The Human Factor In City Planning
Don Robinson of NAM Reports questions planners focus on brick and glass futures without considering people. He argues future suburban sprawl, traffic, and commuting shapes daily life, urging private, electronically controlled capsules or panurbia as alternatives to fixed modern cities.
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New York
America
Washington
Don Robinson
NAM Reports
National Association of Manufacturers
Robinson
New Adhesive Makes Paneling Much Easier
Masonite Corporation introduces a cartridge adhesive for home use that bonds panels and furring strips. Royallcore General Purpose adhesive secures underlayment stair parts chair rails and similar jobs without nails. John Concord notes faster panel installations and moisture resistance. One tube can install four to six 4 by 8 foot panels. Available at lumber and building supply yards.
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Masonite Corporation
Royalcore
John Concord
New Official Consumer Guide From Government Source
New York dispatch notes the U S Department of Agriculture released Consumers All, a 1965 Yearbook of Agriculture, detailing topics from absorption area waste disposal to replacing zippers. The guide, not a new book, aims to inform readers about government-published consumer information previously overlooked.
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New York
UPI
Official
Consumer’s Guide
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Consumers All
Yearbook of Agriculture
U. S
Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C
Alfred Stefferud
USDA
Pocket Books, Inc
Globe-Union Chooses New Officers
Globe Union Inc names two executives to corporate officer posts and appoints a third. Donald J. Fingleton becomes treasurer, John P. Hanson secretary and assistant treasurer, Robert A. Heffron assistant secretary and assistant treasurer. William M. Waring retires as secretary treasurer Oct. 1. his resignation was accepted at a board meeting.
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Milwaukee
Globe-Union Inc
C. O. Waning, Jr
William M. Waring
Donald J. Fingleton
John P. Hanson
Robert A. Heffron
William Waring
Waning
Globe Union Inc
Government employment climbs 5.1 to 8.0 million 1955 65
State and local governments added about 2.9 million workers from 1955 to 1965 rising to 8.0 million. Federal employment stayed near 2.4 to 2.6 million with little change. Nearly half of state and local staff are in school systems.
Gassing up in Russia Ain't Easy
The Oil Facts report contrasts Soviet gas sales with US freedom. In Russia motorists must fill forms and visit government offices to obtain coupon booklets, then trade coupons at state stations, often queueing long and handling hoses themselves. Five steps plus separate outlets for oil. Idaho fair grants late entry change as pigeon lays egg in nest.
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New York
Soviet Union
American Petroleum Institute
Oil Facts
Boise, Idaho
UPI
Idaho
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New Consumer Guide
Globe-Union
U.S. Department OF Commerce
Bureau OF the Census
SSS Corp
Mobil
No.Adams, Mass
Russia
United States
Bennington, Vt
Dial
A. J. Dewey & Sons
Mckinley Street
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