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...Crawley, Bracknell, Hemel Hempstead, Welwyn Garden City, Stevenage, Hatfield, Harlow, Basildon, Peterlee, Newton Aycliffe, Corby and Cwmbran...
...gasoline engine on Monday morning-a tip-off that the inhabitants were prosperous enough to own a Maytag washing machine. Today, a remarkable number of the same machines-converted to electricity-are still washing clothes. Even more remarkable, the Maytag Co. of little Newton, Iowa, has withstood the churnings that have long since washed out most independent laundry-machine makers, now stands a strong second in the billion-dollar industry. Outstripped in sales only by Whirlpool Corp. (RCA Whirlpool, Sears's Kenmore), Maytag, in its own field, ranks ahead of such giants as General Electric, General Motors (Frigidaire), Borg...
KENNETH B. NEWTON...
After World War II, however, Newton discovered that it could tune in three television channels; it acquired two drive-in movies and an air-conditioned bowling alley. The sound of trumpets and drums seemed to fade into the summer heat. The 45-member band does not even have uniforms any more. The bandstand is long gone, and concerts are held in Themian Park, where facilities consist of folding chairs set under one dim arc of light. On a recent evening only 86 persons were moved to share the sentiments of a local farmer who stretched full length on the grass...
...Newton's city commissioners have been tiring of the music, too, and for a more practical reason: the band costs the town $6,332 a year. Says Mayor J.M. Veazey: "I like band music. But the band is a luxury we can't afford. It costs as much to keep as two policemen or two firemen, which we need more." Added another oldtimer, Commissioner McCulley Ashlock, 72: "Sure it's great, if all you long for are the good old days. But we don't have hitching posts left either." Last week, however, surprised officials found...