Polio vaccine shows few cases among recipients in early reports
National polio findings on the Salk vaccine vary from very encouraging to too soon to judge. Across counties, many vaccinated children show no polio cases, though some vaccinated individuals have contracted the disease, likely before full immunity. Officials stress careful interpretation as data mature.
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Young Parachutist Forgetful Boy Survives Fall
In San Pedro California nine year old Ralph Rodriguez demonstrated a retro parachute jump for his ten year old girlfriend Jaine Nielsen. He leaped from a second story back porch and landed on a back fence. Doctors at San Pedro Emergency Hospital treated him with fifteen stitches in his back.
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Oklahoma officer wins Bronze Star at Gunter Air Base
Capt Harold G Muehmore of Ponca City Oklahoma receives the Bronze Star for meritorious service with the Fifth Air Force in Korea at a ceremony August 25 at Gunter Air Force Base Alabama Col Frans L Duff presents the medal. Both officers are Oklahoma natives. Muehmore a 1946 OU medical school graduate returns to University Hospital after discharge. Duff a University of Oklahoma 1939 medical school graduate has led the Gunter Branch since 1953.
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Texans Hope Prints May Trap Robber
Humble Texas bank holdup suspects a middle aged bandit who escaped with 14 dollars. A palm print with a healed blister and two fingerprints were found on the vault door where seven employees and two customers were forced inside. Police will take bank employees’ prints to rule them out. The gunman, bald with a painted mustache, forced Maurice Burns to empty the till after presenting samples.
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Vault Theft Accounting Reveals Higher Loss
An accounting Wednesday shows Burns and colleagues were moved into the vault as cages were set. The final loss reported is $14,236.48, higher than the original estimate of $9,000.
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Ottawa County Treasurer Withdraws From Re election
Ottawa County treasurer Russell Doss, after 22 years in office, withdraws as a Democratic candidate for the November election. He was unopposed in the July primary and has suffered ill health for two years. The county Democratic chair Charles Chesnut says a replacement will be named to oppose Republican Clarence Bartlett.
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Ottawa County
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Recent British Experiments Use Heather as Lumber Substitute
British researchers report success using Scottish heather as a substitute for lumber in construction and manufacturing. Trials show comparable strength and reduced environmental impact, offering a potential alternative amid timber shortages and rising prices.
Railway President McNaughton Dies After Attack
McNaughton, former chairman of the Grand River Dam Authority and head of a regional railroad, died in hospital after suffering a heart attack at home. A lawyer by profession, he once led Pen Sacola Dam project and served as Ottawa County attorney. He was of Peoria Indian descent and a native of Ottawa County.
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