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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1962
Page
11
An advertisement hawks a compact in ear hearing aid claiming simplicity and no tubing with no external parts. It promises free sample cores and home demonstrations, urging readers to come in call or write for today’s offer.
Hyannisport Massachusetts United Press International President Kennedy revealed alarming statistics showing that as many as one quarter of 49 million American school children cannot pass a basic physical fitness screening. He noted tests measure strength flexibility and agility and warned many children do not meet acceptable levels.
Government plans a thorough study of television effects on children with the aim to separate fact from fiction and guide use of TV in helping children. Health official Ribicoff leads the project with support from the National Association of Broadcasters. Planning conferences will begin this fall under a steering committee chaired by Bernard Russell.
The AMY committee will choose specific projects, arrange funding, and establish a supervision system for the research. Russell notes broadcasters determine content and the group will open avenues for funding and oversight while considering factors influencing children and families such as schools and movies.
A NAHB study for the National Association of Home Builders found that a White House order banning racial discrimination in federally insured housing could sharply reduce new home construction. Of 6000 builders, 42 percent feared curtailment, with estimates of a 59 to 75 percent drop. The NAHB warned a significant revenue loss to $3 billion to $6 billion in output.
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