Germans Trial Traffic Kindergarten To Cut Auto Accidents
In West Berlin a model Kinderverkehrsgarten trains young cyclists and potential drivers with miniature streets, lights, and signs. Children under nine may not ride. the setup aims to improve German driving by early safety education amid scarce cars and high accident rates.
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Berlin
Germany
West Berlin
Friedrich Froebel
Kinder-Verkehrsgarten
Kinderverkehrsgarten
West
England
United States
Parents Benefit Indirectly From Polio Vaccine Plan
Polio experts say Salk shots may protect unvaccinated parents and reduce silent carriers within families. Jonas E. Salk and David Bodian spoke at the AMA meeting while Dr. Leonard Scheele urged rapid, widespread vaccine use during epidemics.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Chicago
Jonas E. Salk
University of Pittsburgh
David Bodian
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
The
American Medical Assn
Leonard
Scheele
U.S. Public Health Service
Fertilizer Boosts Growth For Warm Season Lawns
Kansas State extension landscaper Charles Parks says nitrogen based fertilizer boosts established warm season grasses such as Meyer Zoysia U-3 Bermuda. Apply one pound actual nitrogen per 1000 sq ft, with 10-20 fertilizer or 23 percent ammonium nitrate options. Water heavily after application.
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Charles Parks
K-State
Parks
Meyer Zoysia
Bermuda
Kansas
Sixteen Pounds of Candy Is About Average
Washington reports average candy consumption in 1955 at 16.6 pounds per person as the confectionery industry produced 2.724 billion pounds and set a dollar sales record of 1.031 million. Father’s Day ad promotes Zenith TV set for fringe reception at 199.95 from Don’s Service.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Zenith
Don
Aluminum for Survival Foil Wins Air Force Praise
Captain Joseph Garner, an aeronautical engineer, won commendation from the Air Force Special Weapons Center at Kirtland AFB for his use of kitchen aluminum foil in survival kits. Pilots there carry sheets of foil for cooking utensils and as emergency signaling reflectors for downed pilots.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Joseph Garner
Air Force Special Weapons Center
Kirt
Land Afb
Garner
Ready for Practice Theft at Greenwood Youth Center
A thief stole exercise weight lifts from the Greenwood Youth Center, giving the culprit ample practice opportunities in lifting.
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Boston
Greenwood Youth Center
Polish Youth Dives to Freedom Seeks Asylum in England
London reports say 28 year old Polish archer Romauld Kazimierczyk leaped from a Windsor match through a washroom window to escape Communist guards. He fled to London where anti Communist Polish refugees aided him and he was reunited with his mother, Mrs. Marie Kazimierczyk, who escaped Russia in 1942.
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London
England
Romauld Kazimierczyk
Windsor
Kazimierczyk
Joe
Marie Kazimierczyk
Bruce Gabriel License Revoked After Learner Permit Violation
Bruce Gabriel, 17, had his driving license revoked in Readington New Jersey after police reported he drove 70 mph on a learner's permit without a licensed adult in the car. The court suspended issuance of his license for three months.
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Readington
Bruce Gabriel
Heavy Eaters Parakeet Study Reveals Human Diet Facts
In Rochester a pet bird institute reports parakeets eat about 100 times their weight yearly while humans average about 1,300 pounds of food each year. The study notes a bird that ate like a man would starve.
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Rochester
Pet Bird
Evry
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