Boston Doctor Urges Smokers to Stop Inhaling
In Atlantic City at a National Tuberculosis Assn meeting, Dr. Richard Overholt urged heavy smokers to avoid inhaling smoke until the cigarette cancer link is settled. He noted a possible association and called for physicians to quit inhaling, while a panel showed mixed views on the cancer connection.
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Atlantic City
N. J
PVA
Boston
Richard Overholt
Overholt
National Tuberculosis Assn
House Appropriations Committee Recommends Higher Member Allowances
The House Appropriations Committee proposed increased financial allowances for House members including stationery 1200 per session longer long distance calls 2700 minutes yearly postal and special delivery stamps 200 and home district office upkeep 50 monthly and clerk hire 15000 base up from 12500 as part of an 82305945 dollar appropriation bill financing the legislative establishment judiciary and other agencies for the new fiscal year. The Senate funds will be added later.
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Washington
House
House Appropriations Committee
Legislative Establishment
Judiciary
Senate
Self-inflicted shooting death at UNC fraternity house
A coroner's jury ruled the fatal shooting of Putnam Davis a death by own action. Davis, 23, a senior art student from Larchmont New York, used a pistol borrowed from a fraternity brother after an all night drinking session. Two others, Allen Long and William Joyner, were wounded in the incident at Chapel Hill.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
University of North Carolina
Putnam Davis
Larchmont
N. Y
Allen Long
Chevy Chase
William H. Joyner
Summit
N. J
Famed Chambersville Churches Reflect Early Virginia Roots
In Chambersville four miles west of Winchester two historic churches arose in the mid 1800s the Round Hill Presbyterian and a Methodist church. The Presbyterian site includes the Cartmell graveyard and schoolhouse deeded in 1833 1845. The Methodist church built 1844 1845 endured fires 1860 1864 5 with a brick replacement on the original foundation.
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Winchester
Chambersville
John Chambers
Virginia
Alleghanies
Chambers Mountain
Little North Mountain
Round Hill
Round Hill Presbyterian Church
M. B. Cartmell
Thomas K. Cartmell
Cartmell
Campbell
Old Grove
Henry Milhorn
M. E
Milhorn
William Hodgson
Elizabeth
Henry
Sarah Milhorn
Holland Tulip Festival Inauguration Year
The question asks for the inaugural year of Holland's annual tulip festival.
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Holland
Anti Segregation Ruling Praised by Western Nations
London reports the US Supreme Court ruling outlawing segregation in public schools drew praise from India to Paris. Indian Express papers hailed a healthy change, while London papers called it a liberal victory and a sign America pursues democracy amid internal colonial issues. Le Monde saw it as the victory of justice over race prejudice.
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London
Supreme Court
U. S
United States
India
Indian Express
New Delhi
Bombay
Madras
Laborite
Daily Herald
America
Daily Mirror
Paris
le Monde
Anti Litterbug Campaign Tests In Central Virginia
Giles H. Miller Jr of Culpeper National Bank chairs a thirteen county three city anti litter campaign from the Potomac to the James River. He cites state highway cleanup costs and urges long term seed planting to curb littering amid six months 1953 figures for Culpeper district counties.
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Virginia
Giles H. Miller, Jr
Culpeper National Bank
Potomac River
James River
Charlottesville
Miller
Virginia Highway Fund
Highway Department
Culpeper Highway District
Culpeper
Arlington
Albemarle
Fairfax
Fauquier
Fluvan
Ford Introduces Five-Dollar Day Wage Policy
On New Year’s morning 1914 Henry Ford announced the $5 a day wage policy. The move set a minimum 8-hour day rate of $5, unequal to the era’s typical 9-hour minimum earning about $2.34. The news spread January 6, 1914.
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Henry Ford
D.L. T
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NCU
Howard-Zink
S. Braddock St
Mich
E. C
Netherlands
Milhon
Round Hill Presbyterian
MIL 4 Company
E. Boscawen ST
John Greenwood
New York
George Washington
O.N
Greenwood
National Ave
Piccadilly St
Becks
Green
Loudoun
Louisa
Madison
Orange
Prince William
Rappahane Nock
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Strong
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Hudson
Upjec
Othe
Manbeck
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