Industry faces slow demand amid tight consumer spending
A survey shows inflation and employment cutbacks dampening buying, with Jan retail sales up slightly on year end dividends. Sectors hit include aircraft autos construction electrical manufacturing steel coal copper aluminum and lumber, while oil export markets shrink. Unfilled orders fall from 64 to 51 billion, robots remain idle.
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John P. Coleman
General Aniline & Film Co
Ansco
Midwest
Plains
Maindory
Commerce Department
Mind Powers Prophecies Free Book From Los Angeles
A strange figure known as The Voice of Two Worlds offers free a 64 page booklet on methods said to unlock latent powers and foretell 1958 changes. The notice claims Tibet lore and mental physics reveal extraordinary abilities, with no payment required.
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Los Angeles
Egg
Palestine
A Ates
Pher
Tibet
Land of
Institute of Mentalphysics
South
Hobart Blvd
Calif
Opposition to Blue Ridge Parkway Toll Grows
Raleigh protest against Interior Department tolls on the Blue Ridge Parkway widens as a NC Highway Commission resolution denounces the plan. The board cites more than 2 million dollars already spent on rights of way and warns tolls will hinder use and require costly policing. Rep. Shuford says NC delegation will meet with Seaton mid March to press opposition.
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Raleigh
Blue Ridge Parkway
U.S. Department of Interior
Secretary of the Interior
Seaton
North Carolina
Blue Ridge Parkway Assas Board of Directors
Roanoke
Washington
Shuford
Hodges
Asheville
N.C
Chamber of Commerce
Parkway Association
The
Highway Commission
National Park Service
States
Educators Urged to Improve Teacher Preparation Nationwide
Paul Woodring, an education consultant, told a Chicago conference that many top colleges fail to produce enough teachers for elementary and secondary schools. He urged all higher education institutions to share responsibility and criticized liberal arts colleges for prioritizing prestigious alumni and high salaries over outstanding teachers.
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United States
Paul Woodring
New York
Fund For the Advancement of Education
Woodring
National Conference On Higher Education
Ousted Lanier teacher appeals after forced resignation
veteran Lanier County fourth grade teacher Mrs A B Baskin vows to appeal to the State Board of Education after the Lanier County Board of Education unanimously accepted her resignation claimed under pressure over directing a white pupil to ride a Negro bus. She states officials pressured her to resign or face firing. Baskin, 65 on March 20, will receive a pension.
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Lakeland
South Georgia
State Board of Education
Lanier County
Baskin
Threatte
Flag Day Observed as Holiday in Pennsylvania
Flag Day on June 14 is observed as a legal holiday in Pennsylvania, with state offices closed and ceremonies held to honor the national flag.
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Pennsylvania
Dallas Mayor Faces Slander Suit Over Gas Charge
Dewey E. Hollis acquitted on gas theft, plans slander suit against Dallas Mayor A. J. Maxwell who accused him. Hollis fired after Maxwell and Paul Morrow claimed spotting theft. Hollis says gas price war and firing motive, while Maxwell and Morrow testified. Hollis previously Mount Holly officer, now plans legal action.
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Gastonia
N.C
Dewey E. Hollis
Dallas
A. J. Maxwell
Hollis
Maxwell
Paul Morrow
Dallas Recorder's Court
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