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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1960
Page
4
Labor and steel executives reported a rough 1960 with a 34.7 million ton first quarter and a year total near 99 million tons. Despite high early output, operating rates plunged from 95.7 percent to about 42.2 percent as orders slowed and inventories bulged.
In a preview of the 1961 Arkansas General Assembly education financing tops the agenda. A proposed $43 million bond issue for university and college construction faces tax and revenue hurdles, while a teacher retirement reform and Social Security coverage are debated. Legislators weigh a new tax or revenue source as annual education funding climbs to about $104 million starting 1961-62.
Washington report contrasts Dean Rusk with John Foster Dulles, noting Rusk’s anticipated emphasis on less stalking and traveling and greater reliance on teamwork. The piece recalls Dulles’s aggressive travel schedule and dominant leadership, suggesting Rusk will run a more collaborative State Department while Kennedy’s secretary designates his approach.
An unusual wedding tale from Johannesburg and San Francisco intertwines a marriage license, travel habits, and public figures. The piece notes Daly and others, mentions a flood of personal travel and remarks on Kennedy choosing Rusk as secretary of state, implying presidential influence in foreign policy.
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