Crowded Classrooms Unfair, NEA Says
NEA reports nearly one third of urban elementary pupils faced half or more day sessions in 1954 60 with more than two million in classes over 35 pupils. Large districts show higher overcrowding with 95 percent of big city classes over 25 and 79 percent over 30 in several midwestern states.
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Tle
National Education Assn
NEA
Chilldren
South
Midwest
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Ohio
Wisconsin
Fugitives Surrender After Five Days on Run
Two armed inmates Carl Roy Chase and Jay Lea King hid in a Kansas playhouse after escaping from a state reformatory to the penitentiary. They said they did not want to shoot anyone and roamed the country during their five days of freedom while officers closed in. They carried four guns taken during the escape and remained unarmed when apprehended.
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Ottawa
Kan
Carl Roy Chase
Chase
Jay Lea King
Kansas
King
Class Of 1920 Meets Saturday
The Middletown High School class of 1920 will hold its 40th reunion Saturday at the Manchester Hotel. Foster Hansell is general chairman, aided by Harold Brooks as program chairman, Mrs. W. C. Thompson as dinner chairman, Miss Ruth Thompson as reservations chairman, and Mrs. Chester Me. Cutcheon as decorations chairman.
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Middletown High School
Manchester Hotel
Foster Hansell
Harold Brooks
W. C. Thompson
Ruth Thompson
Chester Me. Cutcheon
Two Middletown Children Injured In Falls
Two Middletown youngsters were hurt in falls yesterday. Kathy Sohrenssen, 6, fractured her right ankle after a swing fall at 1608 Grand Ave. Terry Roark, 10, lacerated his right arm after falling through a storm door at a neighbor’s house and received four stitches.
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Middletown
Kathy Sohrenssen
Carlos Sohrenssen
Grand Ave
Terry Roark
Lawrence Roark
Byron St
Prison Lawyer Enters Hospital
Emery T. Newbern, 39, a noted jail cell barrister who drafted many appeals, was committed to Camarillo State Hospital after arrest nearly 200 times for drunkenness. He filed his own petition in Superior Court when the court declined to order admission.
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Los Angeles
Emery T. Newbern
Camarillo State Hospital
Newbern
California Supreme Court
California
Ito Camarillo
Rockefeller urges New York Republicans to back GOP candidate
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller urged New York Republicans to unify behind the party's presidential nominee at a 100-a-plate state committee dinner. He will lead the uncommitted delegation to Chicago as Dewey skips the convention, fueling talk of Rockefeller possibly being drafted. Rockefeller said he is available if drafted and did not confirm any denial of such a move.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
State Committee
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
Chicago
Thomas E.dewey
Bis Party
Dewey
Europe
Nixon
L. Judson Marhouse
Republican State Committee
Registration Of Plumbers OK, Is Ruling
The Ohio Attorney General said a general health district board can require plumber registration within the district. Registration would simply list those in the plumbing business with no qualifications. A reasonable fee could cover costs.
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Columbus
Ohio
Board of Health
Mark McElroy
Thomas A. Bell
Mahoning Ty
McElroy
Genera
Dairy industry ad blitz highlights youth beverage trends
Among children aged 10 to 14 and youths 15 to 19 milk remains the preferred drink while soft drinks rise in popularity. The dairy industry invested about 16.9 million dollars in newspaper advertising last year to promote its products.
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