Boom in Fallout Shelters Fades as Public Interest Wanes
The 1961 boom in fallout shelters collapses in 1962 as a Tulsa site remains vacant and a planned $2.5 million community shelter is abandoned. Builders blame mixed government signals and easing tensions while federal plans shift to stockpiling existing public shelters and promoting family shelters.
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Arkansas River
Tulsa
Okla
New York City
Surviv-All, Inc
Surviv- All
Los Angeles
Kennedy
Berlin Wall
Russia
Chanicsburg
House of Representatives
House Appropriations Committee
Kansas City
Do You Own a Bit Of America
A personal reflection on owning a physical and symbolic piece of land. The narrator finds meaning in a dirt clod from a yard, arguing that ownership grants freedom security and the right to think speak and worship freely, protected by purchase deed and the Declaration.
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America
Proposed Texas Constitutional Amendment Eleven on Ballot
Public notice outlines Senate Joint Resolution No. 25 proposing to amend Section 49 b Article III to allow resale of Veterans Land Fund lands unsold after initial offering to veterans. Election set for November 6 1962 with for and against ballot wording and governor proclamation requirements.
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Senate
Texas
Veterans Land Fund
Public Vote on Texas Trial De Novo Amendment on Ballot Fourteen
Public notice outlines Constitutional Amendment Fourteen proposing to grant the Legislature power to set appeals de novo for all actions rulings or decisions of state administrative agencies and subdivisions. It details Section 2 language jurisdictional shifts and the November 1962 election plan with FOR and AGAINST ballots and required proclamations.
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HOUSE
State of Texas
Texas
Justice of the Peace
State of
I Am an American Indicating Independence and Land Ownership
Bowie County News notes a declaration of American identity while stating Texas has eighty nine of its two hundred fifty four counties with general library service. The fact highlights library access distribution across counties in Texas.
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Texas
Eradication of Diseases Among Slaves Cited
Passage notes that among the Negro slaves the eradication of most family or inherited diseases occurred, except those caused by slave owners and other whites, implying a historical view on health impacts in slavery.
Ten Million Pounds Of Peanut Butter For School Lunches
New York report shows the 1962 63 National School Lunch Program allotment will supply ten million pounds of peanut butter for in school meals. A national contest reveals top entries by Mrs Clay Davison Notre Dame High School Berlin New Hampshire Mrs Bertha Letourneau Imperial Neb and Mrs Herman Jadida Morgan School Hutchinson Kan. First prize peanut butter pineapple sandwich second prize peanut butter crinkles third prize chocolate peanut butter cookies.
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New York
Clay Davison
Imeprial
Neb
Bertha Letourneau
Notre Dame High School
Berlin
N. H
Herman Jadida
Morgan School
Hutchinson
Kan
Cane Chair Care Suggests Water Wash and Varnish
When cane-bottom chairs sag wash them with hot water and dry outdoors. Apply a clear varnish while the cane is nearly dry to shrink and preserve the cane.
Public Notice on Constitutional Amendment Ten Ballot Details
The notice outlines Proposed Constitutional Amendment Number Ten allowing state employees to serve in advisory roles or as consultants on advisory committees or as Public School Board members if not teachers, with expense reimbursements, subject to no conflicts of interest. It specifies Section 33 of Article XVI and election proclamation requirements by the Governor.
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Dr. Calloway
America
United States
Calloway
American College of Physicians
Senate
State Department
State of
Texas
Treasury
National Guard of
National Guard Reserve
Officers Reserve Corps
National Guard
Organized Reserve
United States Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Coast Guard
Air Force and Coast Guard
Texas constitutional amendment on funds for aid to needy groups
Public notice outlines Proposed Constitutional Amendment Number Two to raise state funds for aid to the aged, blind, and children from 47 million to 52 million dollars per year. It details eligibility, federal matching, ballot form, and timing for the November 1982 election.
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Senate
State of
Texas
United States
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Albuquerque
N. Mexico
C. D. Dischaman
Pittsburgh
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Flint
Mich
Buick
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Milford
Michigan
A. E. McManama
Highway Department
McManama
Bowie County News
Whitewright
Federal Dyooit Insurance Corp
Chicago
Nathaniel O. Calloway
University of Illinois College of Medicine
National Medical Association
Sherman Hotel
Chicago Urban League
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