Communist critiques cross nation lines in AP dispatches
An AP report notes Pravda scolds Soviet machine building while praising Detroit and Pittsburgh. Kruschev tells farmers to study Iowa corn and hog culture. The column argues capitalism exploits workers yet offers practical solutions outside communism.
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Lincoln Times
Lincolnton
North Carolina
Pravda
Kremlin
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Krushchev
Iowa
America
VA doubles direct home loan sales to private investors
The Veterans Administration reports it sold 3 815 direct loans totaling 27 144 700 since April 1 1954 doubling the prior two and half year total. Overall sales reach 5 782 loans worth 40 860 100.
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Veterans Administration
Snce
Washington 25
D .C
Legion To Select Delegates For State Convention
Marlboro Akroyd House Post No 132 American Legion will nominate and elect delegates and alternates to the Department Convention. The convention will be in Revere on June 16 17 and 18 this year. Commander Walter Huntington presides and all members are urged to attend.
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Marlboro — Akroyd- House
American Legion
Department
Legion
Revere
Walter Huntington
Public safety and the cost of street lighting
The article cites the National Street and Traffic Safety Lighting Bureau and National Safety Council estimates. It notes 21 000 nightly traffic deaths versus an expected 9 576, with 11 425 excess fatalities costing about 1 085 375 000 dollars, arguing adequate lighting at 2 50 per person annually could cut losses to under half.
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National
National Safety Council
Concord Knights Hold First Degree At Regular Meeting
Concord Council Knights of Columbus No 287 held a Tuesday evening meeting at Monument Hall with Grand Knight John J Sheehan in charge. William Key Whitman a Concord junior attending Wesleyan College won a 100 dollar Glascock poetry prize.
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Concord Council Knights of Columbus
Monument Hall
John J. Sheehan
William Key Whitman
Concord
Weslayan College
Noticed GI Allowance and Training Pay in Wartime Policy
The text discusses GI allowance continuity during training, noting it remains in effect while trainee status is established. It also covers Congress activity, CCC surplus sales, and truce violations in Korea and North Vietnam, plus Treasury functions beyond taxation.
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Q. Pay
Congress
Mf Sec
Benson
Horse Agricultural Committee
CCC
Korea
North
Vietnam
The
Treasury
Treasury Department
Coast Guard
Secret Service
Four Percent Estate Tax Proposed To Replace Inheritance Tax
Boston. The Special Commission on Taxation recommends a flat 4 percent estate tax to replace the current 1 to 15 percent graduated inheritance tax. Under the plan the entire estate would be taxed at once with an exemption of 10,000. surviving spouse gets 20,000. 3,000 per child. The proposal aims to simplify collection and save dollars.
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Boston
UIP
Special Commission On Taxation
Hollis Gott R
Arlington
Pratt Robinsons Welcome Son William Pratt Robinson Jr
Mr and Mrs Miles Pratt Robinson Jr announce the birth of their son at Emerson Hospital Concord on April 22. The child is named William Pratt Robinson Jr. The family resides at 8 Hillside Avenue.
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West
Concord
Miles Pratt Robinson, Jr
Evelyn L. Ramsay
Hillside Avenue
William Pratt Robinson
Emerson Hospital
Unemployment Claims Dip at Marlboro Office
Local office of the Massachusetts Division of Employment Security reports a decrease in total claims with 735 filed last week versus 895 prior.Continued claims fell to 586 from 751 two weeks earlier and initial claims declined to 139 from 144. The office made 46 placements, 53 openings remained, 24 applications were filed, and nine counseling interviews were conducted, one fewer than the prior week.
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Marlboro
Ofice of the Mass
Division of
William H. Finn
Local Man Named Notary Public in Massachusetts
Concord Harold F Brackett of 4 Pilgrim road has been annointed a notary public in Massachusetts. He was also named assistant evacuation officer for Arlington and serves as special officer and administrator of Ring Sanatorium in Arlington.
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Concord
Harold F. Brackett
Pilgrim Road
Massachusetts
Arlington
Ring
Concord DeMolay Meets With David LaBallister Presiding
Concord PeMolay Chapter holds next meeting at Masonic Temple with Master Councillor David LaBallister presiding. A Mothers Day service is planned for Sunday May 8 at 8 o clock at the temple, open to the public.
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Concord Demolay
Concord
Concord PeMolay Chapter
Masonic Temple
David LaBallister
Life-Saving Chest X-Ray Can Halt Tuberculosis
A health column urges free chest X-rays to detect pulmonary TB early before symptoms appear. Early detection with modern treatment offers a good chance of cure in months, reducing risk to self and others. The notice is sponsored by the local board of health, TB committee, and Middlesex Health Association.
