Middletown Earns Ohio Honor in Fire Prevention Week
Middletown received an honorable mention in the National Fire Protection Association Fire Prevention Week contest for 1953 and 1955, placing in the Ohio group alongside Anderson Township Marion and Van Wert. Fire Capt. Howard Gall credited a broad local program, including posters displays and school drills, with the statewide distinction.
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Middletown
National Fire Protection Assn
Howard Gall
Ohio
Gall
National Headquarters
Boston
Sabotage Hint in Okinawa Jet Crashes
Four Sabre jets from the 44th Fighter Bomber Squadron based at Kadena on a routine training mission crashed near Okinawa. All four pilots bailed out and were rescued. investigators say there is no indication sabotage was involved. Aircraft valued in the millions. mission details and pilot identities released with initial report.
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Tokyo
Okinawa
Okuma
East China Sea
Red China
George E. Tims
Wyandotte
Mich
Walter H. Fears
Crewe
Leonard M. Weeks Jr
Milwaukee
Wis
John Bardick LI
Wlossmore
Alabama Democrats Nears Bar on Eisenhower Backers in Primary
In Montgomery the State Democratic Executive Committee plans rules for the May 1 primary and May 29 runoff. A loyalty oath proposal would require candidates for party offices to pledge they did not oppose the Stevenson-Sparkman ticket in 1952, potentially disqualifying many Alabama Democrats who voted for Eisenhower.
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Montgomery
Ala
Eisenhower
Alabama
Democratic Executive Committee
Dwight Eisenhower
Jets Collide On Maneuvers At California Base
Two Navy F9F Codgar jets collided during maneuvers at EL CENTRO California. One pilot bailed out safely while the other returned to base. Lt William H Beck 26 Cupertino California recalls hitting the ground with uncertain eject. Ens Harry W Erickson 22 Rutland Vermont flew his damaged jet to the Naval auxiliary air station.
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EL Centro
Calif
Wiliam H. Beck
Cupertino
Ens
Harry W. Erickson
Rutland
Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Communism Expanding In Asia, Werner Says
Bishop Hazen G Werner told Ohio Methodist leaders in Columbus that communism is growing in Southeast Asia. The Ohio Area head recently completed a 40000 mile visitation and said Christian faith can help democracy combat the communist influence.
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Columbus
Ohio
Southeast Asia
Hazen G Werner
Ohio Methodist
Methodist Church
Fenwick Students Enter Magazine Prize Contests
Fenwick High School students are urged to submit entries to Extension Magazine contests in three fields. A $100 prize awaits best cover idea, with top illustrators converting selected ideas into covers. Teen Headliners offers $50 for 500 word essays about notable teens. A Picture Story requires four or five unpublished photos with $100 for winners.
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Jill Rentschler
Fenwick High
Kay Dominick
Jack Poplin
Miss Rentschler
Extension Magazine
Fenwick High School
Fenwick
Fireman Cares For Well Fee Goldfish
Lexington firefighter Bernie Carl, an alarm dispatcher, promised to care for three goldfish after their owner was arrested for drunkenness in a department store. Carl had the bowl, dumped fish food, marbles pennies and mothballs into it as a keepsake.
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Lexington
Bernie Carl
Carl
Mot aloy ring and valve job promises long life fuel efficiency
An ad-style claim touts MOTALOY techs dropping into a vehicle to perform ring and valve work while driving. It promises piston and ring relief without new equipment, boosts gas mileage, a claimed 200000 mile duration, and a money back guarantee.
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Motaloy
Backyard Cat Fight Or Music in Japan Orchestra of the Aunts
Music lovers in Japan debate the Orchestra of the Aunts formed by Misono village housewives. A newspaper editor questions their Haydn Surprise performance claiming a simplified first movement, while a local correspondent notes the group finishes pieces and sometimes resembles a backyard cat fight. The group formed five years ago to deter youths at juke joints, guided by a village teacher.
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Tokyo
Japan
Ogden
Utah
Misono Village
Asahi
Vienna Philharmonic
Bac Yard
Ise City
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S. Main ST
Mavericks
Asia
Werner
Fenwick Students Prep Magazine
Teen Board
J. P. Daley
Central Avenue
Maud Muller
Central Ave
Columbia
Reeve
Chevrolet
L.C.F
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Howe Motor CO
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