Farley urges shorter vacation or longer schooling
Washington September 17 Dr Belmont Farley official NEA spokesman backs President Eisenhower on more schooling for youth but doubts five year high school and college courses. He favors a longer school year or 10 to 11 month terms to reduce delinquency and cost, noting space and teacher shortages.
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National Education Association
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Colorado
Farley
NEA
Three Japanese War Criminals Released from Sugamo Prison
Three of seven remaining major Japanese war criminals walked free from Sugamo Prison in Tokyo after Allied parole. Kingoro Hashimoto aged 65 Teiichi Suzuki 66 and Okinori Kaya 66 were convicted in 1948 by an Allied tribunal. Hashimoto directed the Imperial Rule Assistance Association and ordered actions linked to the Panay sinking and Nanking atrocities. Kaya, the sole non military parolee, served as finance minister in Tojo's Pearl Harbor cabinet.
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Sugamo
Kingoro Hashimoto
Teiichi Suzuki
Okinori Kaya
Hashimoto
Imperial Rule Assistance Association
Hideki Tojo
Pearl Harbor
Last Soviet Stars Removed as Vienna Exits Occupation
Vienna reports end of a decade long occupation as 10-year Soviet forces pull down red stars and depart. Big Four troops remain, returning key sites including the Ringstrasse headquarters and the Imperial Hotel while Britain and France complete turnovers to Austrian authorities. The final U.S. units are set to leave early next week.
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Austria
Ringstrasse
Schoenbrunn Palace
Global ton definitions compared across regions
The net ton in the United States equals 2000 pounds. Britain uses the long ton of 2240 pounds. Europe adopts the metric ton of 2204.6 pounds.
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United States
Britain
Europe
Weather forecast calls for above normal warmth in half the nation
The Weather Bureau predicts temperatures will run below normal in the northern third of the country and above normal in the southern half for the next 30 days. Near normal conditions are seen in the rest of the nation with the Southwest slated to be the warmest region.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Old Circus Hand To Hunt Elephant In Charlotte
In Charlotte North Carolina on September 17 an experienced Ringling Bros hand took charge of the hunt for the escaped elephant Vicki. Louie Reed arrived from California after a stop in Sarasota to help locate the 2300 pound animal. Reed met with Jack Partlow and headed to a wooded area near the airport where Vicki had last been seen but after two hours of searching there were no signs of the elephant.
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Ringling Bros
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Vicki
Louie Reed
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Ringling
Sarasota
Fla
Jack Partlow
Reed
Honeymoon Ends as Driver Crashes Using Both Hands
A man ends his honeymoon by losing control of his car while holding the steering wheel with both hands. Police report indicate excessive speed and lack of attention contributed to the crash. No serious injuries were reported at the scene.
Services Set Today For Floydada Woman
Funeral services for Mrs. Oscar P. Rutledge 66 longtime Floydada resident will be held at 4 p m Sunday at the First Christian Church with Rev W D Reaves officiating Burial will be in Floydada Cemetery Harmon Funeral Home in charge She died at 530 am Saturday at her home following a heart attack Survived by husband three sons Sam Amarillo O P Jr Corpus Christi Randolph St Louis a daughter Mrs John R Mast Midland one brother Sam Ramsey Tohoka one sister Mrs R P Weathers Lubbock and eight grandchildren
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East Texas
Floyd County
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