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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1965
Page
6
Education raises lifetime earnings with a high school diploma earning 1.75 times less educated peers and college graduates earning about two thirds more. The piece argues dropout pressures, unemployment risk, and the need for engaging programs while urging parental support and school efforts to keep students in school for better futures.
Chicago's Citizens Traffic Safety Board reports an 18 month study of traffic fatalities showing alcohol and carbon monoxide in blood as major factors. Among 105 decedents from January 1964 to June 1965, 56 died in single vehicle crashes. 58 percent of drivers and 46 percent of passengers in such crashes had alcohol. CO was found in 12 percent of drivers and 20 percent of passengers. over one in five pedestrians also had alcohol in their blood. The study urges stricter anti drunken driving measures.
A crowded holiday roundup lists Rainbow Girls guests and chaperones, carolers from Saron Church Youth Fellowship, and various party customs. Notes include get well wishes, birthdays, engagements, and upcoming dances at the Canteen and local churches with dates and admission details.
Kenny Hostetter hosted a Christmas Eve pizza party with guests Sherry Anderson Kathy Wills Monty McKin of Sandborn Sherry Teague Tawni Fulford Jim Jeffers of Lyons and Dennis Brown of Marco Agatha Duncan of North Knox hosted a Dec 17 party with many attendees including John Bege man Donetta Yenne Kurt Douthitt Mara Roark Marvin Anderson Debbie Sanders Jim Eilber Suzie Sanders Dean In man Kathy Wills Monty Mc Kim Mid Sanders Scott Kahn Joe Douthit Jim Pieper David Gee Gary Killion Diane Becker Carol Cullison David Shake Denny Russell Mike O Bryant Vic Fidler Mike Erwin and Byron Pittman The Senior Youth Group of First Christian Church Worthington elected year officers Da vid Baynes president Ellen Longo vice president Cynthia Conway secretary Dana Moses treasurer and Mary Baynes reporter The Pre Hi Youth Group elected new officers for six months Brenda Jackson president Susan Manners vice president Gena Rae Falk treasurer Marilyn didbhas o6Gdubaby.
Indiana claims for unemployment compensation rose seven percent last week to 21,138 from 19,698 due to holidays, seasonal cutbacks, and weather. The figure remains over 36 percent below the Christmas week peak of 33,000, while a Wisconsin auto plant dispute caused over 1,000 temporary layoffs at Indiana supplier plants.
An alligator waits out winter buried in the mud within swampland habitat. The note highlights how the reptile estivates under sediment to endure cold periods.
Many Indiana farms have timbered land making up 10 to 30 percent of acreage yet little planned forest management occurs. Foresters cite 4 to over 6 percent returns on investment when owners use freeExtension services and competitive bidding to improve stands and watersheds. County agents can direct owners to foresters for guidance and federal cost-sharing programs.
The H. P. Cannon Company of Bridgeville Delaware seeks southwest Indiana farmers to grow bell type peppers for August and September harvests. Contracts focus on 1966 season small to medium acreages with soils suited to peppers and yields of 3 to 5 tons per acre. A fieldman will be stationed in Vincennes in early year. details from James P. Stansfield Greene County extension agent Bloomfield Federal Building.
Banks opened 1966 with higher prime rates to 5 percent from 4 percent, following the Federal Reserve’s discount rate hike. Banks report 1965 profits up 8 to 10 percent as they anticipate continued borrowing demand for expansion. Earnings rise amid heavier computerization, interbank competition, and new revenue ideas, while Congress reviews moves to offset costs.
The article contrasts student effort and challenges with renewed school-year momentum after the Christmas break. It discusses learning difficulties, home factors, and school programs, then shifts to bank mergers politics in 1965, noting Robertson bill delays, divestiture pressures on Manufacturers Hanover, and Chase Manhattan’s charter switch as First National City Bank leads in branches and deposits.
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