Dials Switch Marks Progress in Lawrence Ceremony
At a Saturday luncheon in the Castle Tea Room Southwestern Bell hosted local officials and businessmen to celebrate the switch and showcase direct long distance dialing planned for Lawrence later. R H Lockwood and Mildred Angel led the dial demonstration as Mayor Crown and others toured facilities and discussed the milestone and future expansion.
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Lawrence
John Crown
Jim Wigglesworth
E. R. Zook
Chamber of Commerce
Mildred Angel
Owen Smith
Journal-World Photo
Southwestern Bell
Castle Tea Room
Crown
Southwestern
George Bradshaw
Simon Hurwitz
Jack Harris
Jin
Wigglesworth
Commerce
M.N. Penny
City Planning Commission
Raymond Nichols
Kansas University
Bill Mayer
The
Journal-World
Arden Booth
Ed Abels
Smith
Lockwood
Mrs. Angel
Forrest Chapman
Larry Sommerville
Fred Schneider
Cal Ermey
Kansas
Thal
Road and Water Action Maps for Congress
Kansan Congressman George calls for expanded highway construction and stronger water conservation in the next Congress. He urges a bipartisan plan, with bonds and federal funding, to advance highway and dam projects including Toronto Dam on the Verdigris River and Strawn Dam. He also notes possible new dam sites and asks budget officials to fund these efforts.
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Congress
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George
R-Kas
Senate
Sen
Gore
House
House Public Works Committee
Eisenhower
Army Engineers
Toronto
Verdigris River
Kansas
Strawn
Neosho River
Big Hill Creek
Verdigrison
Montgomery
Labette
Budget Bureau
High School Teachers Begin Kansas Driver Education Course
About 50 high school teachers started the annual 3 week basic driver education course at Kansas University. The program aims to equip teachers to conduct driver training for high school students. Dallas Texas native Tysor is highlighted among the outstanding instructors. The first week covers the need for driver education and teaching a driving course. Three hours of undergraduate credit will be granted upon completion. A parallel two week advanced program is scheduled to begin Monday August 4.
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Kansas University
Sy Tysor
Dallas
Tex
Health Officials Hope Boston Polio Past Peak
Boston health authorities voiced optimism that polio in the city may have peaked as 12 new cases raised the yearly total to 324. Haynes Memorial Hospital official Edward J. Dailey noted only 2 of 26 recent admissions were city residents, suggesting the outbreak shifting outside Boston. Two deaths were recorded, an eight month old girl and a 39 year old man from Wayland, bringing the death toll to 24.
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Boston
Edward J. Dailey
Haynes Memorial Hospital
Haynes
Wayland
AF Report on Expectant Fathers in Military Service
A study in the Armed Forces Medical Journal by Capt. James L. Curtis reviews 50 enlisted airmen who were expectant fathers or believed so. Thirty-three percent caused no problems, while roughly one-third showed disturbances, and about one-third created serious military or medical issues during the expectancy period. Some cases approached discipline or court martial-level offenses.
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Armed Forces Medical Journal
Defense Department
James L. Curtis
Curtis
Difficulties Rise for Air Force Recruits in Heroin Study
A medical survey links overt defiance in 16 airmen to strain from heroining fathers. Five of the men were disciplined at ...
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Air Force
Air transport studies cite 20,000 planes in service and 1,400 in U S use
The passage notes 20 000 planes operated under military regulations with multiple infractions and offenses leading to court-martial or administrative separation. Experts estimate U S commercial air transport uses about 1 400 planes, reflecting the scale of aviation in civilian use and the involvement of business executives.
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United States
Vagrant Sentenced for Vagrancy in Police Court
Ronald Thornton aged 16 of East Chicago Heights DC received a 20 day jail sentence in police court for vagrancy.
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Ronald Thornton
East Chicago Heights
Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery
Science reports a new healing substance called Bio-Dyne used in Preparation H that shrinks hemorrhoids and relieves pain without surgery. Cases show shrinkage while easing pain, with substantial claims about ending piles as a problem. Distribute via suppository or ointment through druggists with money back option.
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