No Increase in Military Spending For Nation Safety
Representative Paul C. Jones notes Chairman Cannon’s stance that no rise in military spending is needed to meet atomic threats. The column reviews Senate and House actions on pay raises, the civil service revision, and the social security expansion bill, detailing coverage, exemptions, and the bill’s breadth as Congress considers broader benefits next session.
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Russia
Cannon
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Senate
House
Committee On Ways and Means
Bill S.1453 Proposes Five Year Medical Education Grants
A Senate passed bill S.1453 would create a five year program of federal grants and scholarships for doctors nurses and other medical personnel. Grants would go to approved medical osteopathic dental nursing and public health schools based on merit and need with potential expansion of facilities to meet rising demand for medical education nationwide.
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Senate
Rivers of Missouri book issued by Conservation Commission
Jefferson City announces a new 100 page booklet The Rivers of Missouri published by the Missouri Conservation Commission. Edited by Dan Saults the work features twelve writers on major Missouri rivers including the Missouri Mississippi Osage Meramec White Grand Current Salt Black Gasconade St Francis and Chariton. Copies available for 25 cents by mail to the Information Section Jefferson City.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Conservation Commission
Missouri
Dan Saults
Mississippi
Osage
Meramec
Grand
Gasconade
St. Francis
Chariton Rivers
Fires in homes claim 1100 daily with $600 loss each
Nearly 1100 residential fires occur each day, averaging about $600 in damage per fire. The figure underscores ongoing housing safety costs and risk patterns across communities.
Ability Triumphs Over Disability in History
A column traces notable figures who thrived despite physical handicaps. Beethoven, Russell, Milton, Burns, Steinmetz, Edison, Irving, Keller, Marshall, Stern, Gray, Stratton, Roush, Seversky, Agapanian, Templeton, and Tatum are cited as examples of triumph over adversity, illustrating a long history of achievement beyond disability.
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Thomas A. Edison
Washington Irving
Helen Keller
Herbert Marshall
Bill Stern
Pete Gray
Monte Stratton
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Ed Roush
Alexander P. de Seversky
Ben Agapanian
Los Angeles
Dons
Alec Templeton
Art Tatum
Notice to readers on missed Herald deliveries
The Herald urges readers to notify the newspaper immediately when copies are not received whether by carrier or mail. The publisher aims for 100 percent delivery and states the Herald is published without fail each Thursday afternoon and delivered or posted promptly.
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Herald
Accidental Death of Former Sikeston Boy
Cpl Leslie R Bishop, 21, son of Mr and Mrs Henry O Bishop of Hartford, died after falling from a sixth floor barracks window in Japan while serving with the 584th Engineers Construction group. Born May 26 1927 in Missouri, he is survived by parents two sisters and a brother. burial planned at Mt Hope in St Louis. The family were Sikeston residents for 14 years. Thousands of food fires cause annual losses across mills, plants, bakeries, restaurants, barns and other facilities.
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Hartford
Henry O. Bishop
Maple
War Department
Leslie R. Bishop
Cpl. Bishop
584Th Engineers Construction Group
Japan
Missouri
Jewel Kosky
D. L. Tedrick
Fayetteville, N
Fire safety statistics flash headline
A historic briefing notes recurring fire hazards in the United States with alarming figures. It cites fires every 36 seconds, home blazes every 10 minutes, and a fatal burn or fire incident roughly every 50 minutes, urging heightened precautions and prevention efforts.
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United States
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