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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1962
Page
2
The Labor Department revised May figures showing record factory earnings averaging 87 a week and 2.40 an hour, a May high in nonfarm payrolls at 35.1 million, and a 40.5 hour factory work week. Unemployment sits around 3.4 percent with expectations of a rise to about 4.5 million in June.
Secretary Luther Hodges said the economy remains favorable despite a drop in retail sales and corporate profits. He cited underutilized capacity, slow investment, and a heavy tax burden as dampers, while noting May personal income reached a record annual rate of 440 billion dollars and May retail deliveries fell about 1 percent from April.
GOP strategists in Seattle promote a grassroots campaign against Kennedy policies abroad and at home. They claim the administration overreaches on international affairs and Social Security tax funding, while predicting several Senate gains and a firm Berlin stance.
A 13 year old boy, John Darrah of Route 3 Proctor, drowned Tuesday while wading in the Ohio River off Woodlands south of Moundsville. He could not swim and stepped into a 43 foot hole before his body was recovered.
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