Business leaders urge New Year aims beyond profit
A New York AP roundup reports Hobart Lewis Muriel Siebert and other finance figures urging broad resolutions for 1969. They stress equal opportunity, personal growth, listening, productive effort, and humane business practices to combat poverty, inflation, and social division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
United States
Hobart Lewis
Reader's Digest
Muriel Siebert
New York Stock Exchange
Louis F Laun
Celanese Fibers Marketing Co
Uniroyal Inc
George R. Vila
Wall Street Notes See Pattern in Month End Dip
Wall Street firms report the market tracks a familiar pattern of a month end low before Christmas with potential gains in January. They warn rising Amex volume and volatility in low priced issues contrast with NYSE trends and monetary restraint may dampen gains into early 1969.
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NEW York
UPI
E. F. Hutton & Co
American Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Amex
Plant Suffers Fire Damage
A grease accumulation in the smoke room of the Valentine Co. plant on Central St near the Wabash River bridge on U.S. 40 caused a fire inflicting about 500 dollars in damage. Four units fought the blaze. In a second incident, three units responded to Myrtle Jackson's residence at 910 Gilbert Ave to extinguish a fire started by a gas stove, with damage limited to furnishings.
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Valentine Co., Inc
Central St
Wabash River
U.S. 40
Myrtle Jackson
Gilbert Ave
EXPECT NATIONAL PRODUCT TO GROW IN 1969
The National Industrial Conference Board predicts the US economy will grow 6.5 percent in 1969, slower than 9 percent in 1968, with GNP at 915 billion dollars. Inflation to ease to about 3 percent. no mass unemployment expected despite a Vietnam truce.
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New York
National Industrial Conference Board
Board
Economic Forum
Forum
Vietnam
Treasury Balance Washington Upi Fiscal Year Totals
Treasury accounts through December 24 show withdrawals of 97.962 billion dollars and deposits of 88.712 billion. The cash balance stands at 6.631 billion with public debt at 362.724 billion and gold holdings at 10.367 billion.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
REA takes temporary ownership of Hoosier Energy plant
Indiana Supreme Court paused a ruling by allowing the Rural Electrification Administration to assume temporary ownership of the 100 million dollar Hoosier Energy plant near Petersburg. The move aims to complete construction and energize the system while a rehearing is sought, with possible reconveyance to the Indiana Statewide Rural Electric Cooperative if a PSC certificate is obtained within four and a half years.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Supreme Court
Rural Electric Co-Operative
Petersburg
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Hoosier Energy Division
Indiana
High Court
Statewide
Supreme Court
Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co
Hancock
Co-Op
Rural Electric Membership Corp
REMC
Frank Batts
Southern Indiana
Remcs
Batts
Lewis McCurtain
Hoosier
Norman M. Clapp
Co-Operative
Public Service Commission
United States
Government project seeks revenue optimized protection plan
A fragmentary sentence indicates a policy aim to complete and monetize a project to maximize protection of government investment. The brief mentions restructuring toward revenue generation as a key objective.
Indiana and Chicago Market Reports Hogs Cattle and Sheep
Market summaries from Indianapolis and Chicago through USDA reports detailing hogs and sows with price ranges for several weight classes, cattle and calves with steer, heifer and cow quotes, vealers, and sheep including slaughter lambs and ewes. Notes include receipts, demand, and price movements across regions and product types.
Wives Demonstrate at Basque Protest in Spain
Six wives of Spanish political prisoners demonstrated in a Roman Catholic church in Bilbao to protest arrests they say were for participating in Basque separatist activities.
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Bilbao
Spain
UPI
Three Weekend Auto Deaths In Indiana
Bad weather may have contributed to an unusually low Indiana traffic toll of three deaths over the weekend between holidays. Floyd I. Grant, 64, Kokomo, died Sunday afternoon of injury.
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Indiana
Floyd I. Grant
Kokomo
Indiana Traffic Deaths Dec 30 Last Year Rise Anew
The Associated Press reports multiple fatal and serious crashes across Indiana. In Indianapolis at Indiana 100 and U S 52 a collision injured Grant’s wife Wameta Rich and Ronnie R Rich and his family. Evansville saw Jay Scott killed when his car overturned. Passenger James Hornsey injured critically. Norman T Kendall died near Knightstown after his car slid on an icy Hancock County road.
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Ies
Indianapolis
Indiana 100
U.S
Grant
Wameta
Ronnie R. Rich
Rich
Jay Scott
Evansville
James Hornsey
Norman T. Kendall
Knightstown
Hancock County
Break-in Reported at Thomas Davis Construction Shop
City police investigated a break in at the Thomas Davis Construction workshop 3200 Deming Street. A small fire started but caused no serious damage. Vandals broke two windows to gain entry. Separate incidents Sunday included thefts and vandalism at several locations including The Loft on Wabash Avenue and a Miller Marathon service station.
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Thomas Davis Construction
Deming St
Linda Smith
RR 21
Wabash Ave
Juvenile Recreation
Ben Barnes
4Th Ave
Grace Mullenix
S. 20Th St
Miller Marathon
Maple Ave
Exchanges Plan Shorter Hours Beginning Jan 2
The New York and American stock exchanges will close 90 minutes earlier and resume a five day week from January 2. Trading will run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on shorter hours, continued indefinitely to ease back office paperwork. This follows the Wednesday closings used since June 12, 1968.
