Canada’s St Laurent Sub Chaser First of New Destroyer Escorts
The 2,600 ton St Laurent, first of 14 new destroyer escorts, may receive guided missiles later and already carries a homing torpedo. Navy officials hailed it as the most up to date anti submarine vessel, with a rounded hull and a command room behind the bridge enabling the captain to operate from a below deck station. The ship is designed to withstand atomic or chemical attack and can be hosed down without crew on deck.
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St Laurent
St. Lawrence
Canadian Vickera Ltd
J. G. Knowlton
Naval Technical Services
St. Laurent
Weekly Bible Comment on Christian homes and influence
The article argues that America's life is shaped by men raised in Christian homes. It cites Lydia and the jailer from Acts and presents Jesus with Mary and Joseph as examples of the home as a prime influence. It urges a return to a truly Christian concept of living in families today.
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America
Lydia
Paul
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Mary
Joseph
Woeful Shortage of Engineers Sparks Million Dollar Survey
Dean S C Hollister of Cornell University proposes a million dollar survey at the Engineers Council for Professional Development to relieve a woeful shortage of engineers. He notes only 17 percent of eighteen year olds have professional qualifications and about a quarter enter engineering. The lack threatens to slow the expanding economy.
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S. C. Hollister
Cornell University
Engineers Council For Professional Development
Dean Hollister
Dia Dodgers Face Padres in December Solstice Showdown
Greece May Dia reports Dodgers meet Padres in December for a Solstice showdown with a $10 million stake. First to 3166 points unclear.
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Greece
Dia
Dodgers
Padres
Alcodial device aids campaign against alcoholism
Toronto researchers Dr. Gordon Bell and Dr. J K W Ferguson unveiled the Alcodial, a wheel chart that estimates a drinker's potential danger based on drinks, body weight, and time. Ontario police ordered twenty units, hoping to test truthfulness of drivers' statements and educate social drinkers on safer habits.
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Gordon Bell
Bell Clinic
Toronto
Alcohial
Bell
J. K. W. Ferguson
Connaught Laboratories
Ontario
Drs. Bell and
Ferguson
Dr. Bell
Quick Canadian Quiz
A CBC style trivia item asks which province has the smallest farmland area, which Canadian cities may host only CBC television stations, whether Canadians pay more tax or personal savings, how often a Canadian telephone is used daily, and whether the current year will see higher customs and excise duties on foreign goods or sales and excise taxes on Canadian goods.
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Canada
CBC
Quick Canadian Facts snapshot on taxes and savings
Answers to Quick Quiz. Taxes on Canaggan-made goods amount to 830 million dollars while imports total 645 million. Annual tax payments run about six times the total of all personal savings. Locations listed include Montreal Toronto Vancouver Winnipeg Ottawa Halifax and Newfoundland. Material prepared by editors of Quick Canadian Facts pocket annual of facts about Canada.
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Newfoundland
Montreal
Toronto
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Ottawa
Halifax
Quick Canadian Facts
Canada
Can a Boxer Beat a Wrestler In Exhibition Debate
A 50 50 split exists on whether a boxer can defeat a wrestler in a hypothetical match. Historical note recalls Billy Papke versus Farmer Burns where Burns quickly dominated Papke, suggesting a wrestler can overpower a boxer if the boxer cannot daze the wrestler first.
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National Magazine
Rocky Marciano
Lou Thess
Billy Papke
Farmer Burns
Burns
Papke
Should you rub a charley horse
The advisory warns against vigorous rubbing in the first 24 hours after a charley horse injury. A flat hand massage may be used if ice is unavailable, and light massage can begin after 24 hours to relieve tissue congestion and bleeding.
Weekly Crossword Puzzle State Banner
Horizontal clues span a themed state banner grid with multiple entries from 1 across to 54 across and 1 down to 54 down. Answers include common crossword terms such as Eludes Stir and Aby, with references to state symbols and classical words. The puzzle combines geography language and classic crossword diction in a single weekly feature.
Try and Stop Me Comic Parody and Odd Juxtapositions
A Bennett Cerf humor piece features a fictitious Snowpy party seeking atomic sub details from Navy officials. The satire shifts to light anecdotes about Joe King on a bus, a man praising a new cocker puppy, and a brewing company meeting where chairs reveal cash to illustrate entrepreneurial hustle.
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Joe King
Goodkind
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