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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1956
Page
4
Five vessels from Ottawa headed for the Arctic to resupply the Eureka weather station 700 miles from the North Pole. The icebreaker D Iberville will lead a mission visiting the joint Canadian U S outpost next month after a 1954 and 1955 participation with mixed success due to ice conditions.
State Labor Commissioner Charles J. Sattler condemns paint Packers who sell in underfilled containers or with tinting extras. He cites examples like a gallon marked as 1 U.S. gallon but with 18 to 18 ounces short, arguing such practices mislead ordinary buyers. He rejects model regulations allowing contradictory markings and emphasizes consumer protection.
Dr. E W Ockerman dean of student administration notes total registration at Morris Harvey College reached 909 by Tuesday evening, surpassing last year’s 882. An audio visual education course by Prof Harry Brawley starts July 2 and is expected to boost numbers further. A one day teacher relations institute is scheduled for Tuesday, a June 26 student picnic, and the second six week term begins July 16 with ongoing registration until classes start.
The Health Office announces an immunization clinic at the Scott Depot Club House from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday June 19, offering typhoid and polio vaccines, combined whooping cough diphtheria tetanus shots, and smallpox vaccinations. Appointments are taken for a Scott Depot Well Child Conference July 17, with 32 children previously attending Eleanor on June 5. Call the health office by June 22 to arrange.
Dr. Reed A. Davis of West Virginia Tech Business Administration leads a chapter on Elective Sequance Curriculum Pattern in the American Business Education Yearbook of 1955. The volume, published by the National Business Teachers Assn. and the Eastern Business Teachers Assn., includes 30 chapters by business education leaders and is used nationwide in college departments.
Fireman Steve Dawson, after 14 years of responding to expectant mother calls, delivered a baby at home for Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Harris. The 6 lb 14 oz boy was born when transport to hospital was not possible. Dawson said he was nervous but proud, while the Harris family marked their fifth child and first home birth.
In Paris on June 13 Pierre Poujade and six followers faced charges for urging people not to pay taxes. The trial closed as the judge scheduled a verdict for July 4. Poujade spoke briefly, accusing France's tax system of discrimination in favor of big business.
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