Living in Debt Dominates American Life Policy View
A government study group says rising debt is a national lifestyle, with Americans owing about 3114 billion on autos, furniture, appliances, and travel. It notes installment buying grew postwar, averaging 11 percent of spendable income, and forecasts further growth to 14 percent by 1965 as consumer credit expands. Free congressional mail has fallen to its lowest since 1948, per the Postmaster General.
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Sam Dawson
New York
Shaft
Federal Reserve Board
Eisenhower
Council
Economic Advisers
Federal Reserve Group
Arthur E. Summerfield
Piano Virtuoso Shatters World Record in Rouen Night
German pianist Henry Arnts rose from the piano after 629 hours of continuous playing at the Theatre De La Lyre in Rouen. He surpassed his own prior record by 20 hours, ending the marathon session with a shaky exit yet notable triumph.
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Rouen
France
Henry Arnts
Theatre de la Lyre
Disneyland Plans Constant Creativity and Expanding Features
Walt Disney previews bold new attractions for Disneyland at Burbank studios including Liberty Square, a New Orleans French Quarter, a haunted house, replicas of the 1812 sailing vessel and Mark Twain paddlewheeler, and a 400 foot Grand Canyon painting. He cites emphasis on ongoing growth to attract young people to science and ensure repeat visits, aiming to keep the park dynamic rather than static.
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Hollywood
Walt Disney
Disneyland
Walt
Burbank Studios
Liberty Square
Republic
Yan Thomas Edison Place
Stiench
New Orleans
America
Mark Twain
Grand Canyon
Tomorrowland
Disney
Rob
Communications chiefs await Moscow call to inaugurate link
Officials in Washington and Moscow have yet to receive a formal telephone link signal for the planned inauguration of the Vink. Despite letters and cables from the communications industry, no Soviet counterpart has agreed to exchange words, delaying the event.
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Solombg
Geyton
Softiieoné
Moscow
Ceylon
Russia
Radio-Telephone
Cotmutikafiong
Markikkaf
Ehd
Century-Old Seal Hunt Ships Depart From Newfoundland
A century ago four hundred vessels carried about thirteen thousand men from Newfoundland to hunt seals. This season only about thirteen Newfoundland seal vessels sailed, signaling a sharp decline in harbor activity and fleet size.
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Newfoundlan
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