First Air Force Academy diploma to be awarded
Cadet Bradley C. Hosmer aged 21 will receive the inaugural diploma from the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He tops the academy’s first graduating class of 207 cadets and is the son of Col. C. L. Hosmer of Dunseith North Dakota, stationed at Lackland AFB in Texas.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Bradley C. Hosmer
Air Force Academy
C. L. Hosmer
Dunseith
N.D
Hosmer
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Old Yeller nickname used for Army surplus vehicle
Marion police chief Charles Edwards marks a spot on a duck for Williamson County Civil Defense Director Harley Grisham to touch up with paint. The Army surplus vehicle carries the nickname Old Yeller.
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Marion Police
Charles Edwards
Williamson County Civil Defense Director
Harley Grisham
Stamp Auction at Riverside Park June 7 in Murphysboro
The Jackson County Stamp Society holds a stamp auction at 1 30 p m on June 7 in Riverside Park Murphysboro. Mrs Betty Kulyn wife of the society president invites all area stamp collectors to attend.
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Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Betty Kulyn
Jackson County Stamp Society
Teachers See Slow Rise in Pay Across Nation
A National Education Association survey shows US teachers average annual salaries rising from 4 350 in 1956 57 to 4 720 last year and 4 935 this year with every state except Alabama up. Alabama figures run 3 450 3 400 3 420 reflecting a two year gain of 370 and 215.
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Washington
National Education Assn
Professional Teaachers’ Organization
Continental
United States
Alabama
NEA
Slavery Abolished By Nation Joins 28th Adopter
The United Nations legal office announced that Nationalist China has become the 28th country to adhere to the 1956 Geneva supplementary convention on the abolition of slavery and similar practices, expanding global anti slavery commitments.
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New York
China
U.N. Legal Office
Egypt Size Compared to Texas and New Mexico
A historical note states Egypt is about as large as the combined area of Texas and New Mexico. The comparison highlights Egypt’s vast expanse in a concise geographic fact.
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Egypt
Texas
New Mexico
Meet the Meatniks For Suburban Dwellers
Montreal professor J. C. Mclelland in a welfare conference speech decries suburban residents as meat niks saying they retreat into a safe world of respectability. He urges the church to lead them beyond religion toward scandal and revolution.
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J. C. Mclelland
Montreal
Presbyterian College
Queen Elizabeth II to Tour Canada This Summer
The Queen and Prince Philip will visit Calgary during the summer tour. They will attend the Calgary Stampede on July 9 to see Fort Calgary House and the Indian Village, watch the chuckwagon races, and join a barbecue and square dance.
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Elizabeth II
Canada
Queen
Prince Philip
Calgary
Old Fort Calgary House
Movie star at 150 years old in a Soviet film
Mahmud Alvazin, a 150 year old resident near Baku, is set to be depicted in a Radio Moscow film titled He Is 150 Years Old. The project follows his daily routine as part of a Soviet era feature.
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Mahmud Alvazin
Radio Moscow
Alvazin
Soviet Union
Baku
Longer School Year Plan Gets Light Support
A Gallup Poll shows a minority of Americans support longer school years with 23 percent favoring more grade school days and 26 percent in high school. College-educated respondents tilt toward increasing days, with 35 percent in grade school and 39 percent in high school in favor, while opposition remains higher overall.
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America
U. S
Gallup
Food Shortages Highlight Tough Times in Communist China
AP report by Roy Essoyan describes widespread food shortages and ration cuts across Peiping and its regions. It notes dwindling meat fish and vegetables, tightened flour and cabbage limits, and lapsed exports to Hong Kong and Southeast Asia amid a strained transport system.
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China
Peiping
Southeast Asia
Soviet Union
Shanghai
Canton
North
Hong Kong
U.S
Irish plan own TV to beat British competition
A government commission urged the Irish Republic to start its own television operation as thousands already watch British programs. The move aims to counter overseas competition and expand local broadcasting.
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Irish Republic
Republic
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