English Peers Protest Scotch Measures In Lords Debates
Noble peers in the House of Lords denounced a new weights and measures bill saying it leaves English customers short of scotch whiskey compared with Scots. Lord Dundee warned a London double scotch would yield only two thirds of a gill after the law takes effect.
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Anthony White
London
House of Lords
Scotland
Lord Dundee
Dundee
Lord Morrison
Lambeth
Lord Alexander of
Hillsborough
Glasgow
Sports-minded Americans boost 1959 sporting goods spending
Americans plan 11.3 percent higher spending on sporting goods and equipment this year. Manufacturers, noting the trend, are shifting advertising dollars to newspapers, increasing ad expenditure 39.7 percent in 1959 over 1958.
Pony With Run Of House Laughs At Neighbors
In Clearwater Florida a Shetland pony named Copper Masterpiece owned by Dr. Robert S Darrow was allowed to stay at his five bedroom home. Neighbors sought a temporary injunction over a deeds violation, but Judge Jack F White ruled the pony would not cause irreparable damage until trial.
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Clearwater, Fla
Robert S. Darrow
Darrow
Jack F. White
Eichmann Admits Killing Jews in Memoirs
Adolf Eichmann freely admits involvement in the mass murder of Jews in his memoirs for Life magazine. He describes Minsk executions and the Auschwitz tour under Rudolf Hoess, while insisting he was not anti Semitic, portraying himself as a mere cog who carried out orders.
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New York
Adolf Otto Eichmann
Third Reich
Life Magazine
Eichmann
Auschwitz
Rudolf Hoess
Hoess
Cus
Life
Genghis Khan
Tamerlane
Argentina
Wilhelm Sassen
Buenos Aires
Adolf Hitler
Woman of the Year R E Wallace Dies in New York
Mrs. R E Wallace longtime Camp Fire Girls leader and Vista California native who earned Woman of the Year honors last year died Monday in New York. She fell ill earlier this month while visiting for the organization eighth jubil ee convention.
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New York
R. E. Wallace
Vista
Calif
Camp Fire Girls Movement
U.S. Moves to Tackle Gold Stockpile Problem
Treasury secretary Robert B. Anderson travels to Europe to seek foreign help in stemming the U.S. gold drain. The piece outlines steps to reassure financiers, reduce the payments deficit, and curb imports while shifting military spending and encouraging foreign repayment and private investment.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Europe
U. S
Frank Cormier
Treasury Department
Washington
Eisenhower
Uncle Sam
Free World
United States
U.S.A
U.S
California man sought for stealing own car in Peoria style
Police in Peka Kansas are seeking a California man believed to have stolen his own car from a service station. The car was taken at night after a window near the garage door was forced. The attendant said $500 of engine work had just been completed.
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Peka, Kan
California
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