Rescue Painter Hangs From 106-Foot Flagpole
In Everett Washington a painter named Dave E Karr dangled head downward from the Snohomish County courthouse flagpole for about an hour. Two public utility men N C Nielson and Hert Justice rescued him as thousands watched. He was hospitalized for observation and suffered no lasting injuries.
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Everett, Wash
Snohomish
Dave E. Karr
Onemen
N.C. Nielson
Hert Justice
Kerr
Sweden Toughens Defenses but Not Likely to Join Pact
Sweden remains neutral despite shooting down of a Swedish Catalina by Soviet jets. Government orders raised air attack alertness and instructs Air Force and Navy to return fire if attacked. Foreign Minister Osten Adén returns from Italy amid questions of alliance policy. Denmark also tells airmen to fire back if attacked.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Iate
Russia
Denmark
Oesten Anden
Rome
Anden
Baltic Sea
Cost of Living Index Near Record High As Wages Rise
Washington AP reports the cost of living index rose to 189 percent of the 1935-39 average by May 15, driven by higher food and rent costs. About 1.25 million rail workers gain a automatic two cent hourly raise tied to the index, with 100,000 more in textiles, aircraft and oil refineries receiving at least a one cent boost.
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Washington
Albert W. Waller
Mabell
St Louis
Ally
Iepepe Racine
Killion Retires After 40 Years In Traffic Duty At Runkle School
Brookline Man Patrolman Thomas E. Killion, set to retire next month after four decades on duty, was mobbed by 323 Runkle School pupils in farewell kisses. The crowd presented him a check and memory book as thanks for 25 years directing traffic near the school.
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Brookline
Man
Thomas E. Killion
Runkle
Killion
Ministers urged June 29 as spiritual mobilization day
Missouri church leaders were asked to stress citizenship responsibility and voting during a June 29 service under the theme Freedom Under God. Governor Forrest Smith declared the week as Freedom Week and urged church bells to ring ten minutes at noon and again on July Fourth to thank God for liberty. The Missouri Chamber of Commerce Farm Bureau and Associated Industries noted only 24 percent of adults voted in the 1950 primaries, warning that citizens risk losing franchise by default. In ancient times women sometimes fought as gladiators in arenas.
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Missouri State Camber of Commerce
Missouri ‘Farm Bureau Federation
Associated Industries of Missouri
Forrest Smith
Missouri
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