Not Enough Ford Stock For Demand
Ford Motor Co prepares to offer a public stock sale after filing registration with the SEC. Demand outstrips supply as brokers report eager orders from regular and new investors. The Ford Foundation raises the offering to 10.2 million shares, with tentative sales set for January 18 and underwriting caps of 100 to 200 shares per customer.
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New York
Ford Motors Co
Securities and Exchange Commission
Wall Street
Ford Foundation
Ford Company
Ford
Four Die in Brooklyn Apartment Fire
An early morning blaze in an eight family building Brooklyn killed two children and two adults. Firemen said a cigarette ignited Christmas wrappings in a wastepaper basket. Among the dead were 82 year old Margaret Murphy and 22 year old Eileen Best with her daughters Ruth and Joyce. Ten people were rescued, including 13 year old Julia Hynes who was carried down by ladders.
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New York
Brooklyn
Margaret Murphy
Eileen Best
Ruth
Joyce
Julia Hynes
Edward Douds
Polio Shots Lower Rate in Children
Dr. Hart E. Van Riper of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis says the 1955 Salk vaccine program probably saved 1,200 to 1,300 children from polio. National projections from 11 states show hospital cases among 7 and 8 year olds fell sharply, with admissions down 52 percent for 8-year-olds and 40 percent for 7-year-olds, versus a 17 percent drop for all children.
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New York
Hart E. van Riper
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Air Force X-14 Reaches Unofficial Altitude Record
The Bell X-14 rocket plane reportedly soars to about 90,000 feet in tests, claiming an unofficial altitude record. Test pilots push the craft to extreme heights as officials monitor data for potential future flights.
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U. S. Air Force
Pay Raises To 800 000 Rail Workers
Chicago reports wage increases for nearly 800 000 railroad workers across two agreements. Nonoperating employees gain 14 percent an hour plus company paid medical benefits, while operating workers receive 10 to 14 4 cents an hour with 31 cents daily for conductors. Cost to carriers exceeds 300 million dollars annually.
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Chicago
Career ends as prison worker believed to be Canadian imposter
Huntsville Texas prison system general manager identifies a prison employee as Ferninand Waldo DeMara Jr known as Dr Joseph C Cyr and a Canadian surgeon with a history of imposture. The man left his quarters after confrontation with manager C B Ellis who noted matching magazine photos and details of the surgeon’s exploits in Korea.
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Huntsville
Tex
C. B. Ellis
Texas
Ellis
Ferninand Waldo DeMara, Jr
Joseph C. Cyr
Peabody University of Nashville
Tenn
University of Texas
Georgia
Wynn
DeMara
Lawrence
Mass
Joseph Cyr
New Brunswick
Canada
Boston Eye and Ear
Christmas Growth and Wise Vision for a Bigger Nature
Discussion on growth through faith and knowledge in Christ, Christmas meaning, and warnings against narrow minds. Emphasizes using grace and divine power, seeking larger vision, and yielding will to God. Ends with a Sunday feature on The Gift of Peace.
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Jesus Christ
Christ
Alfred Noyes
God
Jesus
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Eddie Converani
Salina
Syracuse
America
FBI
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