Polio Trial Shows One Paralytic Case After Vaccine Test
In New York a child in large polio vaccine trials developed paralytic polio five days after his second shot. The outcome of whether he received real vaccine or placebo will be known this fall. Six other illnesses began as polio but require confirmation. Dr. Hart Van Riper reaffirmed vaccine safety while addressing public concerns spurred by predictions of risk.
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New York
Hart E. van Riper
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Lenawee County
Michigan
University of Michigan Hospital
Ann Arbor
Jonas E. Salk
van Riper
Winchell
Walter Winchell
Foundation
Evening Radio and TV Schedule Highlights
Radio and television listings detail evening programs across CBS WFMD NBC WESL MBS WOR ABC WMAL and ABC affiliates with news, sports, dramas, variety shows and feature programs. Highlights include Dinah Shore Jack Gleason Perry Como and Dave Garroway with multiple newscasts and commentaries across networks.
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CBS
WFMD
NBC Wesl
ABC
WMAL
Nbe
Nbc Wa
Cbs 7
Cba
Beulah
Aba
Nbe Tha
Crossroads
Heart of News
Nbc
Cbs Deems
DuMont
Juin Daly
Abe ‘Erga
Jeff
Eddie Fisher
Abe
Stu Grin
Abe Perry Como
Dave Garroway
Abe Mama
Nbe Playhouse
Cbe
Hartman
Misa Brooks
Briand
Inma
Chance of Lifetime
Col Flack
Shorts Ban Foolishness Sparks Sharpsburg Council Battle
Sharpsburg Md May 27 The town council censures mayor Elmer Koontz for publicizing a proposed shorts ban for women. A written, signed communications rule is adopted. The ordinance is defeated after Koontz cites town opinion showing 95 percent oppose. Brides of Bujak decorate wedding cakes like Christmas trees with popcorn and blossoms on sticks for display and later feeding.
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Sharpsburg
Elmer Koontz
UUKL
Koontz
Bujak
Hungary
Frederick High students headline Lions Club program
Twenty senior students from Frederick High School directed by Hersley B. Coran presented a musical program to the Frederick Lions Club at the Francis Scott Key Hotel. Highlights included Grace Rice’s Make Believe and a chorus performance of For Spacious Skies. Delegates to the Atlantic City district convention were Paul Carmack, Brad Wolfe, John Morgan, Merrit Wachter, Alvey Renn, and others.
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Frederick Iight School
Hershely B. Coran
Frederick Lions Club
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Lion Melvin Derr
Raymond £. Wilhelm
Make Believe
Grace Rice
Basil Day
Janet Day
Barbara Derr
Bob Roy Perry
Katharine Lee Bates
Donovans
Sharon Tugpe
Helen Ecker
Mary Ann Hurtsey
Bette Ann Powers
Atlantic City
Paul Carmack
Brad Wolfe
John Morgan
Merrit Wachter
Alvey Renn
Noel Gross
Byron Thompson
Lievel Culler
Richard Simmons
Bill Simmons
Bids Sought for Virginia Approach To Brunswick Bridge
The Virginia State Highway Department asked for bids to build a Virginia approach road to the Brunswick Bridge over the Potomac near Brunswick Maryland. Bids open June 16. The bridge will connect with State Route 287 in Loudoun County and should open as the Virginia approach is finished.
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Brunswick Bridge
Richmond
State Highway Department
Virginia
New Brunswick
Maryland
Potomac River
Brunswick Md
Loudoun County
Capa remembered as gambler photographer and war witness
The column honors Robert Capa, famed combat photographer, noting his fearless big‑story work from Sicily to Normandy. It recalls his Omaha Beach landing, 106 shots, and a life spent chasing danger, ending with his death in Indochina and his epically romantic persona. It also reports on local news including Glade Valley Lions Charter Night, teenage dances, and notices.
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HAL Boyls
New York
Robert Capa
Bob
Ernie Pyle
Capa
Ernie
Indochina
Sicily
Germany
Anzio
Normandy
Bastogne
Co. B
Omaha
Cana
Life Magazine
Leipzig
Crop Growth In State Seriously Retarded
Maryland crop and farm activity are slowed by cool wet weather. Poor germination forced replanting of corn, cantaloupe, cucumbers, watermelon, and sweet corn while planting and farm operations were delayed. Potatoes, pastures, and hay benefited from the conditions.
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College Park
Maryland
Amateur radio operators in Russia acknowledge by mail
In recent correspondence, Russian amateur broadcasters report that their transmissions have been picked up and acknowledged by hobbyists in other regions, highlighting cross border radio activity and reception confirmations among operators.
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Ateur
Russia
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N. Market St
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Damascus, Md
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Market St. Ph
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South Market ST
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Elkin
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W. Patrick ST
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