Duke of Kent Forges Battle Sendoff With Apples and Flour
In Catterick England the Duke of Kent and Royal Scots Greys officers staged a chaotic mock battle firing rotten apples and flour bags as a tank regiment prepared to deploy to Germany. The duke led a train ambush then sent junior officers chasing a passing train. Officials called it a traditional sendoff and a circus.
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Catterick
England
Duke of Kent
Elizabeth I
Royal Scots Greyr
Germany
Second Atomic Pile Closed For Inspection
LONDON The Windscale plant halted the second atomic pile for inspection after the first pile went out of action last week, showering the countryside with radioactive iodine. Sir William Penney, head of the Atomic Energy Authority, ordered all plutonium production paused at the 250 mile northwest of London site. Plutonium is used to trigger nuclear bombs.
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London
Britain
William Penney
Atomic Energy Authority
Market Quotations Show Mixed Gains Across Key Issues
New York stocks led a partial recovery as aircraft, oils, and some steels advanced. United Aircraft, General Dynamics, and Douglas Aircraft rose, Gulf Oil gained but trimmed later, and Lukens Steel rebounded while Crucible Steel slipped after weak quarterly results. Regional commodity notes follow with cattle, hogs, and produce markets showing steady or unchanged bids.
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New York
United Aircraft
General Dynamics
Douglas Aircraft
Gulf Oil
Royal Dutch
Gulf
Lukens Steel
Youngstown Sheet
Crucible Steel
Poultry and egg prices from Agriculture Dept market report
The Agriculture Department reports broilers and fryers demand fair to 700d with large purchases at undetermined prices for next week. Turkeys steady and in good demand for small types. Live poultry prices shown for broilers, fryers, heavy hens, and heavy turkey types. Winchester and Harrisonburg egg markets list Grade A Large to Grade C pricing with updated rates.
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Winchester Egg Market
Harrisonburg
Large
Et Co
Saeces
Local Market Prices and Feed Details
Local market listings show retail and wholesale feed prices and grain rates. Prices for Bran Starter and grower Mash Grain and barley wheat corn quotes appear alongside regional towns and mills.
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Rockingham
Augusta Newbsees
Luray
Stnaccek Ge
Augusta
Chicago Board of Trade closes as Middle East crisis eases
Futures list declines reflect easing tensions. Wheat Dec and Mar prices show slight drops while Corn, Oats, Rye, and Lard futures move with modest shifts. Butterfat and dairy terms appear amid market notes.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Jay
Girl Follows Instructions Escapes Death in Kitchen Fire
In Alameda Idaho Kerr y Lee Thurman a third grader aged year old escaped serious injury after her dress caught fire on an electric range. She rolled on the floor to smother the flames and later showed her burned dress singed hair petticoats and a minor arm burn. Firemen had advised rolling rather than running to children during a junior fire marshal program at school.
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Alameda
Idaho
Kerry Lee Thurman
C. G. Thurman
Kerry Lee
Marie Wilson gives up bid to adopt baby Christine
Actress Marie Wilson and husband Bob Fallon relinquished custody of 37 month old Christine to the child's natural mother Linda Leabow a 21 year old UCLA student after deciding not to pursue the adoption. Leabow expressed affection saying I love you to her daughter as she took custody at a Los Angeles area clinic.
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Los Angeles
Marie Wilson
Linda Leabow
UCLA
Custody dispute ends with baby moved by physician
In a custody matter between the Fallons and Miss Leabow, Dr. Gilbert Jorgensen removed the infant from Miss Wilson and placed her with Miss Leabow. The excerpt also notes a discussion about the correct term pianoforte, and credits Bartolommeo Cristofori with inventing the instrument.
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Fallons
Miss Leabow
Gilbert Jorgensen
Miss Wilson
Bartolommeo Cristofori
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