Judge Rules in Favor of Truckers in Multi-Million Suit
U S District Judge Thomas J. Clary ruled for trucking interests in a multimillion dispute with Eastern railroads. He denied the truckers 250 million dollars, granting nominal damages of 18 cents to each of 37 trucking firms and leaving damages for the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association to be set later. The four month trial, including a separate 20 million dollar railroad counterclaim, concluded with reserved decisions after a year and ten days since filing.
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Thomas J. Clary
Eastern Railroads
Clary
Pelvania Motor Truck Agsn
Eastern Railroad
PMTA
William Clark Dies in Ceylon Heart Attack
William L. Clark former chief justice of U S courts in Germany died yesterday of a heart attack in the Nuwaara Eliya resort area in central Ceylon.
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Ceylon
William L. Clark
U. S
Germany
Nuwara Eliya
Yokohama WAC Detachment Pressured by New Commander
In Yokohama Japan the WAC detachment prepares for Saturday with guidance from Lt Jeane Wolcott Kent Ohio She faces mixed reactions from subordinates after her first inspection of the 96 woman unit The female group serves at the Army transportation terminal and regional camp in Yokohama and Wolcott says she only gave directions not orders.
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Japan
WAC
Jeane Wolcott
Kent
Ohio
Traffic Damage Total For September 1957
Acting Police Chief Bill Cox reported September saw fifty nine accidents with injuries to ten people and damage around 11930 dollars. Through September police logged 576 accidents with 95 injuries, compared with 609 and 80 by the previous year. Cox warned the upcoming first snow storm often brings a crash surge and urged drivers to prepare for winter driving.
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Bill Cox
Cox
New York Stores See Binocular Boom After Sputnik
Major department stores report a surprising rise in binocular sales following the Sputnik launch. Retailers note a 50 to 75 percent increase as customers rush to view the satellite, drawing a parallel to the initial excitement for science books when the first atomic bomb was announced.
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New York
Sputnik
WV Leader Warns Of Plot For Invasion
Haro E Fellows, president of the National Assn of Radio and Television Broadcasters, warned that pay television promoters threaten free broadcasting. He spoke at a regional meeting with Missouri and neighboring states present, urging a unified stand as FCC considers pay TV on current channels. He said Congress intended programs to be free after TV set purchase and expects further action from Congress.
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Kansas City
Haro E. Fellows
National Assn. of Radio and Television Broadcasters
Fellows
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
Flu Flatten Parisians Strains Hit City
Paris reel in fear as Asian flu sweeps the capital. One in five Parisians is reported home nursing illness. Medicines including aspirin ran short as hospitals struggle to cope with demand and officials urge calm and care.
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Paris
Doctors Seek Unconsciousness in Blood Transfusion Case
In Haverhill Massachusetts 8 doctors at Hale Hospital waited for Mrs Elizabeth Denno to lapse into unconsciousness so they could give her blood transfusions against her conscious will due to her Jehovah's Witness beliefs. Her husband Gardner Denno would direct the transfusions if she becomes unable. Courts ruled that giving blood to a conscious patient is a technical assault. Doctors warn she may die without transfusions.
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Mass
Hale Hospital
Elizabeth Denno
District Court
Superior Court
Frederick H. Magison
House Directors Workshop at KU to be led by OU official
About 100 house directors and housemothers from Kansas universities and state institutions will attend a two day House Directors Workshop at Kansas University next Wednesday and Thursday. Dr Dorothy Truex director of women's affairs at Oklahoma University will serve as workshop director and address topics on characteristics of college students the role of the house director on campus and working effectively with college students.
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Dorothy Truex
Oklahoma University
Reservoirs on Missouri Show Boost in Storage
Four operating Missouri River main stem reservoirs report an eight percent storage gain from the previous year. The Missouri River Reservoir Control Center notes total storage at 19,976,000 acre-feet, citing favorable precipitation and careful release regulation under the coordinating committee for Missouri River main stem operations.
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Omaha
Missouri River Reservoir Control Center
Coordinating Committee
Othe Center
Alumni Board Meeting Remeeting at Kansas University
Afgan Association board of directors will convene at KU Memorial Union Saturday, nine of twelve members attending. Morning discussions cover budgets, committee appointments, financial reports, and activity planning. The group will also discuss moving the office to a new Strom Hedland site and seek outside support reacting to recent global scientific developments.
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Kansas
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