Corn Picking Contest Idea Urges State Interest At Hudson
Don Sawyer Ford official urges Hudson Kiwanis to boost Michigan corn picking contests. He cites rising corn acreage to 2 203 000 and an average yield above the national mean, calls for earlier October contests, MSU support, wider sponsorship, and aim to restore Michigan’s national standing in corn production.
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Hudson
Don Vogel Hudson
Michigan
Donald W. Sawyer
Ford Motor Co
Hudson Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Club
Sawyer
Hudson Group
U.S.J
Lenawee
Club 7
Kiwanians
Sig Bergland
Michigan State University
Lenawee County
18 Miners Trapped In Coal Pit At Holden 22 Mine
Logan West Virginia residents watched as 18 miners remained trapped after a slate fall and surrounding fire blocked the tunnel. Rescue teams wearing gas masks fought through smoke, water, and debris to reach the trapped men, believed four miles from the shaft. Island Creek Coal Co spokesman Robert M. Johnson expressed cautious optimism about survival tactics led by miner safety director William K. Donaldson.
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Logan
W.va
Island Creek Coat Co
Robert M. Johnson
Island Creek
West Virginia
Johnson
William K. Donaldson
Juvenile Home Costs Debated By Lenawee Supervisors
Lenawee County supervisors weighed whether the juvenile detention home delivers value for money. A fire safety debate stalled after costs were cited for sprinkler or automatic detection options. A February report showed 50 days care and 151 meals for many youths, with total county budget figures and fines disbursed through the treasurer’s office.
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Board of Supervisors
Iman B. J. Fatehett
William Schnierla
Clinton Township
Children's Home Committee
Sheriff’s Cap Lost Found Quickly at Local College
Five Adrian College students sparked trouble with college officials and the sheriff’s department after allegedly taking Deputy Wilbur Vogel’s hat from a restaurant. Officers noticed the theft, stopped the students in a parking lot, questioned and released them, and the hat was returned. A prior similar incident involved a state trooper’s cap at the same eatery.
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Adrian College
Sheriff’s Department
Wilbur Vogel
Vogel
Monument Park
Margaret to be married at Westminster Abbey
London reports Princess Margaret will wed on May 6 at Westminster Abbey with the Archbishop of Canterbury officiating. Prince Philip will give the bride away. Antony Armstrong Jones, likely to receive a peerage as a Marquess, is the groom.
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London
Margaret
Westminster Abbey
Buckingham Palace
Philip
Elizabeth II
Antony Armstrong Jones
New York Central Freight Hearing Set in Lenawee
A public hearing on the New York Central petition to change freight service in Lenawee County will be at City Hall at 10 30 a m Thursday before Michigan Public Service Commission representatives. The plan seeks centralized freight service from Adrian to Blissfield Ida Deerfield Jasper Morenci Tecumseh Clinton and Manchester with the freight agent based in Adrian and calling on customers regularly.
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New York Central Railroad
Lenawee County
Michigan Public Service Commission
Permmission
Adrian
Blissfield
Ida
Deerfield
Jasper
Morenci
Tecumseh
Clinton
Manchester
Low Flying Flyer Is Fined
Gerald H. Pocklington of Adrian pleaded guilty to two charges for reckless operation of an aircraft and flying without an airman's health certificate. He was fined 50 dollars and 4.50 costs on the first count and 15 dollars plus 4.00 costs on the certificate charge, with 40 days in Hillsdale county jail if not paid. He was arrested by Jonesville state police after troopers observed his blue and white aircraft dip to within 10 feet of the ground near Hudson. The plane is owned by a local Adrian flying club.
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Sillsdale
Gerald H. Pocklington
Wilson Street
Adrian
K. W. Huggett
Pocklington
Hillsdale
Jonesville
Hudson
Oil Well Fire Rages Near Calhoun County Well
Firefighters led by Red Adair fought the Roneau-Trad well blaze near Calhoun County for a fifth day as debris cleared with a crane. Officials expected to snuff out the fire by exploding the well, with flames reaching up to 150 feet and spectators drawn to the scene. Perry Faulk’s damage estimate rose to 500,900 dollars as lights may have triggered the blast. In Hudson, area voters approved a three mill operating tax for three more years to support school curriculum.
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Jackson
Roneau-Tradjer
Here
Calhoun County
Red Adair
Houston
Texas
Expio
Perry Faulk
Adsir
Faulk
Hudson Voters
Hudson
Hudson Area
Clinton Engines to Move Engine Project to Clinton
Clinton Engines Corporation will shift the manufacture of one two cycle engine from Maquoketa to Clinton this summer. The move aims to balance production between plants, ease Maquoketa space constraints, and lift Clinton output, with employment gains described as a pickup but not yet estimated. Clinton currently employs 300 to 500, Maquoketa peaks at about 2,000.
