National Interstate System Aims to Redefine U S Travel
The nation embarks on a vast peacetime highway program led by President Eisenhower. The plan, costing an estimated 51 billion dollars, will create a national network of inter state and defense highways spanning 48 states, with 41 thousand miles planned and dramatic safety and mobility goals.
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Robert FE. Jackson
New York
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
San Francisco
America
Congress
Commerce Department
Washington
Eisenhower
Fourth
O'Fallon
St. Louis
Mark Twain
I Pall
U.S
Ofen Road
Gide
Farm Labor Importation Under Attack in California
California labor leaders attack the importation of Japanese farm labor arguing it undermines American workers and wage levels. AFL leader Thomas Pitts says firms may use Japanese workers to pressure Mexico for more benefits, benefiting farmers by saving transport costs. Miller of the California Farm Labor Association denies plans to expand Japanese labor and rejects the idea of using Japanese workers as a negotiation weapon.
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Los Angeles
Ius
California
Thomas Pitts
AFL
Fitts
T. Pitts
Jack Miller
California Farm Labor Association
Ike Opposes Fish Duty Hike
President Eisenhower rejected raising the tariff on groundfish fillets imported mainly from Canada Iceland and Norway citing no sound step to aid the domestic fish industry He favored expanding free trade with friendly nations and warned against barriers unless essential and beneficial amid Cold War concerns.
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Augusta
INS
Eisenhower
Canada
Iceland
Norway
S. Tariff Commission
Aes Eisenhower
U.S
Elevator Santa arrives by hotel elevator at El Cortez
In San Diego, tradition shifts as Santa Claus descends from the 14th floor via the El Cortez hotel’s outer glass elevator. He then reaches the crowd of waiting youngsters at street level, marking a new start to the Christmas season.
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San Diego
Calif
Santa Claus
Santa
el Cortez
Skeleton scare at Long Beach office collapse prowl
Dr. Herbert H. Schroeder found a burglar in his office lobby. A skeleton hung from a light fixture and the offices were ransacked though most items remained. A note signed B.S. claimed the prowler jumped when the skeleton appeared and thanked for the candy from the receptionist.
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Long Beach
Ins
Herbert H. Schroeder
B.S
Prowler
Parade Observers From Brazil Visit Milwaukee Parade
Six traffic policemen from Sao Paulo Brazil observed Milwaukee’s Christmas parade to study how local police handle traffic issues. The group attended classes at the police training school for a week.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Milwaukee
Police Training School
Jet speed blamed for wing sublimation at MIT talk
MIT engineers Thomas K. Sherwood and Norman F. Cooke warned at a Boston AICHE convention that heat from jet and rocket aircraft can cause leading-edge metal loss through sublimation. They stressed the need to estimate sublimation hazards for aircraft and future satellites and to compute sublimation rates of motors.
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Boston
Ins
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers
Thomas K. Sherwood
Norman F. Cooke
M.lt
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
U.S. Cuts Safe Radiation Level For Atomic Workers
The government proposes cutting occupational radiation exposure by two thirds, limiting average yearly exposure to 5 roentgens and lifetime exposure to about 260 roentgens by age 70. The rule, aimed at genetic protection, balances safety with industrial needs and preserves career opportunity for workers in the atomic industry.
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Washington
Taylor
Radiological exposure limits discussed at review
A 1956 report notes no one should receive more than 0.15 R in a year and an average exposure cap of five R per year during employment. Taylor addresses limits for workers handling radiation, estimating about 500000 people or about one third of a percent of the population in the country.
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Taylor
Tree In Water Fire Hazard Warning From Michigan Experts
EAST LANSING Mich forest management experts at Michigan State University recommend keeping the butt of the tree in water while in the house. Refill the container daily as the tree absorbs it to prevent dryness that may cause a fire hazard and slow needle drop.
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East Lansing
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Forest Management
Michigan
University
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