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Newspaper

Baytown Sun

Location

Baytown, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1961

Page

5

Mercedes Texas Renewal Plan Lifts Slums With Parks

Mercedes Texas grows hopeful as urban renewal turns slums into homes and parks. A. W. Snyder cites drainage, water systems, and 60 rehabilitated houses out of 682 in a 467 acre area. About 4,500 residents, many of Latin American descent, see improved living conditions and incentives to rebuild. A second park is under construction and downtown renewal advances.

A. W. Snyder Snyder Tts

Inflation and the value of money in the economy

AP business analysis explains inflation as a multi faceted rise in prices and wages driven by monetary supply, wage demands, transportation costs, and productivity. It traces history from postwar Germany to postwar US episodes and notes how easy money policies and supply shortages shaped buying power and living costs.

Sam Dawson AP Business News NEW York Germany United States

Mexican Confederation Sets Labor Law Reform Drive

The Mexican Confederation of Workers plans labor law reforms in Congress including raising the federal minimum wage from 14.50 pesos per day to 24.65 pesos and broader government control over union management relations. It also seeks revocation of the government now on a union for bank employees.

Mexico City Mexican Confederation of Workers Congress Confederation

Slot machines removed from liner voyage experiment

A Cunard Line spokesman said New York slot machines were stripped from the Queen Mary after a voyage. He noted there was never any great rush for them and passengers showed little interest. The machines had been guarded for tires voyages as an experiment to gauge passenger reaction.

Southampton England York Cunard Line Transatlantic Queen Mary

Starlite Phone Promises Cozy Glow Night Dial

A compact bedside extension phone glows in the dark for easy dialing and acts as a night light. A small knob adjusts brightness and it comes in five decorator colors. Available through the Business Office with details on cost. Trade Mark.

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