Gradual Rise In Business Activity Seen
A 1957 outlook from the Commerce Department BAC signals stronger economy. Production is expected to reach about 435 billion annually by late 1957, with inflationary pressures modestly rising. Consumer buying remains solid and wage increases hover near last year’s levels as plant investment hits a record pace.
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Hot Springs
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Secretary of Treasury
Humphrey
Commerce Department
Business Advisory Council
BAC
Council
T. V. Houser
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Traces Elude Search For Missing Blackwood Family in Macao
Investigators remained empty handed in Macao as they pursue the disappearance of Donald Blackwood 23 his Korean wife and 8 month old baby two weeks after arriving from Hong Kong. American officials suspect he went to Red China of his own accord with little firm evidence about the family’s whereabouts.
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Hong Kong
Macao
Donald Jackson Blackwood
Korea
Blackwood
Bond Street
Young Blackwood
China
James Blackwood
Cincinnati, Ohio
U.S
Red
Canton
Lappa Island
AEC Seeks Prompt Reports After Radioactivity Incident
The Atomic Energy Commission amended safety rules to require immediate notification of any radiological incident by all licensees. Reports must detail events with possible significant releases or exposure, with full written reports due within 30 days. Prompt reporting aims to curb consequences and identify causes.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
M. W. Kellogg Co
Houston
Texas
Kellogg
Commission
Litchfield Becomes Pitt Chancellor Inauguration
Dr Edward H Litchfield was installed as the 12th chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh. He pledged to uphold high scholarly standards during a three day program and outlined five university functions including imparting and expanding knowledge and developing the student as a whole person.
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Pittsburgh
Edward H. Litchfield
University of Pittsburgh
Fire Official Held For Starting Fire
YAPHANK New York The assistant fire chief Walter Gordon 31 was arrested after police said he tossed a lit book of matches onto dry woodland while riding with Charles E Spiller 20 The motorists license number led to the blaze Both men posted 1000 bail each and were released.
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Yaphank
N.Y
Walter Gordon
Gorrdon
Gordon
Charles E. Spiller
Grand Rapids Man to Receive Purple Heart for 1918 Wounds
Albert Tiffany said the Defense Department notified him he would be awarded a Purple Heart for injuries suffered in France in 1918. He quips about not waiting long for his army pay.
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Grand Rapids
Albert Tiffany
Defense Department
France
Cedar Rapids Board of Review schedules three extra meetings
The Cedar Rapids board of review will meet at 2 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday this week and Monday May 20 to accept petition filings. May 20 is the appeal deadline. About a dozen residents have appeared, with some minor corrections found in reviewed cases. Only three formal appeals remain this month.
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Cedar Rapids
Board
Alcoholics Hospital Opens in Chicago
Chicago opens its first hospital for alcoholics with officials estimating 174000 suffering in the city. Arthur J. Ward, director of the facility, leads the new program amid a push for dedicated care and rehabilitation resources.
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Alcoholics Hospital
Chicago
Arthur J. Ward
Kibitzer Wins Game with Knife
Four poker players in Gardena left a club with a kibitzer known as Jack. Returning to Pete Zolna's apartment the kibitzer pulled a knife and stole $600 from the table. He left with the remark See how easy it is to win.
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Gardena
Calif
Ins
Pete Zolna
Eoard
Army Draft Calls 13 000 Repeated Quotas in July
The army issued a July draft call for 13 000 men, identical to the quotas announced for April May and June. The move maintains the same manpower target across the three previous months and into July.
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Washington
Army
US pledges open satellite launches under IGY rules
Dr Joseph Kaplan head of the U S IGY committee announced there will be no secret U S satellite launches and that plans will be announced in advance and all cooperating nations notified. Navy scientists expect test firings within six months ahead of IGY which runs through 1958 with launches after July 1. Russia has met IGY commitments and increased cooperation.
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Rennie Taylor
AP Science
San Francisco
United States
Russia
International Geophysical Year
IIGY
Joseph Kaplan
U.S
IGY
Navy
U. S
Kaplan
Radioactivity in Milk Found Far Below Safe Level
The Public Health Service reports milk radioactivity is far below safety levels set by the National Committee on Radiation Protection. A pilot research program traced radioactivity in milk, linked to fallout from nuclear tests, with samples from milksheds serving New York City Sacramento Salt Lake City St. Louis and Cincinnati.
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Washington
Public Health Service
National Committee On Radiation Protection
New York City
Sacramento
Calif
Salt Lake City
St. Louis
Cincinnati
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Board of Review
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