Imbalance in Meat Prices Is Analyzed
Washington dispatch reports that housewives lament high meat prices while farmers receive less for cattle. Analysts cite marketing margins and lagged price adjustments as causes of price instability from 1952 to 1955, with margins widening in 1955. Agriculture specialists study margins, costs, and services amid a 4 percent farm employment rise in late February.
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Washington
INS
U.S
Agriculture Department
Subway Bank Opens Under City Streets at Bowery
New York subway savings bank unit in Bowery draws 74 744 deposits worth 1 822 000 in 20 weeks with 1504 new accounts 486 000 and 1368 withdrawals 119 000 2 teller unit operates daily 8am to 6 40pm amid busy platforms near 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Bank head predicts more inside subway units as hours extend.
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B.D
New York
O. Henry
Baghdad - On - the- Subway
Pew
Bowery Savings Bank
United States
42Nd Street
Queens
Lexington Avenue
Manhattan
Ed Goat
Bowery Savings
Goat
Joe Ambrose
Joan Smith
Marilyn Monroe Undergoes Tonsil Surgery at Mercy Hospital
Toledo report notes seven year old Marilyn Monroe had her tonsils removed at Mercy hospital. The event is described in a brief health notices style.
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Toledo
Marilyn Monroe
Mercy Hospital
Outside Jobs Rule Firemen and Teachers Across Cities
A United Press survey shows tens of thousands of civil servants including teachers and firefighters hold outside jobs. In New York 11,600 firemen, bartenders, waiters, chiropractors and others supplement income. Cities vary on rules, with Boston, Detroit, New York and St. Louis banning police outside work, while Chicago and Denver permit it.
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New York
Ila
Chicago
Denver
Miami
Greyhound
NEW York Fire Department
Bse
America
United Press Bureaus
Boston
Detroit
St. Louis
Dallas
Edward F. Cavanaghan
Iodine on Open Cuts Is Scorned by Doctor
New York report on an American College of Surgeons editorial criticizing common minor wound care. Dr. Carleton Mathewson Jr argues for thorough cleaning with soap and water and a wide surrounding area. He condemns antiseptics that may harm tissue and urges public instruction on proper minor wound treatment.
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New York
American College of Surgeons
Carleton Mathewson Jr
San Francisco
Juvenile Arrests Rise in Oklahoma in 1935
In 1935 Oklahoma saw 5 614 juvenile arrests, about 10 percent higher than the prior year, while adult arrests fell to 95 428, down roughly 12 percent. Buck Cook, state commissioner of charities and corrections, noted the shift as youths were taken into custody more often than adults.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Buck Cook
Commissioner of Charities and Corrections
French executives tour U.S. finds relaxed yet efficient workers
Jacques Michette leads a 12 member French industrial group touring 25 American plants in New York New England Ohio and Washington. He describes Americans as proud upright and casual about appearance while noting a high overall efficiency and a calm pace contrasting Europe. The trip is funded independently and supported by ICA, a U.S. government agency.
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New York
Jacques Michette
America
Michotte
Paris
M. Michotte
Electric Cable
New England
Ohio
Washington, D
Reach
Europe
M. Michelte
Ste. Electro-Cable
Heas
M. Michette
International Cooperation Administration
U.S
Real estate agent reports disappearances after singing in cellar
Greenwich Connecticut real estate agent Baldwin Hynsel said buyers vanished after hearing singing from a hospital laundry worker in the cellar of an empty house. Police learned the worker enjoyed singing but could not practice at the hospital and used the cellar for comfort.
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Greenwich, Conn, JP
Baldwin Hynsel
Greenwich Hospital
California Clashes Over Feather River Project and Water Bill
Sacramento discusses the Feather River Project and a single water department as conflicts erupt in the Assembly and Senate. Gov Knight seeks 5.1 million for dam sites but delays San Luis until July 1957 or joint state federal plans. Three factions push for different funding and control, leaving a settled plan uncertain by week’s end.
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Sacramento
jAssembly
Senate
Feather River Project
Gemiwin J. Knight
Croville Dam
San Luis
Knight
California
Southland
FRP
Proposa
Assembly
Lokt Byiste
Plan would nearly triple California irrigated land
The California water resources board previewed a plan to raise irrigated acreage from 7.3 million to over 18 million acres, not counting Colorado Desert lands linking to the Colorado River. Current irrigation uses 90 percent of water for farming, projected to drop to about 68 percent as development unfolds. Water demand could rise from 19 million to over 41 million acre feet per season with full development, a process spanning centuries in staged implementation.
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California
State Water Resources Board
Colorado Desert
Colorado
Oakland Library Play Tomorrow in Three Act Comedy
The Library Players present Love's the Best Doctor a short three act comedy by Mo sliere tomorrow at 8 30 pm in the Oakland Public Library auditorium 125 Fourteenth Street admission is free and the public is invited to meet the cast and director after the performance.
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Mosliere
Library Players
Oakland Public Library
Fourteenth Street
Uost
Judge uses phone to speed up summoning jury
In Dearborn Michigan Judge George T Martin employed a telephone system to summon a 10-person jury within 99 minutes requiring 50 calls. The method, used to combat delaying tactics by a defendant, is claimed permissible under state law.
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Dearborn
Mich
Ti — Municipel
George T. Martin
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