Juvenile Crime Rise Slows In 1959 Says Bureau
The Children’s Bureau reports juvenile delinquency cases rose 2 percent in 1959 the smallest gain in a decade. About 433000 delinquency cases involved 416000 children representing 1.7 percent of the youth population. Boys entered courts over four times as often as girls. Urban court totals fell 2 percent while semi urban and rural courts rose 7 and 15 percent. The FBI noted a 4 percent rise in juvenile arrests in 1959.
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Washington
Children’s Bureau
Bureau
FBI
Sinatra plans pre-inauguration show to raise funds
Simon Simatra announces a 10 000 seat armory show the night before a presidential inauguration. Tickets reach 1000 dollars, boxes at 10000, aiming to raise 1.7 million to cut a 2 million debt. performers include Belafonte Kelly Prima Fitzgerald Davis Jr. and Lilly, with Judy Garland hoped to attend. Sinatra will set Washington HQ around Jan 8 to organize and perform.
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Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Simatra
Washington
Jack
Democratic Party
Sinatra
Peter Lawford
Harry Belafonte
Gene Kelly
Louie Prima
Keely Smith
Ella Fitzgerald
Joey Bishop
Tony Curtis
Janet Leigh
Nat King Cole
Dean Martin
Milton
Ike Davis
Smith and Prima
Las Vegas
Akron Man Heads Ohio BUC Study
Ralph H. Miner of Akron was named to head the Advisory Council on Unemployment Compensation in Ohio. He is a director of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and a trustee of the Ohio Manufacturers Association. Jacob Clayman was named vice chairman representing labor. Other members include Leonore Mills Clyde Myers William C. Safford Armond E. Cohen and Edison L. Bowers.
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Columbus
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Ohio
Leonore M. Mills
Toledo Ywca
Clyde Myers
United Brick and Clay Workers of America
William C. Safford
Western & Southern Life Insurance Co
Cincinnati
Armond E. Cohen
Park Synagogue
Cleveland
Edison L. Bowers
Department of Economics
Ohio State University
Empire State Building Rises on John Thompson Farm Land
In 1799 John Thompson owned a New York farm that later became the site of the towering Empire State Building, now the tallest structure in the world.
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American Museum of Natural History
New York City
John Thompson
New York
Empire State Building
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