Massachusetts Polio Vaccine Decision Set For Jan 9
The Massachusetts Polio Advisory Committee will decide on January 9 whether to resume Salk vaccine inoculations for school children aged 5 to 9. The group cites declining cases, safety concerns, and the Mahoney strain filtration as key factors guiding the decision. Dr. Samuel Kirkwood and Dr. Conrad Wesselhoeft signaled the plan atop a statement explaining the delay and criteria.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Samuel Kirkwood
Conrad Wesselhoeft
Massachusetts Medical Society
Idaho
Advisory
Commonwealth
State Department of Health
Special Furlough Rates For Airmen Announced
Sergeant Robert Coughlin confirms reduced round trip rail fares for all active Air Force personnel. The Association of American Railroads offers these coach travel discounts for furloughs and three day passes. The local recruiting office at City Hall is open daily 1 to 5 for enlistment information.
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Air Force
Robert Coughlin
Armed Forces
Coughlin
False Fire Alarms Bark New Haven Box Three Days
For two days a box in New Haven was used to pull false alarms around 3 p.m. On the third day a fire marshal caught a six year-old boy pulling his third false alarm from the same box.
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New Haven, Genn
Woonsocket Mardi Gras to Honor Rear Admiral Hoskins
Woonsocket Rhode Island honors Rear Admiral John M. Hoskins as honorary grand marshal of the Mardi Gras parade on February 12. The event anchors a four day pre Lenten series featuring VIPs, bands, and marching units from many New England cities.
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Woonsocket, R.I
Armed Forces
John Madison Hoskins
Woonsocket Junior Chamber of Commerce
Hoskins
Woonsocket
U.S
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Princeton
Naval
Navy
New England
Miss Bisbee and F A Pratt Engaged in Concord
Mr and Mrs John Carroll Bisbee of Middlesex Vermont announce the engagement of their daughter Eleanor Christine Bisbee to Frederick Alcot Pratt son of Mr and Mrs Frederick Wolsey Pratt of Concord Both families are linked to Middlesex School and local colleges Eleanor attended Middlebury College and Katherine Gibbs School Boston graduating 1955 Frederick graduated from Middlesex School Phillips Academy Andover Harvard College 1955 and was in the Fox Club and Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770
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Concord
John Carroll Bisbee
Middlesex
Vermont
Lowell Road
Eleanor Christine Bisbee
Frederick Alcot Pratt
Frederick Wolsey Pratt
Pratt
Middlesex School
Louisa May Alcott
Miss Bisbee
Middlebury College
Sigma Kappa Sorority
Katherine Gibbs School
Boston
Cheese Storage Tips for Short and Long Periods
Use a plastic bag to store cheese for short periods. Press bag closely to the cheese to expel air. For longer storage, wrap in aluminum foil or several layers of waxed paper to protect flavor and texture.
Series Of Crises Hamper Dream Of Pan Arabism
Foreign News Commentary by Charles M. McCann notes eight Arab states formed the Arab League in 1945 but rivalries hinder real cooperation. King Hussein of Jordan seeks to join the Baghdad Pact, aligning with Iraq and Britain’s Glubb Pasha amid regional power tensions and anti colonialist sentiments.
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Charles M. McCann
United Press
King Hussein
Jordan
Baghaad Alliance
Arab League
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Syria
Lebanon
Yemen
Libya
Saud
Ibn Saud
Israel
Turkey
Pakistan
Iran
Great Britain
United States
Hussein
Faisal
Britain
Harrow
Winston Churchill
Arab Legion
Glubb Pasha
John’ Bagot Glubb
Legion
New Paving Called Tougher Cheaper
Emmet Poston brick maker announces a new ceramic pavement named Postomway claimed to be stronger cheaper and easier to install than concrete. He cites Navy tests showing support above 50 000 pounds per wheel and notes weather resistance no expansion joints and high heat tolerance. Poston estimates production cost 3.46 per yard versus concrete 3.55 and says a contractor with 3000 in equipment can install it after initial grading.
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Springfield
Emmet Poston
Poston
U. S. Navy
Navy
Boy and officer rescue buck after antler duel
In Cornish New Hampshire a school boy and Conservation Officer Jesse Scott found two bucks in a brook with antlers locked. One deer had drowned. the other faced a similar fate until the boy and officer roped and freed the surviving animal.
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Cornish
N.H
Eugene wWemers
Jesse Scott
Chrysler trade-in values hit all-time high across division
Chrysler Division reports trade-in allowances at record levels as 1956 Chrysler and Imperial sales rise. Used car stocks on dealer lots sit 22 percent below industry average, the lowest in division history, while wholesale prices stay equal to or above rivals.
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Chrysler
Ritter
Retail Salesmana
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler Division
Chrysler Automobiles
Leap Year Calendar Primer for 1956 Bachelors
The author muses on leap years and February history as 1956 approaches. He riffs on calendars, Julius and Augustus, Pope Gregory, and the rule for leap years, noting 1956 will be a leap year and joking about bachelors hiding for the year.
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Library of Congress
George Stimpson
Gregory
Massachusetts Oct employment rise shows 44 thousand gain
Massachusetts October employment excluding self employed and agricultural workers rose by 44 100 to 1 819 100 from a year earlier led by durable goods production where manufacturing jobs reached 698 000 up 25 700. Strong gains in primary metals machinery and electrical machinery boosted factory orders with a 20.1 percent rise over last year.
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Massachusetts
Public Service
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Massachusetts Dept. of Labor and Industries
Associated Industries
Green lawns prompt earlier spring start after fall freeze
A local gardening note explains that lawns stay green through freezing fall temperatures, leading to an earlier spring start. It emphasizes proper fall care to maintain green turf and maximize early-season growth.
Goat Attacks Shadowed Refuge in Vincennes Tale
A fragmentary report from Vincennes describes a dark scene involving a figure identified as a refugee. The narrative mentions a glass and a claim of entry by an unidentified person, with the account hinting at fear and doubt surrounding the event.
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