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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1962
Page
2
The Anderson YMCA Board of Directors authorized the membership committee to admit Black members into general membership after months of negotiations with the NAACP. The move follows prior integrated programs and represents a gradual integration step welcomed by the community.
Anderson College prepares noon report on a $750,000 campaign to fund a new science building. Early responses from individuals, groups, and businesses are strong and citywide support grows, with progress toward the goal and a brighter eastside campus.
The piece argues that despite rising national income and production, corporate after tax profits have fallen from about nine percent of national income to under six percent in recent years. It links profits to investment, modernization, and job creation, warning that tax and depreciation rules hinder profitability and growth. It notes a need for roughly 90 billion dollars to modernize plants and suggests capital comes from savings and profitable operations. No profits means no capital and no jobs.
A couple seeks growth by moving from Pepsi-Cola and Northern Indiana Public Service to Magnavox or more Northern Indiana stock. The adviser notes Pepsi is solid but growth limited. Magnavox offered higher potential, with cautions about mortgage risk and need for reserves. The exchange discusses age, income needs, and whether to choose mortgages or stocks for future capital gains.
A sequence of letters to The Herald discusses constitutional issues with the Anderson Urban Renewal Ordinance and satire by a local college student. Contributors critique individual rights versus collective policy, warn of property seizure fears, and call for constitutional safeguards while praising progressive city leadership.
Folklore notes show early rising in farming as essential during planting and growing seasons. It cites a John Ross rhyme about waking at 5 a.m. with the head of the house at the stairs and cattle calls, plus doggerel advising new husbands to temper disclosure before marriage.
Ball State Teachers College in Muncie Indiana will start a one year program this September to certify teachers of the deaf for public private or state schools. Fifteen scholarships totaling 42285 will be awarded five undergraduates and ten graduates will receive federal funds. A preschool deaf children clinic will also open this fall run in conjunction with the program. Dr William McClure superintendent of the State School for the Deaf Indianapolis will supervise the program. The Naval Observatory in Washington dictates the time for every clock in the United States.
A father notes son David, 26, finished reading the Bible cover to cover marking a milestone. The piece recalls a family contest with rewards for reading all 66 books and includes humorous Bible anecdotes and a prompt to send a stamped self addressed envelope with 20 cents for Dr. Crane's psychology charts.
Dr Brady discusses studies on tobacco and cancer, noting that while smoking raises cancer risk, the full link remains debated. He cites patient data from Dunn and Farrior and Green of Yale, arguing nicotine is overemphasized and carbon monoxide plays a larger role.
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