Heavy trucks drive U S auto industry gains in 1956
The Detroit business section reports heavy duty trucks and trailer makers leading sales and profits amid a mixed market. Heavy truck orders remain high with new plants and deregulation boosting capacity while lightweight truck demand softens, farmers scaling back purchases, and auto makers race to capture more heavy truck share. Manufacturer leaders like White Motor and International Harvesters predict sustained demand despite overall slows.
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Detroit
Robert F. Black
White Motor
John L. McCaffrey
International Harvester
Chicago
Roy Fruehauf
Fruehauf Trailer
March of Science shows new hysteroscope aid
A pencil thin hysteroscope permits direct vision inside the womb to decide if tumors require hysterectomy. The device can show whether bleeding is hormonal and help avoid unnecessary operations. Doctors say it saves women from needless hysterectomies and is demonstrated at the AMA meeting by Drs. Norment and Sykes.
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American Medical Assn
William B. Norment
C. Henry Sykes
Greensboro
N. C
Norment
Sykes
Toronto
University of Toronto
Barbara McLaren
Economist Sees Biggest Year for 1956 and 1957 Prospects
Washington reports after a midyear symposium the chief U S Chamber of Commerce economist predicts 1956 will be the biggest year and prosperity could extend into 1957. Executives from 14 trade associations and a banker voiced varied views with homebuilding and auto dealers more cautious while calls for tax cuts or looser credit were noted as the economy may need a boost.
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Washington
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
National Automobile Dealers Assn
Justin Bowersock
Union Trust Co
Bowersock
Federal Reserve Board
Cave Dweller Says He's No Hermit
Jefferson City Tenn. Ben Ballenger lives in a natural 40 foot cave joining a Holston River bluff. He built stairs a door and stove inside and reads Knoxville papers to follow news. At 51 he jokes about marriage yet to come and recalls Navy days and heartbreaks from four ex sweethearts.
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Jefferson City
Tenn
Ben Ballenger
Hudson
United States
Holston River
Knoxville
Ballenger
Railway Ride Marks First LA SALE Visit for LaSalle Pupils
Seventeen minutes on a special rail car gave 149 LaSalle kindergarten pupils their first train experience. Teachers noted in class discussions that many students had never ridden a train. A bus took them to Ottawa to board the rail car for the trip.
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