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New York
American Stock Exchanges
Fatal bus crash near Bangkok leaves nine dead
Nine people were killed and 23 injured when a crowded bus rammed a train at a crossing 75 miles north of Bangkok, police reported.
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Bangkok
UPI
Chicago Poultry Prices Hold Steady Across Wholesale Trade
Wholesale buying prices for live poultry in Chicago remain unchanged with roasters quoted at 24 12 to 26 42 per unit, special fed white rock fryers at 19 to 21, and small offerings of ducks at 30 and geese at 2, per AP USDA report.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
UPI
USDA
New Attempts Planned to Free Prisoners
SAIGON AP The US Command announced five representatives will travel New Year’s Day to a second Viet Cong meeting to seek release of three American POWs. A 6 am to post meeting three hour corridor will be declared for safety. The men Brigham Jones Smith, all 21, are listed with hometowns Ocala Florida Lynnville Indiana Akron Ohio.
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Saigon
Armed Forces Radio
U.S
James W. Brigham
Ocala
Fla
Thomas N. Jones
Lynnville
Ind
Donald G. Smith
Akron
27th Victim Of O'Hare Crash Dies
CHICAGO AP The crash at O Hare International Airport claimed its 27th victim Raymond Sheldon 22 of Lincoln Nebraska died in a hospital from injuries. The Conair twin engine plane carried 45 persons and 26 were injured eight of them in the hangar where a drum and bugle corps practiced. a flight recorder tape being checked to see if the pilot lined up with the runway will be released in a few days. The tape shows heading air speed altitude and gravity forces. Twenty people remained in satisfactory condition in two hospitals including Rebecca Beasley 26 of Indianapolis who was removed from critical list.
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Chicago
North Central Airlines
O’haire International
Raymond Sheldon
Lincoln
Neb
George Green
Federal Aviation Administration
National Transportation Safety Board
Air Line Pilot's Association
Washington, D.C
Green
Office of the Safety Board
Rebecca Beasley
Indianapolis
Ind
Fatal Crash Claims Life of Delbert Woldt in Harvard
Delbert Woldt 24 of McHenry Illinois died Saturday when his car skidded off a highway in Harvard and hit a utility pole. He was formerly from Marshfield Wisconsin.
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Harvard, Ill
Delbert Woldt
McHenry, Il
Marshfield
Wis
Casals Celebrates 92nd Birthday With Mass and Music
In San Juan Celestino Pablo Casals, age 92, marked his birthday with a special mass and visits from friends while continuing his daily routine. He walked on the beach, played piano, and then his cello as wife Martita noted he is happy and in good health.
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San Juan
P.R
Pablo Casals
Casals
Martita
Increase Bail To 60000 on Gerald Norris
Gerald Norris aged 29 faces circuit court charges after a pre Christmas shooting of his ex wife Marlene Norris. He is charged with assault and battery with intent to kill and carrying a gun without a license. Bail set at 60000. Mrs Norris hospitalized with abdominal wound and subsequently released. Norris reportedly offered to surrender and was arrested within an hour of the incident.
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Gerald Norris
Justice of the Peace Court
Vigo
Circuit Court
Court of
Harrison Township
Justice of the Peace
Lee Easton
Norris
Marlene Norris
Fontanet
Four men escape Lake County Jail in Indiana
Four inmates escaped from Lake County Jail in Crown Point by tearing out window bars after 2 am. Three were quickly recaptured nearby. fugitive Carl Herrick, 20, eluded officers and possibly fled to Chicago. Herrick, held on federal charges, had been an Ashland reformatory inmate serving a Dyer Act term.
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Crown Point
Ind
UPI
Lake County
Carl Herrick
Chicago
Herrick
Ashland
Harry Selin
John Dillinger
Selin
Probe Killing at Reformatory
Prosecutor William F. Lawler Jr. says Donald Leechilds 18 Indianapolis State Reformatory inmate is being questioned in the killing of inmate Eugene Robinson 21 Leesburg found trussed and beaten to death. Childs was moved to Madison County jail for safekeeping while serving 1 to 10 years for auto theft accessory in Hendricks County.
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Anderson, Ind
William F. Lawler Jr
Madison County
Donald Leechilds
Indianapolis
Indiana
Bank Burglarizes Winchester Bank Branch in Modoc Indiana
Bank burglars broke the back door lock at the Winchester People's Loan and Trust Bank branch in Modoc Randolph County Saturday night, taking 16051 dollars including 1200 dollars in silver. Police investigations continue as authorities seek suspects.
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MODOC
Ind
Winchester People’s Loan and Trust Bank
Randolph County
Stewart Smith
Ronald Norris Ordered to Reformatory
Ronald Paul Norris of Terre Haute was ordered to begin a one to five year sentence for aggravated assault and battery on another Terre Haute area resident in August 1965. The case, tried in Vigo Circuit Court, featured co defendant Paul Fred Ladika who was found not guilty. Norris was sent to the state reformatory as an appeal to the U S Supreme Court proceeds.
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Paul Fred Ladika
AR 2
Terre Haute
Gerry Quinn
Quinn
Norris
United States Supreme Court
Vigo
C. Joseph Anderson
Indianapolis
Dean Richards
Brownsburg Man Crushed To Death In Front Yard Incident
Brownsburg Ind UPI report says Jerry E Garrison 39 was crushed when his car collapsed off a jack while he was changing mufflers in his driveway Sunday afternoon. He died at the scene.
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Brownsburg
Ind
UPI
Jerry E. Garrison
Garrison
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