Levitts push global housing via mass production and vinyls
Levitt & Sons president William J. Levitt discusses expanding mass production housing overseas to France and Puerto Rico, continuing traditional designs at home while increasing glass use. He touts future plastics, veneers, warp-proof doors, fade-free coatings, and veneer exteriors to raise quality at similar costs.
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William J. Levitt
Levitt & Sons, Inc
Levittowns
Levitt
Terview
United States
France
Puerto Rico
Paris
San Juan
Cape Cod
U.S
The House of Tomorrow and suburban living trends
The excerpt discusses house sizes expanding from 894 to 1142 square feet over a decade, attributing trends to larger families and a return to earlier American practice. It notes land cost differences between suburbs and cities, mentions New England cold climates, and argues mass production can raise quality under tighter controls, comparing to Cadillac production.
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New England
The
Hall Syndicate, Inc
Cramps End When Sliver Is Removed From Toboggan Incident
Steve Brown a 19 year old freshman at Mankato State College suffered stomach cramps for six weeks after a toboggan accident. Doctors finally removed a 10 inch wood splinter that had slipped through a notch in his pelvis and into his back without harming vital organs. He marveled at the size of the splinter. Also note: the average American spends about one fifth of his income on food.
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Mankato, Minn
Steve Brown
Mankato State College
Brown
Falls To His Death While Trying To Save Friend
In San Francisco Cliff House a rug footballer Michael MacDonald 24 from Vancouver BC and Wally Larz 23 leaped a wall during a walk with two teammates. Larz slipped and clung to a rock while MacDonald slipped and fell 75 feet to the surf line. Larz recovered MacDonald’s body.
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San Francisco
Monterey
Calif
Michael MacDonald
Catholic Youth Organization
Vancouver
B.C
Wally Larz
Cliff House
Larz
MacDonald
Plymouth Chevrolet Ford Hill Climb Test Results
Nationwide Consumer Testing Institute purchased a Chevrolet Impala Ford Galaxie 500 and Plymouth Fury V-8 at Plymouth's request. They ran all tests and computed results including mpg figures and times. See your Plymouth Dealer for Official Results booklet.
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Chevrolet
Plymouth
FORD
Nationwide Consumer Testing Institute
Uncle Ray awards for world book encyclopedia questions
Fifth graders at Quaill School Pittsburgh Pa win a 20 volume World Book Encyclopedia for best questions to Uncle Ray. Readers in grades four through twelve are invited to submit top five science history biography or geography questions via the newspaper.
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Quaill School
Pittsburgh
Uncle Ray
When Will the 60s Soar Experts Weigh In
Washington AP reports Dr. Walter W. Heller, chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, predicts the 1960s may lift off around 1965 if luck and tax cuts help. He envisions a surge of labor from baby-boomers forming families, boosting demand for houses, cars, and appliances, with full employment possible by 1965 under strong policy support.
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Walter W. Heller
Washington
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Heller
Wilson Wright
Procter & Gamble Co
Wright i
U.s.news & World Report
George Cline Smith
White House
Plane Lands Safely With 1 Engine Gone
A Military Air Transport Service C118 with 76 passengers inbound from Hawaii landed safely at Travis Air Force Base California after engine No 3 failed and was feathered over the Pacific. The four engine plane descended to about 7000 feet in an uneventful arrival. Another MATS plane returning to Hawaii earlier carried 85 passengers after losing its starboard engines.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Military Air Transport Service
Hawaii
Travis Afb
Pacific
MATS
Salvation Army Chief Says Skirts Too Short in Australia
Gen Wilfred Kitching head of the Salvation Army, on a three week Australia visit, says women wear skirts that are too immodest. A reporter asked about knee length. he replied asking his wife and suggested a skirt halfway between knee and ankle as modest.
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Sydney
Australia
Wilfred Kitching
Salvation Army
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Chevrolet Ford
Chrysler
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Jupiter
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