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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1960
Page
14
AP analyst SAM DAWSON notes investors watch first crop of third quarter reports as 106 of 204 firms post profits below last year while 98 report gains. Combined profits reach 1.046 billion, up 4.3 percent, led by AT&T IBM and General Foods.
Northern Virginia Power Company's Winchester area will honor seven employees at the Quarter Century Club dinner at Venice Restaurant in Hagerstown. Four area workers reach 25 years of service and will be inducted, joining 24 new members from the four state PE System region.
The fire stations of Rome trace back to Augustus era about 20 centuries ago. Remains of the ancient stations can still be found in modern Rome, illustrating early urban fire protection.
AP estimates from state officials and experts project a record 67 million votes in the upcoming presidential election from 84 million eligible voters. The Census Bureau puts potential voters at 107 million, but many will be ineligible or abstain.
Virginia tax changes were outlined to commissioners of revenue by State Tax Commissioner C. H. Morrissett. The major measures include new taxes on liquor and tobacco and an increased beer tax. Morrissett spoke at the annual meeting of the Commissioners of Revenue Association of Virginia and remained through Friday for a briefing.
Pollster George Gallup warns the presidential contest remains tight with significant undecided voters and a large group not strongly committed to Nixon or Kennedy. He notes possible final shifts could produce a landslide for either side, citing past patterns and an estimated 70 million voters.
Various peoples pursue asceticism to gain power by abstaining from food and drink or sleep and through practices like winter bathing. The text notes that self denial is used to seek supernatural abilities across different cultures.
H Graham Morison son of a Tennessee Supreme Court judge spoke at a Democratic rally at the Washington Hotel at 8 p.m. Morison, a Brist ol native, served as assistant attorney general and led key anti trust and renegotiation efforts. He argued the Texas City ship explosion case and participated in major labor disputes of the era.
Mr Morison becomes senior partner at Morison Murphy Clapp and Abram in Washington DC. He serves on the advisory committee of the Democratic National Committee and was floor manager for Adlai Stevenson at the Democratic National Convention in July. Also notes Sweden polio vaccination reaching about 2.75 million people representing nearly 40 percent of the population since 1957.
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