December dividends grow in U S stock holdings
Stockholders in U S corporations receive higher December dividend payments totaling over 2 3 billion this month bringing the annual total to about 11 2 billion an increase of more than 10 percent from last year. The payout equals roughly half of corporate after tax earnings and reflects a shift toward retained earnings and growth investments rather than new security issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Wisconsin
Producers’ Association
Wisconsin Automotive Trades Association
General Motors
Wisconsin State Historical Society
Society
Budget Balance Hinges on Defense and Aid Debate
The coming Congress faces a fierce clash over defense spending and foreign aid as a key to balancing the federal budget starting next July. Critics say aid has overdrawn debt and propose private investment, while supporters warn cutting aid could let the Soviet Union gain influence in Near East, Middle East, and Southeast Asia.
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Congress
Russia
Near East
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Burma
Afghanistan
Asia
Africa
Things Have Been Busy Aboard Ship Aboard M V Australia
Robert Roark writes from the sea describing life aboard the M V Australia en route to Aden and Colombo. He notes splintered groups forming, romance, and tragedies as crews adapt to long voyages. Highlights include a doctor, a German wife awaiting news, and multiple shipboard affairs.
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M.V
Australia
Aden
Arabian
Allah
Middle East
France
Germany
Colombo
Naples
Messina
Paris to Debut Multinational Music Review
A planned four language magazine titled Music would cover monthly events programs church ballet radio and more. Gilles de la Rocque proposes the cross border international music review with UNESCO backing and American liaison Ray Green handles preliminary work at the American Music Center.
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United States
France
Britain
Germany
Austria
Paris
Music
Gilles de la Rocque
Ouest-France
Switzerland
W. E. Weld Jr
Washington
Unesco
Ray Green
The
American Music Center
Washington Notebook Eyes Christmas Gatherings and Debates
The piece notes families planning holidays in Washington with multiple children and grandchildren. It mentions Tom Dewey visiting to address a National Civil Service League dinner and debates around inviting Marilyn Monroe, hinting at talk of a possible lady vice president.
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Wilsons
Detroit
Brownells
Bensons
West
Tom Dewey
National Civil Service League
Dember
Marilyn Monroe
Wisconsin Capitol Dome Mail Reflects Busy Bureau
Madison column notes December lull as statehouse news bureau processes growing mail. It highlights membership figures for Wisconsin Farmers' Union and Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, plus items from UW press office, Chadbourne hall plans, Memorial Union cafe expansion, and various state agencies.
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John Wyngaard
Capitol Dome
State
Madison
Wis
Statehouse
Wisconsin Farmers’ Union
Wynguard
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
University of Wisconsin
Chadbourne Hall
Memorial Union
Collecting Friendships as a Hobby for Retired Folk
Satisfying Hobby H. Van Y. Caldwell praises collecting friendships as an easy inexpensive pastime for retirees. It involves showing interest in others, friendly salutations, letter writing, entertaining, and offering a listening ear. Friendships yield spontaneous dividends and can form from seaside chats or deck chair conversations.
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H. van Y. Caldwell
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Florida
Ford Foundation gift tests tax laws and private charity
The Ford Foundation donated 500 million to 615 colleges and 3,500 hospitals, sparking debate over estate taxes and federal aid. Experts note potential tax savings for donors and urge private philanthropy as a substitute for broad government funding.
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Washington
Ford
Ford Foundation
Uncle Sam
Congress
Ford Family
United States
Mid- Lawrence Lhan
Henry Ford
Edsel
Fords
Amercan
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
Dulles Sees Shifting Russia Tone From Geneva To Cold War
Secretary of State Dulles in a World Today radio piece signals fluctuating hopes about the Russians. He recalls Geneva talks, warns of Soviet arms to Egypt, and notes a renewed East–West cold war as Khrushchev tours Asia.
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The
Conservation Commission
Industrial Commission
Sen. Wiley
Dorothy
Washington
Dulles
Geneva
Eisenhower
Bulganin
United Nations
Molotov
Britain
France
Germany
Xor
Egypt
American Legion
Soviet Union
East Germany
Bulgaria
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Asia
West
United States
Paris
NATO Council of Ministers
Portraits BY JAMES J METCALFE Love and promises through memory
A poem expresses unable to prove love yet promises unwavering presence. The speaker acknowledges gossip and past failures but asserts sincere longing and daily reason to believe the beloved is glad. Copyright Field Enterprises 955 All rights reserved.
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Italy
Colombo
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Field Enterprises, Inc
Ten Years Ago Daughters of Norway Elect Officers
Oren Lodge No 25 Daughters of Norway elected officers at 100F Hall Tuesday. Elected: Karen Mahlum president Ragna Hanson vice president Gena Groeschner secretary Mable Larson assistant secretary Bertha Jacobson financial secretary Signe Christiansen treasurer Amanda Johnson ceremonial Hilda Hetland marshal Mary Linhart Lena Thompson color guards Clara Lauman Anna Lee Marie Olberg trustees. Capt Eldon Troge and Mrs Troge of Charles City IA visited. Troge returned from overseas service after 57 missions and was a friend of the late Lt Carr.
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Oren Lodge No
Daughters of Norway
Karen Mahlum
Ragna Hanson
Gena Groeschner
Mable Larson
Bertha Jacobson
Signe Christiansen
Amanda Johnson
Hilda Hetland
Mary Linhart
Lena Thompson
Clara Lauman
Anna Lee
Marie Olberg
Eldon Troge
Charles City
Iowa
Robert Carr
Kane St
Troge
Carr
Mixed Metaphor From Cherbourg War Dispatch
An Athens reader sends an Associated Press report on the American assault on Cherbourg after the Normandy landings. The piece notes the American noose tightening on the port from three sides with prongs advancing from the center west and defenses, illustrating the wartime imagery.
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Athens
Associated Press
Cherbourg
Normandy
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Wisconsin State Chamber of Commerce
Wisconsin Canners’ Association
Wiscon
Sin Taxpayers
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Philadelphia Inquirer
William V. Lambert
College of Agriculture
University of Nebraska
National Press Club
LT Hope
Herbert W. Pike
Whiting
Lambert
Yoo-Hoo
Santy Claus
David Lawrence Dispatch
Sam
James Marlow
Marlow
James J. Metcalfe
la Crosse Tribune
Big Jim Knoblauch
Tomah
Carroll
Waukesha
la Crosse
Maroon
Arthur O. Scott
Mischa Elman
Percy L. Cilley
B. E. McCormick
DAR
Lois Drake
Denver
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Charles Street Lutheran Church
Louis Opsahl
Manchester
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