Eisenhower plans Defense Department reorganization
Deputy Defense Secretary Donald A. Quarles told the House committee that a Defense Department reorganization plan may be ready in about 100 days. Lt Gen James Gavin, retiring March 31 as chief of army research and development, testified as part of the probe into defense activities. The administration has not fixed the form of proposals and no details were announced after a Pentagon meeting with Eisenhower, McElroy, and others.
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Washington
Defense Department
Eisenhower
Donald A. Quarles
House Armed Services Committee
James Mr. Gavin
Gavin
Army Research and Development
Quarles
Medicines taste being improved by firms, says OU professor
Dr Richard W Payne of the University of Oklahoma Medical School notes drug firms invest heavily to make medicines tastier and more appealing. Ads tout taste improvements from tangy tonics to eye-catching vitamin packaging and containers that double as salt shakers. He cites shifts from gulping medicine to consumer friendly formats, reflecting broader reformulations to boost compliance.
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Oklahoma City
Richard W. Payne
University of Oklahoma Medical School
Payne
Wedding Protest Miss Trah Tai Sparks Hoax Fate
Miss Neuyon Thi Trah Tai, 18, daughter of a Vietnamese landowner, cut her hair in public protest at her wedding today to resist a forced marriage. Her father, who arranged the union, leaped into a fast flowing river in humiliation but was rescued by guests.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Neuyon Thi Trah Tai
World’s smallest book to be shown at Library of Congress
The Library of Congress will display a minuscule 11 page bound copy of the Lord’s Prayer in English, about one twentieth of an inch square with Jetters 14-hundredths of a millimeter high. The book, bound in black morocco with a gold cross, originated in Amsterdam Zelland and was bound in Munich Germany.
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Washington
Library of Congress
Morocco
Amsterdam
Zelland
Munich
Germany
Ex Marine Kills Self at Arcade Near Times Square
Charles Hauck 37 of Queens shot 17 moving targets in a Times Square area arcade, then killed himself with the 18th shot. Police found papers in his pocket including a letter to his wife Georgette stating his illness and that the family would be better off without him.
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New York
UPA
Times Square
Charles Hauck
Zimhurst
Queens
Georgette
Home Made Rockets Hired Successfully By Youths
Houston high school boys launched home built missiles in a Sunday test. The 30 inch rockets reached about 700 mph, rose two miles, and landed after 50 seconds. Another group near Steelton unveiled a 5 foot long rocket planned to reach 30 miles within 18 months.
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Houston
Tex
Spokane
Wash
Eeteelton
Pat
Cape Canaveral
Ointment and Tablet Trial Plan Offered by Canam Sales Co
An advertised combination of a six ingredient ointment and an internal tablet is reported to give relief to many sufferers. It is offered on a 14 day home trial plan. Details available from Canam Sales Co Dept. 143 Rockport Mass.
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Canam Sales Co
Rockpott
Mass
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