City Manager form spreads to 1802 U S cities by 1962
Forty-eight cities adopted the council-manager plan in the first half of 1962, bringing the total to 1,802 cities and counties in the United States. Canada and five European nations also show manager-backed communities. California leads in adoption. population totals with council-manager governance exceed 43 million. The 1962 Municipal Year Book notes 37.5 percent U S cities use the council-manager form, with declines in other forms.
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United States
Canada
Finland
Germany
Ireland
Norway
Sweden
Baytown
U.S
Dallas
San Antonio
Texas
Cincinnati
Ohio
San Diego
California
Maine
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Florida
Virginia
International
A Blessing In Disguise for Agriculture Dept
The Estes case prompted calls for closer coordination within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Secretary Orville Freeman acknowledged prior minimization and acted to remove employees whose dealings with Estes may not have served the government. A congressional investigator called the affair a blessing in disguise for reforms, noting the department’s size makes centralized control hard and suggesting decentralization as a possible answer.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Billie Sol Estes
Orville Freeman
Estes
Department
Washington
Agriculture Department
Controversy Over Display of Mona Lisa in Washington
Andre Malraux, French minister, urged sending Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa to the National Gallery of Art in Washington. Opponents argue a short stay would trigger ridicule and long-term exposure could harm the artwork.
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Washington
Andre Malraux
Ter
Cuitiza
Leonardo da Vinci
National Gallery of Art
Baytown Sun advertising and staff details
Baytown Sun publication notes weekdays and Sundays with staff and office locations in Baytown Texas. Includes editor and publisher titles, circulation, advertising contacts, rates, and Associated Press rights statements.
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Fred Hartman
Preston Pendergrass
Beulah Mae Jackson
James H. Hale
Robert K. Gilmore
Va Cegaeads
How Do You Stand, Sir Barry Goldwater Speech
Barry Goldwater argues communism seeks to reduce human nature to material elements and urges strengthening spiritual values through prayer. He condemns the Supreme Court ruling banning a voluntary nondenominational school prayer as misinterpreting the Constitution and weakening religious freedom. He says the fate of freedom hinges on faith and devotion, not material power.
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Barry Goldwater
Washington
Supreme Court
New York
United States
New York State Board of Regents
Jesus Welcomes Children Verse Cited from Mark Ten Fourteen
The verse from Mark chapter ten verse fourteen records Jesus expressing displeasure at stopping children from approaching him and inviting them to come, declaring that the kingdom of God belongs to such as they.
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Jesus
God
Try and Stop Me A Perky Young Lion in Zoo Debut
A youthful lion in a small western town zoo is fed bananas and peanuts at lunchtime while an old lion receives beef, prompting a finance lesson from the elder. The keeper explains the zoo’s tight budget means the young lion is booked as a “monkey,” a playful jab at their roles.
Today’s Grab Bag and Clues for Sunday Puzzles
A collage of trivia and wordplay from a historical newspaper page. It poses questions about Ivan the Terrible and other topics, plus brief notes on notable figures like Nelson and Coleridge, and lines about future behavior. The readable text hints at a weekly puzzle section with varied clues.
Admiral in storm and siege of Malta in naval legend
NAN JONES recounts a famed admiral celebrated for towing a wreck through a tempest, sleeping his exhausted crew mid battle at the Nile, and securing a two year Malta siege by stubborn resolve. He is praised by his island people and linked to Hawaii’s annexation and other historic jottings in this column.
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Nelson
Lett
Guernsey
Reunion
The
Nile
Cape St. Vincent
Thia
Farmiana
Malta
Samuel Coleridge
Sugar subsidies cost Americans half a billion yearly
Washington notes sugar subsidies drain about 500 million from consumers annually just for production support. Major beneficiaries include U S Sugar Corp Hawaii companies and Puerto Rican firms led by big outfits rather than small farmers, while two thirds of sugar used by major brands yield 7 to 30 percent profits. Prices rose despite subsidies, and Congress contends over the sugar market, with lobbyists from several nations hired to influence quotas.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Harold Cooley
N.C
U.S. Sugar Corp
Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co
U.S
Oahu Sugar Co
Pioneer Mills
Waialua Agricultural Co
Luce and Co
Brewer Pr, Inc
Lucesion J. Serranles
Puerto Rico
Okeelanta Sugar
Louisiana
South Ceast Corr
Southdown, Inc
Coca-Cola
Pepsi-Cola
Wrigley's Spearmint
National Biscuit
Hershey Chocolate
Potomac
Congress
Cooley
North Carolina
Ralph Gardner
Ralph
Mauritius
Indian Ocean
Fee
Wesley E. McDonald
Panama
Anothr
Oscar Chapman
Mexico
Fea
Rocco C. Siciliano
Eisenhower
Salvador
John Duncan
W. R. Grace Line Co
Peru
James Riddell
Donald Dawson
Truman
India
White House backing sparks Cliff Robertson movie bid
Actor Cliff Robertson may break through with a JFK biopic after White House approval rumors boost his casting as Lt. John F. Kennedy in PT Boat 109. Budget jumps and production changes follow, with Robertson crediting television for his career resilience.
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James Bacon
Movietv
Hollywood (Ap
Cliff Robertson
Hollywood
White House
John F. Kennedy
Robertson
Kennedy
Washington
Pat Kennedy Lawford
Warren Beatty
Peter Fonda
Budge
Jack Warner
Judge Orders Spankings for Three Teens in Whiting
In Whiting Indiana Judge Obermiller ordered 15 whacks for Steve Shorr 16 Pete Welcome 17 and James Hunt 16 as part of a group of nine youths punished for drinking on Whiting Beach. The sentences included haircuts beach cleanup duties and educational work on the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Cardona 15 received 3 days jail and a $65 fine.
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Daniel M. Cardona
Whiting Beach
Obermiller
Cardona
Bridge lesson from a perilous hand shows careful play
A South dealer hand unfolds with a king of clubs opening lead. West ducks and, after a sequence of discards and ruffs, declarer makes four spades. The commentator notes how auto play fails when danger looms and urges restraint to avoid a collapse.
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West
South
East
Declarer
Dummy
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