Market Quotation Roundup and Commodity Prices Listed
Trading ran active with mixed shifts across stocks and commodities. Industrials fell slightly while Standard Coil and electronics showed modest gains. AP 60-stock average slipped 0.50 to 222.8 as rails and utilities moved little. USDA reports from Baltimore Chicago and Norfolk noted assorted fruit, vegetable and livestock prices with cattle, hogs, and sheep trading in narrow ranges.
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Japan
Adi
Electronics
Litton Industries
Beckman
General Instrument
DuPont
Eastman Kodak
Union Carbide
American Cyanamid
Associated Press
Baltimore
USDA
Chicago
Grain futures open firm on Board of Trade
Chicago futures show mixed early moves with wheat and corn largely steady or modestly higher and soybeans advancing. July wheat at 1.84 and July soy contracts around 2.10 to 11 percent gains, with corn near unchanged to modestly higher.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
U S Suffers Opposition to Security Pact Hurting Japan Alliance
Officials warn a well financed campaign aims to undermine the U S Japan security pact and discredit the Washington Tokyo alliance. They fear antiwar sentiment in Japan could fuel student and leftist protests into violence to topple the pro American Kishi government.
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U.S
Washington
Tokyo
Japan
Richmond grain prices steady in weekly market report
In Richmond area markets No 2 red winter wheat 1.74 per bushel No 2 yellow shelled corn 1.31 No 2 white shell corn 1.36 No 2 oats 62 No 3 barley 90 No 2 yellow soybeans 1.98 Abruzzi seed rye 1.35 all per bushel.
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Richmond (Ap
VDA
Richmond Area
Youth Drowns in Hampton River
An 18 year old, Jesse Young, drowned in the Hampton River after ignoring a companion’s warning about deep water. He was Hampton’s first drowning this season.
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Hampton (Ap
Hampton River
Jesse Young
Hampton
Japan Kishi Cabinet Cancels Eisenhower Invite Amid Protests
The Kishi government withdraws the invitation to President Eisenhower as protests erupt in Tokyo over the treaty and police clash with demonstrators. Tass reports say crowds chant down with Kishi while officials move to keep the premier away from public view.
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Eisenhower
Kishi
Manila
James C. Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
Andro Fujiyama
U.S
Douglas MacArthur II
Foreign Office
Fujiyama
Tokyo
Liberal Democrats
Clarke Crash Causes $250 Damages On Highway
A Ford pulling onto the highway collided with a Chevrolet which then went over a bank into a fence on the north side. Two steel fence posts owned by Stuart Perry were bent, causing $250 in damages.
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Chevrolet
Stuart Perry
Eisenhower in Manila carrot of 1946 independence visit
President Eisenhower drew huge crowds in Luneta Park as Manila marked the Philippines' July 4, 1946 independence from the United States. He urged action to curb the nuclear arms race while appearing relaxed and engaged with the cheering audience and motorcycles bearing his nickname IKE.
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Secret Service
Eisenhower
Tokyo
Manila
Luneta Park
United States
I-ke
Garcia
Soviet Plans Show Trial For U2 Pilot
Moscow radio asserts the U2 pilot faces possible death penalty under Soviet law. The piece notes Oliver Powers of Pound Virginia canceled a planned trip to see his son, reportedly due to undisclosed instructions. The State Department denies any involvement.
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Moscow
Moscow Radio Today
Powers
Oliver W. Powers
Pound
Soviet Union
State Department
Dirksen Uses Senate Talk To Target Eisenhower Apology Debate
Senate leader Dirksen warns about calls for an Eisenhower apology over the U2 incident and JFK tied criticism while noting Paris interview fallout involving Stevenson. Johnson urges restraint after predicting expulsion of American troops from Japan as a political issue.
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Japan
Senate
Dirksen
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Paris
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Russia
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Johnson
Civil Liberties Union Probes Jackson Case Confinement
The Civil Liberties Union studies a habeas corpus move to free a 34 year old former Anne Arundel County resident confined after a Fairfax County Virginia pre dawn hearing. The Anne Arundel County Star reports relatives learned of the commitment to Southwestern State Hospital and were unaware of his fate.
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Glen Burnie
Anne Arundel County
Fairfax County
Peter Herkes
Virginia
Maryland
Carroll V. Jackson
Louisa County
Herkes
F Regis Riesenman
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Fredericksburg
Annapolis
Star
Southwestern State Hospital
Here
New York
Cabin John
Virginia Methodist Conference approves budget and peace debate
The Virginia Methodist Conference adopted a budget of 1 386 077 with 405 000 for education 97 000 for the minimum salary fund and 844 077 for world service. A 10 point world peace statement faced a tight vote with 169 to 165 deleting the call to include Red China in disarmament talks. The Rev John F Carroll 44 was named Rural Minister of the Year among 15 nominees.
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Barber
Christian Education
World Service
Red China
John F. Carroll
Driver
Magnolia
Suffolk
Virginia Methodist
Carroll
Conference
Town and Country Commission
New Kent
Lunenburg
Danville
Richmond
Hampton
Cheriton
Delegates Attend 39th Virginia Post Office Clerks Meet
Twelve representatives from the local post office staff attend the 39th annual Virginia Post Office Clerks convention at Hotel Roanoke Roanoke. Attendees include past presidents Herman Lee Richard Stine Joe Haines and others with Haines Bush Howdershell Bush Huyett and Moore. Featured speaker at final banquet will be J Cline House president of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks with Toastmaster Thomas J Malone.
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Virginia Post Office Clerks
Roanoke
Virginia Federation of Post Office
Herman Lee
Richard Stine
Joseph C. Haines
Charles W. Bush
Harry R. Howdershell
Donald Bush
James Huyett
Berlyn E.moore
Haines
Federation
Charles Bush
Bush
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Ike
Civil Liberties Union
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Marvin
Roy E. Neff
Mount Crawford
H. H. Johnson
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W. W. Trent
Page
Joseph L. Lotts
Shenandoah
F. M. Lucas
Call Smalts, Florists, Inc
Postal Federation
Duff
Marydel Stockdale
Surfside Club
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Jumbo Rinker
Stuart M. Perry
Jay Uta
Nad Ree
Vas
Va’ Jacobs
Vanp
Ince
Geor
Piette Oro
Coco
Ata
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Jewelers
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