Unseasonable Cold May Have Boosted Alabama Flu Rate
Unseasonably cold weather in April may have contributed to 1,048 influenza cases in Alabama for that month. The State Health Department reported April totals rising from March and 1955 comparisons, with Clarke County leading at 542 cases followed by Pickens 96 and Pike 80 among others.
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Montgomery
Alabama
State Health Department
Clarke County
Pickens County
Pike
Chilton
Hale
Jefferson
Average 150-pound adult eats about 1531 pounds per year
The article states that a person weighing 150 pounds consumes roughly 1531 pounds of food annually, highlighting overall dietary intake patterns.
Fresh start in steel contract talks aims to avert strike
In New York on June 16, steel management and United Steelworkers hold a lengthy session with S Steel Bethlehem and Republic to break a stalemate. Both sides showed cautious optimism as a Sunday meeting was planned to explore options before a possible 650,000-man strike at month end.
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New York
United Steelworkers of America
S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
Eisenhower Laughs Off Race Question During Recovery
President Eisenhower, in his second week of convalescence at Walter Reed Army Hospital, laughed off a query about remaining in the presidential race. He enjoyed four ounces of cream of wheat and received a cartoon from Rochester golfers including Hogan and Snead, then planned to watch part of the National Open on TV.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Rochester
N. Y
Ben Hogan
Carey Middlecoff
Byron Nelson
Sam Snead
E. R. Messner
Times-Union
Ike
Big Three propose five year wage and benefits package
The talks outlined a five year contract with annual wage increases, layoff pay, and Sunday premium pay. The union estimated overall value at 65 cents per hour over five years and 1.723 cents the first year, while David J. McDonald criticized fringe benefits as insufficient and delayed, calling the plan too little too late.
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David J. McDonald
Picayune
Mexico's film industry bets big on 1956 expansion
Mexico remains the world’s leading Spanish language film producer and foresees 1956 as a boom year with over 100 feature films and 200 shorts planned. Companies aim for widescreen and color, supported by a growing foreign market and the return of production costs to $80,000–$160,000 per picture. Cantinflas Tin Tan Maria Felix Dolores Del Rio Silvia Pinal are highlighted stars.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Argentina
United States
Cantinflas
South America
Tin Tan
Maria ‘Felix
Dolores del Rio
Dolores
Silvia Pinal
Steel firms stand firm on five year deal in pay talks
John A. Stephens of U.S. Steel said the industry would not budge from a five year contract or add to the cost of the proposed package. The union sought higher direct pay, a 52 week layoff pay, double pay for Sundays and time and a half for Saturdays along with a union borne insurance program. Present average pay in the industry is $2.46 per hour.
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John A. Stephens
U.S. Steel
Early Weekend Traffic Deaths Reported
Alabama reported two early weekend traffic fatalities with additional injuries. A.2.C. Harry Admond Morris, 22, of Eglin Air Force Base Florida, died in a car truck collision on U.S. Highway 31 near Evergreen. Fred Funston Phillips Jr., 15, of Siluria, died in a wreck on the Montevallo Bessemer Highway Friday. Jackie Northcutt, 16, of Siluria, was critically injured.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Harry Admond Morris
Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
U.S. Highway 31
Evergreen
Fred Funston Phillips Jr
Siluria
Montevallo-Bessemer
Jackie Northcutt
Phillips
Shelly County
L. C
H. Homer Bickerstaff
Butte Mother Saves 15 Babies in Local Lab Rescue
Butte Mont mother of five Pauline Cain is credited with saving the lives of 15 babies with a blood disorder through actions at a laboratory. Details are incomplete in the fragment but describe her life-saving role and the medical effort involved.
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Miss Greet Hofmans
Holland
Juliana
der Spiegel
Miss Hofmans
Maria Cristina
Beatrix
Prince Bernhard
Oe Aa
Butte
Mont
Pauline Cain
Asao
Technici
Butte Hospital Aids Rh Incompatibility Babies
A physician credited Mrs. Cain with saving 15 infants with Rh incompatibility by donating Type O negative blood. The donor, described as a local resident, helped babies live and grow at a Butte hospital.
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Butte
Ohio Parent Teacher Society Membership Total Revealed
A report states there are 657,829 members in Ohio's Parent Teacher associations, reflecting broad school community involvement and ongoing organized support for public education.
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Ohio
The Field Observation of Gull Helpers
Gerry and Owen discuss Joe Paset and a worm theory as a man plows a field. Inland gulls follow him, catching worms from the furrows. The next morning the gulls return to await his plowing.
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Gerry
Owen
Joe Paset
Origin of Tennessee Name Ties to Tanasi Village
The name Tennessee derives from the Cherokee village Tanasi, revealing the roots of the state’s name in Native American heritage and geography.
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Tennessee
Tanasi
First U S Census of 1790 Counts 3 929 214 People
The initial United States Census completed in 1790 recorded a population of 3 929 214. It marked the young nation's first systematic attempt to count its residents.
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U.S
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