Commerce Dept probes multimillion Coastal Products loan loss
Washington AP reports the Commerce Department, under the Kennedy era, dispatched an investigator to examine a 2.8 million government loan to Coastal Products. The plant in Blountstown, Florida, failed within two years, ending in bankruptcy and a sale for 3.81 million. Officials acknowledge hindsight fixes to EDA rules and demand for more borrower equity.
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Jess Money
Unemployment Steady in August Despite Slowdown Signs
The Labor Department reported August unemployment held at 3.5 percent, with a slight dip from July not statistically significant. It highlighted rising part time work, slower nonfarm payroll growth, and construction employment falling due to strikes and high interest rates, potentially pressuring unions and Black employment efforts.
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King Memorial Center Raid Nets Weapons and Narcotics
Camden officials say about 125 heavily armed officers raided the Martin Luther King Memorial Center and nearby sites arresting five, including Charles Poppy Sharp, leader of Camden's Black People's Unity Movement. Police seized four bags of beroliyl and three ounces of marijuana, a .22 caliber pistol, a shotgun, a dozen machetes, four homemade spears, bows, arrows, and other weapons amid linked charges of inciting violence and narcotics possession.
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Kentucky Un American Activities Committee Faces Funding Shortfall
Frankfort Kentucky The Kentucky Committee on Un American Activities runs low on funds. It has cut staff and hearings as Gov. Louie B Nunn withholds grants totaling 48000 from the contingency fund saying it cannot sustain the committee.
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Crews Hit the Tetons for Pollifax Movie Filming
Jackson AP reports a 110 man crew and most of the cast have arrived for The Unexpected Mrs Pollifax, an action comedy set partly in Albania. Rosalind Russell and Darran McGavin star, with filming in the Tetons and additional scenes in California and Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Junior Editors Quiz on ENCYCLOPEDIA
The Greek word enkyklopaedeia means teaching in the circle and gathering varied knowledge. The piece traces early forms from Aristotle to Ringelberg and Ephraim Chambers, noting cross references and Diderot influence, with a prize offer for a selected Editors question worth $10 and a World Yearbook.
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Paul Stewart
Burlington
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Greeley newcomer Stewart Matthews named executive at Baird & Warner
Stewart Matthews is a new Greeley entrant who joined Baird & Warner, the Chicago real estate firm, in Evanston on May 28, 1925. He rose to manager, then senior vice president and sales consultant before retirement. He and his wife reside at 1502 Lakeside Dr. They have two sons and two daughters.
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Supreme Court Rules on Colorado Pot Case and Carter Conspiracy
The Colorado Supreme Court overturned a lower court ruling declaring marijuana laws unconstitutional. It upheld the possession framework, reversing a conviction related to marijuana possession and noting penalties targeted large quantities for sale. The ruling also voided a conspiracy conviction against Robert Hugene Carter in a Denver supermarket robbery case. Rural London notes a 20 percent rise in school population.
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