Marine engine sales surge to record high in 1957
The boating industry shows a booming year as more than four million outboard motors are in use and sales rise dramatically. National figures project a near 25 percent surge over last year with a billion-dollar market for engines and boats. Milwaukee aims for 1967 as production expands to 700000 units.
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Ty Sam Dawson
New York
Asan. of
Engine & Boat Manufacturers
En- Sire
Outboard Boating Club of America
Milwaukee
Evinrude Motor Division
Outboard, Marine & Manufacturing Co
Boat Runs Wild But All Rescued near Bristol Yacht Club
A brash 18 foot skiff with an outboard threw two fishermen overboard off the Bristol Yacht Club area as it roared among about 400 sailboats. Ed ward d. Sanchas and Joseph Martin o, both 24, ducked underwater to avoid collision while Briarol rescue craft and Coast Guardsmen pursued. One rescuer grabbed the bow and another boarded to shut off the engine. all were eventually saved.
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Bristol
RB. 1
Bristol Yacht Club
Edward d. Sanchas
Joseph Martino
Briarol
Coast
Land
Boat motor demand rises as boating gains popularity
Industrial leaders project a strong market for new motors amid rising boat enthusiasm. Webb plans an October 1956 start to meet anticipated summer 1967 demand as outboard boating fans grow fourfold in four years. Mulford notes member sales favor motors from 1 to 25 horsepower driven by prosperity and more leisure time.
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National Assn. of Engine & Boat Manufacturers
Haa
Lize
Court Martial for Lt Col Harry Pleming in Korean War treason case
The Army opens a court martial against Lt Col Harry Pleming the first American officer charged with treason in the Korean War. Eight former POWs from Army and Air Force testify as evidence alleging detrimental acts toward fellow prisoners after his capture at Wonju on October 1 1950. The charges include stepping on an enlisted man’s foot during removal to a POW camp and reporting a dispute between prisoners as well as leading camp discussions and arranging recordings later aired by Radio Peiping.
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PT. Sheridan
II. i
Harry Pleming
Army
Air Force
Reds
Wonju
Fleming
North Korea
Peiping
Driver
Girl
Butler Man Charged In Involuntary Manslaughter
Richard Selfridge of Butler charged with involuntary manslaughter over an 18 year old girl’s death after his auto struck Judy Ellett 15 and her companion on a bridge Saturday night. Benjam in Logan 24 injured. coroner says bond set at 3000. hearing scheduled before Alderman John D Clark. inquest later.
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Butler
Richard Selfridge
Selfridge
Judy Ellett
Benjamin Logan
al Leonard
Sutler County
John D. Clark
Fleet Street Tussle Over Junior News
London newspapers clash as Daily Express and Daily Mirror launch weekly junior editions aimed at schoolchildren. Each offers 18 page issues with color sections, contests with prizes, and departments covering hobbies. Officials estimate millions could read at two pence per copy, while the Guardian notes the bid to cultivate lifelong readers for Express or Mirror.
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London
Fleet Street
Daily Express
The
Daily Mirror
Express
Junior Express
Manchester Guardian
Prohibition Invasion In Mexico Now
Mex ico city reports a new prohibition wave as Gov. Agustin Yanez of Jalisco closes saloons over the weekend to curb crime. Nayarit state also orders closures, prompting bar owners to threaten strikes. Guzman says the move could affect Saturday market sellers.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Agustin Yanez
Jalisco
Nayarit
Pacific Coast
Nayariti
Simon Guzman
Guzman
Trucker Dies After Truck Overturns on Dravesburg Bridge
In McKeesport Pennsylvania a steelladen trailer truck overturned at the Dravesburg Bridge end early today, killing Donald M. Seybold, 30, of Ligonier. Police said his brakes apparently failed and it took an hour to free him from the cab.
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Mckeesport
Dravesburg Bridge
Donald M. Seybold
Ligonier
Seybold
Baguio Chosen As Cool Hub For Asia Conference
Washington reports Baguio Philippines, at 6,000 feet, eyed as a cool, strategic site for the coming Southeast Asia conference. The city, founded under American influence, hosts eight nations and the president’s mansion for sessions. Baguio’s Camp John Hay and Mount Santo Tomas overlook a landscape once bombed in 1941 and later retaken, preserving a strong American presence in locals and institutions.
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Washington
Southeast Asia
Orient
Baguio
Manila
Metropolis
America
Bagto
National Geographic Society
William Howard ‘Taft
Philippines
O H. Burnham
Chicago
John Hay
United States
Islands
Yamashita
Great Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Thailand
Pakistan
Tat
Adirondacks
Santo Tomas
Luzon
Pines
Far East
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VERS
Indians, Pa
Gazelle
Tiger
Marilyn
Marilyn and
Edgar Compton
Marilyn Maxwell
Las Vegas
International Soundphotay
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers Association
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue
Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania
Jehn S. Fine
Otto F. Messner
Revenge
Hugh -Fatzgerald
Cheles
Maas
John Sklar
Memorial Hospital
Vitzgerald
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Jeieruadionahd
Prohibition
Rea
Asia
Musette
Spinet Pianos
Winter & Co
Indiana Co
Lester
R. D. Enterline
Maple St
Goodyear
Rising Bros
Phila
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