Washington Letter on Democratic Wives Forum and Socialites
Washington column notes Democratic Congressional wives hosting a forum with humor and performance. Mentions Mrs. Robert Kerr as chair and jokes about husbands in attendance. Also references Pat Priest’s upcoming aqua bridesmaids dress choice and Spanish Embassy parties with performances by flamenco dancers and a guitarist. Detroit ads conclude the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Eads
Washington
Congress
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Areiza
Escudero
Spain
Montoya
Queen Elizabeth sails to break Cunard strike
The Queen Elizabeth departs Southampton for New York with 1 315 passengers as Britain's Cunard fleet faces a three week seamen strike. Strikers from six liners are urged to join the Elizabeth but ranks were weakened as NASDU leaders resigned and dockers remain off work, slowing cargo on up to 200 ships.
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London
New York
Cunard Line
Britain
Southampton
Cunard
National Union of Seamen
Elizabeth
Mary
Mauretania
Scythia
Ascania
Britannic
Saxonia
Interunion
Nasional
Osteopath Bill Is Presented
Harrisburg debate looms as a House bill would bar osteopaths from partnering with unlicensed practitioners. The measure, introduced April 26 by Reps. Jones and Boles, advanced after House Licensure Committee approval. It seeks to permit osteopaths to work with firms or hospitals only if affiliated with licensed or approved entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
House
Jones
Portage
State Board of Osteopathic Examiners
Ag Officials Set Price For Wheat Crop
Government sets 1956 minimum wheat price at 1.81 a bushel nationwide, to apply in commercial states if quotas pass in June refererendum. Price supports hinge on parity, supply, and quota approval, with penalties for over allotments and eligibility rules for noncompliant farmers. Also notes China population in Yangtze basin and random Gazette Classifieds item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Dale Sprankle
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Ezra Taft Benson
Algeria Trouble Grows Despite Troop Reinforcements
Paris interior minister Maurice Bourges-Manoury told a National Assembly committee that despite 40 000 more troops sent and planned to move from Indochina the Algeria rebellion remains unworsened. He cited about 100 000 French troops in North Africa, with roughly 1 500 rebels. He also noted plans to boost radio broadcasts to Algerians to counter Cairo Tetouan stations as the insurgency began in the Aures Mountains and spread toward Philippeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
National Assembly
Algeria
Maurice Bourges- Maunoury
Assembly
Interior Committee
Indochina
North
Africa
Cairo
Tetouan
Hospitals to be renamed under Pennsylvania bills
Harrisburg reports bills by Reps Manley and Wallace to rename ten state hospitals. Connellsville State Hospital would become State General Hospital at Connellsville, and Locust Mountain State Hospital would become State General Hospital at Shenandoah. Other sites include Shamokin Scranton Philipsburg Nanticoke Hazleton Coaldale Blossburg and Ashland. Selinsgrove State Colony for Epileptics would be Selinsgrove State School.
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Harrisburg
Manley
Dlackawanna
Wallace
D-Luzerne
Connellsville State Hospital
State General Hospital
Connellsville
Locust Mountain State Hospital
Shenandoah
Shamokin
Scranton
Philipsburg
Nanticoke
Hazleton
Coaldale
Blossburg
Ashland
Selinsgrove
Selinsgrove State School
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Democratic Congressional Wives Forum
Graham Barden
North Carolina
Marilyn Monroe
Pat Priest
U. S
Ivy Baker Priest
Roy Priest
White House
Pierce Andrew Jensen Jr
Pat
Detroit
the Gazette
Caphaes
Pleace Eead Og Nemes
Mifeet
City
Arn
United Nations
China
Yangtze River Basin
Stevenson
Gazette
H Kung
Ask Hospital
Routman
Davy
Crockett
POST
Davy Crockett
Hardwick
Arrow, McGregor, Puritan
Troutman
Shorts
Ays
Joseph Love
Torso
Troutman’s
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