FTC Warns of Bait Advertising Threat to Shoppers
The Federal Trade Commission denounces bait advertising as a danger to consumers especially the elderly. It cites a New Jersey widow who paid 29.50 on a sewing machine, later learning a higher priced model was pushed with misleading promises. The FTC ordered the firm to stop and warns buyers to spot signs such as unusually low upfront prices, reluctance to show the advertised item, and pressure to buy pricier substitutes.
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Federal Trade Commission
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FTC
New Jersey
Bait Advertising
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Grandmother Muffs Chance For Jackpot On TV Quiz
A 72-year-old great grandmother on The Big Surprise failed to answer the complete six part question for a $100,000 prize. She still collects $25,000 from prior wins and may get another shot via the show rescuer system aided by an IBM brain.
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Kentucky
A. B
Happy” Chandler
Ethel Richardson
Appalachian Mountains
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Tennessee
Cumberland Mountains
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Ritardepe
Los Angeles
IBM
Hall Sees Strong GOP Prospects in the South
Republican National Chairman Leonard W. Hall said in Greenville that the GOP should gain ground in the South next year. He predicted Eisenhower would run and likely win more states than in 1952 if he seeks re election. Hall cited voter sentiment against Truman era governance, more GOP precinct workers, and increased Republican candidates for Congress and local offices.
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S. C
Leonard W. Hall
G.O.P
Eisenhower
Truman
Congress
Jockey Ted Johnson Rescued From Burning Car
Canadian jockey Ted Johnson of Port Credit Ontario was pulled unconscious from his burning auto after a collision with a parked car near Narragansett Park. Sports writer John A. Aborn of the Providence Journal Bulletin, who was covering the races, rescued him and Johnson was taken to Pawtucket Memorial Hospital with a deep forehead gash as both cars were destroyed.
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R. I
Ted Johnson
Narragansett Park
Johnson
Port Credit
Ont
Pawtucket Memorial Hospital
John A. Aborn
Providence
R. I. Journal-Bulletin
Triplets Lost Tonsils at Mercy Hospital
CHAMPAIGN Illinois AP The triplet daughters of Mr and Mrs H Paul Lincicome had their tonsils removed at Mercy hospital Saturday They brought their dolls to the hospital and after a successful operation Saturday posed for pictures with a nurse and dolls The family said the youngsters are coming along OK
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Ljare
O. K
Teamsters Barred by UD Unit
The AFL Teamsters union faced rejection from James B. Carey of the CIO sub unit in the AFL-CIO merger. Carey stated the Teamsters are not an industrial union, cannot adhere to CIO objectives, are ineligible for other reasons, and will not be admitted.
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New York
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Electrical Workers
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Carl R. Gray, Jr
U.S. Veterans Administration
First Presbyterian Church
Hudson
Wis
Mock Prisoner of War Sought in Louisiana
In Louisiana Fort Polk leads a search for Sgt. John N. DeGiovanni a mock prisoner of war in Exercise Sagebrush. His wife Rosa Maria and their 2 year old daughter Joann arrive penniless in New York as Red Cross aids the family.
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New York
Europe
Red Cross
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Joann
Army
Snow and fog plague Iowa as northern blizzard hits
Blizzard conditions and heavy snow linger in northwest Iowa with Sibley reporting five inches and roads near impassable in Cherokee. Cedar Rapids sees fog and light rain as warm fronts raise temperatures before freezing again. Flights canceled at Cedar Rapids airport, while numerous local basketball games were postponed amid slick roads and reduced visibility.
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West Union
Marengo
Tipton
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Ten Inches Of Snow In Nebraska Blizzard Hits Midwest
A Midwest blizzard dumped up to ten inches of snow with winds to 40 mph. At least six traffic deaths were blamed on dangerous conditions, four in Nebraska and two in Illinois. Cities like Scottsbluff and Chadron reported heavy snow as the storm stretched from Montana to Indiana with fog and drifting, and temperatures plummeting below zero in many areas.
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Democrats Center Campaign Fire on Nixon
Democrats plan to focus campaign attacks on vice president Nixon as a potential GOP nominee if Eisenhower runs again. The DNC has files on Nixon’s speeches voting record and foreign policy positions to use against him, while Eisenhower’s delay could boost Nixon’s prospects and help Democrats field a strong challenge.
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Eisenhower
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Harriman Says He Will Enter 1956 Democratic Nomination
Gov. Averell Harriman of New York said his name will go into nomination at the 1956 Democratic national convention but he stressed he is not an active candidate. He spoke at a press conference before addressing the Young Democrats and said his name would be submitted by the New York delegation not as a favorite son. He added it is too early to discuss other candidates and urged party unity.
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Two Men Die In Septic Tank Tragedy In Elmwood
In Elmwood Illinois two neighbors died after helping rescue a man from a septic tank. David Schisler 31 was overcome first others Clifton Clark 39 and Keith Lucas 39 entered the tank to aid him and were later found dead. Fire department responders hauled Schisler out and revived him, but Clark and Lucas did not survive. Lucas leaves two children and Clark an 18 year old daughter.
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Horace Payton
David Schisler
Clifton, Clark
Elmwood Gazette
Keith Lucas
Schisler
Clark
Lucas
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Nett
Peoria Hostip
Crash Kills Six Canadian Flyers
A Royal Canadian Air Force transport plane crashed in fog near Montmedy France on Saturday killing six airmen and wounding eight. Three crew members escaped unharmed.
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Crash
Montmedy
France
Three Husbands In Eight Months in London
Evelyn Chippendale, 30, travels for a honeymoon with her third husband in eight months. A divorcee in April she remarried, became a widow when her soldier husband died, and wed again in October. Three days after her London marriage, John Chippendale was recalled to Maaya. she flew Saturday to meet him.
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London
Evelyn Chippendale
John Chippendale
Maaya
Artists Rebel at Painting Removal
In Baltimore seven artists walked out with their paintings at the Peale museum protesting censorship. The protest followed the removal from the Life in Baltimore show of a painting by Glenn Walker depicting two nudes.
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Baltimore
Peale Museum
Glenn Walker
Admits Beating Baby to Death in Indiana
Edward Loore, unemployed laborer in Terre Haute, confessed after a lie test to beating his eight month old son Edward Moore Jr to death. He faces a second degree murder charge with bond set at $20,000. The child had internal injuries and multiple cuts and abrasions, according to Chief Willard Gantz.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Edward Loore
Willard Gantz
Edward Moore, Jr
Bus Driver Cleared After Slap Incident in Memphis
In Memphis, bus driver T. J. Taylor of Hickory Valley was cleared in city court after knocking down an irate woman motorist who slapped him. The woman received a $52 fine for disorderly conduct and assault and battery.
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Memphis
T. J. Taylor
Hickory Valley
Tenn
Watkins
Taylor
Three Children Die in House Fire in Kansas
Three children under six perished in a house fire in Tonganoxie Kansas Saturday. The fire gutted the Skaggs home while the youngsters napped under their mother's watch. Origin undetermined and this marks the third triple child death in Kansas from home fires in under two weeks.
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Ins
Richard Skaggs
Kansas
Mabel Stimson Widow of Henry L Stimson Dies at 89
Mabel Wellington White Stimson widow of former Secretary of War Henry L Stimson died at 89 at her West Hills home in Huntington New York. She had been ill since Thanksgiving.
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N. Y
Mabel Wellington White Stimson
O War
Henry L. Stimson
West Hills
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