Accidents Lead In Female Fatality Rates Across Ages
New York report from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company notes that accidents, including motor vehicle crashes, account for a large share of female deaths in the United States. Four in five women killed in such incidents were drivers or passengers. Many fatalities occur outside home premises despite women spending much time at home, the report adds.
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Prediction shows pedestrians among top injury causes
Falls rank second as a cause of ta ta injury among insured women, accounting for about one eighth of deaths from accidents. Conflagrations and burns about one tenth. Drowning and poisoning largely by the bar WALPOLE Mass Joseph N. Welch chief counsel Army in McCarthy hearings, Colorado produced 30 million tons of coal in 1953.
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Dies Criticizes Army McCarthy Hearings In New York Visit
Rep Martin Dies of Texas arrives in New York with 44 fellow congressmen and families to condemn the Army McCarthy hearings, saying the proceedings make Congress look ridiculous and that he is disgusted by them.
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Couple Married Riding In Plane At Seymour Johnson Base
Betty Reams a Goldsboro cafe waitress and Airman 2C James Smith from Knoxville Tenn wed in a flying boxcar at Seymour Johnson Air Base. Mayor Scott Berkeley attended the ceremony. Smith, who joined maneuvers near Fort Bragg, will escort his bride home to Lawson AFB in Columbus Ga next week.
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Latest Bop Jokes Lose Some Bounce in Jazz Decline
A 1953 report for the American Peoples Yearbook notes swing jazz faces shrinking popularity. High club prices and limited subsidization threaten the dance band scene as experts say young audiences struggle to dance. The Institute of Jazz Studies, formed in 1953, aims to preserve jazz history and performance through nationwide seminars.
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Washington Letter Highlights Nursing Service Gifts and Honors
Jane Eads reports on American volunteers joining the frontier nursing service in Kentucky, led by Mrs. Mary Breckenridge who oversees a 29 year old program aiding 6,000 children yearly and providing prenatal care, water testing, and milk supply safeguards. Diplomats and generals are celebrated at embassies, with medals awarded to figures including Francis Biddle, while trivia quizzes cover historical knight orders and flag etiquette.
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Bombs Set for Indo Post Production Reported
Nihon Keizai quoted Japanese officials saying 35,000 napalm bombs will be produced in Japan for the U S Air Force for shipment to Indochina. Fuji Sharyo will deliver the bombs between mid May and November.
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Navy Viking Rocket Sets Single Stage Altitude Record
The Navy Viking rocket fired from White Sands Proving Ground New Mexico reached 186 miles, tying the single stage altitude record held by two prior rockets. Martin designed and built the Viking for the Naval Research Laboratory to extend altitudes for scientific research. Telemetry recorded performance and atmospheric data as the rocket traveled at about 4000 miles per hour, with zenith height comparable to earlier launches No 7 in 1951 and No 9 in 1952.
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Nurse To Check On Sick Workers At MSC
EAST LANSING Mich MSC plans to hire visiting nurses to check on ill staff after last year’s 65 000 hours of sick leave costing 100 000 Observed MSC president Dr John A Hannah that employees often leave for games or garden work, implying quicker recoveries ahead.
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Joker Pays Up For Video Drive
A prankster donated $100 during a cerebral palsy telethon in Omaha. Charles E. Moore of Offutt Field initially claimed no funds, but he reconsidered and gathered Air Force colleagues to contribute $100 to the drive.
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Pat Waldo Reflects On Dwindling American Circus Talent
New York columnist recalls Pat Waldo of Ringling Bros Barnum Bailey who has spent 51 years on the road. He laments fewer Americans enter professional circus work, notes diverse performers, and praises longtime acts like clowns and elephants while recalling colleagues such as Charley Seigrist.
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Walks Free from Jail After Burglary Plea
Straw walked out of a Kansas prison then wandered town seeking a chaplain. Hours later he pleaded guilty to three burglary counts. The report notes Truman’s 70th birthday and a library fundraiser, with mixed political commentary and a Dr. Jonas Salk quote.
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College Students Told Of Draft Deferments
Washington Selective Service reminded college students that the last educational draft deferment test for this school year will be held May 20. Those who have not taken a previous test have until May 10 to apply. Students must carry certificates of admission to enter testing centers. Local draft boards must reopen and review educational deferment cases at year end. Deferments for next year may be granted to students meeting class standing or scoring 70 or better on the test.
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