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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1958

Page

12

Government eases mortgage rules boost housing market

The piece explains new federal moves liberalizing VA and FHA loans, increasing mortgage funds and easing down payments. It notes VA down payments vanish, FHA minimums drop to 630, and Fannie Mae buying power rises, aiming to revive housing construction and economic activity.

Sylvia Porter Veterans Administration Federal Housing Administration Washington House & Home Congress Federal Reserve Board Federal National Mortgage Ass'n Fanny May The Hall Syndicate

Cole Porter Transfers From Law School To Music School

Cole Porter, the noted composer of scores of song hits, attended Harvard Law School for one term before transferring to the Harvard School of Music.

Cole Porter Harvard Law School Harvard School of Music

Vast Ancient Tropics Spanned Americas, Durham Says

Dr J Wyatt Durham of the University of California notes in geology that tropical climates once stretched from southern Alaska to southern Chile, indicating a globally warm era. Want ads get results.

J. Wyatt Durham University of California Alaska Sourthern Chile

Israel Army and Atomic Power Impress TV Newsman

CBS Outlook profiles Israel with Chet Huntley and crew detailing Israel’s democratic army and its growing atomic energy program. Huntley calls the Israeli army the best in the world and notes its all-volunteer force. The piece highlights peaceful uses of atomic energy and exports of pure heavy oxygen.

Israel Army New York Chet Huntley Outlook Israel Jack ‘Sughrue Tom Priestley Huntley Middle East

Reverend Jimmy Willis conducts weekend services

Rev. Jimmy Willis filled his regular appointments Sunday morning and Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Dow Beene spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Harris and Jerome.

Jimmy Willis Dow Beene George Harris Jerome

Ocean Size Comparison Between Pacific and Atlantic

The Pacific Ocean is twice as large as the Atlantic, highlighting a major difference in area between Earth's two largest basins.

Pacific Ocean Atlantic

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H. Leon Reeves Fedders LaFayette and 6Th Ave. N Radio Shack Decatur G. I Brookhaven Subdivision Howard Proctor Melvin Blackwood J. Howard Proctor Rock Bottom Unit Illustrated Decatur Goodyear Service Store Lee Street Sales and Distribution Department General Electric Um Electric Athens Sam M. Bowen Company 140 Tire Company Alabama District Hartselle Stephenson Hardware Moulton Charles Mercer Forts CBS TV Lester B. Pearson Liberal Party of Canada Eric A. Johnston Motion Picture Assn. of America U. S. State Department Dean Rusk Paul H. Nitze Robert R. Bowie Howard K. Smith Lawrence County Harmony Ellie Gillespie Cain Bank ST PTT
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