New UHF TV Go On Air In Four Stations Race
Four stations Fordm UHF transmitters at Camden plant aim to launch programs on newly opened channels. WFPG-TV Atlantic City and WSBA-TV York Pa WBRE-TV Wilkes Barre Pa WSBT-TV South Bend Ind push to be first with commercial equipment. KPTV Portland previously led the field with experimental gear at Bridgeport Conn.
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Wfpg-Tv
Atlantic City
N. J
Camden, N. J
RCA Victor Division of
Radio Corp. of America
Wsba-Tv
York
Wbre-Tv
Wilkes-Barre
Wsbt-Tv
South Bend
Ind
KPTV
Portland
Ore
RCA
Bridgeport
Conn
Waterfront Boss Pleads Guilty to Perjury Charge
Edward J. Florio a New Jersey waterfront labor boss pleaded guilty to a perjury count as a jury deliberated. Judge Kaufman sentenced him to 18 months in prison with five years probation, after he admitted lying to a grand jury about receiving $32,000 from a stevedoring firm head.
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Washington
Edward J. Florio
New Jersey
U. S
Irving R Kaufman
New York
Florio
Anastasia Silent at Crime Hearing Amid Incrimination Refusal
New York figure Albert Anastasia known as lord high executioner of Murder Inc appeared before the New York State Crime Commission on Friday. He refused to answer questions citing potential self incrimination and pleaded mental confusion when pressed about a alleged gang hangout.
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New York
Albert Anastasia
Murder, Inc
New York State Crime Commission
Plan to ease medical bills hinges on Eisenhower support
United Nations non-Soviet members back an Austria treaty move to end occupation and allow self-destiny. In Washington the fate of Truman health plan depends on whether President-elect Eisenhower endorses it. The plan, partly financed by federal and state funds, envisions voluntary prepaid medical insurance with coverage for hospital, surgical care, and family physician services. The AMA opposes compulsory elements and will review the full report before comment. If Eisenhower signals approval, Congress may pass the measure.
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U. N
Austria
Britain
France
U. S
Russia
Washington
Eisenhower
Truman
Congress
AMA
Louis H. Bauer
Surance
Capitol Hill
Commission
Experienced Aide Stevens Nominated for Army Secretary
Robert Ten Broeck Stevens, 53, named by President-elect Eisenhower to be secretary of the army. A World War I artillery officer and World War II quartermaster general era colonel, he helped ensure parachute supply and earned the Legion of Merit and the Distinguished Service Medal. He chairs J P Stevens & Co. and serves on boards of GE, General Foods, Owens-Illinois, and Mutual Life. He attended Fort Leavenworth command staff school in 1941, graduating the day before Pearl Harbor.
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South Plainfield
N. J
Robert Ten Broeck Stevens
Eisenhower
Robert L. Sherwood
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Stevens
Washington
J. P. Stevens & Co., Inc
New York
General Electric Co
General Foods Corp
Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp
Toledo
O.C
Mutual Life Insurance Co
Gen. Marshall
Command and General Staff
Ft. Leavenworth
Kas
Pearl Habor
Practical Nurse School Graduates 2nd KU Class
The Florence Cook Department of Practical Nurse Education at the University of Kansas graduated its second class in a ceremony at the Medical Science Building in Kansas City. The 16 graduates include Verna Blake Loveland Colorado and Martha Buhrmeister Atchison along with others from Kansas City, Strong City, Junction City, Wichita, Chanute and more. nine trained two months at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. The gypsy language Romany is noted as a modification of the language from which all Indo Aryan languages in India have sprung.
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Florence Cook
University of Kansas
K.U. Medical Center
Kansas City
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Verna Blake
Loveland
Colo
Martha Buhrmeister
Atchison
Catherine Calhoun
Margaret Clark l
Alice White
Pearl Crebbs
Strong City
Doris Grounds
Junction City
Selma Hunt
Wichita
Stella Lowe
Chanute
India
Dance Too Intricate Tokyo
The Japan News notes square dancing, once popular in Japan, is fading as dancers shoulder blame for the decline. A pioneer cites it as 50 complicated, baffling newcomers, while postwar Nagasaki hosted American square dancing to teach democracy, with about 500000 participants including the Emperor's brothers.
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Tokyo
Japan News
Tare
Nagasaki
News reports dwindling square dance participants to 100
The community note reports the square dance caensus dwindling to about 100 participants, signaling lower turnout and potential changes to local dance nights. Organizers urge renewed interest and recruitment to sustain future events.
Cape Johnson Deep Ocean Trench Identified as Deepest Known
Scientists confirm the Cape Johnson Deep in the Philippine Sea as the deepest ocean trench on record. Measurements show an extreme depth surpassing previous estimates, highlighting the trench's unique geological and ecological significance for researchers and oceanographers.
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