15 000th Teen-Age Dance Attendee at Middletown YMCA
Donna Meehan, daughter of Mr and Mrs William J Meehan of 150% Columbia Ave, became the 15 000th attendee at the YMCA Teen-agers Dances since October 1947. Harry ter Braak, boys Work secretary, noted she is a Middletown High junior and has attended for three years. The Hi dances began October 15 1948 with about 33 events per school year. total attendance reached 47 000 with 2879 service men admitted free during wartime. Orchestras provide music for home games. away games use records.
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Donna Meehan
William J. Meehan
Columbia Ave
Harry Ter- Braak
Miss Meehan
Middletown High School
Middletown Ymca
Ter Braak
Death in Hungarian jail links to light from Vogeler
The account centers on Bob Vogeler of International Telephone and Telegraph and Karl Karpe, both Naval Academy graduates. Karpe, found slain in a tunnel, had a lighter Vogeler wished to keep as a memento. Karpe reportedly intended to show the lighter to friends in the United States and remind them Vogeler was imprisoned.
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U. S. Naval Academy
Vogeler
Karpe
Senate panel debates rent controls after war housing strain
A Senate group weighs ending federal rent controls as postwar adjustment worsens housing shortages. President Truman warns ending controls would raise rents and hurt buyers, while senators split along party lines on decontrol. Housing expediter Tighe Woods notes 21 million units in 353 control areas and 2.5 million decontrolled since last April.
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Congress
Truman
Senate
Holland
D-Fla
Flanders
R-Vt
Tighe Woods
McCarthy Attacks Inquiry and Secret Loyalty Files
Senator McCarthy criticized an inquiry into alleged communists citing 80 case histories and likening them to earlier House investigations. He accused three Democratic members of obtaining secret information from government departments and said they are trusted with loyalty files. The Nile’s navigable stretch is 2900 miles during high water.
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House Appropriations
McCarthy
Nile River
Britannica
Jaywalking: Urban Dwellers Risk Daily Outdoor Sport
The piece notes jaywalking as a popular but dangerous urban pastime. It highlights frequent encounters with motorists and the persistent presence of jaywalkers on streets.
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Anz Ng
City plans target downtown parking by favoring transit
Blucher argued for a transportation system solution over parking, saying the city cannot provide left-street parking for every car owner who wants to drive downtown and park all day. He urged public transit as the answer to downtown access.
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Blucher
Buckler plan aims to mold child growth early
A speaker argues that ages two to six are crucial for emotional and mental development. Psychologists note the form it ive years from two to six as vital, yet many children spend these years with limited guidance at home or in nursery settings. The Buckler plan is pred i- shared in this discussion.
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Buckler
Naval power rise postwar era cited by admirals
Two admirals claim World War I boosted the Soviet Union into a major naval power with more warm water ports and sea access. The government announces a two-year officer training program in Leningrad to build disciplined citizens. A jet engine reports 2.5 pounds of thrust per pound of engine weight.
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Soviet Union
Leningrad
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77 Cab CO
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Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Thes
Poletie
Collered
Smori
Schaffner & Orm
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E. S. Oktyabrsky
Sevastopol
Wayne Hill Nursery
Hamilton
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