Industrial design and the race for eye catching products
A New York profile of Gerald Stahl, a 32 year old industrial designer who led B-29 modification work and now heads Esfirm. He explains how packaging color and form influence sales, with red, orange and yellow driving impulse buys while purple and black deter. The piece notes designers as a growing profession shaping consumer goods and envisioning future toys.
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New York
Hiroshima
Gerald Stahl
Stahl
Main Street
Fifth Avenue
Esfirm
Tos
Churchill Sees Ike Or Stevenson To Lead Free Nations
Prime Minister Churchill declared that either Gen Eisenhower or Gov Stevenson will insure America's leadership in resisting Communist aggression. He praised both candidates as two of America's finest men and urged continued British American ties. A bus crash near Monrovia injured passengers as ambulances struggled through mud after the wreck.
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Scarborough
Eng
Churchill
Gen. Eisenhower
Gov. Stevenson
America
United States
United
Ludwig Dorge
Ela Williams
Bernard Huguera
Camp Roberts
Monrovia
Lumber Definitions and timber work terms from era
The excerpt explains how a bull chain hoists logs from mill pond to the sawmill and describes bushel ing as a piece work pay system for felling and bucking timber.
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Mill Pond
Hunt for Lost B-29 in Orient Abandoned
The Air Force and Navy suspended the search for a B-29 with eight crew lost last Tuesday in the narrow strait between northeastern Japan and the Kurile islands. Far East Air Forces said the search off Hokkaido was called off this afternoon, with Japanese reports suggesting the plane may have crashed in Russian waters.
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Tokyo
Japan
Kurile Islands
Far East Air Forces
Hokkaido
Stevenson Vows War On Graft Amid Florida Rallies
Stevenson campaigns in Florida pledging decisive action against graft and endorsing civil rights as he visits Tampa and New Orleans. He faults corruption in government, contrasts with Eisenhower’s anti graft stance, and stresses upholding the Democratic platform on minority rights and submerged lands ownership.
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Bay Front Park
Ilinois
Miami
Washington
Dwight Eisenhower
Stevenson
Tampa
Nashville
Tenn
Springfield
Florida
New Orleans
Beauregard Square
Senate
James Hicks
New York
Newark
Philadelphia
Richmond
Roosevelt Hotel
Louisiana State
Dillard University
William Flanagan
ADLAS
Frank B. Ellis
Louisiana
Hicks
South
Eisenhower
Democratic Party
Supreme Court
Truman
Los Angeles
Provisional Greek Cabinet Sworn In To Lead Nation
In Athens a caretaker government led by Attorney General Dimitrios Kioussopoulos was sworn in to run Greece after King Paul dissolved Parliament and called elections. The move aims to stabilize the economy and guide the state until a new government is elected following Moy.16 parliamentary elections.
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Athens
Dimitrios Kioussopoulos
Moy
Paul
Kioussopoulos
Greece
Truman in Harlem Bids for Negro Vote
Truman hails Stevenson civil rights record in Harlem and criticizes Eisenhower and Republicans for “double-talk” on fair employment. He argues FEPC enforcement is essential, cites party splits, and predicts Dixiecrat allies may vote Republican. He praises Stevenson as a strong civil rights governor and possible president. The Harlem speech caps a 24 state whistlestop tour supporting Stevenson.
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Truman
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Dixiecrag
Dorrence-Brooks Square
New York
Harlem
Hisenhower
South
Mr. Truman
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Eisenhowser
Ater
Adlas
Steven Ison
Stevenson
Richmond
Congress
Senate
Korea
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Alben W. Barkley
Barkley
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Columbus Citizens Committee
First Army Command Change Nears January Transition
Maj. Gen. Withers A Burress of the Seventh Corps in Europe will assume command of the First Army shortly after January 1. He succeeds Lt. Gen. Willis D. Crittenberger, who is retiring from the post.
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New York
Withers A., Burress
U.S. Seventh Corps
Europe
First Army
Willis D. Crittenberger
Three Tot and Grocer Slain in Robbery Case
Sheriff reports trio killed in what is suspected to be a robbery during a weekly barn trip. Victims are Judy 6 and Jean 7 Young daughters and Michael Faile 4 son of Rosemary Faile of Chester. Prober suspects a cashing payroll checks motive. no suspects yet.
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Ai State Criminal Investigation
Sacramento
Young
Judy
Jean
Michael Faile
Rosemary Faile
Chester
Don Nasson J
Ear l
Jerry Bridges
Bridges
Schooler
Westwood Bank
Killer Billy Cook to Die Dec 12 in California
Billy Cook known as the Killer, convicted of the 1951 death of traveling salesman Robert Dewey in the California desert, will be executed December 12 in San Quentin. He already received a 300 year federal term for murdering Mr and Mrs Mosser of Atwood Illinois and their children.
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Carl Mosser
Atwood, Til
Eisenhower Rests for Week End
In Washington Sen. Wayne Morse called on Eisenhower and Nixon to release their income tax returns. Rep. Hugh Scott said Eisenhower was holding his own, gaining conservative votes while losing liberal support. Eisenhower spoke in Salt Lake City criticizing the Truman administration and urging a middle path between extremes, advocating voluntary arbitration in labor disputes.
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Washington
Wayne Morse
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Morse
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
GOP
Scott
Salt Lake City
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Truman
Hisenhower
China Reds Hurl ROKs From Hill
Allied air and armor bombardment slammed a Red advance as five days of fighting for the strategic height cost the Communists up to 10,000 men. Big Nori mountain was retaken as UN forces repelled Red attacks on Dick Tessie and Christmas hills. In the air six MIG-15s were shot down near the Yalu, the biggest victory of the month, with UN losses totaling six planes in the week.
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United Nations
Big Nori
Dick, Tessie
Christmas Hills
North Korea
Yalu River
Red China
U.N
United Press
Wendell Merick
Wayne C. Smith
Merick
Smith
Far East Air Forces
Tokyo
Reds
Martha Raye Undergoes Blood Transfusion in Miami
The 36 year old comedian Martha Raye remained in critical condition after a blood transfusion at St. Francis Hospital in Miami Beach. She was flown in from Jamaica with a severe intestinal disorder and tests were underway to decide if surgery is needed. James Condos, her husband, was identified in private life as Mrs Condos.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Martha Raye
St. Francis Hospital
Publisher Praises Southland Future in Orange County
Huntington Beach speakers report Great optimism for local growth as Herman E. Ridder, publisher of the Long Beach Independent Press-Telegram, urges higher expectations. He cites current Sunday circulation at 130000, notes rapid area expansion, and outlines plans for broader news coverage and open letters to the editor to engage readers.
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Huntington Beach
Orange County
Herman E. Ridder
Long Beach
lPress-Telegram
Rotary Club
Ridder
Riddey
Nishe- Nief
Press-Telegram
Rotarians
William Gallienne
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