Economist Predicts Possible Setback in Early 1960s
Harvard economist Malcolm P. McNair warned at a National Retail Merchants Assn. convention that 1960 could be a year of growth with clouds ahead. He forecast about 5 percent personal income rise to 400 billion dollars and consumer spending near 328 billion, but warned of darkening shadows by 1961 due to world economic relations, inflation deflation tensions, and rising labor management struggles.
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New York
Harvard University
Malcolm P. McNair
National Retail Merchants Assn
McNair
Thinning method halves saw timber production time
Advice notes artificial thinning speeds timber production by about half compared with natural thinning. It suggests applying lemon oil or furniture oil to rinse water to keep a dustcloth slightly oily.
Rayburn Steps Back From Permanent 1960 Democratic Chair
Speaker Sam Rayburn will not serve as permanent chairman of the 1960 Democratic National Convention to devote effort toward promoting Lyndon B. Johnson for president. He aims to observe from the floor and back rooms, and to work for the candidate of his choice without naming Johnson directly. Rayburn previously backed Johnson in Texas last year.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
Lyndon B. Johnson
Rayburn
Senate
Johnson
Parrot smuggling case ends with no contest plea
Robert H. Gebhart pleaded innocent to smuggling 65 parrots from Mexico in federal court. His attorney persuaded a change to no contest after noting the birds speak only Spanish saying Buenos dias senor.
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Los Angeles
Robert H. Gebhart
Mexico
Gebhart
Buenos Dias
GOP to Hire 1960 Census Takers by Patronage System
The 1960 census will hire 160,000 enumerators with a patronage bias in favor of Republican insiders. District supervisors and crew leaders will top the pay scale, with salaries of up to 500 dollars a month for five months and 15.50 a day for crew leaders. Applicants must be 18 or older, literate in maps and instructions, physically able to walk, drive, and keep census data confidential under penalty of fines or imprisonment.
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Washington
White House
Census Bureau
U. S
The Home's The Thing Delinquency in Chinese Youth
A New York judge notes no Chinese teenager faced juvenile charges in 17 years. Chinese Consul General P. H. Chang cites filial piety guiding behavior, saying children act to please parents, making the home the key to preventing delinquency.
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New York City
New York Times
P. H. Chang
New York
China
Port Jervis
FTC Attacks on Toothpaste Claims Spark Dentists Debate
Denver meeting of the Denver Dental Association heard Dr. Harold Hillenbrand criticize the FTC for failing to curb toothpaste hype. He urged Congress to shift proof of ad claims to manufacturers, arguing dentifrices distract from proper hygiene and diet.
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Denver
American Dental Association
Federal Trade Commission
Harold Hillenbrand
Denver Dental Association
Congress
FTC
Hillenbrand
Norway free from rabies since 1809 and global counts
United Nations report notes Norway has had no rabies cases in humans or animals since 1809. In 1958 the Philippines treated over 145000 people. the U.S. treated about 60000 with six deaths. WHO lists 52 countries with rabies present and 25 absent.
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United Nations
N. Y
Norway
Philippines
World Health Organization
WHO
United States
Iran
Canada
Czeschoslovakia
The Spice of Life and Mixed Jokes From Then and Now
A collection of punchlines and sketches recounting a frustrated man seeking happiness from a psychiatrist. Includes jokes about lost licenses, overlooked attractions, and comic misreadings from the era with characters like Fat Man and Mrs Cassidy.
Overseas service recipe interview with wounded cook
The restaurant owner samples soup from a newly hired cook who claims overseas service. The cook says he was an officers mess cook for two years and notes he was wounded twice. The owner retorts that he is lucky to be alive.
Grizzled Guide Plans Amateur Fishing Take
A Minnesota lake scene shows a grizzled guide in an adjoining boat cutting a trolling line near a spinner. He explains he is preparing to reel in an amateur, predicting a snag and a line break to prompt stories about a big catch.
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Minnesota
Judge condemns spousal abuse in tense courtroom exchange
The judge voices outrage at a husband who beat his wife. The defendant explains she provoked him by saying to hit her and warning of bringing him before a bald-headed old baboon of a judge in court.
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