Poliomyelitis trends and vaccine aid in 1954 preview
Edson's Column outlines U S Public Health Service views on infantile paralysis risk for the year. Weather and geography influence cases with a mid May to mid September rise. 1952 saw a peak of 4 179 weekly cases. Through mid August 1954 total cases reached 9 720, far below 1952 levels, with Massachusetts bearing the largest single outbreak. Eisenhower signs a 30 million vaccine aid act Aug 12, but vaccine allocation and field trials show immunity only after the third shot in two to four weeks.
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Washington
NEA
United States
U. S. Public Health Service
U. S
Public Health Service
Massachusetts
New England
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Friedreichs ataxia explained and inherited risks
Dr Edwin P Jordan outlines Friedreichs ataxia a hereditary spinal disorder that often begins in childhood. The piece explains how defective germ plasm drives transmission through generations and notes how the disease worsens with time causing unsteady gait head nodding and eye jerks while stressing the importance of recognizing hereditary risk to prevent passing it to offspring.
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Edwin P. Jordan
NEA
Friedreich
Family Tree Yields Peachy Returns in Local Market
A lighthearted feature notes a family project turning tree care into a small peach harvest. Neighbors watch as the orchard begins to yield fruit, with residents praising hands on work and community effort.
Peace and War in Ancient Kings and Sacred Melodies
A compact reflection weaving biblical peace between Jehoshaphat and Israel with lines from I Kings 22 24 and Longfellow celebrating war’s blast tempered by sacred love. The excerpt juxtaposes political reconciliation with hopeful artistic harmony.
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Jehoshaphsi
Israel
Longfellow
Remembering John Peurifoy A Vietnam War Era Diplomat
A tribute to John Peurifoy, U S ambassador to Thailand, praised for his tough diplomacy in Greece Guatemala and Southeast Asia. The 48 year old career officer fought the Cold War with blunt methods and practical results, earning respect as a fearless troubleshooter and crisis manager.
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Foreign Service
John Peurifoy
America
Thailand
Peurifoy
U. S
Greece
Indochina
Southeast Asia
West
Asia
Why Yanks Protect Reds In Korea Riots
Analyzes why American forces bear the brunt of violence in South Korea. Notes UN Command includes non American troops like Canada Britain Australia and others but US control of ports rail points and armistice inspection lines explains why locals target US soldiers. Also argues the UN Command is American managed and protects all members while Korean anger focuses on American troops.
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Korea
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Britain
Australia
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Thailand
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United Nations
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Defense mail policy change ends free troops' mailing in Korea
The Defense Department ends free mailing privileges for American forces in Korea. A historical note recalls the first Secretary of the Navy, appointed May 3, 1798, with George Cabot initially named but declining. Benjamin Stoddert took the post.
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Korea
Defense Department
Adams
George Cabot
Mass
Navy
Benjamin Stoddert
Whipped Youth Shoots Kills Dad in West Virginia
In Pineville West Virginia a 15 year old Ravencliff youth James Albert Hart shot and killed his father James Roscoe Hart 46 after being whipped for playing a radio too loudly Sheriff Paul Goode said the boy was held in the county jail awaiting a hearing before Circuit Judge Robert M Worrell with no formal charge filed yet The youth obtained a 12 gauge shotgun from another room and shot his father between the eyes on the back porch
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Pineville
W.va
Ravencliff
Wyoming
Paul Goode
James Albert Hart
Robert M. Worrell
Goode
James Roscoe Hart
Hart
Strong quake registered at Caltech in Pasadena
A strong earthquake occurred 2,200 miles from Pasadena in an undetermined direction and was registered at 2 19 p m est Sunday by seismographs at the California Institute of Technology Dr Charles Ricer said the quake was strong enough to cause considerable damage in a settled area
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Pasadena
Calif
California Institute of Technology
Charles Ricer
Four Die In State Accidents Sunday
Oklahoma's highway fatality toll for 1955 stood at 360 today eleven more than at the same time last year after four traffic deaths yesterday. The dead include William Henry Augerhole 27 Tahlequah Raymond Orval Wagner 33 Oklahoma City Emon Wallace 38 Oklahoma City Larry Gene Heinz 7 Ponca City.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
William Henry Augerhole
Tahlequah
Raymond Orval Wagner
Oklahoma City
Emon Wallace
Larry Gene Heinz
Ponca City
Americans Protest Seoul Tax Protest in Seoul
About fifty American firms in Seoul closed today in a protests against what they call exhorbitant taxes imposed by the South Korean government.
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Seoul
First Nonstop World Flight by B-50 Bomber
A U.S. Air Force B-50 completed the first nonstop round-the-world flight in 1949. The mission refueled four times midair, covering 23,452 miles in 94 hours and 1 minute.
Washington Pope’s Words Shaped Peace Efforts
Marquis Childs notes Pope Pius XII’s constant call for peace during the Cold War. The pontiff condemned war, urged UN principles, warned against bloc politics, and favored European unity. Vatican commentary praised the Geneva summit as a hopeful step toward true peace.
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Pius XII
United Nations
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Council Will Act On Old Business
City council set to act on eight items at the regular session. The street committee will report on protest signatures for Paving District No. 92 and a Birdseye view of disputed sections. Airport bids for a new pickup truck will be reviewed alongside culvert bids at sites A and 24th, and 23rd between Cheyenne and Baltimore. Proposals to charge haulers for trash disposal and a gas storage tank purchase will be examined. The Eli's Lodge curb removal request and Lake Lawtonka cabin water rates will be considered, with police vehicle specs presented for the 1955 56 budget.
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Groun’s
E. C. Parks
Lester McKenzie
Blunt Zorger
Eli's Lodge
Lox
Lawtonka
E. W. Kirkpatrick
Police Committee
Across and Down Word Puzzle Clues List
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Southern General
Pace
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Answer to Previous Puzzle 28 Notion 27 Part of Tex ajson 9 Arrow p 10 Simple 11 Augment 17 Rubber 19 Smallest 23 Hoglike mammal 24 Neck bac 25 Heraldic band 40 Precipitous 26 Russian lake 41 Closed car 33 Planter 38 Biblical mountain 29 Impudent 21 Warehouses as 42 Drinks 43 One 44 Unoccupied 46 Negate 47 War god of Greece 48 Caustics 50 Chemical suffix
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Greece
Strike Vote Demanded as Amalgamated Meat Cutters Fight Swift
CHICAGO UP The AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen accused Swift & Co of stalling in negotiations with poultry and egg workers and called for an immediate strike vote. Delegates representing 2,500 to 3,000 workers in 32 locals nationwide voted to take a strike vote this week.
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Chicago
AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Swift & Co
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