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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1956
Page
4
Decatur Illinois AP reports vandalism cost the public schools 400 dollars for one month of window breaking. Raymond E Newtos, business manager for the Decatur schools, says 161 panes were replaced across 14 schools in one month. An additional 47 panes of glass were bought to cover glass used over several months.
Air carriers face rapid jet transition as orders rise for jet-powered airliners and piston-powered fleets. Eastern Air Lines outlines a $422 million reequipment plan to boost capacity and speed, with jets projected to triple carrying capacity by 1959 80. The industry notes 46 million passengers traveled 28 billion miles, making air the primary U S travel mode ahead of rail and bus.
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 21 (UP) Santa will leave nearly a quarter million dogs and puppies under Christmas trees. TV trainer Budd Weatherwax offers tips for new dog owners: let puppies run outside to prevent indoor accidents, avoid overhandling, and provide comfort with a ticking clock or warm bed. Beds should use newspapers. feed schedules for under four months include three meals daily with Pablum, milk, scraps, and meat.
A Sacramento AP report covers Max Baer headlining a Gliders Dance Club event with rhumba flair. Weatherwax gives dog care guidance for families adopting puppies, advising a balanced diet, patience with children, gentle training, distemper shots, and breed tips inclining toward collies and popular retrievers.
A Long Island Daily Press report says interpreters sold US visas to Hungarian refugees for 75. Refugees faced bribes, were hungry, and endured stale bread and tea in Austrian camps as relief food was seized by black marketeers. A Toronto man claimed funds to move people from Mungarvy, while US soldiers were said to be diverted from Christmas flights to assist refugees. an Air Force spokesman denied any dispersal of troops for this purpose.
San Francisco AP reports painters maintaining the Golden Gate Bridge are using electrically driven scaffolds. Installed for nearly 700,000 dollars, the scaffold units run on rails 4,200 feet along the main span and 1,125 feet along each side span, with woven wire fabric nets to catch falling workers and materials.
Right Force EAST LANSING Mich AP reports MSU adds six-foot Shirley Lazzecki to campus police. A graduate of MSU police administration she carries a gun but aims to educate coeds on valuables security. She cites five common hiding places for theft and urges vigilance.
AUSTIN Texans recall a four man 1910 open air car journey from Granger to Plainview, taking four days with no tourist accommodations. They camped by the road, shot prairie dogs for amusement, and followed train tracks for parts orders. The trip helped establish land purchases and marked an early Williamson County auto voyage to Hale County.
In Sacramento California a farm advisor named W Douglas Pine led a broad tour of forest areas to assess lumber marketing prospects and timber demand across Hum oat county. The visit aims to map potential markets and strengthen county timber industry planning.
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