13 Jan 1960
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1960
Page
1
AP reports shoppers push up spending in a year of tight money with autos and homes hardest hit by higher financing costs. Builders flag tougher mortgage access, while appliance firms note ongoing financing needs. some sectors see stronger demand amid large families and rising home sizes.
A sweep of pay later loan options prompts caution as inflation may surge with a wage price spiral from steel settlements. Tight money could curb inflation, but borrowing costs may rise later this year. In related news a car crash near Washington PA killed four month-old Anna May Solensky and injured her mother Barbara Solensky. Madrid's weather updates note windy plains and high conditions.
Salvador Dali unveiled his largest canvas in New York with a first showing at the French and Co gallery. Huntington Hartford commissions the work for a planned Gallery of Modern Art on Columbus Circle, aiming to open around 1962. The 14 by 12 foot piece features Columbus bearing a banner, nude male figures, and symbols of atomic science and the Explore II satellite.
Pravda reports A I Kirichenko promoted to first secretary of Rostov on Don district group after a shakeup. N V Kisselev removed from Rostov post in the large industrial center 600 miles southeast of Moscow.
Harrisburg AP The nation’s farmers lose ground in government as city bred officials ignore agriculture says Pennsylvania agriculture secretary Dr William L Henning in a speech at the State Farm Show urging farm families to scrutinize political candidates. He cites urban legislators in Congress and state government as out of touch with rural needs. He spoke before the Pennsylvania Society of Farm Women. The largest city owned park in the US is South Mountain Park near Phoenix with 15000 acres.
Tokyo AP says an extra heavy security detail will guard Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi as he leaves for the United States to sign a new security pact. Leftist groups like Zengakuren threaten to intervene by force. About 2,000 police are assigned to shield his departure from demonstrators at Tokyo International Airport amid a heated debate over the pact extending the U.S. military alliance and bases in Japan for 100 years.
Harrisburg AP A Public Utility Commission hearing will be scheduled soon to resolve a dispute over gas deliveries in the Connoquenessing area of Butler County. The commission refused to dismiss a complaint that Acme Natural Gas Co declines to supply Anderson Natural Gas Co with gas. Acme says it serves Butler city and is not the proper supplier for Anderson, while Anderson argues Acme serves some Connoquenessing customers and has enough lines to serve the area. The PUC notes Anderson must show why its Butler County operating rights should not be canceled for failing to provide adequate service in that region.
Titusville Pa AP Jess Fulmer a 43 year old bachelor died when a fire destroyed his small house trailer on a farm three miles south of Titusville Firemen said an overheated stove caused the blaze.
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