Job Market Expands For College Graduates In 1960
The job market for graduates remains strong into 1960 with more openings and higher pay. Employers seek engineers, PhDs, and liberal arts majors, while firms like General Electric and Du Pont expand recruiting. Women face improving prospects as many pursue work, married or not, amid a normalization of post college employment.
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Columbia University
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of Minnesota
Business Week
General Electric
du Pont
American Management Association
Truth In Lending Bill Faces Senate Committee Snag
The truth in lending bill led by Sen. Paul H. Douglas is locked in the Senate Banking and Currency Committee. Critics warn the simple annual rate provision could drive credit costs underground while supporters say disclosure would curb debt growth and boost competition.
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Paul H. Douglas
D-Il
Douglas
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Bennett
Prescott, Bush
R-Conn
William J. Cheyney
Cheyney
Senate
Four chaplains sacrifice lives on the Dorchester
In a frozen Atlantic convoy in January 1943 the Dorchester sank after a torpedo strike. Chaplains George Fox Clark Poling Alexander Goode and John Washington gave life jackets to soldiers, shared prayers, and sang together as the ship went down. A yearly observance honors their heroism.
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James B. Martin
Dorchester
Boston
George Lansing Fox
Methodist Church
Vermont
Clark V. Poling
Alexander Goode
Brooklyn
John Washington
New Jersey
Bracing Advice on Health Habits and Marriage Dynamics
A reader praises Dr Brady for health guidance and urges couples to work together. The letter discusses dental care, financial planning, and the idea that a supportive wife enhances a man’s career, with advice on marriage, insurance, and seeking further guidance from experts.
Folklore by William Wade and Witty News Bits
A collection of assorted anecdotes and quips about journalism, advertising, and media figures from mid century tastes. Scenes include a woman prompting a journalist to consider gender bias, a Helen Thomas reference, and a one way street joke with a tourist and a policeman.
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Earl Johnson
UPI
Ment
Athe Mountains
Helen Thomas
Uni
Ted Press International
Dent
Women's National
Press Club
Mock college polls test Nixon Kennedy in Indiana
Students at Valparaiso Vincennes Earlham and others survey presidential favor with Nixon leading Kennedy in several mock votes. Purdue shows Kennedy ahead narrowly while Ty tor endorses Nixon. Officials warn on road safety as Memorial Day travel peaks and trash spillage rises in city streets.
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Democrat Party
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Valparaiso University
Kennedy
Vincennes University
Earlham College
Tytor University
Purdue University
Hammond Organ Co. Doubling Authorized Capital Stock
Stockholders at the Hammond Organ Co annual meeting approved doubling authorized capital stock to four million shares to enable a 19 percent stock dividend. The dividend is payable June 10 to shareholders of record May 25.
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Chicago
UPS
Hammond Organ Co
Capacitor Prices To Rise At Cornell-Dubilier June 20
Cornell-Dubilier Electric Corp a subsidiary of Federal Pacific Electric Co says it will raise prices on capacitors and other electronic components by 5 to 10 percent effective June 20.
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United Nations
Security Council
U.N
New York City
Secre
South Plainfield, N.J
UPI
Cornell-Dubilier Electric Corp
Federal Pacific Electric Co
Gase Records of a Psychologist iCopyrinth 1960
An excerpt discusses marriage, finance, and social norms with mentions of a bachelor teacher and a potential partner. It frames bachelor gallantry as stalling and contrasts financial readiness with marriage desires. Dialogue references a person named Peggy and a man named Crane in a debate on domestic planning.
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Hopkins Syndicate
Joe W
Peggy
Crane
Marri
The Shepherd Home and the Love of Home
Poem extols staying at home to gain peace and privacy. Encourages reading good books to relax nerves and improve married life. Promotes a quiet, solitary lifestyle as a path to wisdom and harmony with a spouse.
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Imeo
New Techniques Cut Labor Force at Fairchild Unit
SYOSSET N Y UP I Fair child Camera and Instrument Corp says new automated production methods from its Fairchild Semiconductor unit reduced labor by 200 workers effective immediately.
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