Scouts to Aid Ballot Drive Endorsed by Freedoms Foundation
In Los Angeles a large plan to boost voter turnout for the November election is endorsed by Freedoms Foundation. Boy Scouts will distribute Liberty Bells on about 30 million front doorknobs on Nov 1 and ask households to light porch lamps if they intend to vote. Kenneth D Wells announced the plan at a meeting of business and civic leaders.
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Los Angeles
Boy Scouts of America
Freedoms Foundation
Kenneth D. Wells
The
Wells
United States
Forgotten Grad Receives Solo Commencement Ceremony
James Walker waited as his name was not called at the University of Portland graduation. He left in disappointment, but officials later found his name was accidentally dropped. A special ceremony was held for him with the entire faculty in caps and gowns, his mother in attendance.
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Portland
Ore
James Walker
University of Portland
Walker
Rose A. Nyberg
Bennett to be sent home from Korea on rotation
Warrant Officer Bennett will depart Korea with the 116th engineer combat battalion on rotation to the United States. He previously served in World War II, joined the Army in 1943, and earned the Korean Service Ribbon with two campaign stars. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Bennett of Hartselle and is married to Trannie Bennett.
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Bervel V. Bennett
Trannie
Rock Street
Hartselle
116Th Engineer Combat Battalion
Korea
U. S
E. H. Bennett
Bethel Street
Bennett
116Th
1343D Engineer Combat Battalion
Alabama National Guard
U. S. Army
Corps of Engineers
American Society of Safety Engineers
Shriners
Renegar
Alice
Patricia A
Neva E
Johnston Street
Decatur
Anschutz
Chemstrand
Marcus Hook
Pennsylvania
American Viscose Corporation
Selenium Based Light Sensor Fuels Mechanical Eyes
The element selenium, whose conductivity varies with light, forms the basis for the development of mechanical eyes. Researchers explain how light exposure alters current in selenium to simulate vision in early optical devices and sensors.
Appointment Of Two Plant Officials Announced
F William Koster Acrilan plant manager for The Chemstrand Corporation announced the appointment of David R Renegar as plant safety engineer and Harry E Anschutz Jr as Acrilan spinning supervisor. Chemstrand is building its administrative headquarters research center and Acrilan plant west of here and nylon filament yarn plant near Pensacola Florida.
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F. William Koster
Chemstrand Corporation
David R. Renegar
Harry E. Anschutz Jr
Chemstrand
Here
Pensacola
Florida
Renegar
Tennessee Valley Authority
Sheffield
Alabama
Hocking Industries
Clark Island
Maine
George H. Flinn Corporation
New York City
Woman Slain In Courtroom In Miami Beach
In Miami Beach a former New York taxi driver, David Brecher, shot and killed his 36 year old ex-wife Ann in a courtroom after a peace bond was issued. Brecher surrendered after firing and told authorities he had sought reconciliation but faulted her for not agreeing.
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Miami Beach
New York
David Brecher
Justice of the Peace
Kenneth Oka
Oka
Ann
Brecher
Exile Of Chief Who Wed White Woman Provokes Tribal Protest
Bechuanaland police detained 38 natives and sealed Serowe to curb violence in the drive to return exiled Bamangwato chief Seretse Khama. Two delegation members who toured London to protest banishment were among the arrests as three native policemen died and 12 were wounded during a government ban enforcement.
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Capetown
South Africa
Bechuanaland
Serowe
South African
Seretse Khama
London
Bamangwato
Armored Truck Strike Triggers Police Cash Escort
New York police, about 600 drivers and guards from AFL Teamsters, were deployed to guard millions in cash deliveries after four armored car firms went on strike for higher wages. Police Commissioner Monaghan ordered concentrated protection in business districts as cash shipments were disrupted.
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New York
George P. Monaghan
AFL International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Chiropractor Convicted for Not Filing Federal Taxes
Dr. Victor L. Meyers, 56, of Alexandria, was convicted in federal court for failing to file income tax returns on $28 840 for 1948 to 1950. He testified he believed Virginia residents were not subject to federal taxes after moving there in 1921.
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Alexandria
Virginia
Victor L. Meyers
Federal District Court
Orphan to graduate summa cum laude from Suffolk University
Nicholas James Perella 24, an orphan and son of Italian immigrants, who never earned an A in four years as a cook's helper, will graduate summa cum laude next Tuesday from Suffolk University.
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Boston
Nicholas James Perella
Suffolk University
Cotton Still Dominates Deep South Agriculture
Despite broader farming diversification, cotton remains the leading crop in the deep South United States with farmers expanding other enterprises but retaining cotton as the core staple.
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The
United States
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