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Newspaper
Shepherd Argus
Location
Shepherd, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1961
Page
13
Washington reports CPI at a record high as former Budget Director Maurice H. Stans argues in Tax Review that unfunded liabilities and future spending commitments total up to about three quarters of a trillion dollars. He warns national bankruptcy is near and cannot be averted by inflation or controls.
The President calls Cabinet and agency heads to pursue a careful and frugal approach. Government employees should be limited to the minimum needed to get the job done and spending cut on nonessential projects. The article notes scrutiny of Foreign Aid, welfare fraud, and the fate of the 92,000 workers hired since Inauguration Day.
President Gordon Patterson reports that Yale & Towne operates with better productivity relative to wage cost abroad, while a Philadelphia plant faces a strike and concessions rejection. The piece argues U S workers curb productivity with featherbedding, foreign plants outproduce at lower costs, and warns the U S could become only an assembler of foreign parts unless labor statesmanship restores efficiency.
The United States contemplates a 5 kiloton underground nuclear blast in New Mexico as a peaceful-use experiment while Russia persists high yield atmospheric tests. The piece also notes labor leaders Hoffa and Reuther seeking AFL CIO influence amid tense union politics.
The State constitution convention used a fresh managers approach for committee chairs with Nisbet Romney Hutchinson and Downs selecting leaders. Improper signatures on voter registration in two Houghton county villages show long standing mispractice masking legal gaps. Officials and citizens must re register voters and tighten procedures to ensure proper elections.
The state’s Capitol construction faced a stone shortage 90 years ago prompting the 1871 Board of Building Commissioners led by Gov. Henry Baldwin to source sandstone from Ohio. Michigan supplied much of the iron and other materials, reflecting a reset moment as voter registration reform emerged.
The piece notes strong opposition from President Kennedy and Attorney General in relation to Hoffa, suggesting Mr. Reuther faces resistance in selling his idea to the Kennedy brothers. The inferred tension centers on Hoffa’s position and potential consequences for leadership.
Culture is presented as a growing factor in industrial site decisions in Michigan. Industry leaders say municipal services and culture reflect a community’s progress and pride, aiding business expansion and attracting new plants. The Michigan Press Association and Michigan Economic Development Department emphasize culture to promote location advantages.
Mrs. Marie Huber of Mt Pleasant was a Sunday afternoon guest of Mr and Mrs Richard Clevenger and family and Mrs Anna Conroy.
Public record outlines numerous property transfers through Maynard J. Wielenga and others to multiple buyers in Isa bella County. Transfers cover various lots, blocks, and portions in Vernon, Shephard, Union Two, Chippewa, Deerfield, Blanchard, and other townships, with parties including Grover Reynolds, Esther Kraus, Basil Barnes, and many more.
Mr and Mrs Claude Anthony hosted Friday dinner for Eugene Jellison in Ithaca. A large crowd enjoyed a Shepherd Odd Fellow chicken supper last Saturday. Floyd Goodyear of rural St Louis and family visited Anthony for Sunday luncheon. Etta Bellinger and son Clinton of Winn called on Grant Curtiss Sunday afternoon. Gerald Fuller and daughter Evelyn of Winn called on Curtiss Saturday. Earl Conden of Stanton visited Co J Conklin Sunday afternoon. Harlie Philo of Mt Pleasant called on Curtiss Sunday afternoon. Culbert Throop and Sanford family visited Conklin Sunday.
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