Pan American Highway Dream A Car Route From Arctic to Antarctica
The National Geographic says a Pan American highway could link from Northern Alaska to the Straits of Magellan in a few years. Two impassable stretches remain in Panama and Colombia plus jungle terrain, but workers push to make the 19 000 mile route possible within three years.
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Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
National Geographic
Alaska
Straits of Magellan
Chili
Antarctic
Costa Rica
Panama
Panama Canal
Marco Polo
Canada
United States
Mexico
Guatemala
Honduras
el Salvador
Nicaranga
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Argentina
Chile
Bering Straits
Siberia
Arctic Ocean
South Pacific
South Atlantic
South America
Jules Verne
Bond Growth Through the E Bond Program in U S History
A historical look at the US E bonds issued starting May 1 1941, maturing in ten years at three percent interest. Sales rose with wartime needs, totaling 1.134 billion in 1941, 6.923 billion in 1942, 15.957 in 1943, and 30.263 in 1946. By 1960 total E and H bonds reached 43.137 billion. E bonds remain safe investments with favorable returns and a guarantee of face value. You can sleep at night when you own them.
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United States
An Honest Look At Dictators
Holmes Alexander discusses Robert Hill’s testimony on dictators of the right versus left, noting America’s blind spot about democracy. He argues Cuba under Batista or Castro shapes regional policy, Latin American political culture, and the need to weigh history’s tide in assessing freedom and governance.
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Hill
Cuba
Batista
Castro
Chang
South Korea
Salazar
Angola
USA
Britain
Europe
Commonwealth Nations
Latin America
Dartmouth
Mr. Hill
Kennedy
Last Citadel Of Conservatism Lies In The House
The piece argues conservatives have a singular foothold in the House while the Senate remains center liberal to moderate. It notes Kennedy’s housing bill passed in the Senate 2 to 1, driven by centrists and a Southern leadership from Senator Sparkman, and urges conservatives to focus on the House where filibusters do not exist.
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Washington
Kennedy
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Har
Old MacMillan
Britain
John Sparkman
Alabama
Who Are You Living For In Today's Living
Gene Stone instructs readers to live for a higher purpose beyond self and contrasts living for the Devil with dedicating life to God, citing Paul urging Christians to present their bodies as a living sacrifice in the mercies of God and to dedicate life to Christ.
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Apostle Paul
Rome
God
Jesus Christ
Christ
Forming an Investment Club for Six Members
A reader asks how six men should invest their weekly dues. Advice suggests forming a formal investment club with ground rules from the National Association of Investment Clubs, or hiring a broker for management. Success hinges on member effort and research, or outsourcing to professionals if desired.
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Fellers
Een
William Doyle Club
National Assn. of Investment Clubs
National Bank Building
Detroit
Mich
Prominent Constellation Cygnus Shines Over Our Skies
In early evening the Swan Cygnus is low in the northeast and bright Deneb guides observers to the Northern Cross. By 2 or 3 hours later Cygnus rises higher, revealing the Milky Way’s rich haze and star field around the constellation.
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Thomas A. Whiting
Cygnus
Deneb
Milky Way
Do You Remember Milk Prices at Hartzell's Dairy
A nostalgic note recalls milk costing ten cents per quart and skim milk at five cents per quart at Hartzell's dairy on South Jefferson, now the site of the state liquor store.
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Hartzell’s
South Jefferson
Bradford Dillman A Maverick Actor Takes Center Stage
Bradford Dillman scorns beatniks and dresses as a conservative businessman. A Method school graduate, he seeks honest individuality. In 1956 he rose to stardom as Edmund in Long Day's Journey Into Night, beating 500 rivals. He later starred in A Certain Smile and In Love and War and won a Cannes prize for Compulsion.
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Bradford Dillman
The
Actors Studio
Eugene O'Neill
Artie Straus
Bible Thought Verse on Grace and Glory
A devotional note quotes II Corinthians 4 15 about abundant grace and thanksgiving leading to God’s glory for many souls. The verse frames grace as communal praise and reflection within faith.
Pennsylvania Education Report Out for Public Request
The Governor's Committee on Education offers its final 1961 report by mail from Harrisburg, with 25 000 copies distributed and 5 000 more available. The edition underpins the governor's address and a proposed 27 million tax plan to fund the education program.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
House
Senate
Lawrence
State Department of Highways
Department of Highways
Grace
Grace M. Sloan
Robert F. Kent
Sloan
Special Education Committee
Broadway World Gossip and Luxe Scandals Unveiled
The column sketches a celebrity whirlwind with Princess Margaret choosing couturier John Driscoll for maternity wear and Joe DiMaggio's daily Madison Avenue ritual. It notes Manuel De Moya's absence concerns, Shelley Winters directing at the Actors Studio, Goulet eyed for Cleopatra, and Cheryl Crane's legal divorce drift.
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Margaret
John Driscoll
Duke of Kent
Joe DiMagigo
Marilyn Monroe
Madison Ave
Hardy & Co
Wall St
Manuel de Moya
Dominican Republic
U.S
Johnny Meyer
Shelley Winters
Actors Studio
Vittorio Gassman
Landlord Convicted for Denying Heat to Tenants
A landlord found guilty for depriving tenants of heat in two of 25 tenements receives 30 days in the workhouse and a $400 fine. The magistrate calls the owner irresponsible and unscrupulous, condemning the system that allows such cruelty and urging justice for the poor and afflicted.
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the Daily Investor
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Santa Claus
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Mason Denison
the Voice of Broadway
Dorothy Kilgallen
Elizabeth Taylor
Cleopatra
Robert Goulet
Octavius Caesar
Camelot
Cheryl Crane
Lana Turner
Kilgallen
Tony Anthony
Jill Jarmyn
James Craig
Robert Rossen
Jackie Gleason
Aga Khan
Paris
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Town
George W
Pat Ward
Mickey Jelke Vice
Rafael Trujillo
Boulevard Maurice-Barres
Rafael
Porfirio Rubirosa
Paulette Goddard
Erich Maria Remarque
Paulette
Erich
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Chemin de Fer
Archie Mulligan
Henry's
Anne Bancroft
Greenwich Village
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