Market Slump Widens Amid Industrial Shares Dip
New York AP reports moderate trading as industrials fell with declines in steels, motors, chemicals, oils and nonferrous metals. Utilities slipped and airlines posted small gains on improving earnings while several blue chips like American Motors and Standard Oil (NJ) eased.
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New York
American Motors
Lorillard
Goodyear
Standard Packaging
Ameriian Tobacco
Boeing and Schenley
United Air Lines
Eastern
U.S. Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Republic Steel
Bethlehem
Anaconda
Phelps Dodge
Kennecott
International Nice
Standard Oil
Texas Co
Royal Dutch
U.S
Most Wanted Man Believed Trapped In Mountain Area
Eureka California sheriff's deputies from four counties and FBI agents sealed a cordon around a mountain timber area 70 miles southeast of Eureka in pursuit of George Edward Cole 31 sought for the fatal shooting of San Francisco police retiree Joseph Lancey during a tavern holdup on December 30 1956. Deputy James Boyer chased a car believed driven by Cole for 40 miles before it vanished on logging roads after a gunfire exchange and bumpers locked. A tip had placed Cole at a dance at the Carlotta Orange Hall 18 miles south of Eureka earlier.
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Eureka
Calif
FBI
George Edward Cole
Here
Cole
San Francisco
Joseph Lancey
James Boyer
Boyer
Carlotta Orange Hall
Market Report Shows Mixed Produce Prices Across States
Strawberries vary by region with New Jersey crates priced 3.50 to 5.50 and Pennsylvania 2.75 to 5.50 while beans trend weaker. Potatoes show old Maine Katahdins at 1.50 per 50 pound sac and various US sizes mostly steady with some ranges in Florida and North Carolina.
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Baltimore
Buhpr & Bts
Usis & Usis
Fla
Usis
Baltimore Livestock Prices Report
Baltimore AP USDA cattle market data shows cattle numbers around 1200 head with various weight ranges and grades, including high and low good to average steer prices from 25.00 to 30.00. Hogs trading around 25.50 to 26.50 per hundredweight with mixed grades, and sheep and lambs at 22.00 to 24.00 for slaughter lambs.
Chicago Livestock Market Report
Hogs 7,000 head with strong to higher bids across weights led by 2-3 190-260 lb hogs at 23.75-24.00 and several 200-225 lb lots at 24.25-24.50. Cattle 17,000 with choice and prime steers over 1,100 lbs largely 30.50-32.00, higher. utilities 22.50-23.25. Sheep 1,000 spring lambs up to 50 higher with high choice 26.25-27.00 and bulk 25.00-26.00.
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Baltimore (Ap
USDA
Chicago
Choice & Prime
Choice
Clipped Crossword Clue Set From Daily ACROB Page
A compact crosswords style cheat sheet with scattered clues and partial fills including barbed spear weaken wheel exclamations and several cultural terms. The fragment lists across and down hints with partial answers indicating a serialized puzzle page.
Two Drown in 40 Foot Well When Wooden Top Collapses
In Nansemond County Virginia Alex Skeeter and his niece Suzie Skeeter fell 40 feet into a well when a rotting wooden top collapsed. Neighbors brought the bodies to the surface within 15 minutes but resuscitation failed. Frank Riddick lowered into the shaft to lash ropes and pull them free.
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Suffolk
Nansemond County
Alex Skeeter
Suzie Skeeter
Kelson
Skeeters
Hosier Rd
Frank Riddick
Weekend Deaths Push Virginia Traffic Toll to 351
The Associated Press reports four weekend fatalities raise Virginia’s annual traffic deaths to 351, compared with 365 on the same date last year. Victims include Edward Ferguson 44 of Stapleton Amherst County in a two car crash on State Route 622, Benny Allen Balthis 18 of Pound in a non collision wreck on Route 83 near Wise County, Ruby E Corbett 30 wife of a Pentagon major in a crash on US 29 near Ruckersville Greene County, and Darrell S Cope 20 of Flatswood Kentucky in a wreck on US 60 near Covington Alleghany County.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Edward Ferguson
Sapleton
Amherst County
Stapleton
Ferguson
Carrington
Lynchburg
Benny Allen Balthis
Pound
Ruckersville
Greene County
Maj
Fran William Corbett
Howard
Darrell S. Cope
Flatswood Ky
U.S. 60
Covington
Alleghany County
Front Royal Livestock Market hogs and cattle prices
Hogs report top barrows and gilts with prices from light to heavy butcher and sows. Veal, sheep and lambs, slaughter cattle, cows and bulls listed with price ranges and weights for market day at Front Royal Market.
