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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1953
Page
5
Reporter recounts Verdun France a ruined 10 mile wide zone scarred by World War I siege and heavy shelling. He notes ghostly memories in the trenches and the mass graves and a gray tomb where thousands lie beneath the war memorials.
AP Science Reporter Alton L Blakeslee reports two studies show germs can contaminate ice and cause illness. Harvard researchers advocate a chlorine bath to sanitize crushed ice, while Kansas tests reveal crushed ice often harbors bacteria and debris, with cubes faring better in hospitals.
Gentle water based nasal remedy for children with soothing relief from head colds sniffles and sneezes. Contains neo-synephrine and doctor approved medication, no oil. Generous bottles priced 59 cents and 89 cents.
Vice President Richard Nixon told 41 000 Nationalist troops in Taipei that the United States is proud to have the Republic of China as its ally. Nixon and Chiang Kai shek reviewed four U S equipped divisions and praised their maneuvers while reaffirming appreciation for China's World War II role. He avoided pledging to oppose recognizing Communist China indefinitely.
A New York psychiatrist Dr Max Levin suggests that unconscious desires not to win can affect performance. Suppressed guilt or aggression may cause brief paralysis or freezing at critical moments during tennis golf or other sports.
Lewistown Mont John Stanley a rancher found a new way of killing bear on the ranch when cowhands spotted a brown bear among cattle They lassoed the animal from opposite ends and a helper Dave Matovich killed the roped bear with a stone The trio estimated the bear weighed 500 pounds.
More than two million pounds of Thanksgiving Day food await American service men in Korea. The Thanksgiving dinner planned Nov. 26 for every mess hall in Korea will include shrimp cocktail, roast turkey, pumpkin pie or fruit cake, apples, oranges, salted nuts, assorted candy and cranberry sauce.
Nancy Kelly at Humphrey Charles law office learns Aunt Caroline Stanley left half a million to the Stanley Construction Company and to city playgrounds and a pool. Phil Stanley, her aunt’s nephew, arrives as a potential fortune beneficiary. Nancy schemes to tip Larry Patrick for an exclusive while Phil teases. The scene ends with a meeting of Phil and Linda Van Vliet outside.
Houston Tex M City Detective D M Fults sought 15 for loss of his pants after a June 19 police car accident. City Atty Will Sears ruled the city does not insure detective clothing against accidents even where wear and tear is expected.
Six year old Edgar Alcorn of Chambersburg Pennsylvania tested a makeshift parachute by stepping from a second story window. The improvised rig failed to open and he fell to the ground but remained unhurt besides a fractured leg. He told doctors he might try an umbrella next time.
Goleta California workers endure furnace like heat inside Tecolote Tunnel as 4 700 feet remain to completion. Hot steam 107 degree air 112 degree water and 100 percent humidity create dangerous conditions while 4 to 5 million gallons of water flow daily. Reclamation orders flexible costs and cooling systems installed amid efforts to finish the 64 mile tunnel from Cachuma Dam to Santa Barbara and area farms.
The 26000 ton British carrier Indefatigable was flooded 15 feet in her engine room at Devonport after a valve opened for fire drill was left open. Damage described as extensive. An Admiralty spokesman called it a genuine mishap and said electrical cable sabotage remains under investigation.
In Spartansburg at a railroad crossing, a Pennsylvania Railroad four unit diesel locomotive struck an auto killing four aboard the car. Bernard Williams 23 of Corry died at Corry Memorial Hospital. Victims include Kathleen Conklin 20 and her children Carol Ann 3, Donald 5 months, all residents of Corry.
Trieste border guards tighten entry checks on Italian citizens entering the British-American administered Zone A amid last week's riots. British Foreign Secretary Eden blames Italian extremists for unrest and anti allied demonstrations, while Rome rejects the charges as false. Churchill urges Yugoslavs and Italians to remain calm and lawful.
Six of 16 riders in a downtown Cleveland office building elevator were hospitalized after the car plunged 60 feet to the basement. Ten others, including the operator, were treated and released. One passenger, Minnie Lubnow, 50, is in serious condition with back or leg injuries. The car carried an estimated 2,500 pounds on a 4,000 pound capacity after slipping from the eighth floor past the fifth. Officials said no overload indication, inspectors had ordered repairs last week, and operator Metro Kuhar, 62, reported hearing a loud snapping before the dash down.
Coal derived medicinals include sulfa drugs novacaine atabrine and many other items used by medical corpsmen in theaters of war.
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