Pollution control bill gains approval and funding boost
Editorial notes expect swift passage of H. R. 6441 to strengthen the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The measure raises annual federal grants for waste treatment plant construction to 80 million in 1962, then 90 million in 1963 and 100 million thereafter, with single project caps at 600 thousand and joint projects at 2.4 million. It extends enforcement to all navigable waters, shifts administration to HEW, and increases grants to state and interstate agencies from 3 million to 5 million yearly for seven years.
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National Wildlife Federation
Congress
Surgeon General
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Driving Lessons From a 19 Year Old Political Operative
A young 19 year old leads a floor campaign at a southern state Republican convention, directing a front runner's strategy and energizing youth participation. The piece notes many young aides shaping campaigns, challenging older politicians, and signaling a shift toward youthful party leadership nationwide.
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Dark Horse
Maine Products Week shifts to August third week show
The Maine State Chamber of Commerce moves Maine Products Week to the third week of August. Maine Products Show in Augusta on August 23 to 25 expands a state wide display of Maine made goods in stores and windows. The promotion aims to educate residents and visitors about Maine industry with displays on main streets across the state.
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Maine State Chamber of Commerce
Maine Products Week
Augusta
Chambers of Commerce
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Red China admission to U N would be major U S debate
Washington notes that bringing Communist China into the United Nations via General Assembly debate could trigger a world row. The issue centers on credentials versus membership, with Nationalist China on Formosa vetoing Red China’s entry through Security Council power and the U N charter rules on admission.
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Peter Edson
Washington
Enterprise Assn. Washington
NEA
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South Korea
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U. N. General Assembly
Kennedy
Job gains mask stubborn jobless count in economy
Industrial output nears prerecession, weekly earnings hit a new high as unemployment remains a concern. 5.6 million jobless, 6.8 percent of the workforce, with forecasts of above 5 million jobless next January. Retraining limits, high long-term unemployment, and a growing workforce keep the gap.
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AP Business News
New York
Washington
America needs salesmen says Frank C. Russell in New York
Frank C. Russell, longtime top salesman and widow maker of the storm window business, urges a nation to hire at least a million new salesmen to keep factories humming and spur growth. He recalls replacing thousands of broken windows caused by sandlot games and credits his vow to pay for any kid’s window with his later success. The Boys Clubs of America named him Man of the Year. at 61 he retired for the second time but still runs four businesses from his home near New York.
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Biddeford Daily News summary and life of a self-made magnate
The Biddeford Daily News profile recounts Russell a self made millionaire born in Toledo who rose from factory work to run his own firm by 30 and travel widely. It notes his wealth, training of 20000 salesmen, 12 million miles flown, a 104 foot yacht, and his view on not retiring from work. The piece also includes a Daily Crossword Puzzle with various clues and a brief item about a sales training institute and a Maine resort development.
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Chestertown
Russell
Toledo
Ohio
Famous Last Words Regretted by Women
Ruth Millett surveys famous last words women regret. Phrases reveal remorse over defiant boasts and self relied judgments about conduct, marriage, parenting, secrecy, and aging, illustrating how final sayings sometimes haunt the speaker later.
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Ruth Millett
Social Security number mixup warns for life
A former sailor learns a tattooed number on his arm did not match his official Social Security record. After his duplicate card request, Baltimore flagged a single digit error that tied him to a New England spinster. The correction restored proper records but the mistaken number could have reduced benefits for him and caused financial hardship for the other person.
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Ray Henry Washington
Inac
Navy
Knoxville, Tenn
Social Security
Baltimore
Knoxville
New England
Social Security numbers and earnings records accuracy
The article warns that a tattooed sailor number could misallocate earnings to the wrong person, risking overpayments or hardship. It urges checking earnings records at Social Security HQ in Baltimore, matching with employer records, and correcting discrepancies. Ray Henry’s handbook on 1961 changes is offered for 35 cents via The Hall Syndicate.
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Ray Henry
Massachusetts Ave
N. W
Washington, D. C
Life as a Gift and Burden by Muriel Leach
A reflective poem speaks of life as a sacred burden and blessing, urging humility and faith. It contrasts struggle and progress with patience, urging perseverance toward a divine end. The piece closes with spiritual imagery of looking to heaven and seeing the face of God after stepping forward. Passport statistics place France as the top country for American tourists, followed by several European nations.
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Muriel Leach
McClellan Finds Others Taken For Ride At Missile Base
The McClellan committee probes union practices at Cape Canaveral sites reveal overtime pay boosts from $287 to $733 weekly for trades, $360 for elevator operators. Commander Alan Shepard gains $230 monthly flight pay, earning $14.38 for a 15 minute flight. signed by Charles Parsons.
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Missile Base
Senator McClellan
Cape Canaveral
Alan Shepard
America
Charles Parsons
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