One-Armed Dick Oliver Builds Faster, Works Faster
Independence Kansas report profiles Dick Oliver, a 38 year old Navy veteran who lost his left arm, yet completes his third home and types 65 words a minute. He drives, dresses, and shoots expertly, citing improved speed and self sufficiency while urging employers to give handicapped workers time to adapt. He saved about eight thousand dollars in labor by doing his own construction work.
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Independence
Kasm
Dick Oliver
Universal Atlas Cement Co
U. S. Steel
Pearl Harbor
Topeka
Pacific Northwest
Larene
Gregg
Kan
Oliver
High Award To Herbert Hoover
Former President Herbert Hoover received the 1957 keynote award from the National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters at its 35th annual convention in Chicago. Eisenhower joined in praise as Hoover was lauded for aiding the radio industry in its early days while serving as secretary of commerce in the 1920s.
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Chicago
Herbert Hoover
National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters
Hoover
Eisenhower
C. M. Jansky Jr
Washington
NARTB
Florida
Reports Of Student Unrest In Russia
Suffolk County Sheriff bars self styled missionaries from jail visiting. United States Information Agency reports unrest among students in Russia. Arthur Larson cites protests in Tiflis and growing educated class desiring greater freedoms.
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Russia
Riverhead
N.Y
Suffolk County
Charles Domingi
Macentes Fall
Washington i
Rushad
United States Information Agency
Arthur Larson
Voice of America
House
Appro
Tiflis
Larson
Dominy
Ag . 1
Warns Broadcasters Of Complacency
Chicago headline reports Grover C. Cobb KVGB Great Bend general manager warns broadcasters they must not be lulled into an attitude of complacency and urges vigilance to maintain high standards in broadcasting.
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Chicago
Grover C. Cobb
KVGB
Great Bend
Radio and TV Broadcasters Convene Convention Address
Cobb addressed a radio management conference at the annual convention of the National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters. He urged stations to develop imaginative programming and highlighted record breaking revenues.
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Cobb
National Agent of Radio and Television Broadcasters
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Rock Hudson
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Conrad Nagel
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