Riley May Go On 52 Week TV Schedule
Hollywood reports The Life of Riley may expand to 52 telefilms a year, removing summer repeats. Bill Bendix notes ongoing checks and rising Riley-dom with 143 film Rileys and 39 more due. NBC’s comedy pace clashes with studio TV ratings as other programs show varied success.
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East Germany Seizes Border Control Duty
East Germany announced its frontier police will take over border control from the Russians. The move aims to protect sovereignty while respecting four power access to West Berlin. The zonal frontier will be guarded by armed border police separate from the Western sectors boundary patrols.
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Catlin Denies GOP Reaction and Inaction Charge
Milwaukee Assemblyman Mark Catlin refutes Democrat William Proxmire’s claim that Wisconsin Republicans in 1955 were reactionary and inactive. Catlin, speaker in the last session, told a Marquette Union audience that every major plank of the party platform was enacted into law, done for the people of Wisconsin.
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Solar heating not practical at present costs too much
Prof Selby Maxwell notes solar heating is four times as costly as gas oil or coal. He cites surveys and examples from Florida India and Japan, where cost and sun conditions affect practicality, with solar devices offering limited heating and cooking potential. He also describes simple experiments showing heat attainable from sun and urges cost reductions before wide adoption.
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Gaitskell Spikes Plan To Sidetrack Him In Party Race
London reports that Hugh Gaitskell 49 a former chancellor and economics professor has stopped a backstage bid to push him out of the Labour leadership race Attlee’s resignation opens the field Bevan Morrison are named as potential rivals with Morrison 67 and Bevan 58 among veteran party figures weighing moderates against leftists.
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Arrested Speeder and Officer Clash Over Citation
L H Harris of San Diego cites speeding on a motorcycle and makes a citizen’s arrest of officer Ralph B. Pressing in El Cajon. Harris and Leslie Moore charged that the officer littered the highway with carbon sheets. Pressing pleads innocent. trial set for Dec 27. Harris and Moore each pay $11 fines for speeding.
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Ancient needlework by Babylonians and Egyptians
Babylonians and Egyptians produced beautiful and intricate needlework using crude fish-bone needles, highlighting early textile craft and tool use in ancient civilizations.
Logan High Hosts Christmas Tea for Faculty
Logan High School faculty enjoyed a Christmas Tea in the library on December 7 hosted by the junior and senior library clubs. The room featured a large tree, smaller artificial trees, mistletoe, and a miniature lighted church as music played. Club presidents Patsy Beagles and Karen Fuenger poured refreshments while board members, principal D B Field, and many staff observed displays of new books and teaching materials.
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Church School Plans Potluck and Program Evening
Members of the First Congregational Church junior department and parents will hold a Saturday potluck supper at the church from 4 to 6 30 PM. Fifth and sixth graders will present a Bible centered program with a quiz bowl, time charts, Kamishibis, a Bible exhibit, a Man on the Street broadcast, and a We Three Kings skit. The event ends with worship led by department leaders and class parents.
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Russell Lovold
Monte Pelton
Lyman Elliott
Tuberculin Testing Planned at Logan High School
The La Crosse Health Department offers the tuberculin test to Logan High School students and staff on December 14 with readings on December 16. Participation is voluntary with parental permission. a positive result prompts follow up chest X-rays, not a TB diagnosis. Ardell Aarstad leads the program at the school.
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Rotary Program Highlights Blood Drive and Cancer Awareness
The Rotary Club discussed the Red Cross blood program with George Staats urging local support due to declining supplies. Dr. Robert Gilbert introduced a showing of The Warning Shadow, a Cancer Society sponsored film stressing early detection and periodic health check ups. Guests included Rotarians and visitors from Wisconsin cities.
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Medical science still lacks a sure cold cure
Dr Jordan notes the common cold is highly contagious and no single cause or universal prevention exists. Rest in bed at first symptoms remains the best treatment, while nose drops, vitamins, and various remedies offer limited help. avoidance of crowds during peak season also reduces spread.
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Hero chair reinvents Davy Crockett chair design
A junior size folding chair inspired by Davy Crockett features aluminum tubing and canvas with a screen painting of the frontier hero on the seat. Available in red or blue with white, black, and yellow accents.
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