Global Traffic Headaches Spread Beyond U S Borders
The Associated Press survey shows cities across Europe and Asia facing worsening congestion as motor vehicle numbers surge since World War II. London Paris Rome Amsterdam Brussels Stockholm Tokyo Rio de Janeiro and others grapple with jammed streets, scarce parking, and aging infrastructure, predicting further gridlock and restricted mobility in coming years.
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Jet Crashes in Levittown. Pilot Unhurt After Bailout
Air Force Sabre Jet exploded over Levittown New York and crashed on a street causing property damage but no injuries. Captain T Bruce Buechler 30 reported being at 35000 feet when controls jammed and he bailed out from 10000 feet. Fuselage and main wreckage destroyed a car and struck near a grandmother with four children nearby. Tail section landed three miles away in Bethpage. Buechler, West Point graduate with Korea service, suffered only a knee bump.
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Production outruns consumption boosting business inventories
Washington reports that inventories rose as production outpaced consumption in recent weeks. The Commerce Department noted a regaining of the post October slowdown with a continued upward trend in November and early December. Construction outlays also edged higher than the third quarter rate after seasonal adjustments, though there was a...
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November drop in home construction by three percent
The report notes a roughly 3 percent decrease in home construction for November while construction of other structures filled the gap, according to the department.
Death ends nation’s longest marriage Hartleys of Idaho
Benjamin Hartley 96 died Monday night ending an 80 year union with Drusilla Hartley once Kansans. Childhood sweethearts who wed November 24 1875 at age 16 grew up on Tennessee farms and farmed near Bonner Springs Kansas before moving to Idaho in 1938 to live with their son Leo. Survived by his widow three sons 15 grandchildren 51 great grandchildren and 51 great great grandchildren.
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College Grants Hit 507 Million For Nation This Year
Grants and gifts to American colleges and universities for the 1951 fiscal year are estimated at 507 million dollars, about 168 million more than three years ago but roughly 100 million short of last year's estimated need. The Ford Foundation grant of 219 million this month is not included.
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College Public Response Aid Agencies Unite in Education
The American College Public Response Association based in Washington joins the Council for Financial Aid to Education in New York to discuss coordinated support for higher education funding and outreach. The collaboration aims to expand access and streamline financial aid information for students nationwide.
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You Can Find It Almost Anywhere Prosperity Has
A 1956 air of humor fills this column as Army Archerd, entertainers, and readers weigh in with jokes, quips, and anecdotes. The piece riffs on show business, social quirks, and common-sense wisdom, ending with a note on traffic safety from the National Safety Council.
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Woman Offers Help in Husband Divorce Suit
In Shawnee Oklahoma a woman wrote to the Pottawatomie County clerk seeking her husband’s lawyer name to pay for his divorce. She stated she wanted him to proceed so he could marry the girl he plans with. The clerk’s office found the divorce granted a week earlier.
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Tito Arrives in Egypt for 10 Day State Visit
Yugoslav President Tito arrives in SUEZ aboard the Galeb for a 10 day state visit to Egypt. He travels by special train to Cairo to meet Premier Nasser. A delegation led by Col. Hussein Shafei welcomes Tito after ending a state visit to Ethiopia.
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