Recession That Nearly Hit But Missed
Analysis shows signs of a near miss recession with inventory decay and economic jitters in 1962. Despite weaker consumer spending, stronger capital expenditure and inventory building, plus tax relief for business, prevented a full downturn. The report calls it a near miss and urges policy focus on further business tax relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Per Jacobsson
International Monetary Fund
Business Review
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
National Bureau of Economic Research of
New York
Geoffrey Moore
National Bureau of Economic Research
U. S. Treasury
Congress
Special council warns older Americans face second class status
A special presidential council on the Older American concludes that citizens 65 and over are becoming effectively second class. It notes barriers to insurance, employment, and social participation while highlighting a $17 billion annual federal outlay for this group. It urges government and society to reclassify older adults as active contributors through a broad change in thinking and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry Truman
Department of Commerce
America
Insurance automates spaceflight risk with slot machine policy
Insurance firms once refused air travel risk now offer a slot machine policy at airports. Seven policies each worth 100000 were written for America’s original seven astronauts, signaling a future where coverage may extend anywhere in the cosmos or on earth.
Republican coalition 1964 appeal across voter blocs
Analyzing the 1964 landscape the piece argues Republicans should target white collar workers on the edge of the Roosevelt coalition and inflation pressured seniors while courting non-extremist Southerners poor farmers and anti Castro voters. It concludes that bipartisan bloc building through selective appeals could make the election genuinely arithmetic and meaningful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerr-Mills
Washington
Fidel Castro
Che” Guevara
Dear Abby Advice Columns Highlight Age Gap and Household Etiquette
Dear Abby receives letters on age differences in romance, unapproved matches, and open courtship. Readers discuss handling unexpected dinner guests and widow concerns noting practical tips and boundary setting.
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Abby
Womb myths and sex health debated in medical booklet offer
The column promotes a Dr. Crane booklet addressing sexual health and myths about the womb. It argues the womb is not a sex organ, notes menopause timing does not diminish charm, and cites Dr. John C. McDermott on the uterus being dispensable aside from childbirth. Readers are urged to send 20 cents with a stamped envelope for the booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith
Edith J
John C. McDermott
California
McDermott
Life Begins At 40
A column on nursing homes for the aged explores the rise of private facilities, costs, staffing, and the lack of rehabilitation programs. It urges community visits to lift spirits and encourage higher care standards. The piece invites readers to request a booklet on home care for infirm aged parents from The Messenger.
Belk's Birthday Cakes Spark Local Praise in Athens
Readers laud Belk's Department store for monthly birthday cakes baked and decorated locally, urging other Athens businesses to adopt the practice. They call for more input from workers and offer critiques of Birmingham coverage and editorials on race and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Messenger
Belk’s Department
Athens
Birmingham
Athens County
Ruth Circle Meets At Layne Home
NEW HAVEN The Ruth Circle of St. Paul's Lutheran Church met at the home of Mrs. Harry Layne. Mrs. Robert Johnston presented the program War and Peace. Nine members and a guest, Mrs. Otto Grimm, attended this meeting.
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New Haven
Ruth
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Harry Layne
Robert Johnston
Otto Grimm
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Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Pany
Mrs. C
George W. Crane
Tuppers Plains
Evelyn Brickles
Charles Taylor
Alfred
Tom Perrin
William Stevens
Tom Hadley
Grantsville
W. Va
Neisel Weatherman
Way Clark
W. W. Bragg
Jack Weatherman
Harold Massar
Frankie Pickens
Long Bottomens
Long Bottom
Wayne Brickles
Fon Halsey
Cecil Caldwell
By Robert Peterson
John P. Corbett
Martin Luther King
Alabama
Ohio
West Virginia
Richard Fernandez
Layne
Athens Messenger
Ean
Shic
Sunda
Mai
Nesseensmme
Athen Onio
Post
All Mae Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
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