Air Force admits telegram about prisoner Schmidt
The Air Force says it notified Una Schmidt in June 1954 that her husband Daniel C. Schmidt was reported a prisoner in Red China. She says she learned of the wartime status only in November 1954 after remarrying Alford Fine, while Schmidt, one of 11 released airmen, was due to arrive at Travis Air Force Base near San Francisco. Her lawyer reports she lives with her son in a Nevada City area trailer and declined comment. The Air Force says it has a Western Union receipt for delivery of the telegram and could not confirm the signer.
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Washington
Air Force
Una Schmidt
Daniel C. Schmidt
Red China
Travis Air Force Base
San Francisco
Schmidt
Danny
Nevada City
Calif
Western Union
Governors urge special session on road building program
Wisconsin Governor Walter Kehler told the nation’s governors that President Eisenhower should call a special session of Congress to enact a road-building program. He urged action after Congress adjourned without passing a highway bill, noting lack of support for bond-financed and tax- hike proposals.
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Chicago
Eisenhower
Congress
Call
Walter Kehler
Wisconsin
Eisenower
Kehler
Republican and Chairman of A Special Committee of Governors
Man With Nose on Nickel Pleads Guilty in Police Court
John Bigtree a 79 year old Seneca chief whose image is on the Indian head nickel pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in a Syracuse police court. He was fined 100 dollars and had his license revoked after his car hit a fire hydrant. He claimed long driving career since 1924 and that this was his first offense.
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Pracuse
N.Y
John Bigtree
Truman H. Breston
James Fraser
Surviving an Atomic Blast in Yucca Flat Homes
New York reports on test homes at Yucca Flat Nevada near a huge A-bomb explosion. A brick house collapsed while its basement and shelters remained intact, a rambling house only the bathroom survived behind a reinforced bath shelter. Concrete walls stopped heat and most X-rays, while nearby lightweight concrete homes showed repaired damage and lessons on shielding from flying glass and debris.
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New York
Yucca Flat
Nevada
Hiroshima
Rambler House
Red Cross plans Christmas gifts for servicemen at sea
The Red Cross outlines Christmas gift packages for sailors, costing 1.50 each, to be placed aboard ships before sailing. Last year Douglas County sent 85 boxes and 40 more were donated by Home Demonstration Units and clubs. Participants may notify the Red Cross office or Mrs. Clarence Schaake. Also noted were plans and a rural swimming program update with 250 participating children and a new teaching method.
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Red Cross
Douglas County
Hsus
Clarence Schaake
Kansas Traffic Deaths in 1955 At A Glance
State Accident Records lists 1 traffic fatality in the last 24 hours and 320 for the year to date 1955. Compared with the same period in 1954 totals were 324. Topeka dispatch notes these figures.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weeks Defies Order to Turn Over Council Records
Secretary Weeks and the Business Advisory Council refused a House Antitrust subcommittee subpoena to provide BAC files. Walter White, BAC executive director, argued the records rest with the Commerce Department. Chairman Celler said the defiance could be referred to the full committee to determine possible contempt.
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Weeks
Washington P
Commerce
Business Advisory Council
House
BAC
Walter S. White
Anttrust
White
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