Census reports 179.5 million population in 1960 gain
The Census Bureau announced a preliminary 1960 U S population of about 179.5 million, an 18.5 percent rise since 1950, with California and Tennessee provided as latest state tallies. The figure excludes overseas troops and others not yet counted, pending final tallies later this year.
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Washington
Census Bureau
District of Columbia
District of Kia
United States
California
Tennessee
Mrs FDR and Lehman Not Named Delegates at Convention
New York Democratic state leaders Prendergast and DeSapio said neither Herbert Lehman nor Eleanor Roosevelt would be invited as delegates at large. Finletter will attend as a district delegate. Lehman may attend as an observer, while Mrs Roosevelt indicated no desire to be a delegate.
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New York
Michael H. Prendergast
Tammany
Carmine G. DeSapio
Herbert H. Lehman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Air Force
Thomas K. Finletter
Roosevelt
Lehman
Ft. Huachuca Man Seeks Job as Postmaster
Washington dispatch reports the Civil Service Commission announced Rudolph W. Steffen of Ft. Huachuca Arizona as an applicant for the position of postmaster at Ft. Huachuca.
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Huachuca
Washington
UPI
The
Civil Service Commission
Rudolph W. Steffen
Ft. Huachuca, Ariz
California Cannery Strike Shuts Down 60 Plants
About 10 000 workers walked out at 60 canneries across Northern California at 6 a m after talks broke down between the Teamsters California Council of Cannery Unions and California Processors and Growers. If extended into peak season, as many as 60 000 workers could be affected. Wages range from 1 67 to 2 70 per hour with a 25 cent demand. management offers a 3 percent rise plus fringe benefits.
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San Francisco
California
Teamsters
California Council of Cannery Unions
California Processors and Growers, Inc
Vern Pankey
Older Workers Outpoint Young In Output And Quality
A Bureau of Labor Statistics study finds older workers match or exceed younger workers in both quantity and quality of output. It notes steadier weekly production with less variation, with about 45 percent of office workers aged 45 or over producing above the 35 to 44 age group's average. Workers 65 and older average as high as other groups.
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New York
UPI
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bus driver warns about kids overhearing family matters
Shirley Noble, a Salisbury Vermont school bus driver for 42 children, says her job teaches not to talk too much in front of youngsters. She notes children overhear family matters and are quick to discuss them.
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Salisbury
UPI
Shirley Noble
Uranium Crisis Threatens Grand Canyon Area Mines
Western Gold and Uranium Corp. says Grand Canyon Orphan Mine may halt operations in 1962 if the AEC does not renew the Rare Metals contract for the Tuba City mill. AEC estimates ore reserves far below company figures, risking 80 jobs including 60 Navajo workers.
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Grand Canyon
Arizona
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Western Gold
Ince
National Park Service
Congress
Park Service
University of Arizona eyes year round Bermuda grass
The University of Arizona College of Agriculture seeks a Bermuda grass strain that stays green year round on Arizona golf courses. Horticulturist Joseph Falkner leads the project with support from the Arizona Club Managers Association, Tucson Country Club, and others contributing 2250 dollars. Experimental plots test dozens of Bermuda strains at Randolph golf course with teams from agronomy, plant pathology and agricultural chemistry.
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University of Arizona College of Agriculture
Arizona
Joseph Falkner
Club Managers Assn. of America
Tucson Country Club
New Randolph Golf Course
Falkner
Agronomy
Lead Zinc Bill Clears Committee in House Action
The House Rules Committee cleared for possible action next week a bill to stabilize lead and zinc mining for small producers. It restores a prior vote, intends government payments to raise income to levels seen if zinc is 14.44 cents and lead 17 cents per pound, compared with current prices of 13 cents for lead and 12 cents for zinc.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
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