Office Building Trend Expanding To Many Cities
New York leads a nationwide surge in office construction as cities from Chicago to Dallas and Los Angeles add space. Builders cite regional demand and aging stock, with vacancy up slightly and rents rising. Houston and Atlanta boom tied to oil and commerce, while Boston and Detroit join the trend with major projects.
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Poland Moves to Curb Liberal Trend Amid Economic Slowdown
The article notes wage stagnation and rising prices in Poland as the state doubles electricity and gas charges. With 250000 new job seekers yearly, authorities push for hard work and fewer complaints, while plans for a planned economy face possible adjustments and tighter control over criticism. Strong emphasis on economic strain and government measures without broad arts or personal freedoms crackdown.
House Takes Over Burden Of Big Bills
The House will push several hefty funding measures this week with a $6 billion Treasury and Post Office appropriation, a $6 billion Agriculture Department budget, and a $1.6 billion military construction program. Republicans plan a civil rights huddle as 20 GOP members unveil two bills ending segregation in public accommodations and expanding the attorney general’s civil rights powers.
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Customs Revenue Hit 1.65 Billion in Fiscal 1962
The Bureau of Customs reported fiscal 1962 collections totaling 1.65 billion dollars. This figure reflects total duties and taxes collected across federal ports and agencies during the year.
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Bureau of Customs
Atlas Site Explosion Near Roswell Shakes New Mexico
An underground Atlas ICBM silo near Roswell New Mexico exploded during maintenance injuring none of the five crew. The $1.5 million missile with a dummy warhead was destroyed and a safety board began investigation as crews cooled the hot silo and cleared nearby highway traffic.
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Call for bipartisan federal commission on foreign aid reform
Rep George Meader of Michigan proposed a 12 member commission to continue the Clay committee's work on the U S foreign aid program. He argued studies have been superficial and suggested Hoover Commission style setup to produce specific reforms.
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Cheese Carving Contest At Slade School Draws Twelve
Twelve Slade School of Fine Arts students enter a contest to carve sculptures from 40 pound blocks of rindless cheese in London.
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UPI
Slade School of Fine Arts
Tourists Watch Fake Movie Making In Hollywood Premier
Tourists can pay 1.55 to 2.65 for a live demonstration of film techniques in Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street at Studio A. Director Lee Sholem leads a four-actor mock production with audience seating for 355. Francis X. Bushman will greet guests and introduce the director before the show.
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Clinton To Host Firemen's Group Convention
About 500 firemen are expected to attend the 69th annual Oklahoma State Firemen's Association convention in Clinton this weekend. The event opens Thursday and runs through Saturday with speakers Lt. Gov. Leo Winters House Speaker J. D. McCarty and Reps. Jack Skaggs and Marion A. Diel.
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Grantstan relief bill for adoption expenses proposed
Rep Bernard F Grabowski a Democrat from Connecticut says he has prepared a bill to grant tax relief for expenses incurred in adopting children. He argues it is unjust that adoptive parents lack tax advantages granted to natural parents for such costs.
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Superastronaut Eager For Next Space Trip
CAPE CANAVERAL United States space program lore centers on Alan B Shepard Jr as NASA considers him the next orbiting astronaut. Despite pioneering Mercury flight he has waited years while peers flew orbital missions, earning him the nickname the superastronaut and a reputation as the perfect astronaut.
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Equipment Breaks Triggers Blood Shortage Across Kansas and Oklahoma
A Red Cross refrigeration unit failure in Wichita caused a critical blood shortage across northcentral Oklahoma and southcentral Kansas, destroying 500 pints. An emergency appeal yielded 200 pints from St. Louis, with a drive planned to collect 100 donors. Investigators probe the breakdown.
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