Civil Defense Studies Expand Use of American Bicycle
The Bicycle Institute of America reports bicycles with short wave radios are being integrated into civil defense plans as emergency transport and communications. Communities test mobile units, registries grow, and services like doctors and nurses may ride bikes to disaster sites when roads are blocked.
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U. S
Bicycle Institute of America
Civil Air Patrol
Army
National Guard
American Red Cross
The
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Virginia program lures doctors to rural towns
The Virginia Council on Health and Medical Care helps rural areas attract doctors by building clinics and housing, funded locally. Since 1951 the initiative has placed 58 physicians and could double this year, with 130 general practitioners seeking placement. Headquarters are in Richmond under executive director Edgar J Fisher Jr.
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Virginia
Nation
Lois Mattox Miller
May Reader's Digest
Virginia Council On Health and Medical Care
Gener
Richmond
Edgar J Fisher, Jr
Vic Damone Defends Army Service From Favored Treatment
Hollywood singer Vic Damone rejects claims of special privileges in the Army. He details four months of basic training in Germany and service at San Antonio, notes no singing during early Germany posting, and recalls working in Nuernberg’s costume shop. He describes proposed shows and his later unit transfers before resuming film work in Athena with Powell Reynolds and Purdom.
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Hollywood
Vic Damone
Damone
Germany
San Antonio
Nuernberg
Europe
USO
Vic
Arthur Godfrey
Athena
Jane Powell
Debbie Reynolds
Edmund Purdom
Fewer Labor Strikes Reported For April
The Labor Department reports 450 strikes in April involving 200000 workers and 1200000 man-days of idleness, the fewest since the postwar period. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes the measure of idle time.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Role of England's poet laureate in royal duties
The poet laureate is an official of the British court, tasked with composing verse for state occasions. Created by James I in 1617 for Ben Jonson, the current holder is John Masefield.
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England
James I
Ben Jonson
John Masefield
Scullys Win Bridge Match at Winchester Club
Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Scully won the weekly contract bridge match at the George Washington Hotel. Second place was tied by Harold Brown with Richard Bowers and by Mrs Osth with Mrs Eddie Joyce. The next event is the monthly master point match at 8 p m June 3 at the same hotel.
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T. G. Scully
Winchester Contract Bridge Club
George Washington Hotel
Harold Brown
Richard Bowers
Robert Osth
Eddie Joyce
Berryville
Employment Office Closed on Memorial Day
The Virginia State Employment Service Office at 21 W Piccadilly St will be closed all day Monday Memorial Day for a public holiday and to observe the holiday.
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Virginia State Employment Service
W. Piccadilly St
Internationally Famous Trichologist Offers Hair Growth Demos
An Oklahoma City trichologist announces a home treatment method for saving and growing thicker hair, with private demonstrations in Winchester Virginia on May 31 1954 at the George Washington Hotel. Free examinations precede a personalized treatment plan with a 30 day money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
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Winchester
Oklahoma City
William L. Keele
Keele Hair and Scalp Specialists, Inc
Keele
L. J. Bryan
George Washington
Winch
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