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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1961
Page
4
A Washington notebook column sketches assorted political asides and jokes. It recalls a constituent seeking a bulldozer in exchange for a Cuban freedom fighter, riffs on Roman arena echoes, and quips about party leaders and diplomacy plus a farm of satirical song titles sung by a pianist comedian.
Washington based Commission on Money and Credit presents a three year study to President Kennedy advocating better coordination between federal fiscal monetary and tax programs and private business to promote stable growth low unemployment and steady inflation. It outlines 80 recommendations including a flexible 20 percent tax bracket and required presidential reports during economic divergences.
Dearborn mayor labels visitors Freedom clowns making the rounds. Pittsburgh nun comments on a bowling alley visit noting a hamburger would have boosted her score. Acton father quips about a son in law with hair longer than his daughter’s.
The United States allocates more than 16 million dollars annually to fireworks. About 35 percent of these fireworks are imported from Japan, Hong Kong, and Macao.
Hollywood star Glenn Ford recounts his long battle to keep a pronounceable name. He details rejections of Gwyllyn Ford and multiple proposals before settling on Glenn Ford, a choice he made by signing papers with that name. The tale ends with the joke that his original name might have won him praise from a producer friend.
Sealed bids due July 13 1961 at 2 00 P M CST to construct a Storage Shop and Service Station Building and Maintenance Warehouse for the Construction Superintendent at the Maintenance Warehouse Site on F M 2042 Childress County Texas Plans and specs available in Austin Wichita Falls Lubbock and Childress offices Public Works project wage rates apply and bids to be obtained from the Chief Engineer or Palmer Massey District Engineer Usual rights reserved.
The Almanac notes June 180th day of 1961 with Venus Jupiter and Saturn rising in the morning and Mars as the evening star. It lists historical birthdays for Rubens Mayo and Eddy and mentions events from 1946 Palestine arrests and a notable libel damages ruling for Quentin Reynolds against Westbrook Pegler.
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