Profits Dip But Still Are High
Washington reports corporate profit margins for the first quarter of 1959 were below earlier peaks but still high. The Federal Reserve Bulletin defines margins as profits before taxes to sales, noting large manufacturing firms led gains while smaller firms showed declines, with mixed effects from costs and productivity.
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Wife to Wait for Babich After Slaying Sister
Kathleen Babich vows to stand by Milton Babich who was convicted of murdering Patricia Birmingham to cover up her sister’s pregnancy. She plans to marry him, bear his child, and visit daily while he serves a life sentence.
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Waldo the Anteater Keeps Diet Staff in a Quandary
Waldo the Philadelphia Zoo anteater rejects milk and solids. Curators tried strained baby foods but Waldo finally showed a preference for ants, while officials search for a steady supply of ants to meet his appetite.
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Baltimore Rector Elected Bishop in Easton Diocese
Rev. De. Atlen Jerome Miller, rector of the Church of the Blestiah in Baltimore, is the bishop elect of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Easton. Named on the 196th ballot yesterday by clergy and lay delegates at the diocese’s annual convention. He hails from Jersey City New Jersey and joined the Church of the Messiah in 1944 from Primity Church Union City New York.
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Ship Hits Mine Off French Coast Killing Five on Astrid
The Belgian ship Princess Astrid struck a floating wartime mine one hour out of Ostend and sank four miles off the French coast. Five crewmen died from steam exposure and five passengers were injured as Channel boats rescued survivors. Six injured, including 16 women, were hospitalized.
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Otego Woman Is Set Free After Slaying Case
Albany reports 27-year-old Donna Robinson of Otego, pregnant with her third child, was released after a county grand jury declined to indict in the fatal shooting of Richard Bard at a hospital area. Bard had threatened Judith Hathaway and her sister. Robinson fired after Bard attempted to choke Hathaway. Both sisters said they fear returning home without her husband present.
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British slump worries U S money officials
Washington officials fear Britain's six month economic setback risks global repercussions. They cite dwindling dollar reserves near 2 billion and potential U S export controls to the British commonwealth, risking Marshall Plan aid and European recovery.
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Electric power output rises to new weekly high
New York CP reports last week total electricity generation at 5,372,600,006 kilowatt hours, the highest since early April. Edison Electric Institute credits much of the rise to a heat wave increasing demand for cooling.
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