Urethane Foam Boom Drives 1960s Materials Push
New York AP reports urethane as a pivotal material with uses from insulation to clothing and space-age components. Production surges since 1958, with flexible foam output around 85 million pounds last year and rigid foam at 14 million. industry capacity could exceed 450 billion pounds annually if run full tilt, led by Du Pont, Allied Chemical, Union Carbide, Dow, McKay, and Olin.
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Gambling equipment destroyed in Longview double loss
In Longview 43 marble tables and several gambling machines valued at 15000 were destroyed by a bulldozer and fire. The 124th District Court ordered the machines destroyed after seizure by state police Liquor Board agents and Gregg County grand jury operatives on April 27, found in a Longview warehouse and at 10 drive ins in the county.
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Cotton and Wheat Lead Rise in Farm Exports
Washington reports U S farm exports rose about ten percent from last year with July 1960 through May totals at 4.578 billion dollars versus 4.149 billion a year earlier. Wheat and cotton accounted for most of the gain, while soybeans, soy products, livestock, fats, and rice also rose, offset by declines in oils, feed, vegetables and fruits.
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Nuclear Detector To Detect Space Blasts
British atomic experts design instruments to detect nuclear tests in space says the Atomic Energy Authority in its annual report. Research implies detection at distances of over a hundred thousand miles under certain atmospheric conditions. The Se WeTpay group advances seismic studies to distinguish underground explosions from earthquakes.
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Harris County Fresh Water District No R Meeting Notice
The Board of Equalization Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No R will meet July 10, 194% at 6 00 p m at the Water District Office Walsh Chairman.
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Cotton Crop In Texas Rises Four Percent in 1961
Washington reports the Agriculture Department estimates Texas cotton planting at 7.1 million acres in 1961, up 4 percent from 1960. The nation's cotton acreage totals 16.56 million, about 3 percent above 1960, with no production forecast issued. If yields match recent crops, output could reach about 14.2 million bales. The crop is guided by marketing quotas and penalties for excess sales.
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Morgenthau to keep Riviera villa after indemnity
Former US secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr. will retain his Riviera villa at Sainte-Anne Cap-Ferrat after paying an indemnity to a neighbor. A court last year ordered the house demolished due to land use issues, and the sale contract allegedly did not allow building on the site.
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Evening classes planned at San Jacinto College
Allene evening lasses Slated Evening classes for parttime students at the new San Jacinto College are now being planned for the fall semester. M. IM. Plexco says evening courses mirror full-time offerings and carry full college credit. Classes start Mon Sept 18 at 126 S Shiver Pasadena with tuition $15 per course plus a $1 registration fee. call Plexea at IGR 225% or visit Raum 202 for details.
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Sealand School To Close For Arms Depot Move
Glen Douglas Sealand small school with four pupils will close as site on Lord Lomondside is cleared for a 19 600 000 arms store built by ENATO NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Pupils must travel 10 miles to another school.
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Axis Sally Freed After 12 Years
ALDERSON W Va AP Axis Sally Mildred Gillars is released from federal reformatory after 12 years for treason for wartime propaganda broadcasts from Germany. Born 1900 in Maine she pursued Broadway dreams before love and a German officer steered her to the broadcasts. She testified her partner wrote scripts and she did not intend to betray the United States.
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Highway Right of Way Plan Approved in Stephens County
The Texas Highway Commission approved a right of way purchase for a U S 180 Lambe project in Stephens County from east of Texas 87 to Loop 282 at Caddo with an estimated $30,000 cost. It also approved construction of 84 miles of a roadway in Fasthind County from Farm 8 in Gormiun to Farm 2983 costing about $197,000.
Alcoholism Rising in United States Report Cites 5 Million Sufferers
Los Angeles based report cites Dr Andrew C Iva chair of the National Committee for Preventing of Alcoholism describing a $5 million affected nationwide. He says an alcoholic is a person whose drinking disrupts home life social or business activities yet refuses to stop.
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Color Pictures Taken Of S C Criminals
Greenville County police identification officer Deputy Leland Lowery says color mug shots aid recognition, arguing color images surpass black and white for identifying criminals. The piece notes the increasing use of color photos in the department's files and hints at broader demographics context.
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Columbia College Drops Contemporary Civilization Course
In New York Columbia College withdraws the advanced course in contemporary civilization from the required list for sophomores. Faculty report notes the subject has become too complex and technical for ordinary discourse as the curriculum shifts toward more specialized scientific language.
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