Plank by plank: Republicans and Democrats clash
A side by side comparison outlines Republican and Democratic positions on foreign policy, defense, economy, labor, education, elder care, resources, budgeting, housing, immigration, and civil rights with contrasts on military strength, spending, tax reform, farm policy, minimum wage, and desegregation timelines.
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U. S
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
United States
Porch railings and safety satire from the era
The Dallas News mocks National Safety Council warnings about youngsters sitting on porch railings. It argues railings are scarce and elders recall calmer times when youths lounged on porches. It jokes youth should reflect on the future even in rain and urges focus on highways, not front porches.
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National Safety Council
Dallas News
Texas House resolution proposes amendment on lending laws
House Joint Resolution No. 6 seeks to amend Section 11, Article XVI of the Texas Constitution to authorize classification and regulation of lenders, define interest, fix maximum rates, and set a ten percent maximum in absence of legislation with a six percent cap where no rate is agreed. It calls for an election on the measure in November 1960 and outlines ballot wording and gubernatorial proclamation.
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HOUSE
State of
Texas
Justice of Peace Court
Texas budget requests grow as agencies seek more funds
About a dozen state agencies advance requests for 1961 63 funding as they cite population growth and the need to attract and retain personnel. Parks seeks 2 million for two years, land office 3 042 339, agriculture 3 061 421, highways 698.6 million, game and fish 12 034 945, and three state colleges ask for sizable increases. Four tax plans are reviewed to raise new revenue.
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Austin
Texas
Legislative Budget Board
State Treasury
State Parks Board
Bill Collins
Rhode Island
Land Office
Tidelands
State Department of Agriculture
John C. White
White
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Department
General Revenue Fund
Game and Fish
Game and Fish Commission
Commission
Howard Dodgen
East Texas State
Stephen F. Austin
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Commission On Higher Education
East Texas
Higher Education Commission
Governor’s State Finance Advisory Committee
Corded to cordless era hinted by nickel cadmium battery
New York reports radios shavers dictating machines and clocks run on electricity without cords future cordless vacuum cleaners and cordless lamps are proposed the secret is rechargeable nickel cadmium batteries which can be recharged overnight by household sockets. Gould Batteries quotes a $325 car battery claim lasting 50 years for long term vehicle use.
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New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Savannah
Gould National Batteries, Inc
Easthampton
Mass
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China
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National Defense
Labor
GOP
Immigration
Federal Employment Practices Commission
Xerxes
Young Texas Designers
Fisher Body Craftsman'’s Guild
Darwin Hawthorne
Greggton
William D. Payne
el Paso
Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
General Land Office
Veterans Land Board
Sam Houston
Nbc-Tv
Chevrolet
Chevy
Motor Trend Magazine
Corvair’s
Industrial Designers Institute
William L. Mitchell
General Motors
Drive America
Corvette
Whitewright, Texas