Industries Expected to Run at Peak Levels in Early 1956
Secretary Weeks reports a year end survey showing major industries will sustain peak or near peak operation through the first half of 1956. Iron and steel, aluminum, autos Trucks, construction and rum show record or near record output with aircraft backlogged orders and shipbuilding above last year. Construction outlays are projected at 44 billion, newspapers and magazines grow modestly, newsprint tight, textiles face clouded prospects from cheap imports.
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Washington
Weeks
Iron and Steel
Wishes His Wife Luck Then Kills Self in Harve De Grace
Nathan L. Murray Jr aged 24 drove from Savannah Ga to Harve De Grace Maryland after a two year separation. He visited his estranged wife Nancy Jane at her trailer and after a five minute coffee conversation and a remark about insurance money he shot himself. Murray died at Harford Memorial Hospital shortly after the incident.
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Havre DE Grace
Nathan L. Murray, Jr
Murray
Nancy Jane
Savannah
Paul Bungeri
Harford Memorial Hospital
Airman Spends 24 Hours on Ledge Before Rescue
Airman Donald Ellison of Tucson spent a harrowing 24 hours on a two foot ledge in Catalina Mountains after a shortcut sent him to a sheer cliff. Four-man rescue team used ropes to reach him, his legs weakened but he recovered with a long walk back after being lowered down.
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Tucson
Ariz
Donald Ellison
Ellison
Catalina Mountains
Dean Prichard
Jack Sheaffer
Arizona Daily Star
Cap Dance Band Mixup Explained
Terre Haute CAP unit investigates missing promised band at holiday dance in the Mayflower Room Terre Haute House. CAP contracted H A Terrell of Terrell and Terrell Chattanooga Tennessee to promote the dance with guaranteed profits to the local group.
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Terre Haute
526-1
Civil Air Patrol
Mayflower
H. A. Terrell
Terrell & Terrell
Chattanooga
Tenn
Wrong Patient at the Wrong House
In Baltimore on December 27 a repairman visit ends with a doctor arriving by mistake. The misdelivered call leads to a humorous mix up as Armand H. Beard directs him to the faulty television causing no actual medical incident.
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Baltimore
Armand H. Beard
Promoter Disappearance Tied to Grand Theater Arrests
Terre Haute police connect the promoter Ter rell and associates to a missing act after Mrs Terrell and a man described as her brother in law were arrested for intoxication at the Grand Theater Building on North Seventh Street. The women found passed out while the man wandered dazed. both were later fined $14 in court.
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Terre Haute
Terrell
Grand Theater
North Seventh Street
Terrells
Porgy and Bess Delights Leningrad Audiences
The first American theater troupe to visit Russia since the Bolshevik Revolution received a 10 minute ovation at the Palace of Culture in Leningrad for opening night of Porgy and Bess by Gershwin and Heyward. All 2,400 seats were filled marking a home coming for the Gershwin family with Smallens directing and Ira Gershwin’s sister-in-law present. The English language and music challenged some but the crowd’s enthusiasm grew as the curtain fell and the ovation continued.
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Leningrad
U.S.S.R
Russia
Palace of Culture
George Gershwin
Dubose Heyward
Gershwin
Alexander Smallens
America
Smallens
Ira Gershwin
Orchestra Drummer Joins Cast for Impromptu Turns in Moscow Premiere
Moscow Radio called the premiere a great success as the orchestra drummer joined in for improvised moments. Seats for the Leningrad engagement are selling fast, and the company plans to open in Moscow on January 10 with theaters jammed in prospect.
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Moscow Radio
Leningrad
Moscow
Two Small Fires Cause 600 In Damages In City
Fire department officials report two fires on Tuesday caused an estimated 600 in damage. At 1520 Ash street Frank R. Smith saw flames from rags near a flower bed. At 1612 South Tenth street Oscar P. Brunner’s garage was damaged by a trash fire.
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John J. Stergar
Frank R. Smith
Ash Street
Zenis Nicoson
Oscar P. Brunner
South Tenth Street
Peace pact atom notes take effect U S Japan
Tokyo reports that the under a joint accord the atomic energy agreement between the United States and Japan entered into force today with the exchange of notes in Washington the Foreign Office announced.
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Tokyo
U. S
Japan
Washington
GI Home Bill Facing Overhaul and Liability Warning
United Press reports Washington warning that thousands of veterans who sold GI financed homes remain liable to the government if the loan defaults. Rep. Teague and the Veterans Committee seek emergency amendments, including extensions, scholarships for war orphans, and hospital repairs.
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United Press
Washington
House Veterans Committee
Sam
Olin F. Teague
D.-Tex
Korea
Teague
Veteran Administration
New Drugs Aid In Fight Against Mental Illness
Five tranquilizing drugs described at a AAAS symposium act like mental penicillin for certain illnesses and the blues. Dr. Nina Toll reports frenzel, in long‑term cases unhelped by other treatments, helped patients speak about troubles and regain interest in life as hallucinations persisted.
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Atlanta
American Assny For the Advancement of Science
Nina Toll
Middletown
Conn
Generous Dallas man gives Christmas lion cub to local student
J C Owens found a four month old lioness with a holly wreath around her neck on his porch. He plans to keep the gift not for himself but award it to a neighborhood high school boy with more pet care experience.
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Dallas
C. Owens
Owens
Illness Through Drug Therapy Noted By Doctors
Dr. Werner Tuteur and David Lep outline soothing drugs reserpine and chlorpromazine as part of a treatment approach. They report dramatic results when used together in addressing patient illness.
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Werner Tuteur
David Lep
Drugs Help Mentally Ill Patients Improve At Hospitals
A report notes chlorpromazine eased behavior in 8 percent of 1,300 patients at Manhattan and Elgin state hospitals with several discharged and others employed or singing in church choirs. Mercatran reduced alcoholic binges in 20 of 26 blues patients over four to six months. Mil town aided 300 patients with 3 percent fully recovered and 33 able to return home with relief from severe symptoms.
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Elgin State Hospital
Elgin
Ill
Herman Denber
Etta G. Bird
Manhattan State Hospital
New York
Richard C. Proctor
Winston-Salem
N. C
Miltown
Veronica Pennington
Mississippi State Hospital
Whitfield
Miss
Airman Harkness Enters Technical Training
Airman third class Robert D. Harkness, son of Mrs. Helen Harkness of 625 North Seventh Street, has begun training at the U S Air Force Technical Training School at Sheppard Air Force Base near Wichita Falls Texas.
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Robert D. Harkness
Helen Harkness
North Seventh Street
U. S. Air Force Technical Training School
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Tex
Scotland’s Early Inhabitants Named Caledonia Romans
Scotland was settled by Scots Picts British and Angles with the Romans referring to the land as Caledonia. The sentence notes the mix of tribes and the Roman name for the region.
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Scotland
The
Land
Caledonia
New Home Wart-Removing Compound Promises Pain-Free Cure
Doctors call warts tiny benign tumors to remove. A new home remedy from a famous medical laboratory promises rapid, painless wart removal. Tested at a leading New York skin clinic under medical supervision the formula reportedly dissolves warts by destroying their cells.
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New York, N.Y
New York
Whitewall Pharmacal Company
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Wis
George Speidel
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CAP
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Bess
Debra Paget
Hollywood
Robert Taylor
Stewart Granger
T. H. Airman
Pn Ee
Dea Printing
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Chevrolet Sales, Inc
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