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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1954
Page
7
United Press reports from London describe conflicting views on bathing suit fashions amid Cold War tensions. In New York, Elizabeth Toomey notes American designers move toward covered garments, sparking debate about democracy and decency in beach attire.
A reader recalls how Communist outlets mocked Western fashion and notes new bathing suit styles with long sleeves and shoulder coverage appearing in Fifth Avenue shops. The piece highlights Jersey dresses with sleeves, strapless options with removable jackets, and references Annette Kellermann's era. Bikinis are said to be out of stock.
Greensburg Pa AP only one more juror to be chosen today to start testimony in the trial of John Wesley Wable the phantom slayer of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Attorneys questioned a second group of prospective jurors drafted from Westmoreland County communities after a second special impaneling order was issued. Wable from Ohio Pyle is accused of fatally shooting Harry F Pitts last July 28 as he slept in the cab of his parked truck. The trial began last Monday with an exhausted pool of 200 and 50 more, yielding 11 for duty and two alternates.
Stanley Goldman, 32, of Revere, Mass., was bitten when a second dog crossed the street as he spoke with a dog owner after pulling over. The incident occurred near a Lynn location as the two dogs interacted.
The Chronicle-Telegram reports on research into whistling static detected beyond Earth's atmosphere. Scientists note the strange sounds could guide space travel and may one day replace expensive transmitters for long-distance communications. The Air Force’s Cambridge Research Center is involved in the study.
Agriculture data shows marketings up about 20 percent from the previous year while prices dropped roughly one third. Hog prices rose 19 percent and broiler receipts increased though marketings fell about 15 percent. Poultry profits improved with egg prices up 16 percent. In 1933 gross income and production costs fell, with gross income down over 300 million dollars and expenses down under 200 million dollars, though real dollars show a larger income drop relative to expenses.
Agricultural analysis traces the low farm income to 1953 and notes total farm population earnings fell to 20.5 billion dollars the lowest since 1949. Cash costs rose with mechanization, reducing net income five percent from 1952 and thirteen percent from 1951. Cattle prices dropped twenty percent, dragging livestock receipts down six percent.
Stanford University engineers study mysterious whistlers detected in the ionosphere near Stanford California. The work aims to understand radio wave propagation in upper atmosphere and its implications for communications and space science. Researchers use sensitive receivers to capture data and analyze the phenomena.
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