Plush Living At Taxpayers' Expense
Senator Young of North Dakota and Senator Ferguson of Michigan attack plush living quarters and free servants for U S military personnel in Europe. Young cites Pentagon figures claiming 17 200 German servants are used by officers. Ferguson calls extravagance bad public relations and a risk to armed forces.
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Senator Young
North Dakota
Senator Ferguson
Michigan
United States
Europe
Pentagon
U. S
Ferguson
Red Plane Output Estimate Sparks Mass Production Debate
Aviation Age cites Russia with 85 aircraft factories and 28 engine plants and 22 000 planes produced last year. It contrasts US output of 5 000 planes and notes WWII gains from 6 000 to 96 000 annual output. It warns today’s aircraft are costlier to produce and forecasts 750 000 workers as production levels plateau. The article questions when true mass production of superior planes will begin.
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Aviation Age
Russia
United States
Invitation to Industry Warrants College Finances in National Outlook
A new groundswell reaches American business circles as colleges and universities face a worsening financial squeeze. The article notes the danger to the nation's future and cites the National Association of Manufacturers as a context for industry concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Manu
Auto taxes push cost of a $2000 car past two thousand
The piece cites AAA figures showing about $664 in taxes on a $2000 car, including $154 for pre manufacture taxes, $155 manufacturer taxes, $200 federal excise taxes, $190 dealer taxes, $40 state sales tax, and $15 license and title fees. It notes rising taxes threaten motorist purchases and cites New York’s proposed use tax and parking fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Automobile Association
New York
0 Feet of Beard
Statistics from British sources estimate a man who shaves from age 16 to 65 would remove 60 feet of beard and spend about 3,478 hours at the bathroom basin. The piece notes this amounts to over 100 days and views shaving as time well spent versus growing a beard in later life.
Private gifts vs federal subsidy shaping higher education funding
A NAM statement argues private fortunes no longer grow endowments while rising federal taxes and inflation erode education funding. It urges member support for higher education through private financial aid to supplement public funds, warning threats to education threaten industry and national progress.
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The
NAM
Clarke county deputy sheriff named to succeed resigning official
H. L. Bowers was named deputy Sheriff and jailer of Clarke county to succeed S. M. Carper who resigned. Other notes include deaths, visits, and local engagements such as Judge Frank B. Whiting’s death, Miss Elizabeth Smith opening The Pageant of Progress, and various residents visiting relatives in Maryland and Virginia.
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H. L. Bowers
Clarke County
S. M. Carper
Cecil Howard Bailey
Memorial Hospital
Sfc
James W. Shoemaker
Guy Shoemaker
Gore
Japan
ACRS
Army
H. W. Butler, Jr
VFW
James Keffer, Jr
M. 8. Snapp
Frances Ridgeway
Esther Ridgeway
Charleston
D. C
Magnolia Gardens
Victor L. Denny
Joseph E. Clagett
Hamilton
Frank B. Whiting
Berryville
HM. Clay DeGrange
Elizabeth Smith
Robert 8. Smith
Smith
Princess Frederick
Harry Lewis
Jennie Lewis
Clyde Hicks
Chestertown
Virginia Bell Anderson to Walter Raymond Grove Wedding Listed
Mr and Mrs Lester H Anderson announce the marriage of their daughter Virginia Bell to Walter Raymond Grove son of the late Mr and Mrs W C Grove.
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Betsy Anderson
Meredith R. Anderson
Lester H. Anderson
Virginia Bell
Walter Raymond Grove
W. C. Grove
Elks Lodge Seeks Winchester Hotel Home Option
The Elks Lodge secured an option on the Winchester Hotel Property for use as an Elks home. Warren Rice's English setter Count Rada won first prize at the Baltimore Beach Show. Announcement was made of the forthcoming marriage of Miss Mary Yantes of Haymarket and Dick Larrick of Middletown.
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Elks Lodge
Winchester Hotel
Elks
Warren Rice
Count Rada
Baltimore
Mary Yantes
Haymarket
Dick Larrick
Middletown
Barkley as potential Democratic presidential candidate gains notice
The piece argues Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky should not be counted out as a possible Democratic ticket contender as Kefauver Russell and Stevenson fade. It highlights Barkley’s experience, regional appeal, and age defense while noting the party’s broader jockeying toward a Barkley Jackson ticket and the Chicago convention dynamics.
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Washington
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Estes Kefauver
Richard B. Russell
Adlai E. Stevenson
Kentuckian
Supreme Court
Robert M. Jackson
New York
Barkley
Massachusetts
Indiana
Iowa
Colorado
Blue Grass
Senatora Kefauver
Russell
Dixie
Stevenson
Truman
Senate
W. Averall Harriman
Lehman
James A. Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Chicago
Rainfall Totals Across Months and 48 Hour Snapshot
The report lists rainfall figures over the past 48 hours ending at 7 am and year to date for April, 1953, and averages across 39 years. It includes monthly totals from January through December with values ranging from 2.45 to 3.99 inches and an annual context.
Modern Methods To Equalize Length Of Bones In Children
A medical note outlines techniques to correct limb length discrepancies. Sympathectomy, epiphyseal growth control, and growth-stimulating bone breaks are discussed to balance legs in children, with staples possibly remaining two years. Partial liver removal is possible but total removal is fatal.
How's Your I Q based on 100 questions over 10 days
A self quiz with daily results classifies memory skill from Memory Genius to Good. It asks ten questions including NPR, Grand Canyon State, Tehauntepe isthmus, Ernie Pyle death location, Wilkes-Barre coal district, first English queen, westernmost U S point, Little Women author, and a grammar correction.
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NPR
U.S
Grand Cariyon
Ernie Pyle
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
England
United States
Californa
Oregon
Washington
Strength For The Day By Earl L. Douglas D D
Two artists depict peace and turbulence to contrast stagnation with real inner peace. Jesus promises peace amid tribulation and followers face unchangeable sorrows. The piece notes Be of good cheer I have overcome the world and explains the U S Army profile 3 C as a simple graphic total functional ability measure across six factors.
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Jesus
U. S. Army
H C. A
Department of Defense
POUND FOOLISH LEGACY CROSSES CHARLESTON LIFE
Henri Lemay, a struggling bass soloist, hopes a money gift will rescue his foster daughter Leonie from Lincoln Calvert. Amid family tensions in Charleston, Henri argues with sister Heloise over Leonie’s future as they face modest living and changing church leadership.
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Stnopsis
Renri Lemay
Strugal Gachelor
Charleston
Herene
Lemaya
Liscole Calvert
Schooi
Rascal
Henri
Lincoln Calvert
Leonie
Gregorman
Helome
Heloise
Henn
Shim Jim
Buster Brown
Madame Lavigne
St. Mary’s
St. Mary's
Charlie
Robert Molloy
King 3
Henri Questions Leonie's Engagement as Mass Ends
In Charleston a quiet encounter unfolds after mass as Henri Balfour learns Joseph asks about Leonie. The talented young Joseph seeks guidance from Henri while Heloise and others observe the scene on a sunlit cathedral steps.
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Heloise
Henan
Gite
Panama Canal
Pacific Ocean
Charleston
Campbell
Henri
Newman
Joseph
Leonie
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