Government Tests New Typewriter Keyboard System
A four month government trial tests a new keyboard layout by twenty four female employees from 14 agencies. The system shifts load to the right hand and claims 35 percent higher production, using 800,000 machines at $125 each. cost to convert is $15 per unit. GSA head Mansure says the aim is to see if it works, not endorse it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Dvorsk
University of Washingen
General Services Administration
GSA
Edmund F. Mansure
Mothers sentenced after psychiatric testimony in abortion case
Mrs. Silver, a 49 year old matron, faces up to 10 years imprisonment with possible parole. Two psychiatrists warned prison could trigger another mental blackout, stating imprisonment would hinder her recovery. Schwartz and his wife pleaded no defense to the abortion resulting in death charge. Other abortion and conspiracy charges were nolle processed after sentencing.
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Carroll
Silver
Abraham Ornsteen
Philip Q. Roche
Schwartz
Nolle
One-Billionth Animal Enters Chicago Stockyards
On September 7, 1954, a Hereford steer from Iowa became the one-billionth animal to enter the Chicago stockyards since 1865. The record for a single day is 38,000 on August 26, 1946.
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Chicago
Iowa
Wildcat Strike Shuts Fairless Steel Works
About 200 members of Local 4889 United Steelworkers walked out at Fairless Works of U S Steel in Morrisville Pennsylvania. The strike halt affects 3 750 workers with 1200 crossovers from the tube division allowed to pass. A union spokesman said the walkout was unauthorized and a mass meeting was set for 2 30 p m to decide policy.
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Morrisville
USS. Steel Corp
United Steelworkers
Winchester Woman Awarded 1500 In Auto Collision Suit
Rose Lee of Morningside Drive was awarded 1500 by Winchester Corporation Court for injuries from a collision involving a Diamond Cab Co. vehicle driven by Elmer Sherman and two other defendants. The jury held all three liable, though Lee sought 10000. Attorneys Thoma and Larrick represented Lee.
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Winchester
Rose Lee
Morningside Drive
Winchester Corporation
Norman D. Tavenner
Gore
Elmer H. Sherman
Rt. 1
Roberts Gibbons
Diamond Cab Co
Lee
Sherman
N. Loudoun St
Ft. Loudoun
Clark St
Cameron
Edward J. Thoma
J. Pred Larrick
Harrison, Benham and
Henry Whiting
Kayendall and
Truman Praises Ike Reply To Bulganin
Former President Truman arrives in New York and lauds President Eisenhower s reply to Soviet Premier Bulganin on a friendship pact. He calls it the best foreign affairs move since entering the White House during a Pennsylvania Station news conference. He also comments on arms shipments to Israel.
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New York
Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
Bulganin
White House
Truman
Pennsylvania
Kremlin
United States
Israel
Explosion damages Negro minister home amid Montgomery boycott
In Montgomery Alabama an explosion shattered windows at the home of Rev. M L King amid racial tensions from a city boycott of the transit system. No injuries were reported and King urged calm as the city offered a reward for those responsible.
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Montgomery
Ala
M. L. King
King
Roscoe Williams
Mr. King
Answers to the quiz questions printed on page four
A compact list reproduces the quiz responses with topics ranging from research coincidence to national figures. Notable items include Gertrude Ederle, George Bernard Shaw, and the operetta The Mikado. The answers identify discoverers, a cathedral, and a term for a nickname.
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National Cathedral
Washington, D. C
Gertrude Ederle
George Bernard Shaw
Registered Hog Sale and Purebred Livestock Auction Schedule
February 3 at 1 pm Farmers Livestock Exchange Winchester offers 26 bred sows and 15 boars from six breeds. February 18 at 1 pm Poca Dot Farms Charles Town WV purebred Hereford bulls. February 18 at 10 am Clark Miller Whitacre VA sells household goods furniture and farming implements. Auctioneer E T Snider.
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Farmers Livestock Exchange
Winchester
Poca Dot Farms
Charles Town
W. Va
Clark Miller
Whitacre
E. T. Snider
Page Held Under $1,000 Bond in Grand Larceny Case
A Washington D C Negro Lonnie Page 34 was held on $1,000 bond on grand larceny charges after a shoplifting spree. Police found nearly $500 worth of merchandise in his impounded 1946 Buick. Two other gang members are sought with warrants outstanding from Winchester police.
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Washington, D. C
Lonnie Page
Winchester
Page
Solenberger
Washington
East West policy strains over Red China in UN seat talks
Chou ences yesterday. Eisenhower and Eden are expected to shift focus to the Far East after shaping a Middle East policy. Britain resists strong U S moves to seat Red China in the UN while seeking relief from the embargo on nonwar goods. Britain recognizes Red China but the United States does not.
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Eisenhower
Eden
Far East
Middle East
U. S
Red China
United Nations
Congress
Russia
China
Britain
United States
Egg production in 1955 hens on farms per year
In 1955 the rate of lay was 185 eggs per laying hen on farms, compared with 121 eggs per hen 25 years earlier.
Bottle Brawl interrupts Roy Hamilton concert in Chattanooga
A bottle throwing fight between Negro dancers and white spectators interrupted a Roy Hamilton concert at Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga Tennessee. Nine Negroes were arrested for disorderly conduct and three whites and three Negroes were slightly hurt as police cleared the crowd.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Roy Hamilton
Memorial Auditorium
Hamilton
Four Jailed Members to Stand Trial on Public Drunkenness Claims
Police said four jailed individuals were coerced into drinking in public while others in the group faced no injuries or arrests. All suspects are to be tried later today. Hamilton could not comment.
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Hamilton
Mail Volume at Capitol Hill Surges to 100000 Letters Daily
More than 100000 letters flood Capitol Hill each day, averaging 188 pieces per member. This influx highlights the heavy correspondence burden faced by Members of Congress and staff.
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Congress
Capitol Hill
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ED Creagh
Sten
Mr. Ross M. Swimley
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Titan Power Laws Co. l. Brumback & Sons
Cameron St
Farmall
Ave
Averell Harriman
Snow Ridge
Turin
N.Y
New York State
Winter Sports Council
Armstrong Corson
Armstrong’s Corton
E. Piccadilly St
S. Loudoun St
Cae
Fairless Steel Works
U.S. Steel
National Tube Division
Ike
Virginia
U.N
Strife Area
Pakistan
Dag Hammerskjold
Ramat Rachel
Jerusalem
International Radiophoto
W. A. Gayle
Center Avenue Baptist Church
Gaylee
City Commission
I. Q
Allis-Chalmers
Allis-Chalmers Sales and Service
Barr’s
Chou
N. Cameron St
American Finance Corp
E. Bosuaven
Winchester, VA
SK Savings
Lady Tyr Farm Tire
New Firestone
Firestone
Call US
Firestone Stores
N. Braddock St
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