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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1961
Page
2
A father’s nostalgic note to his thirteen year old daughter blends advice on growing up with reminders to hold onto her creativity and hair, urging courage, balance, and honest sentiment. He counsels against premature marriage, supports sports, and encourages curiosity before adulthood. He recalls shared memories, music, and family love, urging steadiness and self reliance.
Sylvia Porter explains that living costs rise through 1961 and 1962 while the dollar loses buying power. She suggests prudent investing to offset losses with 3 percent or more from savings, 4 percent bonds, 5-6 percent mortgages, U.S. savings bonds at about 3 and a third, and dividends from stocks plus social security growth, aiming to stay ahead of inflation.
In Geneva the United States and Britain offered a revised testing regime for a Soviet treaty, dropping the 20 inspection minimum. Moscow rejected the plan as impractical and proposed a sliding scale from 12 to 20 inspections based on instrument readings, while Russians favored no more than three inspections.
A personal reminiscence from Bob Considine about his daughter Deb in New York as she becomes a teenager. The father recalls her childhood, a cocktail party at the apartment, and a poignant moment after a funeral hearse, noting how quickly time passes and the changes in their family life.
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