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Front Royal Livestock Market
Freight Rams Passenger Train in West Virginia Crash
A 144 car freight rammed the rear of the halted George Washington passenger train on the Chesapeake and Ohio main line near THURMOND West Virginia. Engineer H W Honaker 66 trapped for two hours escaped with a broken leg. Four freight crewmen jumped free. Seven passenger and three freight cars derailed. 50 ore cars at rear shoved the engine. Hospitalized include Katharine O Connor and Virgie Smiley with head injuries and shock.
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Thurmond
W.va
H. W. Honaker
Chesapeake and Ohio
Honaker
George Washington
Newport News
Cincinnati
Ransom
Katherine F. O'Connor
Kanakee
Ill
Virgie Smiley
Mt. Crawford
Williams Installs Berryville Clarke Jaycees Officers
Roy W Williams state vice president Region 4 Junior Chamber of Commerce installed Berryville Clarke County Jaycees officers at the Top Hat. New officers include Ray Chapman president M T Wood vice president Haskell Jenkins vice president James O'Brien secretary Harry C Jones treasurer H B Pierce Jr state director John Milleson Jr Jack Vincent John Gerken outgoing Howard Hart. Special awards went to M T Wood Haskell Jenkins Ray Chapman and Charles Gallager. Oscar Hamilton acted as toast master and a Community Building dance followed.
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Berryville
Roy W. Williams
Winchester
Chamber of Commerce
Berryville - Clarke County
Jaycees
Ray Chapman
M. T. Wood
Haskell Jenkins
James O’brien
Harry C. Jones
H. B. Pierce, Jr
John Milleson, Jr
Jack Vincent
John Gerken
Howard Hart
Soviet Soccer Star Faces Court Over Debauchery Scandal
Soviet Union's top forward Edward Streltsov and teammates Boris Tatushin and Mikhail Ogonkov were dropped from the all star squad amid drunken partying and vandalism. The Komsomol Pravda report says Streltsov faces court as a hooligan and incident case in the wake of the scandal.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Komsomol Pravda
Edward Streltsov
Streltsov
Boris Tatushin
Mikhail Ogonkov
Stockholm
Runaway Train Kills at Least 10 at Orizaba Station
A runaway electric train smashed into Maltrata Point railway station near Orizaba, killing at least 10 and injuring 20. About 25 people were unaccounted for as searchers combed wreckage. The train reportedly sped out of control after a power short and possible brake failure.
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Orizaba
Mexico
Maltrata Point
Gulf Coast
Veracruz
Negro Applicants To Norfolk White Schools Reach 109
Norfolk under a federal desegregation order reports 109 Negro children applying for admission to white schools for September. Officials and attorneys discussed the session with G. Fred Poteet and the State Pupil Placement Board but comments were not released.
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Norfolk
G. Fred Poteet
Grain futures open irregular on Chicago Board of Trade
Wheat slipped 34 cents a bushel while corn and soybeans moved mixed with July futures at 1.32 4 and 2.24 per bushel respectively. Oats held steady to higher as market activity reflected early price swings and modest shifts in demand.
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Chicago
Board of Trade Today
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N. Loudoun St. Winchester
Communist
Chicago Grain
Rogelic
Rogeric
Footer
Harry
E. Piccadilly ST
S. Loudoun ST
Footer & Co
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