Engle urges action to solve housing backlog and finance core need
Senator Engle says America faces a 1.5 to 1.6 million home per year demand in the 1960s. He notes savings and loan deposits have grown and fund half of home building, but financing remains the barrier. He doubts the Rains bill will pass and calls industry leaders to present a united, bold plan to Congress in May.
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Savings and Loan Associations
Engle
Washington
Eng
FNMA
Congress
Home Loan Bank Board
Savings and Loan Holding
Savings and Loan Industry
America
Judge Fouts Receives Special Freedom Leadership Award
Judge Fouts, Houston native and constitutional law expert, wins the Special Freedom Leadership Award alongside notable figures including Wilber M. Brucker and Bob Hope. Senator John L. McClellan also earns the George Washington Honor Medal and $5,000 for defending civil liberties.
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George Washington
Judge Fouts
Wilber M. Brucker
Ward Bond
Houston
Ohio
Donald I. Peters
The
American Legion
Jack Cox
Breckenridge
Dean Clarence Manion
South Bend
Indiana
Provisional Executive Board
Freedom In Action
Grady Bartlett
Shafter
Copper Arizona Leads Nation in Copper Production
Copper production in Arizona tops the United States with several large open pit mines near Phoenix yielding more than 250 million dollars in copper ore annually.
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Copper
Arizona
Phoenix
Motoring in 1910 Passes Through Three States
A 1910 traveler from New York to Chicago needed license plates to pass through Pennsylvania Maryland and New Jersey reflecting early cross state vehicle regulations.
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New York
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Maryand
New Jersey
Governor Brown seeks state session on abolishing capital punishment
Governor Brown announced a special legislative session beginning February 29 to consider abolishing capital punishment in California. He granted a 60 day reprieve to Daryl Chessman who faced execution February 19 for a Los Angeles lovers lane robbery spree, saying the move lets the public decide through the legislature.
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Brown
California
Sesson
Daryl Chessman
San Quentin
Lovers’ Lane
Los Angeles
State Supreme Court
Chessman
U. S. Department of State
Eisenhower
South America
Legisature
Thanks for Support During Illness That Restored Routine
A note expresses gratitude for merchants and colleagues after a brief illness with the old flue bug. The writer thanks everyone for cooperation while praising bosses for valuing employees and offers continued service to the community.
Employment At All Time High In California January
Unemployment in California fell to 5.1 percent in January the lowest for that month since 1957. Civilian employment rose to 5,780,000 the highest January total on record, up 218,000 in a year. California’s civilian labor force surpassed 6,000,000 for the first time at 6,092,000 versus 5,921,000 a year earlier.
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California
John F. Henning
Industrial Relations
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Bob Anderson
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Shell Chemical Corporation
Bryant
Carrot
Owen Hiler
Texaco
Central Valley Hwy
Plymouth
Mobilgas
Chrysler
Irvine
Shafter, Calif
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