States Fight For Industry By Job Lures Across The South
In a scramble to attract factories, states detail tax relief, free sites, training, and infrastructure to lure industry. North Carolina led with 133000 jobs from 1955 to 1959, while Tennessee Arkansas and others expand bond financed plants and tax incentives to win centers like Ford Chester and new mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Midwest
Perry
South Carolina
Tennessee
Arkansas
Arizona
Louisiana
North Carolina
Luther H. Hodges
U. S
Hodges
Western
Europe
Kansas
South
Dartmouth College
New York Times
Fort Smith
Borg-Warner
Miami, Fla
Dade County
Tennessee Eastman Co
Tennesee
Missouri
Space Age Brings Problems To Kwajalein And Ebeye
A Marshall Islands pair speaks to the space age clash on Kwajalein Atoll where 20th century military tech grows while Ebeye toys with poverty. UN trust administrator William White warns of cultural strain as Kwajalein nears 100 million in upgrades and the Marshallese risk being left behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kwajalein
South Pacific Atoll
Ebeye
Big Island
United Nations
William C. White
U.S. Interior Department
White
Orient
Unifying Force German Church Battles Communist Persecution
Berlin reports Kurt Scharf, a Lutheran pastor, named to lead East West unified Evangelical Church in Germany. The 59 year old veteran of Nazi era lives in East Berlin while his family remains in West Berlin. He opposes communism and faces pressure from East German authorities who offer political sacraments to attract members away from churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hartman Berlin
Council of the Evangelical Church In
Germany
Kurt Scharf
East Germany
Berlin-Brandenburg
Otto Dibelius
Dibelius
Evangelicals’ Unified Council
Evangelical Church
Scharf
East Berlin
Red
West Berlin
German Democratic Republic
West Germany
Future oil wells may operate entirely underwater
The Mohole test off San Diego and Guadalupe Island showed drilling through deep water to the subsea crust is possible with a shipborne drill. The project aims to reach the mantle five to six miles beneath the sea surface, to study the Mohorovicic discontinuity and crust composition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rennie Taylor
Associated Press Science
No Man's Land of the High Seas
San Diego
Calif
Guadalupe Island
Mexico
National Academy of Sciences
Guadalupe
Peace Corps Prepares To Wage Battle Against World Poverty
Washington AP reports on the Peace Corps as Kennedy aside envisions a global neighborliness mission. Veterans note harsh conditions in Africa Nigeria and Senegal while defenders praise the program as a modern Golden Rule effort. The corps seeks skilled volunteers for two year stints with minimal pay and post service job help.
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Peace Corps
Whitney Shoemaker
Washington
Africa
Foreign Service
Kennedy
Daughters of the
Shriver
University of Michigan
San Francisco
William James
Heinz Rollman
Waynesville
N. C
Latin America
Asia
Tanganyika
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Roger Lane
AP Business News
Fla
Kay Porter
Buckeye
Porter
Ford Motor Co
Chester
California
Stroy
Om Kwajalein
Kwajalein Island
Sue Thompson
Nigeria
Senegal
Timbuktu
Rep. H. R. Gross
Lowa
Malaya
Peace Corps Factbook
Liberal Arts
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