World's Shortest Rail Line Runs in Senate Complex
A special speed reading item describes the underground line from the Senate offices to the Capitol. It covers 700 feet, travels at 15 mph, and takes about two and a half minutes per round trip with two cars carrying 18 passengers each.
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Jane Day
Iraq Premier Pushes Arabs Toward West Defense Pact
Premier Nuri Said pushes reluctant Arab states toward a pro Western defense pact as Arab League members gather to resolve rifts over Iraq’s signing of a mutual defense treaty with Turkey. Cairo papers mock his illness while accusing him of double crossing. The move risks fraying Arab unity and steering the bloc toward alignment with the West.
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Esyat
Iraq
Nuri Said
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Nuri Caid
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Revive Tax Penalties for Dope Dealers
Washington UP reports that tax penalties for drug dealers, lost in a revenue revision last summer, are restored after President Eisenhower signed a new bill to fix the error. Prosecutors may have been unable to pursue narcotics operators, though officials keep quiet about any unprosecuted cases.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Teen lovers in L A face five day separation trial
In Burlingame California Judith Anderson 15 and Joseph Lasseter Jr 17 ran away to Los Angeles to plan a future together. Their families agreed to a five day separation and prohibited any contact while seeking counsel. Police had found them in a $50 a month hideaway.
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Los Angeles
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Judith Anderson
Joseph Lasseter Jr
Tito Ends Burma Tour to Conclude India Visit
Tito wraps up a state visit with a five day southern India tour after returning from Burma in Madras. He will depart from Cochin on January 25 for home, completing his trip.
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India
Yugoslavia
Tito
Burma
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New Steroid Drugs Show Promise Against Rheumatoid Arthritis
Three NIH physicians reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association that two synthetic corticosteroids metacortandralone and metacortandracin are three to four times more potent than cortisone and hydrocor tisone. Early results show improved patient response with smaller doses and no clear rise in side effects, though long term use may reveal similar limitations as cortisone. The physicians warned that initial successes may wane with extended use and more patients.
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National Institute of Health
Bethesda
Journal of the American Medical Assa
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Classified Ad Callout Offers Perpetual Production
Dial 6-9071 to place Want Ads and keep steady IPT sales. List what you are selling and boost visibility.
Gammascope Promises Uraniam Rush Counter Gear
Shelby Instrument markets a Gammascope at 49.95 claiming high Geiger counter sensitivity. They tout ongoing uranium strikes and offer gear priced around 200 dollars and up, urging buyers to act now at 1701 Magnolia Ave.
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Shelby Instrument
Magnolia Ave
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