High School and College in Three Years for Margaret Gregory
Margaret Gregory, raised with no formal education, will receive a Syracuse University Liberal Arts degree after completing a combined four year high school and four year college course in three years. At 32 she earned above a B average and a $2000 graduate scholarship, tracing a life from Petersburg Vermont vaudeville to a remarkable academic achievement.
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Margaret Gregory
Syracuse University
College of Liberal Arts
Margaret
Petersburg
Freed pilots head to Hawaii reunion after China captivity
Four U S fighter pilots freed from Chinese captivity after more than two years in Korea are en route to Hawaii for a reunion with relatives. Capt Harold Fischer Jr Lincoln Neb Lt Lyle Cameron Wynnewood Pa Lt Col Edwin Heller Wynnewood Pa and Lt Roland Parks Omaha are due to land this afternoon while nine relatives travel separately. The men hailed their freedom in Hong Kong with exclamations and will fly on Gen MacArthur s Bataan.
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Honolulu
U. S
Hawaii
Hong Kong
China
Harold Fischer Jr
Swea City
Iowa
Lyle Cameron
Lincoln
Neb
Edwin Heller
Wynnewood
Roland W. Parks
Omaha
Air Force
Douglas MacaArthur
Bataan
Weather Forecaster Notes June Delays and Warm Temprise
Weather summary by Andrew P. Keller reports June sun delayed by a slow moving low pressure front. Tonight expected as fair, tomorrow warmer with a high near 74 degrees. Precipitation measured 1.9 inches for the period, about an inch below normal. average temp 60.4 degrees, 2.7 degrees above normal. Winds variable tonight and tomorrow.
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Andrew P. Keller
Keller
Mary
Veki
Variae
Six Cent Gas Tax Begins In Michigan
A six cent gasoline tax increase took effect in Michigan today as part of a one point some billion dollar highway expansion program. The new levy raises the fuel tax to six cents per gallon to fund road projects.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Southpaw Catches Woman Off Guard in Judo Lesson
In El Centro California Mrs Ruby Solomon after a judo lesson with the sheriff's women’s reserve invited her husband Ben to swing at her. He struck with a haymaker and she recalled one detail Len is a south paw.
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EL Centro
Calif
Ruby Solomon
Sheriff's
Ben
Motor Vehicle Deputy Chosen in Albany
State Tax Commissioner George Bragalini named Joseph W. Koreman of Albany deputy commissioner of motor vehicles at $10.00 a year. Koreman succeeds Victor F. Veness of Waterloo who resigned to become program director of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. Koreman will lead the bureau's safety division.
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Albany
George M. Bragalini Te Ray
Joseph W. Koreman
Koreman
Victor F.veness
Waterloo
American Association of Motor Vehicle Admistrators
Bureau
Britain faces rail strike and mass disruption across economy
Britain braces for continued rail strike as 70,000 engineers demand a $1.12 weekly raise from a $27.30 base. Dock workers strike for recognition amid port shutdowns in SIX ports, 126 ships idle. Eden government imposes emergency powers but few soldiers are trained as locomotive crews.
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Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers
Britain
Vacation Item Geiger Counter Store Sale in Kansas City
A downtown Kansas City clothing shop advertises a new travel item for vacations the Geiger counters a unique pairing of travel needs with radiation detection devices in stock for summer shoppers.
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Kansas City
Nuclear Weather System Seen Absecon NJ
A year round home energy system powered by a compact reactor, forecast as a practical reality within years, would heat and cool a house with a single fuel charge. The concept, dubbed Rebotec, envisions a safe, explosion proof unit integrated with a car base, costing about 62,000 and replacing sealed modules as needed, with summer cooling via an absorption unit using heat.
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Absecon
Robert BE. Fern
Institute of Brder
Artral
Dover
Carace Om
Behaid
Ferry
Allied solidarity eyes strong unity in four power talks
Editorial by David Lawrence notes improved cohesion among the four occupying powers as today’s feature highlights and sets the tone for pages with Amusements, reports, and sports briefs across the edition.
