North Dakota Fourth Graders Learn to Type in Trial
At the University of North Dakota Dr John L Rowe leads a summer kiddie typing class to test if early typewriting aids learning Panoramic group of 8 to 10 year olds from hundreds of applicants participate The experiment uses portable electric typewriters supplied with a grant to support the program and Rowe aims to raise writing speed from about 12 to 25 30 words a minute by course end
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Grand Forks
N. D
University of North Dakota
John L. Rowe
Business Education Department
Rowe
Younger Women Reentering The Business World
The piece outlines how mature women return to work, with Dr. Winfred G. Helmes of the U. S. Department of Labor noting demand in nursing teaching and secretarial fields. It discusses part time roles and the idea of a substitute mother for households, plus the challenge of naming such work. It also mentions Curacao and Aruba cactus gates keeping animals out of yards.
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Dorothy Rof
Associated Press
Winfred G. Helmes
Womanpower
U. S. Department of Labor
Helmes
Curacao
Aruba
Netherlands West Indies
Broadcasting Classic Started With Busy Phone
AP Newsfeatures writer recalls how a busy telephone circuit inspired Long Distance a radio hit then TV film later redone on Playhouse of Stars. From Ottawa 1940 to CBS NBC and international airings the suspense tale became a recurring success for Har ry Junkin and Jessica Tandy stars. Roquefort-sur-Soulzon France produces about 26 million pounds of its famous blue cheese yearly.
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NEW York
Harry Junkin
Royal Canadian Air Force
Ottawa
Montreal
Junkin
Canadian Broadcasting Co
CBS
Australian Broadcasting Co
British Broadcasting Co
NBC Radio
Mariam Hopkins
Canada
France
Switzerland
Germany
Playhouse of Stars
Jessica Tandy
Durban
Capetown
Roquefort - sur-Soulzon
Television's Tonto Sued for 50000 Dollars
Two women Fthel Tadlakos and Eileen Kerr sue television's Tonto Jay Silverheels for 50000 alleging he drove so close in a new car in 1955 that they were frightened into a ditch causing their car to overturn. The suit seeks damages and the incident is described in brief.
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Los Angeles
Tonto
Fthel Tadlakos
Eileen Kerr
Jay Silverheels
Teelakor
Airman Faces Parking Ticket After Crop-Dusting Crash
Airman John Bilard parked a crop-dusting plane on a country road to recharge tanks. On takeoff the plane struck a car, the left wing broke off, and a patrolman issued a ticket claiming the aircraft was left in an improper parking position. Also: Wells Fargo messenger John Mulhearn tripped over a money bag in New York City, fracturing his left wrist and dislocating an elbow. no money was lost.
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Denver City
Tex
John Bilard
John Mulhearn
Wells Fargo
New York City
Man killed by skyrocket in fatal explosion
ST LOUIS AP Richard Payne 21 died after a skyrocket he set off failed to leave the ground A second rocket sparked as he approached piercing his abdomen and killing him seven hours later The report notes Egypt’s population at about 17 million
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ST. Louis
Richard Payne
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