Shenango High to Host County Fire School Sessions
The 1954 Lawrence County fire school opens at Shenango High at 7 p.m. Tuesday with sessions through Friday. About one hundred local industry volunteers will learn hose lays rescues and other firefighting skills in three color groups Blue Yellow and Grey. Speakers include Fire Chief Stephen P Deputy Chief Joseph Fay and State Police sergeant J J fire investigator James Cattron.
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Shenango High
Lawrence County
Shenangoee
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Stephen P
Joseph P. Fay
Pittsburgh, Pa
J. J
Ivania
Lawrence County Fire School Emphasizes Real Training
The 1954 Lawrence County Fire School opens Wednesday with real classwork for volunteer firemen. Three hundred trainees attend four evening sessions to earn a state certificate. The motto Train They Will reflects emphasis on readiness for floods, civil defense, and emergencies.
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Pennsylvania
Lawrence County
Pittsburgh TV Station WKJF to suspend July 2 operations
WKJF TV channel 53 in Pittsburgh will suspend operations on July 2 with possible fall resumption if Senate hearings before an ICC subcommittee yield favorable action. The move follows WENS TV channel 16 canceling local live programs about 11 days earlier.
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Pittsburgh
IWS
Wkjf-Tv
Richard E Nason
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
Wens-Tv
Versatile New Drug Unveiled In California
Dr. John B. Landy of the Mayo Foundation presents a new drug at the AMA convention in San Francisco that purportedly removes pain and erases memory of it. The announcement follows the American Cancer Society report that cigarette smoking shortens life, especially for men over 50, prompting anxious reaction.
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John 8. Landy
Mayo Foundation
Rochester, Minn
American Medical Association
American Cancer Society
ACS
Monumental AMA Conclave Sees Rare Unified View on New Drug
Doctors at the AMA conclave report no counter attack or adverse criticism on the new drug. A Mayo Clinic physician, with three decades of experience and the first to administer sodium pentathol to patients, calls it a revolutionary step forward in easing pain and inducing anesthesia in medical practice.
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AMA
Mayo Clinic
Telegraphy Taught At West Point In 1863
Military signaling and telegraphy instruction was added to the United States Military Academy curriculum in July 1863.
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West Point
N. Y
United States Military Academy
Toy Exports From West Germany Focus US and Sweden
Berlin reports that nearly one third of West Germany's toy exports are destined for the United States and Sweden. The data highlights strong demand from North America and Scandinavia amid the broader postwar trade rebound.
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Berlin
West Germany
United States
Sweden
Governor urges support for Veterans March for Korea
Gov John S Fine urged Pennsylvanians to back major war veterans associations raising funds for Korea during Veterans March for Korea this week. He said these groups recognize the need to continue the aid American GIs provided in Korea to show the nation stands with those fighting Communism.
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Harrisburg
John S. Fine
Revenue Decline After City Transport Strike
Pittsburgh trolley and bus officials report about a 20 percent revenue drop in the first week after a 35 day strike by 2,700 operators. Carl Fischer of Pittsburgh Railways Co. says revenue will not recover soon and business was already falling before the walkout began May 9. Drive Slow-Children Move Fast.
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Pittsburgh
Carl Fischer
Pittsburgh Railways Co
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