U S and USSR education gap seen in NSF study
National Science Foundation released a 900 page study on Education and Professional Employment in the U S S R. It shows Russia trails the United States in schooling high school graduation and college degrees with 11 vs four years of schooling and 57 vs 40 percent high school graduation.
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Washington
Enterprise Assn
National Science Foundation
U.S.S.R
Russia
United States
NSF
Nicholas DeWitt
Congress
Kennedy
U.S.S. R
U.S.A
Soviet Union
U. S
Debatable Debate Moves Toward Mayoral Debates in Campaigns
President Kennedy shows backing for extending formal political debates from national to local races including mayors. Salinger argues voters deserve the debating test, but critics warn debates may distort views and that truth is hard to discern amid rapid crossfire.
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Kennedy
White House
U. S
New Jersey
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Gerrymander Plans May Backfire in Maine Districts
Democratic leaders suggest new Maine districts drawn to offset GOP strength might fail if applied in elections. Muskie notes that using 1956 and 1958 results, Democrats would have won both districts. Maps and noncontiguous counties raise candidate navigation concerns for future races.
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Muskie
Cumberland
Kennebec
Knox
Lincoln
Sagadahoc
Waldo
York
Androscoggin
Oxford
Aroostook
Franklin
Hancock
Penobscot
Piscataquis
Somerset
Washington
Tupper
Congress
Maine
Driving courtesy can curb unsafe highway behavior
The Maine Highway Safety Committee urged that courteous driving is contagious and can shape others' behavior on roads. They warned discourtesy escalates danger and called for a broad outbreak of highway courtesy, published with the Maine State Police.
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Maine Highway Safety Committee
Maine State Police
From $2500 to a $40 Million Food Empire
Hal Boyle profiles Jeno Paulucci, who built a Duluth Minnesota based Chun King food empire from a $2500 start. He grew through a chain of six plants employing about 1600, spanning mushrooms to citrus, with a nationwide drive in progress and a philosophy: turn handicaps into advantages and invest in growth.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Jeno F. Paulucci
Jeno
Minnesota
Mesabi
America
Chun King Corp
Duluth
Minn
Florida
Sod and
Moss
Paulucci
Balance of payments deficit tops 3 billion as imports outpace exports
Analytic note from AP reports over 40 economists warn the United States faces a 3 billion dollar annual balance of payments deficit, the fifth straight yearly shortfall. Experts say advance military contract payments by Germany could reduce the gap to about 2.5 billion, similar to 1961.
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AP Business News
New York
United States
U.S
U.S. Treasury
National Foreign Trade Council
Germany
London Free Market
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kennedy
Council
Balance of
Biddeford Maine Daily Newspaper Masthead Notice
Biddeford Maine edition notes publisher Pew Casavant and editor I J Mahoney at Adams Street offices. Subscription rates shown. one month 1.85 six months 10.50 one year 21.00. Associated Press rights stated for local news and AP dispatches. Postal info included.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Pew
Casavant
I J Mahoney
Associated Press
Growing Notions of Security Clash Over Cars in Divorce
A California couple’s divorce battle highlights a shift from character and love to material security. The husband cites business status while the wife values the status and security of a larger car, illustrating how possessions influence modern American family life.
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Assa
California
Delaying VA questionnaire risks loss of pension benefits
Veterans and dependents receiving non-service-connected pensions must file an annual VA income questionnaire with December checks. Delays can suspend payments for months. The form lists income items to report, including wages, rents, interest, dividends, gifts, and other pensions, with certain waivers for welfare and wife’s income under set thresholds.
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al VA
Hollywood Stars Run Up Cast Of Features
AP report quotes director William Wyler condemning costly delays by top stars. He mentions Mutiny on the Bounty costing $20 million, cites a star paid a million per film who missed work, and favors hiring professional filmmakers over star power to avoid budget overruns.
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Hollywood
William Wyler
Wyler
Mirisch Brothers
Mirisches
Say It With Psalms And Local Tributes In Biddeford And News
A page combines a guest poem thanking local hostesses at 211 Alfred street Biddeford with notes on birthdays and a Lawrence Kansas deer intrusion at the golf course greens. The piece includes social detail about Lillian M. Denis and the Huot family and mentions dates January 22 and 28. The deer problem is described with smudge pot flares used at night.
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David
Lillian M. Denis
Yvonne
Blanche Huot
Miss Denis
Huots
Alfred Street
Biddeford
J. Delphis Huot
Alphonse Huot
Lawrence
Kan
Lawrence Country
Bud Snavely
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Castor
Cainan
Ian
Cen
Copperfield
Cal
Manila
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