Audit urges focus on training for high skill industries
The Audit Commission warns that New England state must expand engineering and technical education to meet rising demand for skilled workers in electronics chemicals plastics machinery and transportation. It projects 180000 to 220000 skilled technicians by 1970 and calls for immediate facility expansion and clearer state planning.
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Bay State
Lowell Technological
Bradford- Durfee
Wentworth Institute
Acton School Committee Names Fourth Grade Teacher
At its regular meeting the Acton School Committee elected Mrs. Rodney Fowler of Central Street South Acton as the new fourth grade teacher for Acton Elementary School. Fowler is a North Adams State Teachers College graduate with courses at Boston University and Harvard. From 1952 to 1956 she taught elementary grades in Plymouth.
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Acton
Rodney Fowler
Central Street
South Acton
Fowler
North Adams State Teachers College
Boston University
Harvard
Plymouth
Ku Klux Klan Emerged in the South in 1836
The Ku Klux Klan movement began in 1836 in the Southern United States as a response to Congressional Reconstruction.
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South
Rotarians Host Cookout at Colonial Inn
Concord Rotarians plan a Tuesday evening cookout at the Colonial Inn. A large committee leads the event and all summer activities are coordinated by the group.
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Concord— Ee
Colonial Inn
Aelacacees
Poxbur y man not guilty on complaint
Acton Harry E Kane of Roxbury was found not guilty in Middlesex County Central District Court Concord on a complaint of operating so as to endanger after a July 20 collision at the Route 111 Route 2 junction. Chief Collins testified Kane drove one car in the crash while the other driver Gardner resident Charles Jailiet claimed Kane failed to signal.
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Northray
Collins
Karte
Charles H. Jailiét
Stewart Street
Gardner
Kane
Cunningham
Local listings announced in Concord area
Concord notices list transfers of properties to multiple buyers. John R. Elander and Son Inc. sells on Mohegan road to F Van Iderstein and wife. Nellie E Tolman to Kenneth M Campbell. Mary F Valente to Robert L Dubois. Barrett to Concord Antiquarian Society. Morrison to Trinity Church at 6 River Street.
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Concord
Lowell
Acton
John R. Elander
Page Road
Mary A. Barrett
Concord Antiquarian Society
Lexington Road
Evelyn G. Morrison
Trinity Church
River Street
School Secretary Leaves for Hawaii
Acton Roxborough regional high school secretary Mrs Bette Prokop concluded duties Friday and left for Hawaii Tuesday to join her husband Ensign Prokop a Annapolis graduate assigned to the Pacific Fleet She had been with the region since July 1956 and officials say goodbye with regret
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Acton
Bette Prokop
Acton- Roxborough
Hawaii
Ensign Prokop
Annapolis
Bedford man receives Army Reserve commission as second lieutenant
Bedford resident Peter T. Smith, son of Mrs Grace P. Smith of 30 Hartford Street, earned his Army Reserve commission as a second lieutenant after six weeks of summer training at Camp Gordon, Georgia, under Northeastern University ROTC.
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Bedford
Peter T. Smith
Grace P. Smith
Hartford Street
Camp Garden
Northeastern University
R. O.T.C
Vaccine stock expected for Asiatic flu by Oct
Washington reports industry sources say a large supply of Asiatic flu vaccine should be ready by Oct 15 with as many as 25 million shots by mid October. Drug makers anticipate producing five million doses weekly after that if uptake remains strong. The six major firms warn of high financial risk without public demand and plan a national campaign to promote vaccination. The U S Public Health Service will use posters radio and local groups to urge Americans to get a single vaccine shot that provides about 70 percent protection.
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Washington
United Press
USA Public Health Service
The
Health Service
Important Date For Parents Who Will Enter Pupils
Acton parents of children eligible for Grade I are urged to register at the superintendent of schools office promptly. A child must be five years nine months by September 1 to enter Grade I, with vaccination and birth certificates due at registration. Parents may have their family physician perform the required physical exam using a form from the superintendent’s office, and enrollment information is available by calling the school office at Co. 3-4181 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Acton
Superintendent of Schools
First Rail Locomotive West of Mississippi Opens in Missouri
The earliest locomotive west of the Mississippi operated for the Pacific Railroad of Missouri, a Missouri Pacific predecessor. It made its first run at St. Louis on Dee 9, 1852.
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Mississippi River
Pacific Railroad of
Missouri
Missouri Pacific Lines
St. Louis
Dee
Fillmore May Now Sell Guernsey Milk
Peterborough New Hampshire M A Fillmore and Long Dairy Hudson named authorized Golden Guernsey Milk distributor by Golden Guernsey Inc. Fillmore signed in contract to use Guernsey milk from select roes and maintain high processing standards. About 600 dairies in 6000 communities distribute Golden Guernsey Milk.
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Peterborough
N. H
M. A. Fillmore
Long Dairy
Hudson
Golden Guernsey
Golden Guernsey, Inc
Golden Gi , Inc
Guernsey
Exemption Tax Ruling on Parents Claiming Credits for Working Teens
IRS official Frank J. Cavanagh explains the 1954 law allows parents to claim exemptions for dependents under 19 or full time students, even if the child earns income. Dependents over 19 must be in full time study or on farm training to qualify. questions should be directed to the local IRS office.
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Frank J. Cavanagh
Internal Revenue Service
Mr. Cavanagh
Congress
Cavanagh
Wood Front Dishwashers Grow From Kitchen Trends
Nine of ten housewives favor wood kitchen cabinets prompting General Electric to produce a dishwasher with a wood front. The move spots GE as a response to popular wood kitchen styling.
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General Electric
More People May Be Eligible For Receiving Benefits
Governor Foster Furcolo signed a 1957 act expanding unemployment eligibility. The Division of Employment Security explains a base period change may allow claims filed in late 1956 to qualify if earnings were above 500 dollars during July 1955 to June 1956, with reporting required by November 1, 1957.
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Foster Furcolo
William H. Finn
Division of Employment Security Office
Mr. Finn
Finn
Marlboro
Finny
The
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Orso
Navy to cut 18000 civilian workers to trim budget
The Navy announces 18000 civilian job cuts planned for the current fiscal year to fit a 38 billion dollar defense budget. Most reductions target shore activities and shipyards while the Air Force plans bigger cuts by year end. Army plans are pending.
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Air Force
Navy
Washington
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