Proclamation Fixes June 2 1953 for Queen Elizabeth II Coronation
Scarlet uniform heralds read the royal proclamation in London declaring June 2 1953 as the coronation date for Queen Elizabeth II. The event featured trumpets standard bearers and a ceremonial reading from St James's Palace with the Queen watching by TV.
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London
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Aiken vows expose of hidden spending in government
Senator George D Aiken pledged a continuing fight to bring hidden spending by government agencies into the open. He won the opening round by helping the senate label 109 301 134 dollars for the Commodity Credit Corp direct appropriation aiding farm price support losses.
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George D
Aiken
Vermont
Senate
Commodity Credit Corp
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House
Agriculture Department
House Judiciary
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Frank L. Chelf
D.ky
William M. Boyle Jr
Atty
J. Howard McGrath
Atomic
Carl T. Durham
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
America
Russia
North Carolina
Post Office
Post Office Department
Burns Wins Culver ROTC Promotion
Eugene A. Burns Jr. is appointed to cadet first sergeant at Culver Military Academy in Culver Indiana. He is the son of Mrs. Margaret Painter Spear Jr of Tucson and a member of the ROTC cavalry at Culver.
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Eugene A. Burns Jr
Culver
Ind
Military Academy
Margaret Painter Spear
Tucson
Fewer Tickets Yet Higher Traffic Revenue In City
City traffic control reports 16 997 tickets issued January through May down from 17 443 last year and 17 594 in 1950 yet revenue rose to 62 093 from 43 446. Increase due to more arrests for drinking while driving tougher follow ups and Traf a lopes.
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Myron Knight
Knight
Family Of Drivers Piles Up Tickets
A woman arrested on a warrant faced a dozen unpaid parking tickets in a case highlighting how large families using a single car can accumulate fines. She posted a $32 cash bond and vowed to compel other family drivers to clear their overdue tickets promptly.
City Warrants Rise With Parking Violations
Warrant and arrest activity grows as fines double for parking tickets and fines for failure to answer citation. City police issue 300 warrants this year over five months, averaging 50 to 60 per month, with speeding and boulevard stop violations common and $132,117 in tickets issued over the past three years.
Postmaster Convention Invites Truman to Speak in Boston
President Truman has been invited to address the National Association of Postmasters annual convention in Boston October 12 to 16. The invitation came from association president Bernard F. Dickmann of St. Louis, who asked the president to reply later as to his availability.
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Washington
Truman
National Association of Postmasters
Boston
Bernard F. Dickmann
St. Louis
Association
Bookstore Sale Promises Two for One on Classic Series
Steinheimer's downtown bookstore at 24 N Scott St offers a two for one deal on many juvenile series. Sales have topped 50 million copies for titles like Tom Swift and His Electric Locomotive and other thrillers by Brant, Hardy Boys, Judy Bolton, and Cherry Ames. The offer ends in June.
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Bobbsey Twins
Frank Merriwell
Rover Boys
Steinheimer
N. Scott Sr
Tom Swift
Ned Nestor
Mr. Damon
Rick Brant
Judy Bolton
Cherry Ames
First Aid Course at YWCA Led by Red Cross Instructor
A standard first aid course will be held at the YWCA 738 N Fifth Ave. Mrs J Lester Hearn, a volunteer Red Cross instructor, will lead the classes every Monday and Thursday at 7 30 p m for 12 sessions. Each session lasts two hours and includes civil defense preparedness. For information contact Mrs Hearn or Red Cross headquarters.
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YWCA
Fifth Ave
J. Lester Hearn
Red Cross
Rent Decontrol Delay Urged By City Officials
The mayor and council received two letters urging a delay in rent decontrol. The Central Trades Council and the Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Motion Picture Machine Operators asked for a housing survey before action. A public hearing is set for 8 p.m. Monday at city hall.
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Central Trades Council
Alliance of Theatrical Stage
City Hall
Librarian Walter Wanger Starts Three Month Jail Term
Walter Wanger begins a three month sentence at the Los Angeles county honor farm for shooting his wife's agent Jennings Lang. He will serve as librarian there and plans to write a jail life book or film. Wanger may be released on September 3 with good behavior and else October 3.
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Los Angeles
Walter Wanger
Wanger
Los Angeles County
Jennings Lang
Joan Bennett
Chicago
Ambrose Stewart
Mon Iter
Hollywood
Ward Bond
Brad Crawford
Vast coal car trains could span from Great Lakes to Gulf
It is estimated that coal cars moving on U S railroads in a single winter day would form a train long enough to stretch from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico.
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U.S
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
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