25 Jun 1960
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Newspaper
Naugatuck Daily News
Location
Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1960
Page
1
A noisy radio and crowd scene blends with a Washington dispatch in a pooled United Press International report. The piece parodies fight commentary, notes Harriman's Senate testimony on Russia, and includes brief items on a desertion case and a DC police pants order.
The GOP Congressional Committee embraces campaign poetry, releasing jimerick style verses to illustrate candidates and issues. Critics warn the effort risks political tone and clarity, while supporters say the poems capture the era’s political mood.
In Havana premier Fidel Castro warned that his revolutionary government could seize hundreds of millions of dollars in American property if Congress cuts Cuba's share of the U S fuel and sugar market. He spoke to former revolutionary students and Cuban state firms, signaling possible nationalization of American holdings. He cited a retaliatory stance after U S officials suggested reducing Cuban sugar purchases and noted current American properties in Cuba are not yet seized but could be.
Elmer C. Walzer reports from New York on a National Industrial Conference Board study contrasting Russian and American purchasing power. The piece lists how long workers must toil to buy common items in Moscow versus New York, highlighting hours and percentage differences for clothing, shoes, soap, and other goods.
Wall Street letters note railway mergers reflect management drive to meet transport competition. Investors should watch candidates for potential strength. Delta Air Lines trades around 25, well below book value as merger waves rise. Fitch Survey praises Carter Products for rapid growth and expanding research capacity.
In Columbus Georgia a landowner objected to a 38000 price for highway land contending it was too low. A jury on Wednesday set the price at 5004 for the state’s new route, reflecting a dramatic reduction.
Connecticut widows and orphans of World War II and Korea stand to gain under a new veterans pension law effective July 1. VA Hartford official Harry Wood notes the law raises income limits for minor children, increases pension rates, and allows eligibility changes for wartime veterans, widows, and dependents, with options to elect the new framework or remain under the present law.
Police search for a younger man described as a nightly prowler who has been waking residents at 2:30 am for the past week. A resident says he must blow a whistle to wake them as he walks past. Wanted notices promise quick results.
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