Housing Estimates Understated 1959 Dwellings Starts By 175000
Washington AP reports revised Census Bureau figures show 1959 housing starts at 1,553,100, about 175,000 more than the 1,378,500 previously published, indicating official stats have understated home building for about a decade. The shift comes after a national housing inventory in 1956 revealed many new houses were missed under the old permit based system.
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Elyria Banker Arthur B. Taylor Dies at 87
Funeral services for Arthur B. Taylor 87 longtime president of Lorain County Savings and Trust Co Elyria will be held at 3 p m at the Dicken Funeral Home He died Monday after a long illness
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Final Memorial Day traffic toll tops 367 deaths
In Chicago AP reports a final Memorial Day three day period yielded 367 traffic fatalities, below the 371 record set in 1958 and under a 375 pre holiday estimate by the National Safety Council. The total deaths including boating and other accidents reached 579, surpassing the 504 record from 1947.
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SEATO Wary Of Push By Red China
Western strategy session follows SEATO secret session. Herter to host Lloyd and Couve de Murville for postmortem on summit collapse. Delegates to address council before four day talks. Khrushchev blamed for blowup. focus on Communist threat and economic aid limits.
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Plastic Bag Fatal To Zanesville Tot
ZANESVILLE Ohio AP Barbara Jean Swartz three months old apparently suffocated when a plastic clothing bag covered her face during a nap on Tuesday Police Chief George Hodgson said the bag was apparently tossed on the bed The infant is survived by her parents Walter and Mrs Swartz six sisters and five brothers.
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