Russia Aims to Increase German Trade Amid Moscow Visit
West Germany expects Moscow to push for a bigger share of its industrial output during Adenauer’s Moscow visit. Officials warn commerce may not boom due to factory strain, delivery doubts, and political barriers. Germans seek machinery and tools while Berlin assesses Soviet promises of a large trade turnover.
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Sparkman Named Executive Secretary of Oklahoma War Veterans Agency
John Sparkman, longtime deputy director since 1948, was appointed executive secretary by the War Veterans Commission in a 2-1 vote. The commission raised his salary from 575 to 625 monthly amid opposition from Veterans of Foreign Wars representative Bourland, who claimed legion members pressured for unity and bypassed Gov. Raymond Gary's order.
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State War Veterans Commission
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American Legion
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Ponca City
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Chickasha
George Bourland
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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Four Of Family Stricken By Polio
Four members of a Martinsville family were stricken with polio within a week. Roger Pugh a 12 year old was hospitalized a week ago. His mother and oldest son Donald Lee sixteen were admitted to Roanoke hospital last Thursday. Four year old William was stricken last Friday. All cases were non paralytic. A fourth son Jerry fourteen and the father showed no signs of illness.
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Martinsville
Roger Pugh
Donald Lee
Roanoke
William
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Heat Triggers Sprinklers In Detroit Store Manikins Drenched
In a Detroit clothing store the 100 degree heat set off fire sprinklers, splashing displays and leaving mannequins and surroundings appearing soaked. The mishap occurred as mannequins wore fashionable suits, and the heat intensified the scene.
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United Press
Detroit
Flood damage washes away lawn and floods basement
In Titusville New Jersey N Mitchell Bannerman, from civil defense control, faced a flood aftermath Friday and Monday while repairing his home. He found his front lawn washed away and his cellar flooded, a vivid domestic scene amid the broader flood story. In New Orleans Joan Barrios, back from a Mexican trip, discovered a department store clerk sought an interpreter due to her Spanish request for lipstick, revealing a mix up and a lighthearted end.
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Police scratch tickets at bus stop for visiting delegates
Police tore up parking tickets on two cars left in a bus stop zone for two days after learning the owners were delegates to a police convention in Knoxville Tennessee.
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Tenn
Dare on Staten Island Ferry Ends in Fine
Edward Quinn aged 25 accepted a dare and leapt from the Staten Island ferry on Sunday. He was rescued after an hour and fined $25 for delaying the ferry and hindering operations.
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Edward Quinn
Staten Island
Quinn
91 Year Old Man Jailed For Murder In Sunland
In Sunland California a 91 year old man was jailed on suspicion of murder after his 88 year old sanitarium roommate Gustaf Emil Elm was found beaten to death. Nurse Ethel Allen found Elm's body and police report the head was battered possibly with a small kitchen stool. A K Baldwin was arrested after he claimed Elm had been bothering his wife, a claim contradicted by police who noted his wife had died years before he knew Elm.
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Calif
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Gustaf Emil Elm
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Stokowski to Receive Santa Barbara's Don Award
Famed conductor Leo Stokowski will receive the Senor Don Award on August 24 for his friendship and goodwill toward the city of Santa Barbara. The city disclosed the honor on Monday.
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Eisenhower awaits Geneva report from Strauss in Denver
President Eisenhower awaits a key Geneva conference briefing from Lewis L. Strauss chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission who is due in Denver. Strauss led the American delegation and may brief the President tonight or tomorrow aboard the President’s plane. Eisenhower will then fly back East for a 36 hour period.
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Pier Angeli Delivers Healthy Boy After Airline Accident
Actress Pier Angeli has given birth to an 8 pound 13 ounce son, both mother and baby in fine condition. Angeli, wife of Vic Damone, fractured her pelvis in a February airplane fall near Palm Springs, and has been confined to home since.
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Royal Family Celebrates A Day Late At Balmoral
The Royal Family marked Princess Margaret's 25th birthday with a Balmoral barbecue for a 200 pound beef side and a quiet Crathie Parish church observance. Rumors swirled over her potential marriage to divorced Group Captain Peter Townsend, with approval to wed requiring sister Queen Elizabeth II and possible Parliament involvement.
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Sion
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San Francisco Opera House Stands Alone as Municipal Venue
San Francisco maintains the only municipally owned opera house in the United States, a rare public asset in the cultural landscape. The city operates the venue, ensuring ongoing access to performances and civic stewardship of the arts space.
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San Francisco
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