Typing Shakeup as New Keyboard Tested by Feds
Twenty four government stenographers from ten agencies test a new keyboard system developed by August Dvorak at the University of Washington. The trial aims to cut left hand load and boost output by about 35 percent, with costs to convert machines at $15 each. Edmund Mansure of the GSA observes but declines endorsement pending results.
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August Dvorak
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Florida Senator George Smathers Rules Out VP Bid
U S Senator George A Smathers of Florida said he has no ambition to be the Democratic candidate for vice president. He told a reporter he was grateful for chairman Paul M Butler's praise but stated he does not have ambitions along that line.
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George A. Smathers
D-Fla
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Kubitschek Has Reins In Brazil Inauguration Day
Juscelino Kubitschek becomes Brazil's president with a conservative cabinet. Vice President Nixon heads a U. S. delegation to the ceremony as Brazil works to expand transport, power, and production amid economic strain and prior coup tensions.
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U. S
Latin America
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