Long range weather forecasts seen within a decade
Washington May 2 expert predicts weather trends years ahead could be forecast with economic usefulness within ten years. Jer ome Namias cites electronic computers as the reason for rapid testing of ideas and eventual long range predictions beyond 30 days. By 1958 a curve plotter and computer maps may automate forecasts for many stations, pending decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S. Weather Bureau
Jerome Namias
American Meteorological Society
American Geophysical Union
Weather Bureau
Namias
George P. Cressman
Joint Numerical Weather Prediction Unit
Navy
Air Force
Miss Jean Kriesel Wins Senior Majorette Title at Fete
Bristow Virginia resident Miss Jean Kriesel captured the Senior Individual National Apple Blossom Majorette Contest at the armory on Thursday morning and earned a scholarship to Shenandoah Conservatory of Music in Dayton Virginia. Second place went to Sandra Lee Schillinger of Alexandria and third to Pat Howard of Chambersburg with Terry Jones of Winchester fourth. Ted Malone presented trophies after leading the Winchester parade. Other winners span Group Division Tiny Tots Baby Doll and Junior and Senior categories across Bladensburg Fall Church College Park Hagerstown Baltimore Martinsburg and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Kriesel
Bristow
Armory
Shenandoah Conservatory of Music
Dayton
Sandra Lee Schillinger
Alexandria, Va
Pat Howard
Chambersburg, Pa
Terry Jones
Winchester
Middletown Grange Cancelled Supper Tonight
Middletown Grange will not meet due to Apple Blossom Festival activities. No supper at Middletown Grange Hall this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Middletown Grange Hall
Word Puzzle Clues From Section 33 34 35 36 37 39 41 43 44
A compact list of crossword style clues appears including items like Sir Pronoun Coin Kind of tree Heals Assumed name Con taminate Sew loosely Youths Sting. The page also features a Down column with entries such as Cocktai mixer and Exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir
Coin
Heals
Couple Seeks Help Unravel Missing Past Mystery
In Seattle prior to Sept 1955 James John Kelly fears he may have a wife and children. He and Patricia seek police aid to uncover his unknown history after he awoke in a railroad boxcar with initials on his watch and tattoo. The couple married in October and expect a child in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
James John Kelly
Patricia
Kelly
Sept
J.K
James John Kelly Monicker
Illinois awards $48 000 to man unjustly imprisoned
Springfield ill state pays 48000 to Roy B Eaton a 52 year old man freed after 16 years jailed for a $50 Rock Island robbery in 1938. An identity mix up and aliases led to the conviction later exposed by State's Attorney Moran. Burrall confessed the crime with Davis, now in federal prison, tied to the robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
William G. Stratt
Roy B. Eaton
Eaton
Rock Island
Iowa
John B. Davis
McNeil Island
Wash
Caution Apparent as Corporate Earnings Boost Wall Street
Booming earnings cheered Wall Street with the 60-stock average near a 1957 high. The AP tally shows 491 firms posting March quarter profits just under 3 billion dollars, up about 8 percent from a year ago, while 212 faced cost pressures and slower segments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Associated Press
Westinghouse Electric Corp
U. S. Steel
Big Jeel
Roger M. Blough
International Business Machines Corp
IBM
Thomas J. Watson Jr
First National City Bank of New York
Federal Reserve Board
Detroit
Baltimore Livestock Market Reports Mixed Prices Across Cattle Hogs and Sheep
USDA market notes from Baltimore and Chicago show slaughter steers steady to weak, cows steady to strong, bulls and stock cattle steady to firm with higher spots. Calves and heifers blend broad price ranges. hogs mostly higher for under 400 lb, weights vary. Sheep and lambs mostly steady to higher on light offerings, with several price bands across weights and grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
USDA
Chicago
Cress
10 State GOP Conference Ends in Salt Lake City
A 10 state GOP conference closed with members signaling plans to cut President Eisenhower’s budget of 71.8 billion dollars. Utah Senator Bennett and Pennsylvania Representative Simpson urged reductions of 2 to 3 billion, while Simpson called for blocking new government fields. Eisenhower urged selling the 1956 platform to regain lost Western seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Republican Party
GOP
Eisenhower
Wallace F. Bennett
Rutah
Richard Simpson
R-Pa
Bennett
Simpson
Kountry Krackers Win Music Contest
Ralph Lamp's Kountry Krackers won first prize of 100 dollars at the Valley Music Contest on Handley Blvd after the Grand Feature Parade. Pop Stoneman and His Little Pebbles took 50 dollars for second and Charlie Armel and His Rhythm Ramblers earned 25 dollars for third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Lamp
Kountry Krackers
Handley Blvd
Stoneman
Little Pebbles
Charlie Armel
Rhythm Ramblers
C. Leslie Golliday
WEPM
Martinsburg
Shorty King
Staunton
Art Barrett
WSIG
Mr. Jackson
Don Ownes
WARL
Arlington
Auto buying spree taps installment debt surge in 1955
The 1955 period saw a rapid expansion in auto purchases on installment plans, driving a notable rise in installment debt as consumers financed new cars and related expenditures amid a strong economy.
Net Gain Projection Points to 447 Million Dollar Advance
A preliminary forecast indicates a net gain of 447 million dollars, outlining expected improvements in revenue and efficiency. Analysts emphasize the milestone as a pivotal marker in the company’s fiscal trajectory.
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Ted Malone
ABC
Bladensburg High School Rangerettes
Bladesburg
Walter's Highlanders
Fall Church
College Park
VFD
Golden Majorettes
Hagerstown
Joy Ghregan
Philadelphia
Cynthia Lewis
Portsmouth, Va
Linda Kay Bowers
W.va
Linda Gail Hamilton
Falls Church Va
Elaine Martin
Ann Bittenbender
Sandra Schillinger
Judy Lynn Grovers
Falls Church
Lois Hodges
Betty Lou Albrite
Betty Dancer
Brenda Albert
Boonsboro
Lynda Deavers
Harrisonburg
Gay Hill
Junior Strutter
Ann Jennings
Portsmouth
Yvonne Mosse
W. Va
Daily Crossword
Continent
Cere
Navian
Dispatch
Eel
Shoecenter
S&m
Flyers Shoecenter
Loudoun St
G.O.P
Meade Alcorn
Republican National Committee
Singer
Singer Sewing Center
N. Loudoun MO
Rhodes Drug CO
RCA Victor
Shenal Music
W. Boscawen St
Tanium
White, Welch& Co
Philadelphia ,New Haven
NEW York Stock Exchange
Principal Exchanges
John Cussen
N. Cameron Street
Virginia
Boston
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Minneapolis
Stock Market Report
WINC
Dynapower
Failler & Anderson
Boscawen St
Phowe MO
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