Indiana election fight over 1936 House seat hinges on votes
A partial report by the House Subcommittee on elections recounts the Fifth Indiana District race between George O. Chambers and J. Edward Roush. The panel concluded Roush ahead by 99 votes after counting disputed ballots, igniting a charge that Indiana election laws were ignored and federal action could erode state powers.
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House Subcommittee On Elections
Indiana
George O. Chambers
Anderson
J. Edward Roush
Huntington
Roush
Chambers
Congress
Subcommittee
House of Representatives
How Many June Brides
Demographers note the first quarter 1961 provisional U S marriages total 292 000 up from 288 000 in 1960 as the economy steadies June is typically the wedding peak with 201 000 marriages a year ago. The Population Reference Bureau cites U S brides and grooms marry younger here than in other industrial nations with a 1960 median age of 22.8 for grooms and 20.3 for brides.
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National Office of Vital Statistics
United States
Population Reference Bureau, Inc
Economic Nonsense Humor and The Minimum Wage Debate
The piece criticizes a 15 percent September minimum wage increase as harmful to the jobless unskilled and non white. It argues higher wages will raise disemployment, slow re employment, and hurt overall economic recovery while politicians praise the move as bold policy.
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Congress
World Mayors Meet In Washington To Discuss Local Government
About 1,400 mayors and city officials gather in Washington for the first World Conference of Local Government. The event runs in four languages at the State Department, with tours to Baltimore Philadelphia and New York before further travel to Saskatoon and Oslo to mull ideas.
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Bangkok
St. Petersburg
London
Washington
United Na
Department of State
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Saskatchewan
Oslo
Furniture Factory To Be Constructed In Gallatin Tennessee
Hamilton Cosco Inc announced plans to build an upholstered furniture factory in Gallatin Tennessee by fall. The 46 acre Gallatin site and four acres at Wheaton West Virginia will expand existing West Virginia facilities. The company employs 1,200 at Columbus Indiana.
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Columbus, Ind
Hamilton Cosco, Inc
Gallatin
Tenn
Wierton
W. Va
West Virginia
Columbus
End the mood of defeat, stand firm against communism
In a 1961 New York Herald Tribune column Roscoe Drummond argues Americans overreact to the Kennedy Khrushchev summit. He asserts the United States is not weak and must resist communist expansion to prevent national paralysis and loss of freedom. He cites fights in Laos Vietnam Cuba and Africa as evidence of the need for firm U.S. action.
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Washington
Kennedy
Khrushchev
United States
U.S
America
Red China
Soviet Union
Federici
Laos
Vietnam
Cuba
Southeast Asia
Latin America
Africa
North Vietnam
North Korea
East Germany
Free World
Quernoy
Matsu
Congo
New York Herald Tribune ‘Inc
Free postage for graduation messages spurs taxpayer burden
A Indiana voter notes that sending congratulatory messages from Congress to high school and college graduates uses the franking privilege at taxpayer expense. The letter cites Sen Hartke sending many greetings and argues the cost is not free to taxpayers though it appears so to graduates. It adds that stamps would have been a clearer gesture and notes water expands about one tenth when frozen.
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Congress
Indiana
Sen. Hartke
Shom
Standing Committee On
Dental Health Education
Investing in Consolidated Edison Stock For Beginners
A readers question on buying stock and expected income. The columnist recommends using a trusted broker, diversifying beyond Edison, and notes a $10,000 Edison purchase would buy about 123 shares at $81. Dividends are quarterly at 0.75 per share, totaling $369 yearly. monthly income is not provided.
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Consolidated Edison
O.S. A
Tfoday
Youc
Anal Association of Securiy Dealers
Consolidated ‘Edison
NYSE
Spear
General
Features Corp
The Shepherd Urges Hope Amid Wounds and Scripture
A speaker counsels readers who feel pride hurt by harsh words and disappointment. The text urges turning to faith and scripture, citing Proverbs 33 3 and Matthew 14 14 to keep hope alive and check on Philip S 25.
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Philips
Matthew S
Nancy N. Seeks Help Over Sex Craving After Hysterectomy
A 27 year old described as sex driven seeks guidance from Dr Crane after admitting urges to have another man. The piece links her condition to inferiority from a hysterectomy at 17 and promotes a booklet and psychology charts.
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Nancy
Ling
Momb
Folklore and Status Symbols in a Turbulent Era
A collection of quotations and aphorisms on marriage fertility and female roles, including references to baby as status symbol, bigamy in a case, and male-female dynamics. Notable lines from Charles E. Fowler Jr and Upton Sinclair among others. The piece surveys attitudes toward motherhood sexuality and social expectations with sharp witticisms.
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Rachel
Jacob
Hannah
Sarmuel
Israel
Nancy
German village spared by friend turned burgomaster saves town
An American air captain halted a bomb order after discovering a German village was home to his boyhood friend now the burgomaster. The village was passed over, avoiding destruction. The report notes why locals never learned the reason for their escape.
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J. B. Martin
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