Congress wraps up session with omnibus housing vote
Congress completed action on an omnibus housing bill providing 45 000 public housing units over the next year after a 187 168 roll call. The measure includes FHA insured loans and a 4 billion lending authority, plus polio vaccine funding for needy children and a two year extension of the Small Business Administration. A defense production and transit package were also approved along with a broad legislative appropriations bill detailing pay and staffing increases.
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Washington
Congress
White House
House
Senate
Eisenhower
U.S
Surgeon General
Small Business Administration
Senate House
District of Columbia
Struck Capital Transit Co
Capital ‘Transit
Louis E. Wolfson
Russians Visit South Dakota Wheat Terminals
Eleven Soviet agricultural officials toured the South Dakota Wheat Growers terminal elevator in Aberdeen, a 500000 bushel capacity facility. Their day included stops at Lincoln Ranch, a 2400 acre operation, and a look at two farms near Redfield and a third near Mellette after a 250 mile state tour.
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Aberdeen
South Dakota
South Dakota Wheat Growers Assn
Lincoln Ranch
Frank McHugh
Vladimir Matskevich
Washington
Mitchell
Redfield
Mellette
Polio Emergency Strikes Boston
Boston faces a polio emergency as Mayor John B. Hynes asks health experts to draft response plans. Officials report twelve new cases yesterday, with Boston accounting for 247 of 732 statewide cases.
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Boston
John B. Hynes
New England
Drowns in Quarry Near Albion
A migrant worker from Blytheville Arkansas drowned yesterday while swimming in an abandoned quarry about five miles east of Albion in Orleans County. The victim’s name and exact age are unclear in the report.
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Albion
United States Posts 24 780 000 Births Over Ten Years
The report shows 24 780 000 births in the United States across the last decade. Data covers national birth counts, reflecting demographic trends and maternal health indicators during the period.
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United States
Rocking-Chair Champ Marries in Adirondacks Ceremony
Loon Lake reports Hazel Wheeler aged 70 wed Sunday to Arthur G. L. Fenton of Camden. The rocking chair champion of the Adirondacks, Mrs. Wheeler was married at the lakeside site. The couple plans a quiet future together.
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Loon Lake
the Adirondacks
Hazel Wheeler
Arthur G. l Fenton
Camden
Contestant wins title at lakeside event in Sweden
A contestant claimed the title in a 72 hours and 13 minutes event during a lakeside celebration in Saranac, Sweden, after a poise during a Michigan trip. The pageant included about six other contestants in the competition.
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Moe
Camden
Michigan
Ion
Saranac
Sweden
NYTOL Sleeping Tablets Offer 8 Hours Sleep
New sleeping tablets named NYTOL promise up to eight hours of sound sleep without morning after effects. Hospital tests show effectiveness comparable to phenobarbital but contain no barbiturates narcotics or bromides. Sold for $1.25 for 28 tablets with a money back guarantee if sleep is not improved.
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New York, N.Y
Science
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