Blues and Swing Revival Seen in 1920s Style Trends
Music industry leaders foresee a blues and swing comeback targeting teenage listeners with new banjo patterns and rhythm and blues progressions. Major acts cited include Frank Sinatra Learn in the Blues and Jack Webb Pete Kellys Blues with Jo Stafford Paul Weston, while rumors link Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher to a possible baby. Names like Anita Tucker Benny James Flip Wide Red Nichols also appear with Capitol and RCA Victor in forthcoming releases.
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Frank S Natra
Jack Webb
Pete Kellys
RCA Victor
Capitol
Anita Tucker
Benny James
Flip Wide
Red Nichols
Nichols
Nation Registers Record Population Gain in 1954
The United States population reached 163.93 million at end of 1954, up 2.83 million for the year. California, New York, and Nevada lead regional growth with 1950s momentum across the Pacific Coast and Rocky Mountain states, amid high births and low death rates.
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New York
United States
West Virginia
Pacific Coast
California
New York State
Rocky Mountain States
Arizona
Nevada
Florida
District of Columbia
New Mexico
Delaware
Maryland
Utah
Connecticut
Michigan
Louisiana
Texas
World Brotherhood Meeting Plans Four Day Assembly
New York reports the World Brotherhood marks its fifth anniversary with a July 11 to 15 Brussels gathering. Nobel laureate Arthur H. Compton chairs the event themed Brotherhood for Peace and Freedom. About 500 delegates from Asia Africa Europe and North America will hear speakers including Carlos Romulo Paul Reynaud Paul-Henry Spaak and Mrs Theodore Chapman.
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World Brotherhood Organization
Brussells
Belgium
World Brotherhood
Brotherhood For Peace and Freedom
Arthur H. Compton
Goveorne
Educa
Compton
Asia
Africa
Europe
North America
Carlos P Romulo
UN Assembly
Paul Reynaud
France
Paul-Henry Spaak
Theodore Chapman
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Man claims five years in San Francisco cave puzzle
Kip Hing jui a 33 year old Chinese native says he lived in a cliffside San Francisco cave since 1949 to avoid others and solve a phantom burglar mystery Police found him dirty and ragged after a prowler report He tried to jump the Golden Gate Bridge but could not and said he ventured out at night only to seek food.
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San Francisco
Kip Hing-jui
China
Kip
Golden Gate Bridge
Cabdriver Unconscious After Year Of Beating Chicago
John Brookhouse, 36, was robbed and beaten and has not regained consciousness since police found him slumped against a fence beside an empty cab. His watch and $18 were missing. His wife visits daily at County Hospital, insisting he responds to her voice and jokes despite doctors' doubts.
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Chicago
John Brookhouse
Brookhouse
County Hospital
Man Kills TV Flicker Then Ends Own Life in California
Wade Cook a 49 year old railroad brakeman enraged by a TV glitch in Mill Valley California fired at the picture tube with a pistol. He then killed himself by a shot to the head in the kitchen after his wife fled to a neighbor's house. Deputies recovered the body and gun at the scene.
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Mill Valley
Calif
Wade Cook
Sheriff's Deputies
Cook
Surgery Safer Now Says Insurance Study
New York report by an insurer's statisticians shows surgical mortality down by at least half in major operations over the last decade and by up to four fifths in some cases. Improved training, new techniques, antibiotics, anesthesia, blood transfusion, and early mobilization after surgery are cited as factors. The death rate from appendicitis among policyholders fell by three fourths in the past decade and by nine tenths in twenty years.
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New York
Jstatisticians
Who
Aes
Pas
Oes
Warm Winds Bring Wet Drowning Threat
New York reports drowning remains a major hazard as warm weather returns. About 6 500 lives yearly in the United States relate to drownings with males outnumbering females six to one, and youths 15 to 19 at highest risk. Swimmers and boaters should learn to swim and handle themselves, while authorities urge checks on boat conditions and heed weather warnings.
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New York
United States
Army Jet Vaccine Injections Replace Needle Method
The Army introduces a pistol shaped jet injector that delivers vaccine in about one second per recruit. Inductees report the shot hurts less than traditional needle injections, enabling rapid mass inoculations on an automatic assembly line.
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Chicago
Coin Machine Solves Lonely Hearts Problem
In Luebeck Germany a railway station coin machine helps lonely hearts find friends or spouses. Two deutschmarks buys a card with a photo description and personal details for men or women seeking marriage or friendship. Separate slots target groups such as girls 20 to 30 and men 50 to 60.
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Luebeck
Germany
Lonely Hearts
Postmen Do Read Post Cards in Wisconsin Tale
Whitehall Wisconsin reveals Henry J Aleckson a long time mailman admits post cards are read by rural carriers He notes most messages are dull with lines like Having a good time Wish you were here His son summarizes a total of 337 008 miles traveled over rural roads in buggies and autos
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Whitehall
Wis
Henry J. Aleckson
Henry
Aleckson
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