Housing Industry Meets To Discuss Modular Measure
Architects builders and building materials producers gather in Washington for the first inter industry conference on modular measure. The four inch module standardizes dimensions to save time and materials across bricks glass blocks windows wallboards and insulation with applications expanding to large appliances.
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Washington
Boston
American Standards Association
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wise old fellow quoted by Eisenhower at White House
Washington dispatch notes President Eisenhower cited a so called wise old fellow who said centralization is the refuge of fear. The source is unknown and no matching quotation appears in Bartletts. Also mentions a Columibtne III model for Mrs Eisenhower, a White House squirrel incident, and tax case about Lewis B Maytag.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Lewis B. Maytag
U. S
Bud” Maytag
Colorado Springs
Denver
Communism Creeping Back Into Latins Life
Reds are filtering into labor unions and inciting unrest in South America as Communism resurges. UPI dispatch notes leaders fear the United States should act now with economic aid to head off wider influence and possible unrest.
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United States
Communism’s Return in South America Faces Watchful Eyes
Buenos Aires readers hear that communism is reappearing in South America through labor unions and political groups amid economic slump. Analysts warn of growing influence and strikes while noting police crackdowns and outlawed parties. They urge U S attention to the hemisphere red menace beyond Europe and Asia.
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Buenos Aires
Itler
Guatemala
Central America
United States
Cominform
International Communist Propaganda Bureau
Kremlin
South America
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Montevideo
Uruguay
Pan-American Financial
Petropolis
Brazil
Latin America
Getulio Vargas
Vargas
Labor Party
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Communist Party
Doctors Cannot Cure Woman in Deep Coma in Stockton
Stockton, Calif. reports that Mrs Abbie Selah Howland, 34, has been in a coma for 1,098 days since a 1951 auto accident. Doctors say no possibility of recovery, though she remains physically healthy and fed by tube, with nutrition reduced to cut weight. Medical administrator Dr Louis Barber notes the condition is the longest documented hibernation, and while consciousness will not return, she can be kept alive with treatment if infections arise.
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Stockton
Calif
Abbie Selah Howland
Plane Crash Kills Three Near Stockbridge
A private single engine plane crash near Stockbridge last night killed three people. The victims were Ed Gilmore, about 37, the pilot from Gregory. Royce Porath, about 22, and Thomas Whittaker, 24, both from Munith.
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Mason, Mich
Stockbridge
Ed Gilmore
Gregory
Royce Porath
Thomas Whittaker
Munith
Stop Taking Harsh Drugs for Constipation
Advise switching from harsh laxatives to Dr Caldwell's Senna Laxative Syrup Pepsin. Highlights gentle relief without salts, supports temporary constipation relief for all ages, aids stomach comfort, and promises money back if not satisfied. Mail bottle to 280 New York 18 New York.
Prices Scrambled In Toy Business
SAM DAWSON reports Santa’s pack may hold a billion dollars worth of toys this Christmas as DIY toys rise in popularity. Wholesale toy sales to stores are seen at 500 to 550 million dollars this year, vs 450 million last year, with retail dollars likely over a billion. Discount houses push promotions, boosting store traffic but scrambling retail markups and profits. The Toy Manufacturers Assn notes no official stance on fair trade, some members use it, most do not. Delays in late orders and large inventories last year prompt expectations of a stock clearance this year.
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Association
Science shrinks piles without surgery with new healing paste
A healing substance called Bio-Dyne, used to treat injured tissue, is now in a hemorrhoid ointment named Preparation H. The product claims prompt pain relief and itching reduction with a money back guarantee. doctors say it may address shrinking piles.
U S Plans Small Sharp South Viet Nam Army
Saigon reports U S aims to form a compact efficient national army of about 200000, with allied forces like Cao Dai and Hoa Hao factions shaping security. Government seeks loyalty to Diem, training plans progress, and removal of rebel chief of staff clears paths for reforms.
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U.S
Saigon
Viet Nam
U. S
Cao Dai
Hao Hao
Binh Xuyen Society
Can St. Jacques
National Surete
Lai Wen Seng
Binh Xuyen
Hoa Hao
Ngo Dinh Diem
United States
Diem
President John Tyler Married Twice and Father of Seven
The text states that President John Tyler married twice and fathered seven children with each wife. It presents a concise biographical note on his marriages and offspring.
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John Tyler
Colorado to Get Energy Capital
Two Texas millionaires plan to make Grand Junction Colorado the energy capital of the nation with a 640 acre development costing about 7.23 million dollars. The project includes a sun pivoting base, offices for mining and oil equipment, a research area, a hotel and apartments, a housing area, dining and shopping, a park and pool, and a golf course and country club financed by a Texas oilmen syndicate.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Texas
Colorado City
Lucien Cullen
Welborn Foreman
Houston
Texas Oilmen
Member Denounces Rhee Political Party
In Seoul on the National Assembly floor a Liberal member denounced his party for declaring the amendment to allow President Syngman Rhee to seek office for life as passed. The action followed a party defection vote, with critics calling the procedures outrageous. Sohn Kown Bai said he would withdraw from the party.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Liberal Party
National Assembly
Rhee
Sohn Kown Bai
Assembly
Sohn
Postman Sells Inherited Wayne Mansion at Auction
Philadelphia postman John N. McKalvey sold the 15 room Wayne showplace he inherited from Lydia Wood Bailey for about 30 000 dollars. The 1925 built estate included antiques and objets d art which remain to be sold by McKalvey and his wife, heirs to the widow.
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Philadelphia
John N. McKalvey
Wayne
McKalvey
Lydia Wood Baily
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