Veterans Administration Hospital Care For World War I Veterans
The Veterans Administration operates 173 hospitals serving over 500000 veterans annually with about 125000 beds. It uses a priority list for admission, giving immediate care to disabled wartime veterans and those needing emergency care, with others placed on waiting lists if beds are unavailable. Veterans must file an application, provide financial information, and receive comprehensive medical and surgical care once admitted.
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Veterans Administration
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Stage Creator Brings Meticulous Art To Screen
Hollywood AP profile of Jerome Robbins evolving from stage to film with West Side Story. Robbins co directs with Robert Wise after years shaping ballet and theater, explaining his push for character depth and home study to realize the modern musical. He recalls planning since 1947 and the initial failed attempt with Bernstein and Laurents.
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Robbins
Hollywood
Robert Wise
Living Theater
MH30 Dispute May Boil Over At Meeting
At the Flue-Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization Corp annual stockholders meeting growers from five states NC SC FL GA VA will discuss MH 30 leaf processing. Opponents urge discontinuation due to leaf quality concerns while supporters cite labor savings and proper use. Featured are reports by President Carl Hicks and GM Lloyd Weeks and an address by M E Harrington of Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co.
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Raleigh
Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization Corp
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Georgia
Virginia
James P. Stevens
Horry County
S.C
Carl T. Hicks
Walstonburg
Lloyd T. Weeks
M. E. Harrington
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
Red China to Open first broadcasting university in Canton
Wen Wei Po reports China will open a broadcasting and TV university in Canton early next month with Canton's Mayor Chu Kwang serving as president.
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Munist
Wen Wei Po
Red China
Broadcasting and TV
Canton
Chu Kwang
Silent Biographer Desk Drawer Portraits a Life
A New York AP essay uses a desk drawer to trace a man’s life from age 25 to 65, with items revealing hopes, loves, vices, finances, and work pressures. Through pills, letters, photos, and mementos, the drawer chronicles the evolution of personal and professional drama over decades.
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New York
High Point Enterprise
Wed
Crash Crew Frees Wrestler From Theater Seat
A 754 pound wrestler named Happy Humphrey was freed from a theater seat in New Orleans after a crash truck crew worked 20 minutes to remove the chair. W. J. Cobb of Macon Georgia said he was stuck about 15 minutes before help arrived as Raoul Roques and Howard Dey Jr. used crowbars to rip out two seats.
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New Orleans
W. J. Cobb
Macon
Happy Humphrey
Raoul Roques
Howard Dey, Jr
Crowlbars
Cobb
Drown Proofing Earns Wide Attention for Water Safety
Reader's Digest highlights a new water survival method called Drown proofing described as preventing death in the water. The technique, suitable for anyone over four, is presented with simple diagrams and has already been learned by about 20,000 people.
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U.S
Reader's Digest
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