Warning Christmas Toys Can Be Killers
Massachusetts health officials warn that dangerous advanced toys and kits injure or kill around 75 children each year. Officials push licensing for merchants selling hazardous items and urge parents to follow age labeling and supervise gift choices to prevent maiming or disfigurement.
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Boston
Massachusetts Department of Health
Massachusetts
Alfred L. Frechette
Public Health
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Callup Costs To Exceed 500 Million As Mobilization Expands
AP reports the reserve callup will top 500 million dollars by next summer as part of a broader mobilization boosting the military budget by about 4 billion overall. The Wisconsin 32nd Infantry Division and Texas 49th Armored Division account for roughly 300 million, including 160 million for pay and subsistence and 140 million for operation. About 119,500 Army Reservists were recalled along with 36,500 Guardsmen and sailors in other services.
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Kennedy
National Guard
Wisconsin
32Nd Infantry Division
Texas
49Th Armored Division
Air Force
Navy
Hotel Removes Beds for Korean Orphans Choir
The Statler Hilton in Boston was asked to remove beds from several rooms so 34 children aged 8 to 12 could sleep on the floor in sleeping bags. The choir sponsors tour the United States and Canada, and the children refuse beds, preferring their sleeping bags each night.
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Boston
Statler Hilton
United States
Canada
Weeks School Christmas Carol Displays Light Campus
Vergennes students enrich Weeks School grounds with Dicken's Christmas Carol figures led by Scrooge and the Fuzziwigs. The illuminated displays run along the campus for holiday viewing. The school hosts a Christmas Candlelight Concert at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 18, with a 34-voice mixed chorus directed by William E. Copeland.
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Vergennes
Dicken
Ebenezer Scrooge
Mrs. Fuzziwig
Bob Cratchit
Tiny Tim
William E. Copeland
Brandon
Brothers collide on U.S. 41 in Tunnel Hill injure brothers
Two Tunnel Hill men Eugene L. Curtis 25 and Jack Curtis 31 were injured in a head on crash on U S 41 Tuesday night. Each suffered a fractured jaw and a dislocated left hip. Both residents were treated for their injuries.
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Tunnel Hill
Eugene L. Curtis
Jack
U.S. 41
Meany Wins Second AFL-CIO Term With New Disputes Plan
George Meany secured a two year AFL CIO presidency and a tough new disputes settlement system. The convention also backed a civil rights department to root out race bias and allowed Teamsters return only after leadership changes. Meany spoke of defending workers and unifying unions amid racial tensions and internal strife.
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Bal Harbour
Fila
George Meany
Organized Labor
Labor
Meany
Afl-Cio
America
A. Philip Randolph
Sleeping Car Porters Brotherhood
Randolph
Aflcio
Washington
Teamsters
Teamster
James R. Hoffa
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Westinghouse Roll
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Central Vermont Corporation
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