Looking Back and Facing Forward at Richards Library
In January 1961 a reflection on the Richards Library annual 1960 report praises rising usage and urges all adults to explore its wealth of knowledge. The piece highlights Horace Mann quotes, encourages adults to visit four o clock on school days, and notes youths guiding curiosity while inviting readers to read at least one book a month in 1961.
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Janus
Richards
Horace Mann
America
Richards Library
Jackson
Alaska
Bacon
Richards Memorial Library
Washington transition spurs cautious optimism amid spending debates
The piece notes guarded optimism about cabinet picks such as Dillon and Rusk while voicing concerns over Kennedy era figures like Attorney General hopeful Bobby Kennedy. It highlights proposed spending shocks including a $3 billion unemployment aid push and a $2.5 billion education aid plan. Congress faces battles over procedural rules as liberal voices push for faster action.
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Washington
Dillon
Treasury
Rusk
State Department
Bobby Kennedy
Harvard
Hovde
Purdue
Congress
House
Senate
World’s lightest and heaviest woods and long Crusades
The world’s lightest wood weighs 2 percent pounds per cubic foot, called cubawood, while the heaviest weighs 93 pounds per cubic foot, named ironwood. The Crusades hold the record as the longest war, lasting 195 years between Christians and Muslims.
Cliffs of Cape Mendocino and Cape Flattery Top the Pacific
Cape Mendocino California and Cape Flattery Washington rise about 700 feet above the Pacific, making them the nation’s two highest sea cliffs.
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Cape Mendocino
Calif
Cape Flattery
Wash
Pacific
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