Dear Uncle Recovery Starts In Panthorn Valley
A Pennsylvanian letter writing campaign titled Dear Uncle launched to show national interest in regional recovery. About 5,000 Panther Valley school children sent messages to relatives who left the area describing mine reopening progress after closures last June 30. A new company resumed operations October 4 after leasing properties from Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, and a second firm formed in December took over more properties, restoring two thirds of the local mining industry.
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Lansford
Pa GA
Panther Valley
Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company
Taylor Heads UN Forces in Far East Command
General Maxwell D. Taylor was named U S Far East Commander and head of the United Nations command to take effect April 1. He succeeds Gen John E Hull who retires after 37 years in the Army. Hull will spend a month in Washington before retirement. Taylor has commanded ground forces in Japan Korea and Okinawa and in Korea before taking this post Lemnitzer and Gavin will exchange commands to cover the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations roles.
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Tokyo
Maxwell’ . Taylor
U.S. Far East
United Nations Command
John E. Hull
Taylor
Japan
South Korea
Okinawa
Washington
Hull
Army
Far East
Eighth Army
Korea
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Lemniitzer
James M. Gavin
New Tax Bill Sought by Senate Democrats
Senator Lyndon B Johnson led efforts to rally Senate Democrats for a 200 dollar per person tax cut plan partly succeeding. Senator George said 35 to 40 of the Senate's 49 Democrats may support the provision, attached by a 210 to 205 House vote to a bill extending corporate and excise taxes. The vote target is to raise about three million dollars annually. the Senate may take up the bill tomorrow or Thursday.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D- Tex
Senate
Johnson
House
Eisenhower
George
Dga
Red China Boasts Equal Rights for Women in Industry
Communist propaganda from Peiping claims women now hold many factory roles including directors and engineers. The broadcast says women drivers and industrial workers are common and that no one can "kick women around" as they have equal rights with men in every field.
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Tokyo
China
Peiping
Paul Miller
New Orleans
Storekeeper Halts His 2d Robber
New York police report Halts his second robber incident. Harry J. Tsucalas, a storekeeper, wounded Dominick Losacco, 25, of the Bronx, during a liquor store holdup. Losacco and a partner entered the Bronx shop. Tsucalas fired from under the counter as the pair announced the robbery. Losacco was critically wounded. his partner escaped.
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New York
Harry J. Tsucalas
Dominick Losacco
Bronx
Tsucalas
Losacco
Peter Pan TV telecast delights and limits in color
NBC aired a two hour color telecast of Mary Martin as Peter Pan from Brooklyn with closeups and added stage magic. Cyril Ritchard played both Captain Hook and Mr Darling while Kathy Nolas, Robert Harrington, Heller Halliday, Joseph Stafford, Margalo Gilmore, and Sandra Lee filled key roles. The production cost about 300000 dollars plus 120000 for broadcast time across the network and stations.
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New York
Mary Martin
Pry
Great White Way
Martin
Cyril Ritchard
Mr. Darling
Captain’ Hook
Kathy Nolas
Wendy
Robert ‘Harrington
John
Heller Halliday
Miss Martin
Lisa
Joseph Stafford
Michael
Margalo Gilmore
Mrs. Darling
Sandra Lee
Tiger Lily
NBC
Brooklyn
Attlee Seeks Big Three Talk On Disarmament
Britain’s Labour leadership pushed for a Churchill Eisenhower Bulganin summit on mass destruction weapons and disarmament in a House of Commons motion. Clement Attlee and the shadow cabinet urged debate amid intra party feuding and Conservative hydrogen policy as observers predicted Churchill would treat the motion as a censure and likely face resignation if defeated.
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London
Britain
Labor Party
House of Commons
Clement Attlee
Labor
Churchill
Tax Breakage Bill Seen to Pass
ALBANY The Senate was expected to give final legislative approval today to a bill insuring that local governments can collect breakage on sales and amusement taxes. The measure won unanimous passage in the Assembly last night but was held up in the Senate by Senator Fred G. Moritt of Brooklyn.
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Albany
Senate
Assembly
Fred G. Moritt
Brooklyn
Sheriff Werner Tickets Himself for Missing Tag
Cheboygan County Sheriff Harold Werner tickets himself for a missing 1955 license tag on his car. Store owner William Roberts notes the untagged trailer being hitched to the sheriff's vehicle. Werner calls it forgetfulness and issues the ticket to himself.
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Cheboygan
Mich
Harold Werner
William Roberts
Werner
Rebels Clash With Regulars in Viet Nam Uprising
In Saigon bitter fighting broke out between government forces and rebel auxiliary troops seeking to overthrow Free Viet Nam. Seven crack battalions with armor and artillery moved to quell the uprising. First clash reported in Quang Tri region with several rebels killed and many wounded. Armored cars surrounded Premier Ngo Dinh Diem’s residence as a religious sect coalition loomed as the greatest threat since last fall.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Viet Nam
Quang Tri
Ngo Dinh Diem
National Army
Reb el
Montagneuse
Belang
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