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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1962
Page
4
Credit and installment debt trends in American households
A University of Michigan study finds installment debt burden unchanged in five years. Half of spending units use installment credit with conservative levels, and usage rises among families earning over $10,000 as incomes rise. Only 10 percent carry 20 percent or more of annual income in debt.
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Australia
Dela
Committee Aims to Fight Economic Illiteracy Nationwide
The Committee for Economic Development outlines a long range program to reduce economic illiteracy in the United States. It targets teachers and leaders with a televised economics course and stresses improving high school economics education as critical to national survival.
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Committee For Economic Development
Tax money from oil profits dwarfs shareholder dividends
The 1961 oil firm report shows revenue of 782 million with expenses of 732.5 million leaving profit of about 6.4 cents per dollar. Taxes to government reached 265.9 million and stockholders received 13.0 million plus a 6 percent stock dividend while government profits vastly exceed shareholder gains. Government support comes from private enterprise through taxes and duties.
Canadair device aids childbirth with abdominal decompression chamber
Canadair Ltd of Montreal develops a thermoplastic abdominal decompression chamber to ease labor. A vacuum lowers pressure to relax and distend the uterus during early labor, allowing maternal control. Early tests show reduced labor time and reported pain relief in most cases.
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Canadair Ltd
Montreal
South Africa
Kennedy Foreign Policy as an Election Issue
Washington politics analyst Peter Edson notes GOP strategists aim to elevate foreign policy in the next election. He details Kennedy administration programs including Trade Expansion, UN bond issue, Peace Corps growth, and a $4.8 billion foreign aid bill. The piece weighs Berlin, Laos, Congo, Vietnam, and disarmament talks as potential campaign levers and assesses public perception.
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Peter Edson
Washington
Enterprise Assn
Kennedy
Congress
United Nations
Alliance For Progress In
Latin America
Double-talk tips from Boyle's witty social primer
New York columnist Hal Boyle explains double talk as a modern art of saying one thing while thinking another. He lists common lines with their literal, humorous meanings and notes its social advantage and the need for judicious fudge.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Recreation boom fuels personal services and leisure growth
An AP analysis notes rising interest in shorter work weeks longer vacations and earlier retirement boosting personal services and recreation industries. It cites Kennedy’s public facilities push and labor fringe benefits as factors while automation fears and rising consumer spending drive demand for leisure time offerings.
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AP Busness News
NEW York
Kennedy
Local Life And Economy In Biddeford Maine
Article notes publication details for Liddeford Saco Journal and quotes on consumer spending during the Korean War. It discusses shifts in spending toward hospital care medical services and household repairs. It suggests the nation may move toward more leisure time with potential growth in recreation and travel sectors.
One step toward closer family life
Ruth Millett discusses a return of the dining room as a step toward stronger family life. She argues meals together foster conversation, learning, and togetherness, though real change requires parental rules and commitment to a fixed supper time without interruptions.
Disability benefits vanish at age 65 under Social Security rules
Retirement benefits explain that disability payments convert to retirement at 65 with no loss in amount. For those disabled before 65, benefits continue but shift to retirement at 65. The column answers readers questions about spouses and eligibility, noting blindness alone does not guarantee disability status.
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Social Security
Social Security Fund
L. E
Orange
N. J
Poem Excerpt Reflects Spring Chorus by Muriel Leach
The piece presents spring imagery with crocuses and frogs composing a Sunday evening symphony. It evokes renewal as the earth repeats its ancient tale, ending with the author’s byline Muriel Leach.
Young Monkey Causes Mayhem in Cleveland Pet Shop
In Cleveland a seven year old Capuchin monkey named Jo Jo escaped his cage and wrecked a pet shop. He ate 200 lizards and some parakeets then tossed seed, dishes, planters and pet supplies into the aisles. Employee Sue Garrison said it will take two weeks to clean up the mess.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Jo- Jo
Jo-Jo
Sue Garrison
Seattle World’s Fair Opens With A Cultural Leap Forward
The Century 21 Exposition gala heralds Seattle’s transformation from cultural backwoods to potential Athens of the West. Notable guests and performances by Milton Katims Van Cliburn and Igor Stravinsky headline a diverse roster from England India Ukraine and more.
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Seattle
Wash
Athens
New
Marble
Cherrywood Opera House
Milton Katims
England
Old Vic Company
India
Uday Shankar
Philippines
Bayanihan
Foo-Hsing Chinese Theater
le Comedie Canadienne
Royal Dramatic Theater of
Sweden
D’oyly Carte Opera
Victor Borge
Roy Rogers
Lawrence Welk
Count Basie
Benny Goodman
Ella Fitzgerald
Arthur Godfrey
Yogi Bear
Huckleberry Hound
Seattle Fair
United States
Costa
Washington State Coliseum
Park Board Proposes Corn Alcohol Plan To Curb Crows
Longview Washington park officials floated a plan to spread alcohol-soaked corn to intoxicate prowling crows and then have the park superintendent collect the birds as they staggered. The scheme was not adopted as the crows disappeared before any action.
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Longview, Wash
Longview Park
Jaily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
Puzzle lists numerous across and down clues including Dark bluish red Arcturus Get larger Hebrides island Variety To laugh Fr horn of plenty Green Gables girl Imperfection in a board Took a chance Where Valletta is Harn s companion Beside Prefix Young ladies from Bonn Former Straits Settlement He was all over like a nairy garment In no degree Affectedly artistic Better skilled American Indian Edward Turn around a pivot Strip of Pranks Mable Bugle call Hebrew measures Persian god of light Double-suit Land measure 300 mi long lake in Northwest Territories Enter 2 words Bizarre Auricular Log hut of Russian peasant Captain Hook s nide 637 days Down clues include Tool Bird Lacking in sentiment Huge tropical fish Caledonian Polish lancer Indian name Military force Two words Perfume center in France Place to skate River of France Unwanted plant Caledonian Relaxation Elfin beings Signature of a famous o Signs of spring Taking more time than necessary Box Opinions Minerva And what is 48 Portion out Wise men of old Comb Tributary Abbi noire Girl s nickname Seventh word of Casabianca Card game.
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Hebrides
Green Gables
Valletta
Harn
Bonn
Straits Settlement
Edward
Mable
Northwest Territories
Innuit
Minerva
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