Garcia Here for Money
Philippine President Carlos P. Garcia arrives in the United States seeking 300 million dollars in loans to revive the Philippines economy and pay 800 million dollars in war damage claims. His visit, spanning six cities, aims to win support for continuing Magsaysay era development programs despite a cautious Congress.
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Manila
United States
Carlos P. Garcia
Philippines
Joans
Garcia
Congress
Washington
New York
Chicago
Phoenix
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Fire destroys boat factory and tobacco warehouse in Live Oak Florida
A blaze of undetermined origin swept through a boat factory and a tobacco warehouse in Live Oak causing complete destruction of both buildings and damage to a cement plant. Unofficial estimates place the damage at about 500000 dollars. Local firefighters with four trucks battled the fire for over two hours and smoke was seen as far away as Valdosta Georgia, eighty five miles north.
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Live Oak
Fla
UPI
Valdosta
Historian Traces Early American Revival to 1800 Meeting
Bernard Weisberger of Wayne University argues in They Gathered at the River that the first revival meeting in the United States occurred in summer 1800 on the Gasper River in Kentucky. He cites the revival wave as the precursor to modern movements led by Billy Graham and other evangelists.
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East Lansing
Mich
Great Britain
United States
George H. Hatherill
Scotland Yard
Michigan State University
Hatherill
England
Detroit
Bernard Weisberger
Wayne University
Billy Graham
Weisberger
Gasper River
Shop Dey's Carpet Warehouse Sealed Sale Items
A cluttered sale list from Shop Deys shows multiple carpet and rug sizes with prices, featuring grey floral Axminster pieces, multicolor Axminster, green tweed, turquoise rayon tweed, and nylon viscose twists. Many items list reg prices around 60 to 130 and sale price of 44. The jumble includes numerous incomplete phrases and stray codes.
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Wilton
Axminster
Sale on Wool and Nylon Rugs For One Day Only
A stained catalog lists rugs in sizes from 9x12 to 12x17 with discounts of 40 to 50 percent. Items include 100 percent wool, nylon, and viscose textiles in greens browns and beiges. Prices drop from regulars like 99 140 145 to 55 66 66 with easy payment plans offered by Dey's.
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DEY
Partial listing of rug sizes and sale prices
A catalog style notice lists many rug sizes and colors with Wilton and Axminster weaves. Each item shows original prices and sale prices around 88 to 99 dollars, including greens grays beiges and textured wool options.
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America
Asia
Ramon Magsaysay
Magsaysay
Florida
Eeee
Eac
Axminster and Tweed
Florentine
Empoli
A.C
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