New York Bans Sale of Luminous Dial Pocket Watches
New York City warns men with luminous dial pocket watches about radiation risks when worn near the waist. Acting on a study from the Office of Radiation Control, the city amended its code Monday to ban selling such watches. radium dial wrist watches are exempt. Director Hanson Blatz said examined watches emitted 75 units of radiation yearly, far above the permissible level, though wrist watches with radium dials remain safer due to shielding by the watch mechanism.
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UPI
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Tuohy Receives American Success Story Award
Walter J. Tuohy, president of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, is among eight men and two women chosen for American Success Story Awards to be presented by Freewatch. Tuohy, 61, lauded for leadership, labor relations, and advancing C&O as a model of industrial progress and defense. He rose from DePaul student to Globe Coal president in 1939 and C&O president in 1948. The 11th annual awards ceremony date to be announced.
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Free
Talbot T. Speer
Tuohy
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C&o
Globe Coal Co
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Delinquent West Virginia Corporate Taxes Reported
A total of 761 corporations in West Virginia have not paid their corporate license taxes for the fiscal year starting July 1. Domestic firms owe 32,270 dollars and 106 foreign firms 28,340 dollars. The delinquency list will be published in newspapers in December. Failure to pay may lead to court action and dissolution of the firms.
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UPI
West Virginia
Denzil Gainer
Gainer
Gov. W. W. Barron
Berlin Marks Fourth Anniversary of Khrushchev Ultimatum
Berlin observed the fourth anniversary of Khrushchev’s 1958 demand to pull Western forces from West Berlin. Western determination remained firm with U S, British, and French troops in place as Gen. Lemnitzer visited to assess needs for the 6,500-man garrison. Mayor Brandt voiced resolve to endure under Western guarantees despite no formal observance.
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