New Hampshire State Spending Up Four Percent
Concord AP report shows New Hampshire fiscal year 1961 spending at a record 92.54 million dollars, up 4 percent from the prior year. The report notes a 27.7 million capital outlay, 41.58 million highways funding, a 5.83 million surplus in the general fund, and a 108 million bond authorization.
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Concord
N.H
Leonard S. Hill
Hill
Treasury
University of New Hampshire
Remick H. Laighton
General Fund
Powell
Machines Won't Replace Books In Classrooms
Chicago report shows 268 school superintendents polled by The Nation's Schools believe instructional machines will be used more in public schools over the next two decades but will not replace textbooks. Eighty eight percent insist reading with understanding and the search for knowledge still require texts even as programmed materials improve programs.
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Chicago
Better School Administration
Methodists Increase Missionary Funds Across Four Conferences
World Service gifts from the New York Area Methodist Conferences totaled 306 297 for the first six months of the fiscal year, up from 288 705 the previous year. Newark 83 882 New York 50 772 New York East 112 300 Troy 59 342.
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New York
World Service
Lloyd C. Wicke
Wicke
Methodist World Service
Newark
New York East
Troy
Bennington County
Two Brothers Named Mayors In New Hampshire Cities
In Dover Stuart N. Shaines was elected mayor by the city council, returning Dover to council manager government after a decade. In nearby Portsmouth Robert J. Shaines, already serving as mayor, has term to end Jan 9 and did not seek reelection. The council also named Henry Ellis mayor pro tem and Hugh Tuttle acting city manager.
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Dover
N.H
Stuart N. Shaines
Portsmouth
Robert
Stuart
Edward Shaines
Henry Ellis
Hugh Tuttle
Admiral Russell assumes NATO southern Europe command
Naples Italy AP reports Adm James S Russell former vice chief of naval operations takes command as commander in chief of NATO forces in southern Europe on Tuesday.
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Naples
Italy
James S. Russell
U.S. Naval Operations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
Administrators See Teaching Machines Replacing Textbooks
Thirty two administrators or 12 percent believe teaching machines will replace books in public schools. Some superintendents favor programmed instructional materials with greater potential than conventional texts and note gains from materials geared to individual readiness.
Vermonter Robert Fitzsimmons Joins All American Guernsey Panel
Professor Robert Fitzsimmons of the University of Vermont agricultural college is named to the American Guernsey Cattle Club All American Selection Committee. He is believed to be the first Vermonter on the 20 member board selecting top Guernsey cows in 16 categories.
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South Burlington, Vt
Robert Fitzsimmons
University of Vermont
Agricultural College
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Fitzsimmons
Keck to Head New Marketing Research Dept at Sprague
Neal W. Welch announces creation of Sprague Electric’s Marketing Research Department at corporate headquarters in North Adams. Robert E. Keck will lead the unit after transferring from Boeing Renton where he headed marketing research and planning for jet transports.
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North Adams
Mass
Sprague Eectric Company
Neal W. Welch
Welch
Robert E. Keck
Keck
Sprague Electric
Boeing Co
Renton
Wash
Boeing
U. S. Air Force
Public Debt Per Person Reaches 1603 for 1961 Births
Washington reports the first child born in 1961 owes 1603 dollars as the per capita share of the national debt. The piece notes shrinking purchasing power from 100 to 28 cents since 1900 and warns inflation could cut the dollar to 16.2 cents by century's end. It also cites federal debt and guarantees totaling 295 billion dollars, exceeding all other nations' combined debts by 42 billion.
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Washington
U.S Chamber of Commerce
All Aspects of Economy to Feel Effects Of President's 1962 Fiscal Programs
The Kennedy administration plans a fiscal program revealed in the State of the Union and budget messages. Policy will influence orders, profits, jobs, wages, and rates as defense outlays rise and Treasury revenues climb from taxes and spending. Spending may reach 92 billion dollars, sustaining a balanced budget in the year ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Kennedy
Treasury
Ing
U.S. Treasury
Budget Bureau
New Building Contracts Rise for Fourth Consecutive Month
Boston based Dodge Corp reports November 1961 future construction contracts in New England totaled 173.5 million dollars, up 18 percent from November 1960. Nonresidential at 77.7 million, residential at 68.3 million, and heavy engineering all gain with educational and manufacturing buildings driving the rise.
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Boston
New England
James W. Robertson
F. W. Dodge Corp
Dodge
Masses Flock New Hampshire Resorts Over New Year Weekend
About 50,000 people crowded New Hampshire ski areas during the New Year holiday weekend as Cranmore Mountain near North Conway drew about 12,000, Cannon Mountain at Franconia Notch 10,000, Wildcat Mountain 7,500, and Sunapee 7,600 as resorts reported new attendance records.
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New Hampshire
Cranmore Mountain
Conway
Cannon Mountain
Franconia Notch
Crand
Wildcat Mountain
Pinkham Notch
Tax Paying Deadline Extended 24 Hours
The IRS extends the federal tax filing deadline by 24 hours due to April 15 falling on a Sunday. Commissioner Mortimer M. Caplin announced that returns are due by midnight on Monday April 16, with timely filing defined as received by IRS offices by the deadline or postmarked by midnight.
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Washington
Mortimer M. Caplin
Internal Revenue
IRS
Moose Mountain Opens in Brookfield With 3000 Crowd
Moose Mountain in Brookfield officially opened on Sunday drawing about 3000 people to a celebratory crowd. The new area aims to boost local recreation and attract visitors to the town.
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Moose Mountain
Brookfield
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West Point
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U.S
First National Bank
North Bennington
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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AP Business News
Fremont
Jam N.H. Resorts
Sunapee
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation
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Hollywood
Triple-S
Grand Union
Pawling Ave
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