Economic upturn seen in March auto and factory output
Editorial notes stronger March auto production lifting related sectors like steel and glass, with Wall Street rallying to high volume and a lower unemployment figure. Yet concerns linger over joblessness and the pace of sustained recovery as economists flag potential limits to the upswing and firms forecast a rise in national output later in the year.
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Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Arthur J. Goldberg
National Association of Purchasing Agents
Luther H. Hodges
Savings grows as payroll plans tempt hard pressed savers
New York reports a shift toward payroll deductions and savings bonds as workers are nudged to save or spend. Uncle Sam offers incentives with bonds and tax advantages while private firms push payroll plans with premiums and higher deposit rates. By 1961 salary savings insurance tops 125 million for 21 500 policies, with 116 firms offering such plans and military bases allowing government payroll deductions.
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New York
Fap
Sam
Uncle Sam
Saings
Washington
Institute of Life Insurance
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Equitable
New York Telephone Company
Prospector Quits Amid Sightseer Disruption in Texas
OLD GLORY, Tex. AP Paul Harrelson says heavy sightseer crowds from news stories and flood damage from the Brazos River forced him to halt work on a gold vein near the Cortez mine. He reports the ore sample valued at about 138 dollars per ton and plans to reopen only after publicity cools.
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Old Glory
Tex
Paul Harrelson
Texas
Brazos
Harrelson
Cortez
Baytown Sun masthead and staff listing snippet
Partial Baytown Sun masthead shows affiliations editors and staff names, including Fred Hartman Jim Boone Preston Pendergrass Beulah Mae Jackson J. T. Bowling and others plus circulation and service details. It notes newspaper format as afternoon daily with Baytown post office registration and Associated Press membership.
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Fred Hartman
Jim Boone
Preston Pendergrass
Beulah Mae Jackson
J. T. Bowling
Kennedy Macmillan bond grows stronger after Key West clash
Drew Pearson notes Washington talks improved the relation between President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan. They reconciled earlier Laos tensions, agreed on aiding with British troops if needed, and pressed for West European unity. Kennedy urged the U S to lead as nuclear power to curb global risk. Macmillan backed the idea but cited Britain’s political constraints.
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Washington
Kennedy
Macmillan
Key West
Laos
United States
Fnally
Britain
Free World
England
Honorary depositor bid by Vermont bank head
A Vermont bank chairman urged Calvin Coolidge to join his board or become an honorary depositor. Coolidge quipped about an honorary status. Comedian Roland Young sought a cab and found a driverless, moving taxi. the cab towed away as he escaped soaked and discouraged into the night.
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Vermont
Calvin Coolidge
Picayune
Mr. Coolidge
Roland Young
Young
Infamous Judge and Bloody Assizes Recall
A quiz style item asks who led the Bloody Assize executions after the Monmouth Rebellion. The clue highlights a 17th century English judge active under James II, known for cruelty during trials and executions.
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London
James II
Famous churchman jailed for sedition in commentary
NAN JONES reports a renowned Puritan Nonconformist and army chaplain in Britain’s Civil War era was arrested for sedition over a Commentary on the New Testament. The judge, deemed guilty without hearing him, sentenced the 70 year old to two years in prison. His noted works include Saints Everlasting Rest and Call to the Unconverted.
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Britain
Cromwell
Everywhere by Hal Boyle column miscellany
New York AP column notes mail reveals life tips and quirky facts. It highlights philanthropy totaling eight billion dollars annually, a Swedish dairy-keeper study, roller skates inventor earnings, and Paris bath-delivery history. Includes playful bits on Piccadilly, Woollcott quotes, 1918 flu etiquette, bankruptcies, West Point height rule, a flea insecticide for dogs, Jeannie Thomas passport joke, deer speed, spider silk strength, a Florida personal ad, and E. W. Howe on reputations.
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Tully F. Strong
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West Point
Jeannie Thomias
E. W. Howe
Civil War Notes From Hood's Brigade Found in Texas Letters
A Dallas historian uncovers letters from Col. A. T. Rainey of the 1st Texas Infantry and Postmaster General John H. Reagan detailing home life and hopes during the 1862 Virginia campaign. Reagan praises Rainey’s leadership while Rainey writes of longing for home, with minimal war news amid Confederate optimism.
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Hood
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1St
Texas Infantry
John H. Regan
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Texas
East Texas
Anderson County
Ora Rainey
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Palestine
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Rainey
Regan
W. H. Gaston
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Gaston
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Games Mill
Richmond
Col. Rainey
Gaines Mill
McCann's Final Months Highlight Red China Prison Story
Irene Corbally Kuhn writes from New York on Robert McCann a former businessman imprisoned in Tientsin since 1941 died of lung cancer. The piece condemns Red China for secrecy about his illness and notes other Americans still prisoners. It warns that Laotian and Southeast Asian politics echo broader Cold War tensions and questions any humanitarian release as propaganda.
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New York
Robert McCann
Lung Cater
Tientsin
McCann
U.S
Jacob D. Beam
Europe
Red Ching
China
Edward FR. Stettinius Jr
Pie the Reds
Chinese People’s Republic
Red China
French Poodle Adopts Little Easter Chicks
In Jacksonville Florida a male French poodle named Joseppi has taken on a motherly role to six small Easter chicks. Mrs Lee Borgia bought the chicks for her children and the dog wards off anyone approaching the brood keeping them safe.
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Jacksonville, Fla
Lee Borgia
Joseppi
Bible Verse Quote From Mark About Belief
A brief gospel verse notes Jesus telling a listener that all things are possible to one who believes, citing Mark to emphasize faith's power. The line is presented as a religious quotation highlighting belief as a prerequisite to possibility.
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Jesus
Mark
Daily Crossword Clue Pack Divides and Prefixes
Puzzle clues mix scattered fragments like Daily Crossword entries. Includes numbered hints such as three prefix and stout cord while teases a Saturday metric word and timid form, with references to Down clues and wordplay.
Extraordinary spade play helps in rubber bridge contract
South Declarer Harald Ogust of New York skirts risk by not cashing KQ spades first. He instead overtakes the Queen with the Jack after West leads a club, planning to establish three spades if spades split 3-2. The 4-1 break would still allow nine tricks, with a line to win notrump. The tactic yields a successful contract.
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Desler
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Declarer
Harald Oguat
New York
West
Ogust
East
Hai
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