Farm Bureau weighs bid to build national food chain
At the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Philadelphia delegates consider acquiring a major food chain to boost farmer bargaining power. Ohio urges study with a six month report, aiming to empower producers and retailers to set prices and terms, with 49 states and Puerto Rico showing strong interest.
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Philadelphia
American Farm Bureau Federation
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Big Farm Organization
Noah Edward Kefauver Jr
Maryland Farm Bureau
Middletown
Maryland
Frederick County
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Platform Committee
Puerto Rico
Farm Bureau
Wendell Weller
Urbza
Ohio Bureau
National Farm Organization
Oto
Charles B. Shuman
Federation
Ohio
It’s a Challenge to Be Santa Claus in Philadelphia
John J. Ford heads the Volunteers of America and oversees Philadelphia sidewalk Santas. Training costs are high and involves teaching volunteers to talk to children, avoid promises of gifts, identify themselves as Santa’s helpers, and refrain from eating garlic or onions before duty.
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Santa Claus
Philadelphia
John J. Ford
The
Volunteers of America
Construction Keeps Up Beat For 1965 Despite Winter Slump
New York AP report notes 1963 construction at $62 billion with 11 months of this year running 6 percent ahead. Housing about one third of total, nonresidential boom helps offset residential slowdown. Census November figures show seasonally adjusted annual rate at $656 billion, ahead of Oct 1964 and Nov 1963.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
NEW York
Census Bureau
Hints for Safe Christmas Trees Warn Of Fire Hazard
Frederick County Fire Chiefs Association warns that a gaily decorated Christmas tree can be a dangerous fire hazard. The National Board of Fire Underwriters reports a 6 to 7 foot tree can burn in 36 seconds with flames reaching 23 feet. Safe tips include choosing a small tree, keeping it outdoors until decorated, cutting the trunk diagonally, watering, avoiding heat sources, not using cotton or paper ornaments, not running electric trains near the tree, and inspecting bulbs and sockets.
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Frederick County Fire Chiefs’ Association
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Construction Boom Signals Growth Across Sectors
The piece notes rising activity in highways, school buildings, manufacturing plants, and office buildings. It highlights a shift from overbuilding in apartments to future housing as baby boom cohorts move into adulthood, forecasting changes in the coming years and modest near term impact on the economy.
Government spending to drive growth prompts expansion
Policy aims to boost the economy by increased spending at federal state and local levels and industrial expansion. The trajectory shows growth from 55 billion dollars in 1961 to 65 billion dollars annually, with expectations of further increases.
Jet Crashes Near Newington Kills Four Crew
A Baz jet bomber from Pease Air Force Base crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all four crew members. The wreckage fell in snow covered woods about a quarter mile from the runway near Newington, near Portsmouth on New Hampshire's Atlantic coast. Identities were withheld pending next of kin notification. the plane belonged to the 351st Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomber Wing.
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Newington
N.H
Pease Air Force Base
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Atlantic
100Th
Howard A Prior to speak on Formulating an Investment Policy
Howard A Prior vice president in charge of research and analysis for Robert Garrett and Sons of Baltimore will address the class at McCoy College on Wednesday evening. He will discuss Formulating an Investment Policy after a twenty year career on Wall Street and his 1960 partnership at Garrett. He is a charter member of the National Society of Security Analysts.
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Howard A. Prior
Robert Garrett & Sons
Baltimore
McCoy College
Prior
Wall Street
Frederick
New York City
Garrett Firm
National Society of Security Analysts
Plan to Stabilize Leaning Tower of Pisa
J W Alexander president of Soil Solidifiers Inc travels to Rome to present a plan to Italy s Public Works Commission. The company promotes a soil solidifier solution that allegedly makes earth nearly as hard as concrete.
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Minneapolis
Italy
Pisa
Soil Solidifiers Inc
Public Works Commission
J. W. Alexander
Rome
Officials Invite Ideas to Keep Tower Standing
Officials invited engineers to propose ideas to prevent the famed tower from toppling over in the future. The article notes that about one in four people is injured each year.
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