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Board of Health
Tuberculosis Committee
Middlesex Health Association
Voigt Speaks at Laymen’s League Supper Session
Carlisle audience hears Charles R. Voigt Concord pharmacist share an illustrated talk about his trip to Mexico and the southern states. Fred Robbins presided as president, with supper committee members Karl Struss James Pateh and W David Foss assisting. program under Lyle Grant and Dr Mark Elliott.
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Carlisle
Fair Enough Letter Recalls Admission Fee at Osceola Fair
Osceola Nebraska. Albert Bye president of Polk County's received a letter with 50 cents enclosed. An unidentified writer said they gained admission to the fair long ago without paying.
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Osceola, Neb
Albert Bye
Polk County
Hans Krieks Lecture at deCordova May 6 at 8:30
Boston furniture designer Hans Krieks will lecture at the deCordova Museum on Friday May 6 at 8 30. He will discuss the evolution of contemporary design in furniture crafts and architecture with slides tied to the museum exhibit Built in U S A.
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Lincoln
Hans Krieks
deCordova Museum
Mr. Krieks
U.S.A
Contemporary Home, Inc
Boston
Amsterdam
de Stijl
New York
Miami
Interiors
New York Times
Chicago
Institute of Contemporary Art
Tariff Cuts Target Textiles With Deep Reductions
If present tariff smashing succeeds textiles face lower duties, with some rates slashed by as much as 67 percent where rates are already low.
Cast Well Three. Chie vers . present Angels" at the last Thursday
Local theater notes describe a cast including Lyda Alexander Martin Rover and designer Donna Whit for a production titled Angels at Sally Parke. The page mentions Paula Adams Hazard agrene and names George Rook and Belmont in the credits.
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Angels
Wood
Felix ' Cotal
Lyda Alexander
Martin Rover
Donna Whit
Sally
Parke
Dia Adams
Hazard
Larry’s
George Rook
Belmont
Quaker House Open House in Uxbridge May 7
The Quaker Meeting House Association will host an open house May 7 from 1 to 5 p m featuring five eighteenth century buildings three churches and three modern homes in Uxbridge to raise funds for the restoration of the 185 year old Friends Meeting House. The event includes Taft Tavern and the Sky High modern home with a sunken living room and gardens. Route 146 headquarters and notable sites like the Bazely estate of a former state official are highlighted.
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Quaker Meeting House Association
Uxbridge
New England
Friends Meeting House
George Washington
William A. L. Bazely
Society of Friends
Blackstone
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Lowell Man Unhurt After Car Hits Utility Pole
Acton-Center Lowell resident Clifford E. Pelland, 33 Main Street, escaped serious injury when his car left the road at 4:30 am Friday and struck a utility pole on Main Street near Brooks Street. The pole was knocked 14 feet. car demolished and towed. Patrolman Warren Birch investigated for Acton police.
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Acton
Clifford E. Pelland
Main Street
Lowell
Acton Center
Brooks Street
Pelland
Town Line
Route 2A
Warren Birch
Wilkins Family Welcomes Second Son Stephen Middleton Wilkins
Mr and Mrs Herbert P Wilkins of 15 Sudbury Road read announce the birth of a second son Stephen Middleton Wilkins on April 26 at the Richardson House Boston Grandparents are Mr and Mrs John L Middleton of Cambridge and Judge Raymond Wilkins of Annisquam a superior court justice.
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Concord
Herbert P. Wilkins
Sudbury Read
Stephen Middleton Wilkins
Richardson House
Boston
John L. Middleton
Cambridge
Raymond
Wilkins
Annisquam
Superior
Minnesota Population Estimate for 1955 Reported
Minnesota's 1955 population is estimated at 3,138,872 by the state registrar of vital statistics Dr. A. J. Chesley. The 1950 census placed the population at 2,982,483.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
State Registrar of Vital Statistics
A. J. Chesley
Eternal Daylight At Ellesmere Island Station
On Ellesmere Island’s alert station the sun stays up for 147 days and lacks sunrise for 145 days each year. This polar day and night pattern defines the long continuous daylight and extended darkness spans experienced there.
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Alert
Ellesmere Island
Acton I Foley Chronicle of Colonial Era Honorary Rio
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Acton Foley in Massachusetts during colonial times and an honorary Rio de Janeiro rate of some year. Details are unclear, but the text hints at a historical ceremony or recognition and a financial or exchange rate mention.
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Ezra Taft Benson
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Concord Red Cross
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Willow Rebekah Lodge
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Alpha Manter
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Hotel Bradford
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Textron
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Japan
U. S
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