White House seal omen as Eisenhower falls ill
President Eisenhower’s illness unfolds after the ceremonial seal at American University shatters on stage. The incident prompts a switch to unbreakable seals for future appearances as Mrs. Eisenhower calls the White House doctor. Virgin Islands senators awaiting a meeting are turned away, and press secretary Hagerty later confirms the sickness.
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James C. Hagerty
Laurel Festival Opens June 14 in Wellsboro
Harrisburg reports the Laurel Festival begins June 14 in Wellsboro with three days of pageantry parades and entertainment. High school girls compete for the Laurel Queen and Senatorial Scholarship while bands, dances, floats, a carnival and services round out the event in Pennsylvania’s Grand Canyon country renowned for trout streams and scenic beauty.
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Pennsylvania
Wellsboro
Pennsylvania Department of Commerce
Commonwealth
Grand Canyon Country
Oysters in Boston Face High Mortality
The piece notes an extremely high oyster mortality rate in Boston waters. It estimates that for each oyster that reaches adulthood, more than a million siblings are lost to natural enemies during early life stages.
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Boston
Dress Right movement eyed to curb student mischief
Francis DeWitt Pratt of the American Institute of Men's and Boy's Wear says high school students dress patterns reflect behavior. Buffalo schools with a Dress Right code show improved conduct and the program is spreading. Pratt notes men dress well ties to financial and social gains despite big industry sales.
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Los Angeles
INS
American Institute of Men's
Francis DeWitt Pratt
New York City
Pratt
Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Joseph Manch
Buffalo Board of Education
Horses Reach Ak-Sar-Ben Meet After Narrow Escape
Victor Kessling of Humboldt Nebraska finally got his two race horses to the Ak-Sar-Ben meet in Omaha despite a scare on the highway. While en route near Auburn the trailer carrying the horses drew his concern and left him unsure if he still had them until the moment of arrival.
June Breathes Its Open-Ended Gift Across the Countryside
John H. Day reflects on June as a vivid season of nature and renewal. He paints sensory scenes from blooming roses to birdsong and night air, noting June’s fragrance, light, and twilight as evidence of the Creator’s bounty and a time of rededication for all living things.
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Earth
John H. Day
Record canned foods output reaches 681 million cases
The United States produced 681 million cases or about 22.5 billion cans and jars of canned foods last year, valued at roughly 4.5 billion dollars. Fifty years earlier output stood at about 40 million cases.
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Canned
ST. Louis
United States
Dutch Initiate Cinnamon Cultivation and Trade
The Dutch began cultivating cinnamon, shifting from forest gathering rooted in Biblical times to organized cultivation and farming. The change marked a transition from wild harvesting to controlled production and commerce.
Danses Defense Swells As Budapest Uprising Sparks Enrollment
Since the Hungarian uprising last fall Denmark has seen a surge in civil defense interest. More than 10,000 new members joined, boosting active forces to about 65,000.
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Denmark
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