Perils of Suburban Living and DIY Dangers
In New York a columnist mocks suburbanites who chase homes on the city outskirts. He cites a 1954 insurance study showing 600000 injuries from do it yourself repairs and power tools, from carpentry to roofing, while noting city living offers maintenance via the insurer. The piece ends with a jab at Ronald Halfacre who was injured by a power lawnmower.
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New York
Davy Oordeketts
Trontier
Davy Crockett
Davy Crocketts
Ronald Halfacre
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Agreement Aims to End Louisville & Nashville Rail Strike
Washington reports an agreement reached to end the 57 day Louisville and Nashville Railroad strike. A 6 am Wednesday deadline is set for settlement, with union and management in separate rooms as mediators move documents toward binding arbitration of unsettled issues.
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Washington
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Suburban Ponderings on Courage and Home Comfort
A reflective piece questions what makes a house a home in the suburbs beyond material comforts. It toys with the idea that real friends, old courage, and a hint of frontier bravado define neighborhood belonging, contrasting city fears with suburban bravura.
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Davy Crockett Spit
Farmer Chief Urges Trade for Wage Support
President James G. Patton of the National Farmers Union told a Senate sub committee that farm groups should back a $1.25 minimum wage in exchange for labor aid in enacting high rigid farm price supports. He backed extending the law to 64 million more people and said labor helped pass a bill to repeal flexible price props in favor of a mandatory parity system. He labeled Eisenhower's 90 cent proposal as unrealistic.
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Washington
James G. Patton
National Farmers Union
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Eisenhower
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No Play Money Fallout Shocks Charlotte Police
Police recovered proceeds of a social after a neighborhood group treasurer misplaced the funds. The money was found stuffed in a baby's diaper during a routine check, prompting a shakedown to retrieve the cash.
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Charlotte
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Noisy Welcome in Bardstown Triggers Alarm and Siren
A visitor rattled a hardware store door in Bardstown and set off the burglar alarm. Polite onlookers and spectators rushed to the scene as the town’s fire siren wailed. Officials later explained the alarm was accidental and the siren timing was coincidental.
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