The Clarion Leader: A Hardinsburg Newspaper Tie
In Hardinsburg the narrator contemplates leaving town for business but shifts after rival publisher Mr Thorne stalls his press. The plan backfires as Thorne begs for help, leading to a joint paper The Clarion Leader and a union with Lily, shaping a family enterprise.
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Tom
Irman
Thorne
Hardinsburg
Lily
the Clarion
Clarion
The
Clarion-Leader
Lower Coffee Prices Seen After Brazilian Export Rule Changes
New York price trends point to retail cuts after sharp declines in green coffee futures sparked by Brazil loosening export controls. Aborn's Coffee Corp cuts wholesale by 10 cents per pound with retail relief expected within a week. Joseph Martinson & Co matches with a 10 cent decrease to 1.20 per pound. Some roasters remain cautious awaiting market stability and lasting impact. Santo futures fell to contract limits as traders delay purchases pending Brazilian developments.
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New York
Boston
Aborn’s Coffee Corp
Astern
Joseph Martinson and Co
Brazil
Santos
Medical needs met as population grows and doctors rise
The It s Your Business broadcast cites 165000 practicing doctors from 217000 total, about one per 740 people, with 4.5 percent of 18 year old girls entering nursing. Medical graduates rose about 10 percent in two years, 6668 in 1953 up from 6135 in 1951, plus foreign licensed doctors.
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ABC
Walter B. Martin
Norfolk
American Medical Association
Edwin L. Crosby
American Hospital Association
Martin
Ruling Expected on Streamlined Vets Pension Law
Boston report says Attorney General Fingold would rule on whether a new streamlined veterans law deprives hundreds of veterans of pensions and civil service preference. The measure redefines veteran as 90 days wartime service and aims to extend benefits to Korean War servicemembers. Civil Service Commissioner Riley promises remedial legislation to fix inequities for older veterans.
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Boston
George Fingold
Charles Wi. Hedges R Quincy
Legislative Military Affairs Committee
Civil Service
Clement A.riley
Veteralty Services Department
Public Safety Call for Tough Traffic Reform
Edmond C Powers argues for harsh but practical steps to cut traffic deaths and injuries. He cites 38 000 annual fatalities and proposes license revocation for dangerous drivers, banning unsafe vehicles, denying licenses to the mentally or physically unfit, and stronger engineering of safer roads.
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Edmond C. Powers
Levela
Powers
Army hires Japanese girls as auto drivers in Japan
At Camp McGill Yokohama the U S Army Transportation Section employs 394 Japanese nationals including three female drivers. They chauffeur officers, deliver messages, and pass Army maintenance and vehicle operation tests. A 12 person U S Army staff supervises the program with Japanese mechanics handling major repairs.
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Yokohama
Camp McGill
Camp Yokohama
Army
Yokosuka
U. S. Security Force
Far East
U.S. Army Transportation Corps
Army Transportation Corps
Energy required to walk downhill in sand exceeds level ground
Army Quartermaster Corps tests in the Yuma desert show that walking in sand requires more energy than level surfaces, even on downhill grades. Additional load increases from 30 to 40 pounds raise effort, approaching the limit of current equipment for hot sandy conditions.
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Washington
Army Quartermaster Corps
Yuma
Ariz
Dining room table seen as key to discipline by AFL official
Selma Borchardt, American Federation of Teachers vice president, told the AFL convention that the decline of family dining rooms weakens youth discipline. She warned that lack of family meals and crowded kitchens diminish parenting time and school conduct, urging action on education aid and desegregation rulings.
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Chicago
American Federation of Teachers
AFL
Selma Borchardt
Washington, D.C
Federation
Miss Borchardt
Supreme Court
Congress
Two Number Plates To Be Issued Next Year For State Motorists
The state will issue two number plates next year with new registration blanks. August 1, 1954 marks the start for 1955 applications. Reserved five figure, K and H series plates 1 001 to 10 000 reassignment is possible if proper forms and fees are submitted by October 18.
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Boston
Dropping Bomb on Kremlin Advocated by Cleric
Dr Allan A Macrae of Faith Theological Seminary urged using atom or hydrogen bombs within ten years to destroy communism and save millions, at a plenary session of the International Council of Christian Churches. He warned Western nations must act now or risk global revolution.
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Elkins Park
Kremlin
Allan A. Macrae
Faculty of Faith Theological Seminary
Free World
Waerne
International Council
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Mr. Conrad
Burt
Coach Grill
Wayland
Boston Post Rd
Middleboro
Saugus -Hingham
the Ming Pharmacy
Stock Exchange
Melrose
Mass
Free Press
U. S
Jerry Letendre
Boots & Saddle Groton
Radio & Television
Telex Company
Main St
Maynard
Naval Review
U.S
Admiral Mountbatten
Mediterranean
Sonstruction
William Serocki
Rogers St. E. Holliston
Holl
Tel
Marlboro
Eisenhower
Minneapolis
Eay
Ag. 19
Concord Co-operative Bank
Celedy
Co-Operative Bank
Concord
Walden Street
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