Study Points Out Savings In Consolidating Small Schools
Ottawa High principal Leroy Hood claims merging four rural districts Pomona Michigan Valley Quenemo and Appanoose could cut instructional costs and lower property taxes. His figures show 148 to 210 pupil schools require fewer than current combined staffs and average salaries rise with larger schools, prompting a proposed meeting at Pomona gym with Adel Throckmorton.
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Leroy Hood
Ottawa
Michigan Valley
Pomona
Quenemo
Appanoose
Adel Throckmorton
Hood
OHS
Washburn
Nickerson
Igs
St. Francis
Hill City
Boards of Education
Polio Cases Seen Among Relatives. Newborn Born in City Hospital
Nine polio cases appeared among close relatives of young inoculated children in Berkeley, Calif. State Health Director Dr Merrill said a direct link to Salk shots is unclear and a coincidence may explain most cases. In Cleveland, Mrs John Sands, once polio-stricken, gave birth to Joan Coletta after a Wednesday delivery at City Hospital with mild anesthesia.
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Berkeley
Calif.orn
State Health Department
Malcom R. Merrill
State
Merrill
Toadante
California
Cleveland
John Sands
Joan Coletta
City Hospital
Sands
CBS Opposed To Subscription TV
CBS and its affiliated stations oppose subscription television. Frank Stanton CBS president spoke at the first annual conference asserting toll TV would hijack the public into paying to view its own sets. He warned pay-as-you-see TV could blackout the best of free television and remove beloved programs. A secret ballot showed CBS with 107 votes against toll TV and 2 in favor.
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New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
Frank Stanton
CBS
All-Tv
Toll TV
Reorganization Could Cut School Operating Costs
Hood reports reorganizing four small high schools into one larger unit could cut instructional supply costs by about 30 percent, saving over $1,453 in supplies and reducing fixed charges, janitorial salaries, and utilities. Total 1953-54 instructional cost for small schools was $61,754.44 versus $49,850.16 for larger schools.
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Hood
Racketeers Aided By Indifference
Alabama's attorney general John M. Patterson, elected after his father was slain in Phenix City, condemns public indifference as the feed of organized crime. He cites Phenix City as a symbol of crime taking power and urges citizens nationwide to act to reclaim government.
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Wichita
Alabama
John M. Patterson
Phenix City
Patterson
Wichita Crime Commission
Minister attacks service clubs at Wyoming conference
Dr. Harry Denman of Chicago told Scranton's Methodist Wyoming conference that too many preachers fool with Kiwanis and Lions clubs. He warned that people in communities have gone to hell while attending service club meetings.
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Scranton
Harry Denman
Chicago
Methodist Church
Wyoming
First Day in His Own Room Prompts Local Loan Help
Tommy Homer, fond of picture books, hid from nap time yesterday as his mother Mrs. Allen Homer eased the moment. The family had visited Ottawa Building & Loan Association at 109 East Second Street seeking a low cost loan to convert an unfinished space into an extra bedroom.
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Tommy Homer
Allen Homer
Herky
Tommy
Ottawa Building & Loan Association
Second St
Fag Tax Passes Missouri House
A two cent per pack cigarette tax passed the Missouri House 80 to 12 with 79 votes needed. Revenue is projected at eight to ten million dollars yearly for public schools. The measure has a House amendment and advances to the Senate before the governor’s desk.
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Jefferson City
U-A
Missouri House
Senate
House
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