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Allied Solidarity
Four Power Conference
neaTa
David Lawrence
Senate votes 78 to 0 to approve postal pay raise bill
The Senate passed a postal worker pay raise averaging 6 percent retroactive to March 1 with an extra 2 percent via re classification. The bill, sent to the House, faces a committee meeting, and President Eisenhower is expected to sign.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Sen
Butler
R-Md
Knowland
Calif
Barkley
D-Ky
Onder
Sen. Carlson
R-Kans
Eissenhower
Holiday Toll Rises Over Memorial Weekend Record
Final Memorial Day weekend toll climbs to a new high with 596 deaths from traffic accidents and other causes. Associated Press reports confirm a record surge over the prior year and an average tally of 35 deaths per day during the period.
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Associated Press
Turbulent Ride Shares Laugh Or Cry
Fragmentary chatter from a crowd recounts a chaotic ride event with a comic twist. Names and details are unclear but the tone hints at a humorous misunderstanding during a public transport moment.
Mattydale Girl Dead in School Bus Fatality
Witnesses testified in the fatal bus incident that claimed Karen Prell a seven year old Mattydale student. The North Syracuse Central School District bus driver Peter W Herbrandt sixty four Cicero said he left a group of children and did not realize the girl was struck until after a scream alerted him. Deputies quoted the driver as saying he felt a thud but thought it was a pavement crack.
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Karen Prell
Mattydale
M. Francis Prell
Plymouth Ave
I Maiden Rd
North Syracuse Central School
Peter W. Herbrandt
Cicero
Malden ,Rd
Plymouth Dr
Karen
Herbrandt
Hanna Charges State Parks Hearing In New York City
Edward A. Hanna charges irregularities in Central New York State Parks operation. A hearing is set in New York City next Tuesday with Hanna seeking a public session. Attending will be Donald Pomeroy and possibly Howard V. Stowell, amid commission friction and park concession debates.
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Central New York State Parks Commission
New York City
Edward A. Hanna
Utica
Com
Harriman
Robert E. Moses
State Council of Parks
Wehre
Donald Pomeroy
Syracuse
Central New York Commission
Howard V. Stowell
Commission
Pomeroy
Hanna
Emmett ‘Helly
Pro
Green Lakes State Park
Alee
Ohneweesa
Central New York
Welhorne al Denmove
Lancaster Ave
Four Children Die in Akron Fire Destroys Manchester Home
A Akron fire killed four Frederick children in a Manchester Ohio house next to Akron. Joe and Joyce Frederick the year old twins died from smoke as their father Kenneth could not reach their downstairs bedroom. Denis, another son, died on the upstairs bed. Two siblings escaped from a second story window but two others died in the blaze.
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Akron
Ohio
Manchester
Here
Joe
Joyce Frederick
Kenneth
Denis Frederick
Dames
Frederick
Michsel
Sue EL Yen
Thomas
Contel
Ford UAW extend contract as talks continue amid wage dispute
The CIO United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Co extend their contract from midnight to Monday morning to allow more negotiations. Walter P. Reuther and Ken Bannon say Ford’s new proposal leaves key issues unresolved including the guaranteed annual wage. A possible strike is avoided for now as talks drag, with reports of concessions and a potential worker security plan under consideration.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Co
Walter P. Reuther
UAW
Ken Bannon
Ford Department
Ford
Reuther
John S. Bugas
United Auto Workers
Bugas
Detroit Times
Company
Lunion
Steck
Views Clash Sharply on Plans To End Segregation in Schools
Readers see sharply divided opinions on school desegregation with officials forecasting delays and the Supreme Court ruling looming. Supporters call for immediate action while opponents urge caution amid legal battles and local disruption.
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U.K
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Learing
William Billi
Binghamton
David Lee
Norwich
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