around 49% to 135%.
Washington lawmakers from both parties propose 500 per high school senior who passes a prescribed math test under a bill tied to America's space age brainpower race. Rep Price leads the research and development subcommittee while Rep Van Zandt heads the Republican side.
A fire at Maplewood Junior High caused about 350000 dollars in damage after vandals broke in last week. Detective Lt James de Ciccio said the incident shut the school for at least a week as arson was suspected. Evidence suggested youths used alcohol and benzine to ignite the library and art room stacks.
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