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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1961
Page
12
The budgerigar or parakeet is rising as a popular cage bird in the United States. Breeders clubs shows and a National Cage Bird Week foster interest. birds trained to talk and respond to affection attract urban owners. The budgie boom, begun in the 19th century, may soon rival dogs in numbers.
AP Newsfeatures details how Joe J. Marx of Loveland Ohio used a sub miniature camera to produce a 15 foot panorama of Cincinnati skyline. Using four 4x5 inch negatives shot from the riverfront, Marx matched tones and shorelines on a masonite board after careful tripod work and darkroom enlargements. He praises ultra miniature cameras for portable unobtrusiveness and urges fellow photographers to focus on close ups of a single subject per roll.
In Van Nuys California Pacific Mercury Electronics faces a labor management dispute over Mister Tom the cat mascot. The plant security chief cites hygienic concerns and wants the cat removed. Workers filed a petition with two signatures and a union grievance committee is set to meet. if unresolved, the case may go to the state conciliation service.
The Southern Pine Association urges better indoor climate through proper heating and well built homes to prevent colds. Preshrunk lumber and sealing sheathings improve insulation and weather tightness. details available via the Home Buyers Guide, Southern Pine Association, P O Box 1170, New Orleans.
Washington AP reports it is rare to have three senators sharing the same surname. The 1985 86 session and 1939 41 saw such trio patterns. Current trio includes Edward V Long Missouri Russell B Long Louisiana and Oren E Long Hawaii with older precedents of John Thomas Idaho Elmer Thomas Idaho and Elbert Thomas Utah.
Jersey City, AP reports Glascow Ryales, 46, has driven since age 14 without an accident but never held a driver's license. He received a ticket during a spot check of cars and drivers by motor vehicle inspectors who encountered him by chance.
In Moscow Khrushchev urged end to long cattle drives to keep cattle fat for market. He pressed regional leaders on slaughterhouses and rail use, criticizing cultural lapses in cattle handling. Turkmen and Estonian reports noted private herds growing faster and a shift to cash-based payment for production. Leaders face penalties for false agricultural figures.
In Washington AP Frank Sinatra and Peter Lawford lure a galaxy of stars for an inaugural gala to help fund the 1961 campaign debt. Ella Fitzgerald tops the international guests with five minute spots while Ethel Merman Laurence Olivier and Anthony Quinn will join. Tickets cost 100 and boxes go for 1000 with buyers including Joseph P Kennedy and Ed Pauley.
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