No One Knows for Sure How Much Drug Addiction There Is in U.S.
A 1950s era survey overview shows addiction levels with estimates from under 100000 to over a million. Anslinger cites about 60000 addicts nationwide while New York and California report thousands. Juvenile addiction and city crime links are noted along with police and federal roles.
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U.S
Harry J. Anslinger
Federal Narcotics Bureau
New York City
Ohio
William O'Neill
California
Edmund C. Brown
Federal
Narcotics Bureau
Los Angeles
Ear
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
D. C
San Francisco
Cincinnati
St. Louis
San Antonio
Tex
Illinois
Michigan
District of Columbia
Texas
Missouri
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Federal Bureau
Anslinger
Jacob K. Javits
Senate
United States
Akron
Richmond
U. S.S. Army
Murder Trial Is Televised Live From Waco Texas
Harry Weaver testified that his former son-in-law Harry L. Washburn was named as the slayer in the televised murder trial. The trial, likely the first shown live, aired from Waco station KWTX with cameras in the balcony and microphones at the witness stand.
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Waco
Tex
Harry Weaver
Harry L. Washburn
Helen Harris Weaver
San Angelo
Weaver
Kwtx-Tv
Psychologists 64,000 Winner on CBS Show The $64,000 Question
Dr Joyce Brothers a 28 year old psychologist from New York City won 64000 dollars on CBS The $64,000 Question becoming the show second top prize winner. Her aid was Eddie Eagan ex Olympic boxing champion and former New York Boxing Commission chairman.
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New York
Joyce Brothers
New York City
Richards. McCutchen
Dr. Brothers
Eddie Eagan
New York State Boxing Commission
David
Goliath
CBS
Television Guide Highlights Evening Lineup and Specials
A dense listing of network and local programs across the evening from 5:00 to 11:30 with color notes, film titles, news segments, and guest appearances. Notable items include Texas Terrors with Don Barry, Stage to Yuma with Robert Young, This Is Your Life, The Hunter with Barry Nelson, Boxing Bob Baker vs Nino Valdes, and Patti Page Show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinky Lee
Footlight Theater
Don Barry
Eddie Fisher
News Caravan
Screen Directors Playhouse
Yuma
Robert Young
TV Theater
Mickey Mouse
Jim Gibbons
John Daly
Bob Baker
Nino Valdes
Margie
Jack Mahoney
D. Edwards
Edward My Son
Robert Morley
Ann Todd
Patti Page
Mr. and
Mrs. North
Thursday Daytime and Evening TV Schedule Highlights
A detailed listing of programs across channels with time slots from noon to after four in the afternoon and evening. Notable titles include Tennessee Ernie Ford Feather Your Nest Sea Terror Inga Halls of Ivy Matinee Theater color? Life and Love serials plus cartoons and game shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Ernie Ford
People’s Playhouse
Inga
Playhouse
Pontiac man freed after inconclusive lie test in Chicago boys slay
A 23 year old man questioned in the October slayings of three Chicago boys was released from Oakland County Jail after a lie detector test produced inconclusive results.
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Pontiac, Mich
Chicago
Oakland County
Eight Attend VFW Auxiliary Meeting in Staunton
Eight members of the local VFW Auxiliary attended the Seventh District meeting in Staunton led by District president Mrs New ton Perrish. Dues for 1955 are due by December 31 and members agreed to donate a bushel of apples to National Virginia Cottage. Members also approved 50 cent canteen books to support Christmas hospital visits by veterans. Next meeting set for Winchester in March.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Seventh District
Staunton
Raymond Baker
Boyd Grayson
Roy Adams
Howard Snapp
Holmes Grimm
Dallas Porter
Garland Grimm
M's
Albert McCormac
Newton Perrish
National
Virginia Cottage
Winchester
Signs to warn motorists of new statewide speed limits
Michigan will install signs that reflect to show 65 mph by day and 55 mph at night. About 3,000 chameleon like signs will be posted along the trunkline system to warn drivers as speeds change.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Clarke Young Farmers Meeting Set for Thursday
Firefighters were summoned to 122 East Pall Mall Street yesterday afternoon to a grass fire at the home of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Pohlman in Friendship South and Reuss aided. the blaze was small and caused no damage and was quickly extinguished.
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Kenneth Pohlman
E. Pall Mall St
Friendship
South
Reuss
Average weight of an adult skeleton bones
An adult skeleton typically weighs 10 to 12 pounds. Lighter bones reduce the weight by about one pound, while heavier bones add about one pound.
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Roger D. Greene
Desert
Mesopotamia
Adrian
Gress
Wurlitzer
Urlitzer
W. Boscawen St
Channel 4
Sprague
Paul
Steve Allen
Channel 5
Lamb
Art Lamb Dee Norman
Hoppity
Skippity
Cindy Lou
Margaret Leighton
Inspector Mark Saber
Hunter Barry Nelson
Featurama
Channel
Fayite Son
Broderick Crawford
Joan Blondel
Flame Theater
Dennis James
Channel 7
Ladies Home Theater
Sharyn Moffet
Bill Malone
Guiding Light
Jack Paar
Jack Smith
Robert Q. Lewis
D. Douglas
Art Linkletter
Bob Crosby
Kit Carson
Patton
N. Cameron
Polly
Oates Lumber Yard
Loudoun
VFW
Clarke Young Farmers
Lovett Bros
N. Loudoun St
Winchester Laundromat
West Hart St
G-E TV
G-E
Anderson
Boscawen St
Noton
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