Extra Rail Tariffs Big Boost to Lines
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved freight rate increases of 4 to 7 percent for U.S. railroads, effective after 15 days. Eastern and Western lines gain 7 percent, Southern carriers 4 percent, with exceptions. The move adds about 443 million dollars annually to freight costs, lifting total rates roughly 107 percent above June 1946 levels and raising overall annual freight costs to about 898 million dollars.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern and Western
Southern
ICC
Girl Trapped In Chimney Rescued In Bay City
In Bay City Michigan a 3 year old girl named Glenda McPhee was pulled from an abandoned chimney shaft after falling 18 feet into the attic wall and basement. Firefighters dismantled the foundation brick by brick for about 30 minutes to reach her without causing a collapse. She survived with shock and was reported only slightly worse for wear.
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Bay City
Mich
Glenda McPhee
Glenda
Glen McPhee
Rick
Missouri Reports 200 Asiatic Flu Cases
Jefferson City Dr H M Hardwicke state health director says 200 Asiatic flu cases emerged in two weeks across Missouri most at boys camps with temps near 103 and illnesses lasting three to five days A planning meeting with Missouri Kansas U S Public Health Service and American Medical Assn will be held in Kansas City to discuss preventive measures We may not vaccinate everyone and a serious epidemic could come this fall and winter
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Jefferson City
H. M. Hardwicke
Missouri
Kansas
U. S. Public Health Service
American Medical Assn
Kansas City
Boy, 7, among victims of Wichita accident
A Wichita crash on a late night T year old boy died. Ronald Foreman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Foreman, died. Ev erett Carmichael, 34, his wife Juanita, 35, and their children Bruce 10 and Stott 5 were injured. William E. Heinz, 19, was the other driver. Carmichael’s car caught fire.
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Wichita
Ronald Foreman
Lewis E. Foreman
Everett Carmichael
Juanita
Bruce
Stott
William E. Heinz
Carmichael
Mary Pickford Opposes TV Showings of Old Films
Mary Pickford told reporters in San Francisco she will not allow her old silent pictures to be shown on television. She recalled watching films at Pickfair with Lionel Barrymore and guests laughing at their costumes.
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San Francisco
Mary
Pickford
America
Pickfair
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel
Ambassadors’ 1956 gifts total $109,340, report says
Newark Evening News cites a Washington dispatch showing six of 13 noncareer ambassadors named since January 1 gave $91,800 to Eisenhower’s 1956 campaign. Twelve earlier appointees contributed $116,940, with Maxwell H. Gluck giving $21,500 and other envoys contributing major amounts to the campaign.
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Newark
N.J
Eisenhower
Newark Evening News
Washington
Arthur Sylvester
Senate Subcommittee On Elections and Privileges
White House
Maxwell H. Gluck
Ceylon
John Hay Whitney
Great Britain
Joh C. Folger
Belgium
Joseph S. Farland
Dominican Republic
Amory Houghton
Plagiarism Suit Filed Against TV Show To Tell The Truth
A $1.1 million lawsuit filed in Santa Monica Superior Court by Art Linkletter’s People Are Funny Productions seeks to halt further airing of the television show To Tell the Truth. Defendants include CBS, KNXT, Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Goodson-Todman Enterprises Ltd, alleging copy and misappropriation of a 1948 and 1951 program.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Santa Monica Superior Court
Art Linkletter
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Knxt, Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Goodson-Todman Enterprises,Ltd
Motorist saves children by stopping runaway car
Chelsea Mass. Richard J Grzelczyk 28 was driving when he spotted a driverless car rolling down a hill with four children aboard He moved in front of the vehicle and let it strike the rear of his car preventing a collision with a building at the hill's base Dante Abbene 32 said he left his car with his children nearby during a brief visit
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Chelsea
Mass
Richard J. Grzelczyk
Dante Abbene
Restores Faith Of Man in Teenagers
In a curious account a teen named Pattersen is described as losing faith, then regaining it after a disjointed chain of events at Central Vugh School. The scene includes a pocket discovery, a touched cheek, and a calm moment with coffee and milk as a teacher or observer notes the situation and patience amid confusion.
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Pattersen
New KU Booklet Details Early Extension Division History
Frank Stockton's study chronicles the University of Kansas Extension Division from its 1909 organization, tracing lantern slides, educational films, and off campus credit courses begun in 1891. Today the division supports a nationwide film library, institutes, and conferences serving thousands through Correspondence Study and public programs.
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Pompeii
Kansas University
University of Kansas
Frank Stockton
K.U
Avansas
Moor Det Doof
Matonston
Ad States
Alaska
Tiyean
Ards
Matention
Man admits guilt in wild bird possession case
Rogers City Michigan resident 42 year old Dieuw ard Rivlles pleaded guilty to possessing eggs of a wild bird. He said he robbed seagulls nests because he writied eggs in his beer.
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Rogers Ciey
Mich
U A
Dieuward Rivlles
St Tennes
President’s costs rise for librarian in daily duties
A librarian faces mounting expenses and time pressures as she keeps up with presidential actions and policy shifts. The piece notes ongoing workload, the need to verify sources, and the challenge of interpreting frequent statements while serving patrons.
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