Mohawk Airlines Hires Nation's First Black Stewardess
Ruth Taylor, 25 year old nurse from Boston, becomes the nation’s first Negro airline stewardess. Mohawk Airlines hires her for Northern routes and she begins work January 13 after filing a SCAD complaint over a TWA job denial.
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New York
Ruth Taylor
Charles Abrams
State Commission Against Discrimination
Miss Taylor
Mohawk Airlines
Boston
Trumansburg
N.Y
Central High School
Bellevue School of Nursing
SCAD
Trans World Airlines
Ike in a tough Christmas as pressures mount at home and abroad
Eisenhower faces a crowded agenda with rising costs and inflation pressures. Defense spending must rise while tax cuts dwindle, foreign policy in the Middle East is unsettled, and Congress looms with a critical 1958 session ahead.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Middle East
Russia
Paris
Kremlin
Esenhower
Unclear Hiring Hint Cited as Intangible Factors
A brief note references a candidate not being hired due to intangible factors that must be considered. The exact context and entities are not fully provided in the fragment.
Radio and TV Schedules Across Decatur Markets
A sprawling listing of radio and television programming across Decatur area stations and channels. Timed segments feature News in Brief, Tops N Pops, Morning Shows, and evening lineups with cartoons, sports, and religious programs.
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Decatur
Milady
Tersdas
Frankie Starr
GOBLINS HIGHEST PEACETIME MEDAL FOR RESCUE
Navy and Marine Corps Medal awarded to Lawrence S. Beckhaus of Woonsocket for rescuing Seaman George D. Schack from 60 foot Atlantic waves aboard the Salamonte off Spain on December 12. Medal presented to his fiancée and parents by Rear Adm. Daniel.
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Newport
Lawrence S. Beckhaus
Woonsocket
Navy
Atlantic
Beckhaus
Marine Corps
Spain
George D
India’s industrial growth over a decade noted
India’s industrial production has risen 60 percent in ten years. A salt mine under Wesliczka, Poland, reportedly houses a post office far below the surface.
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India
Wesliczka
Poland
Teenage rocketmen fire successful first missile
Three Weber High School students in Ogden Utah aged 17 conducted a weekend rocket test. The two inch heavy steel rocket rose 3600 feet at 338 mph before returning mangled near the secret launch site.
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Ogden
Utah
Johnny Stoddard
Steve Mercer
Bruce Herrick
Weber High School
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Decatur Transit
HERTZ
Decatur Transfer & Storage
Allied van Lines, Inc
New Zealand
Jean Simmons
Paul Newman
James A. Michener
Bowline Theatre
Ike
By James Marlow
Associated Press News
Studebaker-Packard
America
Scotsman
Hawks
Packards
Todey
Arband
Pryor Motor CO
1St Ave
Johnston St
Bert Utre
Carsica
Totel
Geta
Mixmaster Jr
Buschs
Payments Stert
Decatur Daily
Wmse-Am
Frank Singiser
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Atlas Sports
Gabriel Heatter
John Wingate
Westbrook van Voorhis
Mutual Mysteries
Night Castle
WMSL
Central Methodist
Josh
Wmsl-Tv
Doug Edwards
Burns and Allen
Lawrence Welk
Howard Miller
Phil Silvers
Foreign Legion
Wbhrc-Tv
Douglas Edwards
Danny Thomas
CBS News
Garry Moore
Arthur Godfrey
Eve Arden
Martin Kane
State Trooper
WABT
Everett Holle
Educational Network
Mesa
U. N. Im
Dr. Wm. Rose
Margaret Hires
Goblins
State of the Union
Strave
Secrec
Noell Marble
Weber High
E. Rich
Green
Illus
Kredit Jewelers
Opticians
H. Leon Reeves
Namie Grocery
Richelieu
Hicken
Florida
Calif
Pascal Celery
M&m Candy
APPLE
USDA
Zeigler
Stewart
Swanson
Turkey
Heinz Kosher Diil
Dolly Madison
Heinz
Shineckers
Stat Coffet
Sth Avenue S.W
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