Aging population prompts care challenges worldwide
The piece notes rising life expectancy in the United States and Europe, predicting elderly voting power growth in Britain and Sweden by 1980. It cites varied retirement ages across nations, describes cultural attitudes toward aging, and describes elder housing efforts including Japan’s homes and a Danish “Old People’s Town.” It also mentions a U.S. and Texas legal notice.
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Washington
United States
England
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Sweden
Europe
North America
National Geographic Society
Great Britain
Britain
Belgium
Australia
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Finland
Switzerland
Canada
Ireland
France
Argentina
China
Confucius
South America
Japan
Atami
Alaska proves rich in value since Seward purchase
Seward's Ice Box Alaska once derided as a frozen wasteland has proven its worth, returning many times the $7.2 million paid by Secretary of State William Seward in 1867. The 1959 Annual Supplement notes abundant resources and economic payoff to American taxpayers.
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Alaska
Seward
William Seward
Russia
Alaska Emerges as Resource Powerhouse with Vast Wealth
The World Book Encyclopedia notes Alaska now yields about 160 million dollars annually, over twenty times its purchase price. Rich salmon and halibut waters surround the coast, forests cover 375000 square miles, and oil was found in commercial quantities in 1957.Only two percent of Alaska's 586,000 square miles have been developed.
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World Book Encyclopedia
Alaska
Estate of Rilla May O'Neal notice to creditors
In re Estate of Rilla May O'Neal deceased. Letters testamentary granted April 18 1959 by Grayson County Texas. Creditors must present claims within the legally prescribed time. Executor Leonard O'Neal 203 S Main Box 574 Van Alstyne Texas. Sun April 30 May 7 14 21 1959.
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Rilla
May O'Neal
Grayson County
Texas
S. Main
van Alstyne
Leonard O'Neal
Rilla May O'Neal
Whitewright Sun
Tax lien forecloses on Whitewright property in Grayson County
The State of Texas files suit against B S Chandler and others for delinquent ad valorem taxes on Lot 1 Block 12 H C Sears Addition Whitewright Grayson County Texas. Suit seeks foreclosure of tax liens and recovery of interest penalties and costs through judgment in the 15th Judicial District. Citation issued June 2 1959 with return day of June 2.
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Whitewright
Ity
Texas
Perein
Orr
Alec Orr
Grayson County
State OF
Grayson
Set of
B. S. Chandler
H. C. Sears
State of Texas
District Court
Court House
Sherman
A. D
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Verdi
Goethe
Faust
Sophocles
Colonus
Old People’s Town
Copenhagen
David E. Ross
John Hime
J. C. Buchanan
Tex
Connell Rogers
Jude Vons
Xas
Yson
Eli Dee Ruth
Israel
Punta Gorda
Florida Gulf Coast
I. V._ EARNEST
Vth
Gladys Hamilton
Ice Box
U. S
Trinidad
West Indies
Monaco
Principality
S. V. Earnest
Fifteenth Judicial District
Shirley Davis
Local Safety Council
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