First Legislative Action On Connecting Channel
Washington reports the first legislative step on the 110 million dollar Great Lakes connecting channel project. House committee hearings are likely soon with Blatnik anticipating possible authorization this year as opposition from railroads is seen as lighter than for the St. Lawrence Seaway. The plan seeks 27 foot channels from Lake Erie to Lake Superior and through St Marys river Straits of Mackinac St Clair Detroit rivers, expanding depths from 25 down and 21 up to support bidirectional traffic.
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Washington
Great Lakes
John A. Blatnik
D-Minn
House Public Works
Riatnil Tald
Ranartan Ha Av
Congress
Lake Erie
Blatnik
House
Alexander Wiley
Senate
Board of Army Engineers
Army Engineers
Budget Bureau
St. Mary’s River
Straits of Mackinac
St. Clair River
Lake St. Clair
Detroit River
Police urge mail letters to box not ticket drop boxes
Logan Utah police warn residents to mail letters in standard mailboxes rather than the traffic ticket receptacles on Main Street where people leave tickets with fines. The notice emphasizes proper mailing procedures for payments and correspondence.
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Logan
Utah
Primatene Relieves Asthma Attacks Without Prescription
A 1955 Whitehall Pharmacal Company claim promotes Primatene tablets as a fast acting, prescription free asthma remedy. It says the medicine opens airways, eases mucus, reduces tension, with relief in minutes and hours of freedom, available in 24 tablets for 98 cents, refundable if not satisfied.
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New York, N.Y
Whitehall Pharmacal Company
New Army Specialist Ratings Set to Start July First
Four new Army specialist ratings are shown with standard chevrons. Effective July 1 specialist pay aligns with noncommissioned ranks. Master specialist pay matches first sergeant or master sergeant. Command value specialists will rate between private first class and corporal.
Car Firms Under Probe in Antitrust Case State Probe
The justice department pursues an antitrust inquiry into General Motors for alleged market monopoly while Ford Motor Co faces a two year probe over exclusive dealer contracts. Attorney General Barnes testified before the senate judiciary committee that the department could take criminal action against local dealers associations for price fixing. He noted GM may curb competitors but needs proof of power and intent. The division also investigates GM's control of bus manufacture and distribution, with several small bus makers having gone out of business.
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Washington
Justice Department
General Motors
Mammoth Corporation
Stanley N. Barnes
Barnes
Ford Motor Co
Senate Judiciary Committee
Department
Antitrust
Watonga Driver Sentenced to 10 Days for DWI
Daniel M. Drunkard, 30, began a 10 day jail term Monday after pleading guilty to drunk driving in Watonga Oklahoma.
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Watonga
Okla
Daniel M. Drunkard
New York Ad Spending Sets 1954 Record Near Miss
Advertising data from the American Newspaper Publishers Association shows 1954 national newspaper ad outlays at 594.12 million, just below 1953. General Motors led with 37.39 million, Monsanto surged to 4.10 million, automotive ads rose, food ads fell, and radio TV ads dropped sharply.
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New York
General Motors
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers Assn
Stranger Follows Directions and Drowns Rescue Leads to Arrest
Michael Toth, 52, asked a stranger for directions to Booth hospital in Covington. He walked straight down Garrard Street into the Ohio River, was rescued 30 yards from shore, and jailed for drunkenness after the incident.
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Covington
Michael Toth
Booth Hospital
Toth
Garrard St
Ohio River
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Richard P. Powers
St. Lawrence Seaway
Lake Superior
Wiley
Silatex
N. Fowler Linoleum & Paint Co
Roosevelt Road
Kenosha Lumber Company
J. E. Wendt Paint Store
Twin Lakes
Kentucky
Synet le
Sunny Brook
Bourbon
Ford
Chrysler
Monsanto Chemical
Stranger
Oldsmobile
Soldsmobile
Granger Motors, Inc
Sheridan Road
AAA Contest Boardh
AAA
Rel
Mobil
Mobilgas
Mobil Power
Socony Mobil Oil Company
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