Troubles Abroad and Politics Keep Business on Edge
AP News outlines how domestic politics and international tensions kept markets unstable last week. Defense stock optimism rose amid talk of expanded spending while Congo copper and Cuba sugar disruptions rippled through various sectors.
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New York
United States
John F. Kennedy
Congo
Cuba
Agriculture Department
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler and
Studebaker-Packard
New York Stock Exchange
Eisenhower
G.I
Housing Administration
Daisy applique popover pattern for teens and misses
Easy to sew Misses and teens pattern printed as 4656. Teen sizes 10 12 14 16. Size 12 popover uses 1% yards of 35 inch fabric and pedal pushers 1% yards. Pattern includes printed directions. Send 35 cents plus 10 cents per additional pattern for mailing to Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star New York.
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Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Nine Die On Virginia Roads In Weekend Toll Rises
The Associated Press reports nine traffic deaths across Virginia this weekend, raising the annual toll to 395. Victims include Mack P. Keffer Jr. 24, and Tracy Ann Wheaton 7 months, both in a three car crash near Suffolk, with 15 injured. Additional fatalities occurred near Front Royal Fredericksburg Rocky Mount Natural Bridge and a Maryland race car incident.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Maryland
Suffolk
Mack P. Keffer Jr
West Norfolk
Tracy Ann Wheaton
Washington
C. F. Wheeler
James Joseph Austin
Keffer
Austin
Leroy Philip Cahoon
Baltimore
Front Royal
Warren County
George Kleiner
Urbanna
University of Illinois
US 1
Fredericksburg
Richmond
Bobby Joe, Holland
Rt. 4
Rocky Mount
Franklin County
Nancy Margaret Gentry
Taylors Valley
Washington County
Shelton
Natural Bridge
Rockbridge County
Joseph Lee Ware
Fairfield
Andrew Powell
Emporia
Drewryville
Southampton County
Powell
Edward Ray Hinson
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
Hinson
Colllision
Virgina- North Carolina
Greensville County
Jon Shelton Moroney
Vista Speedway
Seat Pleasant
Moroney
106 Year Old Indian Fighter To Receive New Bed
Baltimore AP reports 106 year old Indian fighter Charlie Creek of Annapolis will be honored by American Legion Post 141 at the Legion Convention with a new bed including a crank. Creek, a shy veteran, has long hoped for a better rest. his current sleeping setup is four wooden boxes.
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Baltimore
Charlie Creek
Annapolis
Maryland
American Legion Post
Charlie
Myra
American Legion
Soviet Woman Glider Pilot Sets World Record
Tass reports Anna Samasadova, flying a single seater glider at Serpukhov near Moscow, achieved 43.49 miles per hour, surpassing the 1957 Polish record by 6.21 mph.
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Moscow
Tass
Anna Samasadova
Serpukhov
Yankee crows fail to answer New York calls in Mississippi
Starkville Mississippi State University entomologist D E Ferguson offered the explanation that Yankee crows apparently don't caw with a brawl after Mississippi crows failed to respond to a record of the calls of New York crows.
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Starkville
Miss
Mississippi State University
D. E. Ferguson
Mississippi
New York
Cable failure injures racer and Moroney after windshield shatters
During the event a cable snapped the racer’s windshield causing injuries and Moroney to be cut under the chin in the ensuing incident.
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Moroney
Poff Feared as Favorite Son at Virginia GOP Meeting
Virginia delegates at the Republican National Convention weigh vice presidential options after backing Nixon for president. Holton notes 6th district favors Rockefeller, but if declined, Poff may be urged as preferred choice. Radford lawyer Poff, first elected in 1952, seeks re election. Summers Sheffey predicts a hard fought race against Rep. Jennings as campaigning begins in Clintwood.
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Richmond
Virginia
Chicago
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Goldwater
A. Linwood Holton, Jr
Roanoke
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Holton
Rockefeller
Poff
Radford
FE. Summers Sheffey
Abingdon
W. Pat Jennings
Marion
Clintwood
Sheffey
Archibald Henderson Leads Marines in 1836 Creek Campaign
Archibald Henderson, longtime Commandant of the Marine Corps, left Washington to command a Marine regiment in the field during the 1836 Creek Indian campaign. This marks a notable leadership assignment amid Native American conflicts in the era.
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Archibald Henderson
Marine Corps
Washington
When You Need a Friend That Protects Your Home
An insurance ad explains that slips on front steps can cause serious injuries and liability for damages. Independent agents offer protection, claim handling, and peace of mind, promoting a Big Seal standard and professional protections for home and auto coverage.
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AP Business News
Commerce Department
Monsanto Chemical Co
Japan
Boeing Airplane Co
Air Force
Radio Corp. of America
Winchester Association
Winchester Insurance
J. R. Alexander Insurance Agency
J. W. Arthur, Inc
R. T. Bryarly
G. W. Good & CO. Hansbrough & Carter Lawrence C. Hollis
Jamison & Gore
NAT Joyner Insurance Agency
WM. H. Louthan, JR
Earl L. Mason
Shenandoah Motor
SIMCA
FORD
Mercury
Auto. Trans
Auto
Bel Air
Continental
del Ray
Willys
Dodge
Cute
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