Milwaukee declares polio epidemic. gamma globulin rushed
Milwaukee County authorities moved to inoculate about 100000 children with gamma globulin as polio reaches epidemic proportions in Milwaukee and suburbs. The NFIP sent 700000 shots. 600000 to inoculate about 89000 local children and 100000 to suburban youngsters. Opening of schools delayed. 39 deaths, 402 cases in county. statewide rate up sharply since summer.
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Milwaukee
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
E. R. Brumbtegel
Wisconsin
Krum
Barbers Hill Teachers Honored By P-TA At Party
Barbers Hill faculty were honored at a Tuesday reception in the school cafeteria hosted by the P-TA led by president Mrs. Luthey Taylor. W. C. Underwood introduced the staff as about 110 guests enjoyed refreshments and games. New courses include Mechanical Drawing by B L McCapg Spanish II by Rod Purswell and Home Economics II by Mrs. F M Busch. Enrollment is 377, space tight with classes in the music room and elementary library. Six new classrooms are under construction with projected completion by Oct. 1 at an estimated cost of $195000, along with a new gym. Three buses carry about 140 students daily. The cafeteria, run by Mrs. Ida Johnson, handles faculty meals, aided by a new 26 foot deep freezer and a 43 foot tee box.
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Barbers Hill
Parent
Luthey Taylor
P-Ta
W. C. Underwood
Schol
B. L. McCapg
Rod Purswell
F. M. Busch
Underwood
Wood
Ida Johnson
Adenauer Says No Dramatic Results Expected From Moscow Mission
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer told his cabinet to expect no immediate dramatic results from his trip to Moscow. The 79 year old leader will travel to the Soviet capital with a high level advisory delegation to pursue normal relations between the Soviet Union and the Bonn Republic.
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Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
Moscow
Soviet Union
Bonn Republic
TV career path for Ellen Violett turns to NBC special
Ellen Violett, once unable to land acting jobs, becomes the NBC TV adapter for The Skin of Our Teeth. The New York native moved from acting to writing after two years of door knocking, helping adapt Thornton Wilder’s play for television and shaping scripts for Cameo Theatre Jamie and Suspense.
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William Ewald
New York
Ellen Violett
Miss Violett
Miss Violet
Network
Thornton Wilder
Living Room
George Abbott
Stabk
Green Hills
Envifer
Iss Violett
Albert McCleary
Fordham University
McCleary
NBC
Cameo Theatre
Violet
Jamie
Que Teel
Dock Shutdown Threat Looms Over Gulf Coast Ports
The International Longshoremen's Association threatened to keep New York Harbor closed until New York and New Jersey governors hear grievances. The walkout spread to Baltimore and prompted Boston to plan a 10 am shutdown, as 30,000 dock workers push to regain waterfront hiring control from the bi state commission policing dock racketeering.
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New York
International Longshoremen's Association
Ind
New Jersey
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Bistate Waterfront Commission
Commission
ILA
Baltimore
Boston
William Bradley
Nova Scotia
Texas
Uni
Bradley
Quotes From United Press on Sparkman and Others
United Press quotes Sen John Sparkman visiting Russia: we trusted Russians in 1945 and until spring 1947, wary yet extending friendship. Sister Agnes Arelia Mount Carmel Academy Fort Worth explains no Negro students applied. Bert Parks notes self focus eases fears as people talk about themselves. Capt Tamar Carver commanding USS Bon Homme Richard says the ship plus air group has greater striking power than the entire U.S. fleet in 1945.
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United Press
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Russia
Agnes Arelia
Mount Carmel Acadeny
Fort Worth
Tamar
Carver
Pon
Bon Homme Richard
San Francisco Naval Ship Yards
U.S
Apartment Blast Claims One Life
In Houston an explosion gutted a modernistic apartment and blasted through the floor to a room below. James FP, a field engineer, died at St. Joseph's hospital after the blast. Harold Davenport, another engineer and resident, remained hospitalized with burns to hands, arms, and feet but escaped the apartment. Fire investigators offered no new details and suggested a gas leak with an accidentally opened jet as a possible cause.
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Houston
Ann
James FP
St. Joseph's Hospital
Harold Davenport
Nurning
Panther Snowball Dead After Duel With Five Lions at Zoo
At Brookfield Zoo in Chicago a 12 year old Sumatra panther named Snowball died defending his mate when five lions were let into their cage by mistake during cleaning. Ten attendants removed the lions after eight minutes as Snowball fought bravely, his mate unharmed. Zoo director Robert Bean called the fight a tragic fluke and noted Snowball’s heroic effort to save his partner.
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Chicago
Brookfield Zoo
Snowball
Sumatra
Baitleam
Robert Bean
Cecil Aldridge
Snowhball
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DIAL
Joan
U. S. Army
Bad Kreugnach
Germany
Gulf Coast Ports
Bert Parks
Sun
Ihal
Witnesse
Bean
Panther
The
Baytown Sun
Parker Org” Family
Matherne’s
Baytown
Parker
Plumwood
Bhwne
al Cid
Nerselle
Ekunnde Cid
MVC
SINUS
Vane Wee
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Dale
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