Queen Mother Quietly Eases Daughters Duty
The Queen Mother, widow of King George VI, shifts duties from the throne to family life. She travels to Africa, the U.S. and Canada, plans an Australia tour, visits housing estates, opens factories, and supports nursing awards while caring for Princess Margaret and guiding the monarchy from Clarence House. Her public image centers on a devoted mother and grandparent.
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London 7
Buckingham Palace
England
George VI
Elizabeth
The
Cen
Rhodesia
Nyasaland
United States
Canada
Australia
Clarence House
Princess Margaret
London
Windsor
Scotland
Queen Mother
Inflation Shrinks Brazilian Money and Wages
Rio de Janeiro reports rising living costs eroding real wages as inflation cuts into subsistence income. Government stats show 1956 price rise at 4 percent with 1957 so far at 5.7 percent, while unions demand raises. Families cut meals and hours, with many workers holding two or three jobs. Finance Minister Alkmin appealed to Brazilians on air.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Government Price Commission
Bio
Labor Ministry
Rio
Fishworms Are Big Business in Pittsburg Tex
Johnny Mathis runs a worm ranch behind his Pittsburg home, turning bait into a $3,500 annual business. He produces worms in six beds, hand counts them, and wholesales to a Louisiana dealer, with growth limited by production capacity. He also works at Lone Star Steel.
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Pittsburg
Tex
Johnny Mathis
Mathis
Lone Star Steel
Louisiana
Five Senators and Eight Representatives Quit For 1958 Posts
The 5 senators and 8 representatives listed by campaign committees plan retirement, seek other offices, or consider candidacies as primary dates loom. Principal reasons are health and personal factors, with Republicans dominating the retirements and some potential shifts to governorships or Senate races discussed.
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Washington
Frederick G. Payne
Maine
William E. Jenner
Ind
Youth Appeals To Absent Dad CHICAGO P-A 15-year-old Wis consin boy asks Tribune for help
Alfred Kusmierz 15 of Eagle Lake Manor Kansasville writes to find his father William Kasmierz Jr. and bring him home for Christmas. He says the family struggled after moving from Stone Park seeking cheaper living and renting money ran short. He asks his dad to read the plea and return to restore the family.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Chicago Tribune
Alfred Kusmierz
Eagle Lake Manor
Kansasville
William Kasmierz Jr
Alfred
Marilee
Richard
Mommy
Stone Park
Boy Logs 6770 Air Miles For Spine Treatment
Edward Clinton Staacke, a 17 year old from San Antonio Texas, has logged 6770 air miles in 14 months all on his back for treatment of a severe spine curvature. He is returning to San Antonio today in an air ambulance sitting up. He stood and walked for the first time in 14 months last week.
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Oklahoma City
Edward Clinton Staacke
San Antonio
Tex
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U.S
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Alkmin
Sinclar Nic. CO
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Tom Oe
General Motors
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Edward Martin
Willam F. Knowland
Rcalif
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House Committee
Hal Holmes
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Calif
Donald W. Nicholson
Mass
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Robert W. Kean
R-Nj
Robert C. Byrd
D-Wva
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D-Calif
Antoni N. Sadlak
R-Conn
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