Gleason Blood Drive Draws Massive Donor Response
TV appeal by Jackie Gleason and Garry Moore drew hundreds of blood offers for 11 year old Angela Rogers of Southbury Conn. at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center but she died within two hours after surgery and the Red Cross pledged supply. The girl’s blood type is common, not rare, and the hospital reported no shortage.
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Jackie Gleason
Angela Rogers
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
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CBS
Red Cross
Garry Moore
Moore
William F. Rogers
Southbury
Conn
Everglades Airboats Crash Kills One, Wounds Sixteen More
Two airboats carrying eight passengers each collided near the Tamiami Trail in the Everglades. One man Owen T. Boyle, 58, of Rapid City, S. D., died after being struck by a propeller. Seventeen aboard were injured, ranging from critical to minor, including Mrs. Neal Creamer and Mrs. Stanley Dodge.
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Everglades
Tamiami Trail
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Owen T. Boyle
Rapid’ City
S. D
Neal Creamer
Topsfield
Mass
Stanley Dodge
Wiscassett
Pay Roll Cut by 282,893 in Two-Year Federal Reductions
The Eisenhower administration announced a federal payroll reduction of 282,893 in its first two years, with total employment dropping from 2,649,441 on Jan 31, 1953 to 2,366,545 a year later. Washington area employment fell by 26,481 in the same period as Korea war spurred growth wound down.
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Civil Service Commission
Truman
Florida Senator Holland to Oppose $20 Tax Cut
Senator Holland of Florida says he will oppose the $20 per person income tax cut passed by House Democrats. He notes the issue is not a party matter and that Senate Democrats were not consulted. Other senators, including Byrd Ellender and George, are cited as considering opposition or support, reflecting a partisan clash over the measure tied to a broader tax package.
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D-Fla
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Senate
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D-Va
George
D-Ga
Sen
Ellender
D-La
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