Word: hershey
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Banquet of Flowers. After a mammoth birthday party at Hershey, Pa.* -Ike returned briefly to Washington, but the next day he was off again-this time aboard the presidential train, leaving Mamie at the White House. At his first full stop, in Defiance. Ohio, he laid the cornerstone of the Anthony Wayne Library (see EDUCATION), then switched to his plane, the Columbine, for the flight to Kansas City. There, in the Muehlebach Hotel penthouse that was built especially for Harry Truman, Ike welcomed the visiting governors at a private dinner party. Afterward, he addressed a meeting of the Future Farmers...
...Lewis B. Hershey, director of Selective Service, said yesterday that defense mobilization officials are studying proposed changes to tighten draft deferments for college students...
...Hershey emphasized that the local draft boards still have the final say on deferments, but would probably weigh heavily the test scores and class standings...
Other changes will probably follow, Hershey added...
Hayes Jenkins of Akron and Jimmy Grogan of Colarado placed first and second respectively in the world competition and will consequently be favorites in the Hershey meet...