Limbo craze touted as weight loss cure in Caribbean tale
HAL BOYLE reports from Trinidad that the limbo dance, an ancient African crossbar dance now popular with society figures and U.S. airmen, is billed as a weight loss method. The piece notes practitioners, records, and notable dancers from the West Indies, including Ruth Henry and Stretch Wilcox.
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Trinidad
United States
Charles S. Espinet
Edrie Connor
West Indies
Ruth Henry
Antigua
Stretch” Wilcox
Housewife Fulfills Dream Operating Digger In City Dig
In Omaha Mrs. R L Freeman a 39 year old housewife satisfied a long held ambition by operating a dirt digging machine at a playground project. Under the guidance of E A Dougherty the worker dug a 60 foot pipeline trench and praised the simple lever controls.
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Omaha
R. L. Freeman
E. A. Dougherty
Dougherty
Mrs. Freeman
SEATO Military Planners Close Conference in Singapore
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization's military staff planners wrapped up their third conference today at the Royal Navy air station in Singapore.
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Singapore
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Aviator Drops Rebel Flags In Chicago Incident
Readers are told of a 1956 incident where a Mississippi radio DJ Allen English flew a red white and blue single engine plane to Chicago and dropped 20000 rebel flags as a friendly gesture. It notes university enrollments with California 38600 New York University 311 ly and other large campuses.
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Chicago
J.C.C. A. Press Services
Mississippi
Allen English
Oxford
Miss
C.F.C. A
University of California
State University For
New York
New York University
South
City College of Chicago
Columbia University
United States
Universities of Illinois
Roosevelt to Wed for Third Time Amid Divorce
Los Angeles James Roosevelt and his secretary Gladys Irene Owens plan a simple Sunday ceremony at a pastor friend’s home. The 48 year old congressman recently obtained a final divorce decree from his second wife Romelle Schneider after a lengthy separation and allegations of numerous affairs.
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Los Angeles
James Roosevelt
Calif
Gladys Irene Owens
George Lyon Pratt
Church of the Advent
Pratt
Romelle Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Betsy Cushing
Sara
Kate
John
Jock) Whitjney
New York
Sportsman
Living Costs Jump in May to Peak Level
The Labor Department reports consumer costs rose 0.4 percent in May reaching 115.4 on the 1947-49 base, matching the October 1953 peak. Food prices climbed 1.3 percent the largest monthly gain since June 1953, yet remain below last year’s level and far below the 1952 peak.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Statistics
Negroes Map Their Fight Against Segregation
In San Francisco at the NAACP 47th annual convention Thurgood Marshall outlined a plan to press desegregation through federal action, lawsuits in eight states, community education, and party platform planks. He said 30 cases are under study for filing this year.
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The
National Assn. For
Advancement of
Colored People
Thurgood Marshall
NAACP
Supreme Court
Marshall
Congress
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
South
Dayton Power & Light President Calls Voter to Task
Dayton executive Kenneth C. Long toured Florida to meet stockholders during a Florida trip. In Coral Gables he spoke with a homeowner who cast a negative proxy at the company’s annual election. He said the dissenting vote was surprising yet aimed to keep management honest.
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Dayton
Ohio
Kenneth C. Long
Dayton Power & Light Co
Florida
Long
Coral Gables
More Military Awards Given To Audie Murphy
Hollywood actor Audie Murphy, WWII hero, receives two new Belgian decorations the Croix de Guerre 1940 and its palm. Murphy already holds 23 awards including the Medal of Honor, making him the United States' most decorated soldier.
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Hollywood
Audie Murphy
Baudouin I
Belgium
Murphy
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