Milk and numbers mix in Washington chatter
Senator Wiley rails at vending machines and consumer waste while a child from a congressman’s office laments milk’s neglect. An inventive District of Columbia officer idea aims to ease dignitary visits with multilingual cops. Army numbering quirks are noted with references to Pershing and McCain.
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Makman W. Nichols
Washington
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Senate
Vince Cleary
District of Columbia Park Police
State Department
Haile Selassie
Cleary
U.S
Smiths
Jones
Henry P. McCain
New York Woman Fined for 90 MPH Parkway Speed
Con nie Giumarro was fined $50 in mag istrates court after being cited for speeding 90 miles per hour on a parkway. She said she was rushing home to avoid worrying her mother, offering the motive as a defense.
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New York
Connie Giumarro
Miss Giumarro
Roosevelt Battle Tops California Vote Interest
In California Roosevelt campaigns for U S Senate amid charges against his estranged wife while facing seven opponents. The ballot includes a U S senator 30 congressmen governor and other offices as voters confront Republican Ned Redding and Democrat Graves in a high profile contest.
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San Francisco
James Roosevelt
Repub
Goodwin J. Knight
Richard P
Senate
Roosevelt
Los Angeles
Romelle
Ned Redding
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel W. Yorty
Thomas H. Kuchel
Leones
United States
Graves
House
Ambulance Plane Crashes Near Acapulco Beach
A Mexican air ambulance en route to a hospital crashed at sea near Acapulco. Rescue crews initially reported three fatalities but later found the patient Teofilo Olea Figueroa and two crewmen alive on a deserted beach, all injured.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Teofilo Olea Figueroa
5-Cent Candy Bar Might Disappear
CHICAGO The price of cocoa beans could wipe out the five cent candy bar says Philip P. Gott president of the National Confectioners Association. He notes cocoa bean costs rise from 5 to 70 cents a pound since 1941 forcing makers to cut chocolate or raise prices.
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Chicago
N. Philip P. Gott
Senate approves limits on foreign schooling for veterans
The Senate on Monday approved legislation to bar World War II veterans from attending foreign schools under the GI bill when not in the best interests of the veteran or the government. Authority to discontinue foreign education would be assigned to the Veterans Administration, similar to provisions for Korean veterans in 1952.
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Washington
Senate
Veterans Administration
Legion Leader Urges All-Out War in Korea
Legion chief calls for full war against Communism if US acts in Korea. He advocates using all weapons including atomic bombs to defend democracy, while touring Northern California posts. He rejects limited actions and warns against hysteria at home.
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Legion
Korea
United States
Southeast Asia
Connell
Frederick Worker Electrocuted After Platform Incident
Frederick Worker died from an electrocution after being suspended head down from a steel platform frame for nearly an hour before rescue teams freed him. He is survived by his wife and three children.
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Chester
Set
Veterans face new limits on GI Bill absences deductions
The policy states that benefits are reduced only after 30 days of absence in a year. Previously the 30 days were divided monthly, so a veteran missing many days in a single month could lose that month’s allowance.
Suspected Killer Freed To Attend Assembly Session
A suspected killer is freed to attend an assembly session amid a quarrel over a pistol with a business rival. Relatives and officials provided brief comments as the case moves forward in court proceedings.
Honest Judge Reelection Ad Boosts Judicial Temperament
An old political advertisement asserts that a judge’s honesty fairness and judicial temperment have been conclusively proven by his reelection bid.
Eyes Back with GM New York
June 8 update reports Rog a pen in New York as the GM discusses return plans and roster adjustments.
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GM New York
Rog
Salary comparison noted for former GM VP
The text notes that the subject had a larger salary in later years than the amount he earned as a GM vice president overseeing the truck and coach division.
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Smithsonian Institute
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Southwestern Radio & Sound
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Eugene L. Bowman
S. 6Th
Welch
Frederick
Toby Morris
Pol. Adv
Farmers Insurance Exchange
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Auco
America
Armers Insurance Group
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