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Newspaper
Berkshire Eagle
Location
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1963
Page
5
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co reports notable health gains in Puerto Rico as overall mortality fell about one third from 9.9 to 6.7 per 1000 since 1950. Infant and maternal deaths improved sharply, infections declined, and chronic diseases rose to dominate deaths by 1962.
GE's four day appliance fair at the Boys' Club gym drew a record 11 000 attendees. Saturday featured grand door prize drawings with John Manship of 64 Alcove St winning a Hotpoint clothes dryer along with Gladys Dodge of 134 Dalton Ave. and several Pittsfield residents collecting prizes. Waber, GE community relations manager, called the event a tremendous success and praised employees for delivering value in GE and Hotpoint appliances.
Washington AP reports a Census Bureau survey indicating rising consumer buying in the coming months. About 18.2 percent of families surveyed intend to purchase a new or used car within 12 months, the highest July level in four years, and 9.2 percent plan to buy a new or used home, the strongest since 1960.
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