Detroit Prepares 1960 Cars With Simpler Color and Safety Gadgets
The 1960 auto line will feature toned down colors, minimal chrome, and smaller sizes as Detroit answers criticism of 1957 models. Expect rounded lines, increased economy, and new gadgets such as automatic dimmers, fender turn signals, swivel seats, gas gauges, and rear vision glare-reduction mirrors. Lead times from 1957 projects mean changes appear in dealer showrooms now.
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Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
Detroit
Rambler
Middletown to open remodeled Broad Street Home Furniture
A remodeled Broad Street building will be leased Oct. 1 by Middletown Home Furniture & Appliance Co Inc. Virgil Jones and Ray Ristarno signed the occupancy lease. The store will add a 55 foot display window, a double glass entrance, an eight foot marquee, 4 08 square feet of selling space, new ceiling lights and air conditioning, and carpet throughout. Parking for 17 customers plus 22 metered spaces will be provided. Bill Deaton will continue managing the Central Avenue store.
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Broad Street
Furniture Store
Star News
Jones
Bob Chamberlain
Chamberlain
University of Dayton
University of Maryland
Bill Deaton
Central Avenue
Japs Low Bidders On U S Contract For Panama Canal
In Panama two Japanese firms bidding jointly undercut four American manufacturers by a wide margin on a contract to supply new electric mules for the Panama Canal. Due to technical factors the final decision on replacing towing locomotives may take several weeks.
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Panama
Panama Canal
British Labor Party Promises More Fun For Britons
In a policy booklet titled Leisure for Living the British Labour party pledged more music and art and to expand betting access. The plan aims to offer a livelier culture and looser betting rules beyond credit access limited to the wealthy.
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London
Labor Party
How to Control Your Tensions for a Happier Life
A self help note urges readers to recognize emotional strain and seek relief. It cites that about one in ten Americans face serious issues needing medical care, while many have milder tensions not requiring treatment. The ad offers a free booklet titled How To Deal With Your Tensions and provides a box address in New York for requests.
Railroads Go Modern Gandy Dancers Follow Footsteps
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad system replaced manual gandy dancers with mechanized tamping and spiking equipment. The shift, costing 32 million dollars, cut workforce and expanded output, with 17 divisions reorganized and miles of track ramped from 600 to 2,000 annually.
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Baltimore
John Henry
America
Baltimore and Ohio
Antiques and stamps worth watching for in old attics
Roger Babson urges readers to check old attics for valuable furniture, glass, and stamps. He cites Dana Hall founder Miss Helen Cooke and notes auction plans may raise about 100000 dollars. He warns oldness alone doesn’t guarantee value and highlights mahogany, Sandwich glass, and US stamps as prime finds.
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Helen Temple Cooke
Wellesley
Mass
Dana
Miss Cooke
Dana Hall
U.S
U S Commissioner Injured In Headon Collision
U S Commissioner J Stewart Ake aged 62 of Canton is in critical condition at Alliance City Hospital after a headon crash on U S 62 four miles west of Alliance. Deputy Maurice Hannon of Massillon, driver of the car carrying Abe, is in poor condition and the other car’s driver has minor injuries.
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Alliance, Ohio
U. S
J. Stewart Ake
Canton
Alliance City Hospital
U. S. 62
Here
Maurice Hannon
Massillon
Abe
Japan and Hungary Restore Diplomatic Ties
Tokyo reports Japan and Communist Hungary have re established full diplomatic relations after severing ties in 1939. The foreign office announced the restoration on Saturday.
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Tokyo
Japan
Hungary
Foreign Office
Ohio tax receipts rise but prepaid lag persists
Ohio's sales tax collection shows a year to date gain with a total of 28,410,512 from July 1 to Aug 13, 1959, up 7.3 percent from 1953. Prepaid receipts lag due to automobile sales exemptions, while motor vehicle tax income reaches 4,987,854. County results vary, with Warren County up year over year, Butler and Preble showing declines, and Montgomery and other counties differing from 1958 figures.
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Ohio
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ferguson
Treasury
Warren
Warren County
Butler County
Montgomery County
Preble County
Liberal Markets appoints two executives to lead growth
Herbert Schear, president of Liberal Markets, Inc., announces Mack David as real estate manager responsible for acquisitions leasing and store building. David is Ohio Wesleyan graduate with food industry experience since 1950. Marcel Lussier named sales director directing development of the sales program with ties to A. C. F. Wrigley Stores Detroit.
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Herbert Schear
Liberal Markets, Inc
Mack David
Liberal
David
Ohio Wesleyan University
Marcel Lussier
Lussier
A. C. F. Wrigley
Detroit
Ruhr Miners Stage Protest in Dortmund and Oberhausen
More than 30 000 Ruhr coal miners protested in Dortmund and Oberhausen against West Germany's free enterprise policy. They carried black mourning ribbons and heard leaders denounce the government as the industry suffers from fuel oil substitution and a large coal surplus.
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Dortmund
Germany
Ruhr
Oberhausen
West Germany
Heinrich Gutermuth
Popovic Praises Ike Khrushchev Meeting in Belgrade
Yugoslav Foreign Minister Koca Popovic hailed the coming Eisenhower Khrushchev meeting in Belgrade. He told International Politics that exchange visits could mark a turning point in world affairs, sparked by the Geneva conference though it produced no direct outcomes.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Koca Popovic
International Politics
Popovic
Reds warn SEATO against interference in Laos
Ta Kung Pao a Chinese communist newspaper accuses the United States of seeking SEATO involvement in Laos. The piece follows Washington's move to send new military aid to Laos to equip about 5,000 additional troops amid the revolt.
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Tokyo
United States
Southeast Asian Treaty Organization
SEATO
Laos
Ta Kung Pao
Red China
America
Skyscraper Invasion Reshapes European City Skylines
Europe’s major cities embrace tall office and apartment blocks as land costs and space limits push design upward. Paris London Venice Milan and Milan lead, with Paris planning a 52 story tower and London Shell Petroleum HQ at 320 feet. Architects argue vertical growth brings light, air and sculptural unity, while critics warn of skyline overhauls and loss of tradition.
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Ronald Thomson
London
Europe
Venice
Paris
Manhattan
New York
Shell Petroleum
International
Thames
Jcross
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Courneuve
France
Italy
Milan
Pierelli
Ohio State executive program enrolls 43 registrants
John R. Hursh of Armco Drainage & Metal Products among 43 first year registrants in OSU fifth annual executive development program opening a 13 day session on campus. Sponsored by the College of Commerce and Administration with the Ohio Manufacturers Assn. program aims to develop executive policy skills.
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John R. Hursh
Armco Drainage & Metal Products, Inc
Ohio State University
College of Commerce and Administration
Ohio Manufacturers Assn
Venice decision to bring in the 20th Century
The article notes a plan to usher in modern times in Venice while asserting no imminent danger from the changes. It frames the shift as a labeled cultural evolution rather than a threat, signaling optimism about new developments.
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Venice
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