Gregg Kincaid Wins 25th Soap Box Derby Title
The Anderson Herald congratulates Gregg Kincaid, 12, for winning the 25th annual Soap Box Derby. His victory comes after competing against 56 entrants and before Akron's All-American Derby on Aug. 4, with Gary Rinker placing second in Class B.
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Anderson Herald
Gregg Kincaid
Gregg
Akron
Ohio
Carol
Camille
Don Sisson
Sisson
Gary Rinker
Kincaid
Little Gary
Gary
Interest Rates and Economic Confidence In 1961 62
President Kennedy urged public input on setting interest policy to energize growth without weakening the dollar. The 1960 platform criticized high rates, noting an easy money period with supply outpacing demand. experts say lower rates alone may not spur investment without confidence that conditions favor new ventures.
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Yale
Kennedy
Capehart seeks $10B tax cut and $15B spending cut in 1962
Senator Homer Capehart introduces a Senate concurrent resolution urging an immediate overall federal tax reduction of at least 10 billion dollars and a government spending cut of no less than 15 billion. He cites stock market declines and gold reserves drainage as evidence for a fiscal reappraisal and argues such cuts would spur expansion and restore confidence.
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Homer E. Capehart
Senate
Sen. Capehart
Kennedy
Congress of the
United States
Congress
Atlantic
Europe
Stocks vs Bank Deposits and Raytheon Guidance
Reader asks whether to hold low yielding stocks. Advisor prefers selling Raytheon to buy Monroe Auto Equipment, citing potential gains and risk from federal spending. Article notes stocks can rise or fall and emphasizes the safety of bank savings. Skyline Homes Inc. acquires Elkhart mobile home makers Homette and Layton as a wholly owned subsidiary.
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Roger E. Spear
Raytheon
E.M
Elkhart, Ind
Elkhart
Skyline Homes Inc
Ocala
Fla
Homette Corp
Layton Homes Corp
Skyline
Reflation and the Dollar in Postwar Policy
Walter Lippman argues a new policy to stimulate recovery is under study in Washington. He warns Europe’s reaction matters and notes deficits in international payments, urging cautious tax cuts, controlled inflation, and a measured goal of unemployment near four percent.
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Europe
Eskimo welfare tale fuels calls for housecleaning in Washington
A professor denounces government waste and Eskimo dole as examples of bloated bureaucracy. He argues both parties share responsibility and urges a broad housecleaning of U.S. officials, taxpayers, and debt, urging readers to request a booklet on saving the republic.
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Bert
Washington
U.S
Our Republic
Castro Foes Build Strong Underground Resistance
UPI reports the Cuban underground has reorganized into a three-band resistance led by Libertad Democracia and Blanco with a new shortwave transmitter. Havana cites a widespread spy network and a house to house canvass as Castro’s regime faces escalation in sabotage and political strain amid Maj. Raul Castro’s secret Moscow trip.
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Cuba
Fidel Castro
Florida
Havana
Matanzas
Castro
Havana- Matanazs
Oriente
Raul Castro
Moscow
Indiana crime council sets July workshops for nominees
The citizens council on crime and delinquency will hold two workshops July 18 and 19 inviting Indiana Legislature candidates. Sessions occur at the Indiana Boys School in Plainfield and at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City to discuss combating crime and delinquency.
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Indianapolis
Citizens Council On
Indiana
Indiana Boys School
Plainfield
Indiana State
Michigan City
Noblesville Herd Sets New Average for Holsteins
The Holstein-Friesian Association of America announced a new location average for Harrelwood Farms Noblesville. The herd reports 44 completed production with 13.234 pounds of milk and 454 pounds of butterfat. Purdue University supervised weighing and testing as part of the national herd testing program.
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Holstein - Friesian Association of America
Harrelwood Farms
Noblesville
Purdue University
National Holstein Organization
Beriberi warnings and dietary tips from Dr Brady
Dr Brady explains beriberi as a vitamin B deficiency affecting Americans and others who rely on refined flour. He contrasts Oriental beriberi in poverty with Yankee beriberi in well fed populations and urges a therapeutic test of replacing refined white flour with plain wheat and adding vitamin B complex. He offers Pamphlet 36 and instructs readers to mail a stamped self addressed envelope for guidance.
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Crane
Mellett
Ind
United States
Canada
China
India
Philippines
Indonesia
Malaya
Orient
America
Dr. Brady
William Brady
el Camino
Beverly Hills
Calif
Folklore on snakes and milk myths from Indiana lore
The piece collects Indiana beliefs about rattlesnakes and milk, noting toxic folklore and a snake expert Alf Evers disputing the milk myth. It recounts a folk tale of a girl feeding a sunning rattler and her parents tracking the affair, leading to tragic consequences at sundown. It ends with a traditional American saying about running expenses.
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Indiana
Alf Evers
Shady
New York
Evers
New World
Calls for Civil Service overhaul and local control on urban renewal
A reader urges drastic Civil Service reform to hold federal employees accountable for policy data and decisions after Estes investigations. The letter warns Norfolk urban renewal may overreach federal funds, urging local action and scrutiny of local agencies and funding before further federal involvement.
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Freeman
Agriculture Department
Billie Sol Estes
Agriculture
State Department
Sunday Herald
Norfolk
Anderson
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