Shortages Hurt 700000 Schoolchildren per NEA report
The National Education Association warns that up to 700,000 children face educational shortfalls this year due to a shortage of qualified teachers and school buildings. It cites widespread part time arrangements, overcrowded classrooms, and rising use of emergency teachers, with overall need for 173,000 new teachers and billions more to expand facilities.
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Washington
The
National Education Association
N.E.A
National Professional Organization of Educators
Democrats Back Blockade Risks on Prisoners
Three Democratic senators warned that a blockade on the Chinese mainland could lead to the murder of the 13 Americans imprisoned by Red China rather than their release. They joined President Eisenhower against the action as a last resort, arguing it might provoke swift executions and even general atomic war.
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Washington
China
George
Sparkman
Ala
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Eisenhower
Senate
Knowland
Calif
Water for Yule Trees Ridiculed
Chicago wholesale tree seller Gust Relias dismisses the idea that placing tree stubs in water or sugar water keeps Christmas trees fresher. He notes he sells about 80 000 trees a year and says the supply will be ample this year, though he avoids predicting exact retail prices.
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Chicago
Gust.Relias
Tornadoes kill one injure fifty five across Alabama Georgia
Severe tornadoes swept 25 communities in Alabama and Georgia causing one death and 55 injuries plus about half a million dollars in damage. Two main twisters with several smaller ones followed 40 mile paths, crossing the Chattahoochee into Georgia. Wellington Ala was flattened and a Lumpkin Ga girl, 8, died when her home collapsed.
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Ala
INS
Alabama
Georgia
Chattahoochee
Wellington
Anniston Hospital
H. L. Durham
Ray Flanders
Opelika
Angel Station
Cedar Springs
Merrillton
Wetumpka
Liberty City
Clayton
Tuskegee
Blanton
Beula
Lanett
Lumpkin
James Jones
Richland
Ellaville
Blakley
Pine Mountain
Chipley
Preston
Manchester
Whitesville
Talbotton
Americus
Pleasant Valley
Warden halts fire truck during civil defense test
In Winsted Connecticut a civil defense drill caused a warden to order traffic stoppage and stop a fire crew from reaching the scene of a test explosion. The action occurred under orders to halt all traffic for the exercise.
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Winsted
Conn
Competing Groups Press to Block Ex-Dixon Yates Plan
A mail campaign targets an SEC hearing Tuesday over the Dixon Yates plan. Walter von Tresckow leads a New York group renewing a plant proposal claiming it would save the government at least 150 million dollars versus Dixon Yates. The Budget Bureau urged abandonment for lack of clear savings and vagueness.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Walter von Tresckow
New York
Dixon-Yates
Budget Bureau
von Tresckow
Dixon and Yates Defend Nuclear Plant Contract
Edger H. Dixon and E. A. Yates defended their power contract with the Atomic Energy Commission on a TV radio program. They denied any guaranteed profit or opening toward TVA disruption and suggested politics may be involved in the controversy. The American Public Power Association warned members would be adversely affected by the proposal.
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Washington (Ap
Edgar H. Dixon
E. A. Yates
Atomic Energy Commission
Dixon
Yates
The
American Public Power Association
Income Slightly Less in October
Personal income fell slightly in October as a drop in farm income outweighed small gains in factory payrolls and larger social security payments. The article also notes the next total solar eclipse on June 20, 1955, visible in southeastern Asia and the Philippines.
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Washington
Southeastern
Asia
Philippines
Commerce Department Reports October Personal Income Decline
The Commerce Department reported Sunday that personal income rose at an annual rate of 285.9 billion dollars in October, down 0.7 billion from September. This marks a slight drop in the month while overall income remains high.
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Commerce Department
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