Vision at stake as nitrate prank injures coed
Sheila Nelms 20 was doused with silver nitrate outside a North Texas State College party. Doctors say healing will determine if charges rise to maiming. Tommy Lester 19 admitted the prank, North Texas authorities expelled him, and sheriff took him into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finis
Denton
Tex
Sheila Rene Nelms
North Texas State College
Tommy Ray Lester
Lester
Robert Caldwell
Caldwell
Miss Nelms
North Texas
Wylie H. Barnes
Sugar Ray Robinson Faces New York Boxing Scrutiny
New York AP Sugar Ray Robinson fights a running battle with the New York State Athletic Commission over whether he has complied with orders to defend his world middleweight title. Basilio has signed no defense agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Carmen Basilio
Sugar Ray Robinson
New York State Athletic Commission
Robinson
State Supreme Court
Philadelphia
Melvin Krulewitch
Basilio
Supreme Court
Syracuse
Indianapolis 500 qualifying trims field to 33 starters
Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials began trimming 61 entrants to 33 for the May 30 500 mile race. The first of four qualifying days drew a large crowd as drivers ran four laps on the 2 1/2 mile track. Each driver could withdraw after two runs, with a maximum of three attempts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indinapolis Motor Speedway
Key Questions Unanswered In Steel Talks
The AP report details ongoing steel wage contract bargaining with leaders from steel firms and unions, while President Eisenhower meets briefly with United Steelworkers president David J. McDonald. It notes three unanswered questions: labor peace, inflationary steel prices, and the risk of a strike, as Wall Street watches. Banks raise prime rates signaling cautious optimism, and industry data show record industrial output, high housing starts, low unemployment, rising factory pay, and strong auto and freight activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Brede JR
New York
Steel
Eisenhower
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
White House
Wall Street
Lesson in English by W. L. Gordon
A brief vocabulary note defines abortive as born prematurely or coming to nothing. It notes the word's use in a sample line about preventing an abortive uprising and urges daily vocabulary growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gordon
Industrial Output Sets Record Again in April
The Federal Reserve Board said April industrial production rose to 149, the second straight monthly record. Economic activity increased with higher employment, continued strong housing starts, and consumer incomes at record levels. The index, based on 1947-49 average output, surpassed the pre recession peak of 146 in February 1957, reaching 149 in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Prominent Jewish Attorney Dies and Other Deaths
Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Sr. 59 longtime attorney and national president of the Jewish Welfare Board died after a long illness. Clarence J McLeod 63 former Republican congressman died of cancer in a hospital.
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Associated Press
SAN Francisco
Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Sr
Jewish Welfare Board
Detroit
Clarence J McLeod
Oyster farm magnate Royal Toner dies at 65 in New York
Royal Toner, famed as a leading oyster producer with a 6000acre operation on Peconic Bay, died Friday in a Rockville Centre hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockville Centre
N. Y
Royal Toner
Toner
Long Island
Peconic Bay
Belgians urge good deal for American firms in Belgium
AP Business analysis notes Belgians welcome American manufacturers who set up here with minimal red tape and ample credit. Belgium relies on steel and coal and exports about 40 percent of output, with current activity improving in steel while coal mines face depletion. The piece also covers currency strength, dollar inflows, and a brief local fire report and postcard etiquette Q&A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgium
Europe
United States
America
Modern Etiquette Q&A Notes on Engagement Breakups and Handshake Etiquette
A reader asks how to inform out of town friends about an engagement breakup with brief notes. The expert also clarifies that when receiving an award, one must shake hands with the right hand regardless of which hand holds the award.
Troopers Relay Blood Run Saves Winchester Patient
State troopers and Red Cross workers raced to move blood to Winchester Memorial Hospital after an emergency call. A courier and Virginia trooper transferred three pints and then three more from Washington to the lab, aiding a critical operation and yielding a satisfactory recovery for the patient.
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James A. Miller
Red Cross
Washington
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Blood Center
Winchester
Virginia
Potomac
Labora
W. Hospital
Hecser J. H. Smith, Jr
Covery
George Murphy
Miller
Murphy
First Presbyterian Church
Exchange Club
Clarke F H A Banquet Draws Sixty Attendees
Approximately 60 people attended the Clarke County High School Future Homemakers of America Mother Daughter Banquet. Guest speaker Mrs. Leslie Fox Keyser of Front Royal addressed the group. Donna Levi served as toastmistress as students received Homemaker Degrees and Junior Homemaker Degrees.
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Berryville
Homemakers of America
Clarke County High School
Leslie Fox Keyser
Front Royal
Margaret Cepelka
Connie Duke
Sandra Kercheval
Donna Levi
Martha McDonald
Mary Lee Williams
Nancy Lloyd
Harley McDonald
Future Farmers of America Club
Eliza Trainham
County School Board
C. E. Miley
William L. Boyce
Doris Pyne
Sandra Fuller
Sug McFillen
Soga
Betty McFarlane
May. Lee Williams
Linda Thompson
Richard Pynet
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Nature
Sugar Ray
Republic Steel Corp
Republic
J. Gordon Dakins
National Retail Merchants Assn
Pennsylvania Railroad
Aluminum Co. of America
White, Weld and Co
American Furniture
Bank of
Clarke County
Commerical and Savings Bank
Commonwealth Natural Gas
George Washington Hotel
Green Chemical Co
Investors Loan Co
Life Insurance Co
Nat'l Fruit Product Co
O’sullivan Rubber Corp
Dale Ees
Potomac Edison
Es “Edison
Shenacsieeh Valley
Victor Re Ee
Winchester Storage
Lewellyn B. White
White
Chicago Sun
New York Herald Tribune
Newsweek
Reporter
Medford
Mass
Katherine M. Jeffers
Jackson College
Tufts University
Cleveland
Sam Dawson
Round Hill
Round Hill Fire Company
Firmen
B&o
Roberta Lee
Cage House
M. S. Buckley
White Post
Rt. 50
W. Boscawen St
State Troopers
Clarke F.H.A
Caroline Mallory
Betty Lee Glascock
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Strong
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
HFC
N. Loudoun Street
J.C. Penny Store
Mohawk
Vcya Uy
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