Nichols Sees Lighter Side Of The News
United Press story recalls Hill, a Memphis Army civilian, who proposed saving money by not drilling holes in broom handles. His memo led to Pentagon action, updating Army practice. The result: about 15 thousand dollars yearly savings, and Hill earning 275 dollars plus a possible 25 dollar bonus. The Army says it received 57,517 suggestions in 1953, with 11,814 accepted.
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United Press
Washington P
Army
Memphis
Hill
Pentagon
Quartermaster Corps
Brother Hill
Washington
Department of the Army
Rope Trick Is Still A Secret
Frank Klock and his wife, after years of searching, finally sought the Indian rope trick on a world cruise. From New Delhi they sent a cable to a Pasadena paper offering fortune to any magician who could perform the trick in India, where no Indian has mastered it.
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Pasadena
Calif
Frank Klock
Klock
India
New Delhi
Not sale Pottery Event at Southern Illinois University
Indale Illinois pottery students plan their annual Not sale on Saturday with ceramic pots priced from five cents to five dollars. Instructor Carleton Ball notes the pots include good, warped, and cracked pieces, with many vases urns and others indescribable. A separate Britain drive targets radio and TV license dodgers.
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Indale
Ill
Southern Ilinois University
Carleton Ball
Britain
McCarthy Opens Probe Into Reds at GE Schenectady Plant
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy launches an inquiry into alleged Communist infiltration at General Electric Co. in Schenectady, New York, amid ongoing anti-Communist investigations. The probe targets the massive electric plant and its security practices as authorities confront suspected subversion.
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Albany
N.Y
Joseph R. McCarthy
Schenectady
General Electric Co
Reenter McCarthy
Penas
McCarthy
General Electric
Convictions Rumors Tie to Government Contracts
Disjointed report from Flint and Albany cites Mrs Rose and a restaurant, with references to secret convictions under government contracts. A Wisconsin senator and McCarthy subcommittees surface links to an espionage ring and a GE plant at Fort Monmouth, with varied witness and security details.
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Mrs. Rose
Abeeneer
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Bolice
Albany
Schenectady
Wisconsin
Joseph
Espion
Fort Monmouth
N.J
Mwennkaeman
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