Government burns not only notes the truth about disposed currency
Washington reports that the Fed destroys old bills at twelve Reserve Banks by grinding rather than burning due to laws. The ground currency may be recycled into stationery or roofing material, or used as mud in drilling. a Kansas firm buys the chopped money at ten dollars a ton, with about two billion notes destroyed annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve
Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
Dallas
Kansas
David Mud and Chemical Company
Nixon fund drive jokes and dubious fund-raising tips
Ralph Novak mocks fund raising for the Nixon re election campaign by Maurice Stans. He lampoons 15 dollar thresholds with satirical schemes from local conventions to 49 cent dinners and TV pleas, urging readers to fund a political operation with humor and caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
CEF
Girl Scouts
Kiwanis Club
Little League
Nixon
Maurice Stans
Stans
Secretary of Commerce
Richard M. Nixon
National Communist Party
Chicago
Miami
San Diego
Mongolia
Worn Bills and New Disposal Methods Across Federal Banks
The article notes attempts to wash ink from old currency to reuse the green tint for other uses. It cites experiments turning worn bills into ceramics and mentions the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank leading a shift from burning to grinding for disposal, with Cincinnati Philadelphia Cleveland and Minneapolis set to follow. It warns that governmental money production could increase waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Minneapolis
Summer Sufferers Face Common Cold Realities
A health letter notes summers bring misery for many with colds especially young children who average six to twelve colds yearly. It cites Harvard Britain studies on cold viruses, suggests immunity is virus specific, and advises healthy living and avoiding crowds to reduce risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard Hospital
Britain
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Enterprise
Texas
George Washington
Grover Cleveland
Omar Burleson
Ralph Novak
National Scene
By Ralph Novak
West Texas
W. G. Bedford
Winters
DR. Z. I. Hale
Jno. W. Norman
Winters, Texas
Foodway
del Monte
Jar
Pillsbury Bundt
Kountry
Morton
Gandy
Gandy’s Cottage
T-Bone
Gladiola
del Monte Sliced
Republic
Spill Bros. CO
S. & H. Green
Lipton
Peg
Contadina
Pawel Towels
Sunrist
B. J
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
14Th
Independence Avenue
12Th and
Constitution Avenue
Internal Revenue Service
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association
Bahlman Jewelers
South Main
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