Lord Willing farm aids alcoholics in Virginia comeback
Dr. Frank Humphrey, a Virginia veterinarian who sobered up ten years ago, buys a 358 acre Culpeper area farm to create a salvage center for alcoholics. Without medical staff, the plan relies on work, nature, and ministerial support to rehabilitate about ten men at a time, aiming to return about 100 to work each year.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Frank Humphrey
Virginia
Dr. Humphrey
Culpeper
Humphrey
May Require Hearings On Rate Boosts
Harrisburg reports a House bill to force Public Utility Commission public hearings on all rate changes. Key provisions include municipal notice, hearings within 60 days of filing, hearings before increases take effect, and an order-based appeal route to Superior Court. The bill aligns with a Gov. Leader pledge and reforms fair value calculations for utilities.
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Harrisburg
Public Utility Commission
House
Albert S. Readinger
George M
PUC
No single cure for alcoholism says Dr. Humphrey
Dr. Humphrey, who battled booze himself, argues there is no physical cause or drug cure for alcoholism. He credits honesty, time, and personal will, along with religion or personal faith, as key to rehabilitation. He notes AA meetings can be pivotal and that no one is incurable if willing to change.
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Alcoholics Anonymous Club
Baltimore
Humphrey
Police Fund Bill Urged by House Committee
Harrisburg report says a bill approved by a House committee would require all boroughs towns and townships with police forces to establish a pension fund for officers. The plan lets members contribute up to three percent of salary, with retirement benefits after twenty years of service.
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Harrisburg
House
Gore Doubts Ike Can Win South Vote
Senator Gore doubts Eisenhower can carry any Southern state in 1956. He challenges Governor Kennon who backed Stevenson in 1952, noting Democrats should nominate freely. Gore cites tax relief for the rich, farm policy, and power policies as South disapproval factors.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Sen
Gore
D-Tenn
Eisenhower
Robert F. Kennon
Louisiana
Richmond
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Dixie States
Texas
Florida
Virginia
Tennessee
Kennon
Walter J. Kohler
Wisconsin
White House
James C. Hagerty
South
Hisenhower
Demonstration Over Border Incident Near Gaza
Hundreds of Arab refugees demonstrated despite police and army gunfire after clashes between Israeli and Egyptian troops. At least seven people were wounded as security forces moved to maintain order near the border. A Phoenix caption notes a nearby large Navajo reservation within a day’s drive from the winter resort area.
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Gaza
Egypt
Phoenix
Plane Crash Near Tokyo Narrows Core Facts In Rescue
The U S Air Force reported a twin engined C119 flying boxcar crashed eighteen miles north of Ashiya Air Base on Kyushu. Seven men aboard bailed into water and were rescued, one man died later. Names withheld.
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Tokyo
U.S. Air Force
Ashiya Air Base
Kyushu Island
Stork Delivers Baby Aboard California Zephyr Near Grand Junction
In Ruby Canyon about 39 miles west of Grand Junction Colorado the California Zephyr carried a newborn as Rosalind Zars gave birth to a son during the train journey. Train crewmen helped with the delivery and an ambulance rushed mother and baby to St Marys Hospital.
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Grand Junction
Colo
California Zephyr
Ruby Canyon
Zars
Berk
Eley
Calif
Rosalind Zars
St. Mary's Hospital
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