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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1950
Page
4
The House passed a bill by 362 to 1 authorizing the draft of male doctors dentists and medical specialists up to age 50 who are not in the reserve. Inductees would serve 21 months as privates to pressure voluntary service with added pay options and a Senate bill mirrors some terms.
The Mutual Life Insurance Co marked its new electric weather star turning green instead of orange. Lighted 40 stories above Broadway and 55th street, the indicator aimed to reflect forecasts with colors. It rained last night, yet the star shined green, signaling sunny weather.
Roger S. Dybvig, 16, of Dayton, was elected secretary of the National Association of Junior Achievement Companies at the seventh annual convention in Bowling Green. The nonprofit group teaches teenagers how free enterprise works, with members owning all their companies. The meeting runs through Sept. 4.
A four engine Lockheed Constellation named Scap with radar heads for Tokyo tonight for Gen. Douglas MacArthur and staff. Lt. Col. Anthony F. Story, the general's chief pilot, plus a seven member crew depart Hamilton Field for Tokyo aboard the aircraft assigned by the Military Air Transport Service. The plane recently underwent overhaul at Lockheed Aircraft Service in Urbank California and features two couches and minimal furnishings.
Mrs. Joseph F. Carr, 69, widow of the former president and founder of the National Professional Football League, died in Columbus. Her husband, who founded the league in the 1920s, died 15 years ago.
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