Second Phone Waste Congressmen Told
Washington reports that Congress members were urged to inspect their desks for waste noting a new second telephone. Rep. Henderson called it bureaucratic waste and argued its purpose was to accommodate resistance to a dial system. Installation cost was about $1.75 with 75 cents monthly rent per line, totaling near $900 upfront and $400 monthly.
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Washington
Congress
Henderson
Ohio
House
Senate
FASTEETH for loose false teeth spell relief
Dental issue ad claims FASTEETH powder tightens dentures by alkaline action. Warns plate slip worry and odor, urges purchase at drug counters for firmer, more comfortable wear.
Australia’s livestock at record highs in 1957
Statistics released at year end 1957 show Australia with 149,802,000 sheep and 17,257,000 cattle. Pigs totaled 1,325,000 and horses 737,000, marking record levels for these livestock.
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Australia
Churchill Accepts Ike's Invitation to Washington Visit
WASHINGTON The White House confirms Sir Winston Churchill has accepted President Eisenhower's invitation to be a guest in late April. Churchill will be in Washington to exhibit his paintings at the Smithsonian Institution.
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Washington
White House
Winston Churchill
Eisenhower
Smithsonian Institution
Medaris Aims at Moon and Manned Moon Flight
Army and Air Force missile experts say rockets could reach the moon this year and the Army may orbit a satellite or mount a manned lunar expedition within 15 years. Maj. Gen. Medaris cites tests, Jupiter-C heritage, and future satellites as planning advances amid Pentagon briefings on space age weapons.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Army
Air Force
John B. Medaris
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Huntsville
Ala
Medaris
Defense Department
Eisenhower proclaims March Red Cross Month
President Eisenhower designates March as Red Cross Month urging Americans to support the relief group’s services year round. In Ohio, Postmaster McKinley of Barden near Portsmouth is fined 1100 dollars after pleading guilty to embezzling 1493 dollars from a post office, with a one year suspended prison term.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Relief Organization
Cincinnati
Paul McKinley
Barden
Portsmouth
U. S
John H. Druffel
McKinley
Explorer Points Up Map Errors
Huntsville Ala The satellite Explorer aids map experts by correcting distance errors on Earth. Army release notes Explorer usage to improve calculations, reducing Pacific region errors from three quarters of a mile to 300 feet and aiming for about 30 feet globally. Dr John O Keefe and Dr Charles Lundquist involved in the project.
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America
Medanis
Russia
Huntsville
Ala
Explorer
Pacific
Department of the Army
Cape Canaveral
John O. Keefe
Army Map Service
Charles A. Lundquist
Missile Agency
O'Keefe
State of Ohio bid notice for asphaltic concrete highway work
Ohio Department of Highways in Columbus announces a unit price contract for improvements in Butler and Montgomery Counties on State Routes 4 123 and 725. bids due February 18 1958. Plans at the highway department. Bid bond of 10000 required. Director reserves right to reject bids.
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State OF Ohio Department OF Highways
Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Director of
Butler
Montgomery
Madison Township
Butler County
Germantown
German Township
Montgomery County
New York Central Railroad
Twin Creek
Market Street
Little Twin Creek
Highway Credit Examiner
Department of Industrial Relations
State Highway Department
Department of Highways
George J. Thormyer
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James B. Sibbison
Charles L. Hodson
Middletown
Sarah Churchill
Britain
Paris
New York
Sarah
Idlewild
Churchill
Ike
American Iron and Steel Institute
ISO
Forty-Second Street
New York City
Moon
Pentagon
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
U.S
Phoe
Electro - Hygiene Sales Corp
Roland G. White
Dorothy B. White
Harry F. Walsh
Said County
Thomas H. Stubbs
Valentines
Gillen-Crow Pharmacies
Middletowns
ONL
Gentral
Valentine
Aig
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