Congress Sees Douglas Law To Help Poor
Senator Paul H. Douglas introduced a Kennedy-backed bill to aid nearly 100 distressed areas with a $392 million loan and grant program. The plan would finance industrial redevelopment, public facilities, retraining, and technical aid, with a 65-35 federal share. Rival Republicans proposed smaller, alternative plans and questioned financing methods and agency structure.
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UPI
Paul H. Douglas
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John F. Kennedy
Douglas
Kennedy
Senate
Treasury
Everett M. Dirksen
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Scott
Commerce Department
House
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Clifford P. Case
New Jersey
Congress
Eisenhower
Norman Grant Named To Dormitory Post
Norman Grant a Ball State Teachers College sophomore was chosen public relations chair for a dormitory floor assignment at Wagoner Hall. He and a Colorado couple were among eight active nominees for floor posts as protests and expenses surfaced over monthly benefits and a $1,504 recovery. Grant, son of Norman Grant of 2812 Chase Street, studies in the business administration marketing and merchandising program.
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Normun E. Grant
Ball State Teachers College
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Colorado
Turner
Grant
Norman
Average Income Climbs Over Decade in Census Report
The Census Bureau notes a marked upward shift in the income of the average American family from 1947 to 1959. The median family income rose from 3 dollars to 5400, about an 80 percent gain, with real purchasing power up by roughly 120 dollars yearly. Around 5.3 million families earned 10000 dollars or more in 1959, while 19.5 million fell in the 5000 to 10000 range. Ten million families earned 3000 to 5000 dollars, and the number under 3100 declined since 1947 though still substantial.
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Senator Sparks Tax Relief Bill Aids Small Business Growth
Senator John Sparkman of Alabama introduced a tax relief measure for funds reinvested in growing small or medium sized businesses. The bill, backed by all 17 Small Business Committee members, aims to curb rising small business failures cited at over 16 percent last year. In Scotland, the cargo ship Harris R Jones ran aground near Ardrossan while being towed to its grave, six riggers aboard, no injuries reported.
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UPD
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Sparkman
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Small Business Committee
Sparman
Ardrossan
Scotland
UPI
Harris R. Jones
Courtroom notices list multiple civil actions and divorces
Courthouse News lists several cases including promissory note suits, divorces, separations and a damages case. Names include Alfred Poole Joan Bashaw Ermine Reed Robert Cox Idabelle Cox Myrel Shelby and Edwin Mathews. Also mentions Rio resources in Argentina and Brazil.
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James Raymond Leveque
Melvin Thornburg
Vic Wikle
Superior Court
Joseph R. Cox
Idabelle Cox
Charles B .Salyer
Ketta Mathews
Edwin M. Mathews
Campbell
Lawrence Snider
Kennedy Opposes Weaver Nomination for Housing Post
Senate Banking chair will oppose confirmation of Dr. Robert Weaver as housing and home finance administrator amid opposition claims. The issue touches Weaver’s New York background and ties to Kennedy advisers, with hearings and partisan debate continuing as Ball State hosts interscholastic speech events.
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Mark Xnowe
Sparkmar
Joseph McMurray
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Jane Jsacek
Bill Surbaugh
Dick Jar
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Vicki Scott
Dick May City
Jane Judi Ramsey
Pegsy DeWeese
Barbara Fri
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Sid Cleveland
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Brazil
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Weaver
Anderson High School
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New York City
Housing and Redevelopment Board
Robertson
John J. Sparkman
Lee
New York
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Dena Bowen
Darlene Fields
Ition
Larry Hurtbert
Steve Weston
Doug Mason
Helen McKay
Sand Diane ‘Tuckerman
Claude Cookman
Jan Thornburg
David Maine
Jean Kinley
Sandra Glaze
Sherri Korn
Paola Cramer
Marty Wolliams
Cara Pettigrew
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