UN Report Highlights Mortality Toll From Transport
A WHO review of data from 15 countries including the United States Canada and Japan finds transport accidents rival tuberculosis as killers in some nations and are the top death cause among youths aged 15 to 24. Motor vehicles account for up to 90 percent of transport deaths with cyclists and pedestrians most affected.
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United States
Canada
Japan
WHO
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United Kingdom
Germany
Australia
U.S.A
England
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Wisconsin sheriff faces bootlegging oleo charges
In Appleton Wisconsin Sheriff Lyman B Clark is accused of bootlegging oleomargarine. A county board push for a grand jury investigation followed reports he offered a tax free plea to prisoners and allegedly concealed two cases of oleo. Clark was ill to appear before the board.
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Appleton
Wis
Joseph McCarthy
Cap
Walter J. Kohler
Lyman B. Clark
Clark
Ervin Konradt
Bovina
Bovine
Tax receipts for Oklahoma residents rise this year
Earl R. Wiseman district director of internal revenue reports Oklahomaans have paid 297,806,810 dollars in federal income taxes so far this year, up 1,786,461 dollars from the same point last year.
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Sooners
Oklahoma City
Earl R. Wiseman
Internal Revenue
Mangum Man Named President Of Greer County Health Council
Charles Good of Mangum elected president of the Greer County Health Council, succeeding David Foster of Southwest Baptist church who has been transferred to Stillwater.
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Health Council
Mangum
Okla
Charles Good
Greer County Health Council
David Foster
Southwest Baptist Church
Stillwater
Bartlesville Man Elected Safety Council President
The Oklahoma Safety Council Board elected Stanley Learned of Bartlesville as president succeeding Walter Gesell of Oklahoma City. Learned is an oil company executive and will lead the council.
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Bartlesville
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Safety Council
Stanley Learned
Learned
Walter Gesell
State Welfare Costs Rise in May Despite Fewer Dependents
Oklahoma City reports welfare costs increased in May with 44 more cases than April 1 and payments up by 1090 dollars. Total welfare checks reached 6,881,650 for 116,708 cases while dependent children declined by 146 and caretakers by 30 as fathers regained ability to support their families.
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Oklahoma City
L. E. Rader
Deece
Tales of the West on Channel 1 schedule listing
Television guide fragment lists programs including Tales of the West Westernaires Today News Peopies Weather and various short segments and time stamps across a broadcast day with several shows and air times.
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Westernaires
Morton
Channel 1
Boston Blackie
Rainbo
Owl
Hank Matison
Kid's Corner
Family Changes Confuse Oldsters
CHICAGO AP Old people face difficulty adjusting to changing family patterns, per Elizabeth Wickenden in The Needs of People and Public Welfare Services To Meet Them. The book, based on welfare workers nationwide, notes aging trends and shifts from farm to urban living and frequent moves.
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Chicago
Elizabeth Wickenden
American Public Welfare Association
U. S
Students Strike Over Principal's Retirement Plan
About 350 Hammonton high school students skipped classes to protest the retirement of 65-year-old Principal Paul S. Gillespie next month. Only 50 pupils were at their desks as others gathered in front of city hall across from the school with signs calling for retention.
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Hammonton
N.J
Hammonton High School
City Hall
Paul S. Gillespie
Bulldozer Digs Up Big Cache Of Jewelry
In Cleo Springs Oklahoma a bulldozer clearing a lake site uncovered jars of jewelry. Operator Lee Mackey found a gold necklace and silverware with initials L M, plus damaged items including cuff links and watch chains as investigators seek the owner.
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Cleo Springs
Okla
Mackey
L. M
Cleo Springs Jewelers Stock Purloined During Absence
A Cleo Springs jeweler left his shop in the care of a young man and returned to find most of the stock missing. The incident is being investigated as a potential theft.
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Cleo Springs
Titanium Producers Perfect New Method
Chicago based Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology announces a new double melting process to produce titanium alloy ingots up to 100 pounds. The method promises easier scale up for commercial production and supports jet aircraft construction due to light weight and high strength.
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Chicago
Armour Research Foundation
Ilinois Institute of Technology
Vinegar Solution Removes Wine Stains from Carpeting
A half cup of white vinegar diluted in a quart of water can remove wine stains from carpeting after allowing it to sink in.
West Germany To Fuel U S Jets
Heidelberg report says West German oil firms may supply jet fuel to U S forces in Europe. Agencies invited bids to supply 1.7 million barrels of jet fuel and 2 million barrels of gasoline, valued at 15 to 20 million dollars. If bids are acceptable, costs drop due to lower transport.
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Heidelberg
Germany
U. S. Air Force
Europe
Army
Armed Services Petroleum Purchasing Agency
Air Force
First Invitation to German Firms for Jet Fuel Bids
The United States invites German firms to bid on jet fuel marking a shift from limited earlier supplies. German suppliers had been restrained since January, and this is their first formal invitation to participate in fueling contracts.
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United States
Nowata First in Drive in Oklahoma State
Dr. George L. Cross of the University of Oklahoma announced that Nowata County is the first in the state to reach its quota in the 1954 mental health fund drive. The update was given in Oklahoma City on May 12.
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Oklahoma City
George L. Cross
University of Oklahoma
Nowata County
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