Space toy boom fuels dramatic satellite launcher orders
Macy's and Gimbels report strong sales for Ideal Toys satellite launches and space related wagons as American toy shops race to meet orders. Arnoldi Bolka of a New York trade group predicts a revolution lasting through Christmas and into next year with rapid style and demand changes.
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Macy's
Gimbels
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Ideal Toys
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Arnoldi Bolka
Trade Research Organization
New York
Garth
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World Across 53 What £- ephinet motorists use
A garbled crossword style item lists clues and partial words such as 1 Iroquoian Indian 2 man 3 Permits 4Orowing out Confederate general 6 Narrative poem 7 Add a Worms Singers 10 Angered LI Fruit 16 Color 20 Farmers use them, with scattered fragments like Hurried and extrude hints.
Fragmented Clues Point to a Puzzle of Words and Names
A scrambled list mixes numbers and phrases such as Roman consul and opera singers with odds and odds. Readers search for hidden connections, matching clues to form a coherent set of answers across varied topics.
Mother and 7 of 9 Children Killed in Fires
Seventeen children and four adults died Sunday across Texas Ohio New Jersey and New York in six fires. The worst blaze struck Belpre Ohio where a mother and seven of her nine children perished from likely wiring failure. Mrs Vivian Snider and several daughters were found in the living room. other relatives and a child were hospitalized.
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Associated Press
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Ohio
New Jersey
Anul
York
Belpre
Qhia
Vivian Snider
Linea
Sheila
Davitt
Chinese Refugees Reach Protection in Okinawa NAHA
Twelve Chinese seaborne refugees reached protection on a Ryukyuan island southwest of Okinawa after seizing a Communist patrol boat in Shanghai. Nine were held in protection on the small island while the others awaited further disposition.
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Okinawa
INS
Red China
J Yonsguni
Ryukyuan
Shanghai
Leaders Explain Why United Fund Appeals to Labor Voices
Gerald G. Ketchum, CIO community services chairman, defends the United Fund approach. He notes one annual campaign reduces overlap and stresses equal service across 17 agencies. He says no favorite agency, praising all for the work and predicting invited agencies will join the UF.
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United Fund
Gerald G. Ketchum
Communuity Services
CIO
Lace
Community Chest
Ketculm
Study on horsepower and traffic deaths yields mixed findings
A year long National Safety Committee study chaired by Prof. Donald Bercy of Northwestern reports no decisive link between rising horsepower and traffic fatalities. It notes high horsepower raises top speed but also improves acceleration and new power accessories may cushion risk, suggesting partial accident prevention benefits.
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National Safety
Cmmeil
Committee On Speed
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Donald &. Bercy
Northwestern University
Industrial Development Engineer Pace Dies at 72
Anderson Pace, a renowned industrial development consultant who visited Cedar Rapids often, died Sunday in Evanston Illinois at age 72. He spent years as general industrial agent for the Illinois Central Railroad and served as a consultant for several firms, states, and cities.
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Anderson Pace
Cedar Rapids
Evanston
Ill
Illinois Central Railroad
Gerause
Ilinois Central
Local Visit Highlights Industrial Ties In Cedar Rapids
A visiting official with significant work with a major company has made multiple trips to Cedar Rapids. He addressed the Chamber of Commerce industrial bureau around 1949 about regional industrial development.
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Lserves
Cedar Rapids
Chamcter of Commerce Industrial Bureau
Divers Fix Valve In Wine Reservoir In Italy
Divers plunged into a wine reservoir to repair a plugged safety valve that risked flooding blocks with fermenting grape juice. They wore oxygen gear and worked for hours to correct the issue amid the spill threat.
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Riva del Garda
Italy
Retail Merchants Meet to Hear L. W. Abel
Retail Federation meeting called by the Chamber of Commerce bureau to acquaint members with the new federation. L. W. Abel of Des Moines, secretary, will speak at a noon luncheon in the Sheraton Montrose. Attendees from Belle Plaine Marengo Anamosa Iowa City Vinton Tipton invited. reservations requested.
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Retail Federation
Retail Merchants Bureau
The
Chamber of Commercce
Sheraton-Montrose
Bel L. W. Abel
Des Moines
Federation
Cedar Rapids
Belle Plaine
Marengo
Anamosa
Iowa City
Vinton
Chamber of Commerce
Doctor calls tougher medical exams for airline pilots
Washington United Press reports Dr. J. E. Smith acting director of the Civil Aeronautics Administration medical division urged stricter pilot medical checks. He noted five active airline captains died of heart attacks in six months, three midflight, and recommended histories and electrocardiograms for pilots over 40 to curb rising coronaries.
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Washington
United Press
3. E. Smith
Civil Aeronautics Admins_stration
Civil Aeronautics
CAA
Northwest Orient Airlines
Billings
Mont
Seattle
Drug Store Vaccine Claims Spark City Meeting
Fragmented OCR text suggests a discussion on vaccine effectiveness during an influenza epidemic. A New York source mentions a vaccine that was half complete and only effective when taken at a certain time, with concerns about its availability and efficacy.
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New York
Soviet Flu Death Rate Called Low
A Moscow virologist said Russia has a dry internal vaccine contributing to a low mortality rate from Asian flu. Dr A K Shubladze, director at Ivanov Institute of Virology, claimed deaths were caused by the flu itself, not complications, and noted Russia prepared by developing the internal dry vaccine.
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Madison, Wis
Russia
Ussr
A. K. Shubladze
Ivanov Institute of Virology
Moscow
Lushine U.S
Shabladze
Fire Explodes Shells in Boxcar Near Tiedmont
A fire in a boxcar near Tiedmont Alabama set off artillery shells from a freight car. Police and troops evacuated about 40 homes while guarding a half mile area. No injuries were reported as firefighters investigated the blaze believed caused by a overheated wheel bearing on a box.
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Tiedmgnt
Ala
Alabama
Ft. McClellan
Gene Afewcod
Piedmont Fire Department
Seaboard
Brattleboro Pays For Unseen Traffic Report
Brattleboro Vermont city officials approved a payment of 53 009 for a traffic report that never surfaced. The case highlights questioned procurement and oversight in local government.
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Brattleboro, Vt
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