Nixon Dedicates National Housing Center Today
Nixon heads ceremony at the 2 million dollar National Housing Center in downtown Washington as Vice President Nixon and international dignitaries attend the dedication. An unveiling follows with a royal blue curtain sweeping aside the glass front. Exhibits include a color selector, a garage door control from a car dash, and a central vacuum built into the floor joist.
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Washington
The
National Assn. of
National Housing Center
Nixon
NAHB
Cole praises private enterprise role in housing act
Albert M. Cole, Housing and Home Finance administrator, lauds the emphasis on community and private enterprise action in the Housing Act of 1954. He says federal aid is optional, stresses improvement programs are conceived and executed by private industry, and notes private funds outpace public money four to five dollars for each redevelopment dollar.
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Albert M. Cole
Congress
Reds Blackmail U.S. For Yanks Still Held In China
In Tokyo the Peiping Daily warned Washington it must accept expanded Geneva talks to win release of Americans held by the Peiping regime. The paper said 41 civilians could be freed, but only 15 have crossed the border with 26 still missing. It criticized U S stalling and linked progress to U S Chinese relations.
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Tokyo
China
United States
Geneva
Peiping
Peiping Pepples
U. S
United Nations
Red China
Tough Decisions Face Top Court In New Term
The Supreme Court opens a heavy nine month docket with issues on communism military justice and racial segregation. Chief Justice Earl Warren's name surfaces amid speculation on reelection while cases include the Communist party challenge to the Subversive Activities Control Act and whether military court martial of civilians is permissible for crimes tied to service. Racial segregation in parks playgrounds and golf courses and interracial marriage ballot listings are also to be argued.
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Paul M. Yost
Washington
Supreme Court
Eisenhower
Earl Warren
California
Warren
U.S
Communist Party
Congress
Air Force
Robert W. Toth
Pittsburgh
Toth
Korea
Grady Escapees Sought In Kansas
Three escapees including a woman murder suspect are being sought across states after breaking out of jail in Chickasha Oklahoma. Sheriff Perrin doubts they remain in Chickasha and speculates they fled on a freight train to Kansas City. Flora Giddings 25 faces murder of her son. W R Garrett 29 charged with burglary. Cornelius Cook 29 serving a sentence for disturbing the peace. They were captured the next day at Winfield Kansas.
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Chickasha
Okla
Hack Perrin
Kansas City
Perrin
Flora Mae Giddings
W. R. Garrett
Cornelius Cook
Winfield
Kan
Railroads in 1955 Order Surge to 467 Locomotives
Major U.S. railroads reported 467 new locomotive units on order as of August 1 1955, up from 133 a year earlier, reflecting a sharp year over year increase in locomotive demand.
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United States
Gheorghiu-Dej Resumes Direct Control of Romania Party
Gheorghiu-Dej, Romania's Red premier, is back as first secretary of the Communist Party after the Central Committee announced the move on Bucharest radio. He had relinquished the post on April 20, 1954, adopting a collective leadership. Gheorghiu-Dej said hero worship must be wiped out while Gheorghiu Apostol was demoted to chairmanship of the Central Council of Trade Unions.
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London
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Romania
Red
Communist Party
Bucharest
Gheorghiu-Dej
Moscow
Gheorghe Apostol
Central Council of Trade Unions
Religious Freedom Hearing Postponed Indefinitely
A Senate subcommittee postponed its planned religious freedom hearing citing backstage controversy and time to analyze 10,000 questionnaires. Chairman Hennings said the delay is advisory and no single faith is involved, with Protestants Catholics and Jews taking opposing views on holding the hearings.
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Washington
Senate
Constitutional Rights Subcommittee
Hennings
Cmo
Government Adds Civilian Employes
Washington reports the federal government added a net 482 civilian workers in August, the seventh monthly rise. The Navy and Air Force hired more civilians, boosting total to 2,385,077, while the Army showed a net decline of 3,071.
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Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Joint Committee On
Armed Services
Navy
Air Force
Army
Tiny Priceless Statuettes Stolen From Brooklyn Museum
Police hunt for thief or thieves after eight tiny priceless silver statuettes vanished during a Brooklyn Museum exhibit titled Sculpture in Silver From Islands of Time. Eight pieces, among 30 on display, were in four cases. screws were loosened and replaced. The items were loaned from eight collections, insured, and described as rare and irreplaceable.
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New York
Brooklyn Museum
American Federation of Arts
Schenck
Plane crash in Hamburg kills father and two teens
In Hamburg Arkansas a light plane carrying 35 year old Charles Carpenter Jr a Hamburg businessman and three 16 year old shop employees of his drive in theater crashed in a housing development clearing. Carpenter died on impact and two teens Herman Farmer and Jerry Doyle Mann also died. The remaining teen Charles King died en route to hospital. Carpenter previously ran a flying school after World War II and is survived by a wife and three children.
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Hamburg
Ark
Charles Carpenter Jr
Carpenter
Herman Farmer
Jerry Doyle Mann
Charles King
Crossett
Baptist Hospital
Little Rock
Timber Harvest Valued Over 70 Million in 1955 Forests
Timber valued at more than 70 million dollars was harvested in national forests in the year ended June 30, 1955, reflecting substantial output across public woodlands.
Area Men In Service
Jerel L. Love airman apprentice son of Mr and Mrs Lester B Love reported to Helicopter Anti Submarine Squadron 2 at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station San Ysidro California A Walters man Charles O Pratt airman reported in September to the Naval Air Station at Hutchinson Kansas Piatt son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Piatt of Walters and husband of Minnie R Swinford of Faxon Pvt Donald C Edgemon 21 son of Mr and Mrs Clifford Edgemon of Walters recently graduated from the Armys Ordnance School at Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland Edgemon who is now scheduled for reassignment in the Far East completed the school track vehicle course A farmer in civilian life he entered the Army last March and completed basic training at Camp Chaffee Arkansas
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Jerel L. Love
Lester B. Love
Ozman
Naval Auxiliary Air Station
San Ysidro
Calif
Walters
Charles O. Pratt
Naval Air Station
Hutchinson
Kaw
Piatt
Herbert Piatt
Minnie R. Swinford
Faxon
Pvt
Donald C. Edgemon
Clifford Edgemon
The
Army’s Ordnance
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Edgemon
Far East
Army
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Science Discovers Non Surgical Piles Treatment Preparation H
Science reports a healing substance that shrinks piles and relieves itching without surgery. Doctors note pile reduction and patient relief. Bio-Dyne, used in tissue healing, is now available as Preparation H suppositories or ointment. Money back guarantee.
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U.S
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