Rush for Office Space Ends in Skyscrapers
Urban centers race to exploit air rights as new skylines emerge. Sectional plans at Grand Central, Pennsylvan ia Yard and Chicago’s lakefront promise underground passenger hubs beneath towering offices. Builders seek max yield from scarce land through elevated construction.
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Sam Dawson
New York
Waldorf Astoria
Grand Central 5
Central Post Office
Pennsylvania Station
America
New York Central
Chicago
Prudential
Adenauer to Meet Russians After Big Four Talks
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, returning to Bonn after eight days touring Washington, New York, and London, said Bonn will remain a loyal partner to the West and may accept a Moscow invitation after the Big Four talks. He outlined questions for Soviet talks, including prisoner returns and reunification stance.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Washington
New York
London
Atlantic Alliance
Fisenhower
Dulles
Eden
Adenauer
Heinrich von Brentano
West
Moscow
East Germany
Teenage Trio Held for Causing Shrieks
A 17 year old girl and two male companions were arrested near Dallas for harassing wildlife by honking their horn and shouting at a peafowl estate at the city limits. Their actions provoked the birds and fed a local haunted house legend.
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Dallas
Tex
Este
Molotovs Mansion Guards Spotlight Security Watch
In Hillsborough California Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov stays with his delegation at a 15 room estate. A local officer observed a staff member at the gates with belongings searched by Russian guards before reentry. Molotov relaxed by a pool under a beach umbrella in the sun.
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Hillsborough
Calif
San Francisco
Molotov
House set for quick passage of 7 percent federal pay raise
Washington lawmakers move to rush a bill granting a 7 percent pay increase to about one million federal workers, adding 325 million to payroll. Senate already approved 10 percent, with 8 percent hoped in a later conference. The package would complete a wave of wage hikes this Congress totaling nearly 1.0 billion annually plus a 50 percent raise to 22 500 dollars for certain positions.
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Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Lawmakers grant boosts for federal judges and workers
Congress approves raises for career military personnel from 6 to 25 percent totaling about 734 million dollars annually. Postal workers receive an average eight percent increase amounting to about 165 million dollars per year.
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Gress
Plymouth Rock Chicken Becomes Evidence in Court
In San Diego a Department of Weights and Measures employee introduced a frozen chicken as court evidence. Attorney Myron Kamnar quipped the chicken seemed hard while City Prosecutor Dick Curran replied it was a Plymouth Rock.
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Rock Bottom
San Diego
Calif
Department of Weights and Measures
Myron Kamnar
Dick Curran
Adams Elizabeth Slindee Sunday dinner guests at Adams
Elizabeth Slindee Adams hosted a Sunday dinner at Adams with Mr and Mrs Joel Ulven. Attending were Mr and Mrs Fred Ulven of Rose Creek. Tuesday guests at the Ulven home included Floyd Guy and his sister Judith from Rochester. Floyd Guy later returned to St. Marys Hospital Rochester where he works. Thursday visitors were Mrs George Mackowski of Austin and Mrs Bud Reim with two daughters from Dexter.
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Joel Ulven
Adams
Fred Ulven
Rose Creek
Ulven
Floyd Guy
Rochester
Judith Guy
St. Mary’s Hospital
George Macowski
Austin
Bud Reim
Dexter
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