New Price Index Seen Stable As Inflation Eases
Sylvia Porter notes the February 1962 consumer price index will show a small rise from year end, with both old and new bases around 128.34 and 104.68, indicating modest inflation. She argues real purchasing power has grown, postal rate increases aside, and predicts continued gradual price rises toward 1963.
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Sylvia Porter
New York
Budget Bureau
U.S
G.O.P. Eisenhower
Democrat Kennedy
Gazette subscription rates and delivery options
The notice outlines Cedar Rapids Gazette pricing for carrier and mail delivery, with weekly, monthly, and yearly rates, including regional variations. It notes subscription eligibility and mentions carriage rules for towns with Gazette delivery service.
Ethel Kennedy Thanks Driver After Stopover in Singapore
In Singapore, Ethel Kennedy thanks the driver of the U.S. consular limousine Mohamad Rahmat, who received a Kennedy 60 pin from her. Mohamad has driven for the U.S. Consul General Samuel Gilstrap for over six years and notes it is the first VIP gift he has received.
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Singapore
Jakarta
U.S
Robert Kennedy
Ethel
Mohamad Rahmat
Island
Kennedy
Mohamad
Samuel Gilstrap
Gales Lash British Coast Leave Four Dead in Britain
Roaring gales battered northwest Europe and spread wreckage across Britain with at least four dead. A 123 mile an hour gust at Lowther Hill in Scotland was probably the fastest ever recorded in the British Isles. Huge waves swept the North Sea and Baltic but no ships reported major trouble.
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London
Europe
Britain
Meteorological Office
Lowther Hill
Lanarkshire
Scotland
British Isles
North Sea
Baltic
You Are Richer Than You Think Says Banker
Chicago banker Thomas H. Beacom urges Americans to tally all assets beyond bank accounts and home value. He notes many die without wills as 30 percent of wills are outdated or missing estate planning, urging readers to appraise life insurance and net worth now.
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New York
Chicago
American Bankers Assn
Thomas H. Beacom
First National Bank of Chicago
Beacom
U.S
Estate planning steps to protect heirs and reduce taxes
A Chicago banker urges readers to inventory household assets room by room, hire a professional appraiser, and calculate net worth after liabilities. Subtract life insurance cash value, add policy face value, and consult a banker or lawyer to set up trusts and a valid will.
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Chicago
Beacom
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