Construction industry shows pickup led by housing and government spending
The Commerce Department reports rising construction payrolls and higher housing starts after a downturn. Public projects and government spending boost steel demand, with two billion dollars in federal road contracts expected soon. Bad news includes a pause in industrial building growth and slower commercial construction. Overall outlay may reach 49.5 billion, up from last year, if pace quickens.
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FHA
Veterans Administration
Northern Trust Co
Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Bureau of Public Roads
Department of Commerce
Indiana Flood Crests Move South After West Terre Haute Break
Flood crests shift toward southern Indiana as West Terre Haute floods recede slowly. Officials assess damage in Indianapolis while Gov Handley plans to seek disaster declarations to unlock emergency loans for hard-hit counties. Federal estimates put June flood losses at 35 to 40 million dollars as levee threats linger near Graysville.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Harold W. Handley
Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Wabash
Terre Haute
West Terre Haute
Graysville
Women in Urschel kidnapping win new trials and freedom
Kathryn Kelly and Ora Shan non, sentenced for the 1933 $200000 Urschel kidnaping in Oklahoma City, have their life terms set aside and new trials ordered after federal judge W R Wallace nullified convictions citing FBI file access disputes. Urschel, later freed, was unavailable for the hearing.
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Kathryn Kelly
Federal Building
George
U. S
FBI
Forgotten vote at rural Wisconsin polling place
In Monroe Wisconsin a rural resident visited the polling station during the spring election and lingered chatting with election board members. He eventually left without casting a ballot, having spent most of the afternoon there.
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Monroe
Wis
UAW Begins Talks With Big Three In Detroit Bargains
DETROIT AP The United Auto Workers opened bargaining with General Motors Ford and Chrysler while continuing strike votes. Negotiators aim to finalize second phase contracts covering about 500000 workers as locals vote despite plants operating without contracts for over two weeks.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
UAW
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Hippo Can Stay Submerged Up To Five Minutes
A hippo, though a mammal, can remain underwater for as long as five minutes. This aquatic adaptation helps it evade predators and regulate body temperature in its natural habitat.
Convict Holds 70 Patents Aims for Toy Fortune
Chester Illinois AP A convict serving 100 years at Menard State Penitentiary has 70 toy ideas with 70 patents and five toys in production. Clyde Wagner 42 year old murderer designed Kongo Safari a push pull elephant train reported to have 700000 orders potential royalty 3 cents per toy could reach 21000 if all sold. He was convicted 1937 for fatal shooting of an Alton policeman and cannot seek parole until one third of his term. He plans to invest proceeds to develop more ideas while working as a prison vocational instructor.
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Chester, Ill
Menard State Penitentiary
Clyde Wagner
Wagner
New York
Alton
Ill
Cheese Served at Room Temperature Enhances Flavor
Culinary guidance notes that cheese reaches best flavor when brought to room temperature. Allow cheese to sit before serving to fully develop aroma and texture, especially varieties with complex profiles.
Trade and Business Leaders Oppose Inflation as Aid to Full Employment
Washington AP reports trade and business leaders rejected inflation as a tool to preserve full employment. They warned wage price spirals harm pensioners, fixed incomes, insurance beneficiaries, and bond investors. Leaders call creeping inflation a devious method to capture more income for some at others expense.
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Washington
Trade and Business Association
William T. Fairey
The
Assn. of
American Railroads
Fairey
Scouts Take Trip Down Mississippi
Scouts from Cloquet voyage down the Mississippi in eight canoes led by George Edman and Gene Backe. They wear Indian and voyageur costumes, stay overnight at Lindbergh State Park, and plan to reach St Paul by Friday carrying greetings for Governor Freeman.
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Little Falls
Minn
St. Cloud
Mississippi River
Grand Rapids
Cloquet
George Edman
Gene Backe
Lindbergh State Park
Gov. Freeman
St. Paul
AEC Reports Accident at Atomic Plant
At Oak Ridge Tennessee an accidental nuclear reaction set off radiation. Eight employees with radiation exposure were kept for observation in the plant dispensary. An automatic alarm read a radiation rise leading to evacuation of three buildings as a worker mixed enriched uranium into a larger drum.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
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