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Clinton Engines
Clinton
Maquoketa
Iowa
Carl Mueller
Clinton Engines Corporation
Mueller
Village Elections Loom Monday in Lenawee Villages
Seven Lenawee county villages vote Monday with four incumbents unopposed for village presidents. Blissfield may become a city pending charter commission. nine members will join the commission. Polls run 7 pm to 9 pm in all villages as residents decide leaders and library and community center board seats.
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Blissfield
Lenawee
Lenawee county employment shows decline in February
Lenawee county wages and jobs dipped in February as indicated in the telegram. Blissfield council boosted water rates, Tecumseh council revised a subdivision ordinance and opposed a proposed minimum wage. A tax return preparation feature continues through the issue with commentary from the Toledo industrial labor council moderator urging cooperation.
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Lenawee County
Blissfield Council
Tecumseh Council
Toledo Industrial Labor Council
Kennedy's Stock 8 Boosted in Big New Hampshire Vote
Kennedy's presidential stock surged after a record New Hampshire primary showing. Nixon smashed the GOP record with 65,077 votes while Kennedy had 42,909 in the Democratic poll as New Hampshire marked the first of 16 state primaries. The vote shifted the traditional party margin and suggested Kennedy's rising center-stage status.
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Manchester
N.H
John F. Kennedy
New Hampshire
Nixon
Massachusetts
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Wesley Powell
Sen Neuberger Dies at 47 After Cancer Fight
U S Sen Richard L Neuberger of Oregon dies at 1 30 a m after a cerebral hemorrhage at his home He had just won a cancer battle and had filed for re election The death leaves the Senate with a reduced Democratic edge and requires a governor appointed replacement to fill the term by Republican Mark Hatfield
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Portland
Ore
Richard L. Neuberger
Oregon
Senate
Mark Hatfield
Fresh Snowstorm Sweeps NM Midwest and Appalachians
A fresh snowstorm from the Texas Panhandle spread across the Midwest and Ohio Tennessee valley with heavy falls in many areas. Reports show eight inches in southeast Missouri, six inches in eastern Nebraska and western Illinois, and five inches in parts of Iowa. Snow depths reached four to seven inches as it moved eastward, with hazardous driving conditions across Illinois Indiana Ohio Kentucky and Tennessee.
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Associated Press
Texas Panhandle
Midwest
Ohio-Tennessee Valley
Missouri
Nebraska
Ilinois
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Appalachians
Snow
Kentucky
Tennessee
Segni Asked to Form New Italian Cabinet
Rome reports President Giovanni Gronchi asked Premier Antonio Segni, who resigned Feb 24, to attempt forming another government. Segni planned coalition talks to resolve a two week crisis. If he fails, parliament may be dissolved and a national election called.
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Rome
Giovanni Gronchi
Antonio Segni
Segni
Christian Democrats
Granchi
Grand Rapids area college bill dies in committee
A state-supported four year college for the Grand Rapids area died in Lansing yesterday after a vote by the education committee. Rep. Allison Green cited the current tax situation as a major obstacle. The measure originated from Kent county and seven nearby counties.
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Grand Rapids
Eisenhower Sees New Peak in U S Latin Ties
President Eisenhower reports strong U S relations with Latin America during a four country tour while noting notable exceptions such as Cuba. He emphasizes a firmer partnership goal, nonintervention principles, and help for economic diversification to aid Latin American development.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Latin America
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Christian A. Herter
Castro
U.S
Havana
Herter
Raul Roa
State Department
American Republica
U. S
Soviet Premier Khrushchev Delivers Personal Note to Ike
President Eisenhower received another personal message from Soviet Premier Khrushchev via Ambassador Menshikov at the White House. The note was delivered yesterday and officials say its contents cannot be discussed publicly. No information on the note’s nature is currently available.
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Nikita Washington
Fisenhower
Khrushchev
Whit House
Menshikov
White House
Longest Session Ends in Senate Filibuster Halt
The Dixie bloc ended around the clock sessions as 18 southern filibusterers forced a pause in the six-night marathon. Senators filed a two-thirds petition to bar further talking, signaling an uncertain path to cloture on civil rights legislation. Johnson and Dirksen signaled forecasts and opposed early cloture, with debate to resume today as the Senate weighs a moderate House bill.
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Dixie Bloc
Senate
Rome
Lyndon
Johnson
Texas
Republic
House Ciytan
Everett M. Dirksen
JIL
House
Thejall
Dirksen
Nixon
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W. G. Waldron
Tecumseh Township
Lorraine Seaman
L. J. VanDeusen
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Earl Phillips
Earl W Houghtley
Rex Crist
H. W. Reynolds
Ernest H. Oliver
Adrian City
Tecumseh Public Library
Hudson Public Library
Stair
Moronei
Victor Gronk
Adrian Kiwanis Club
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Noor
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Charles Newton
Glen McCaughey
Onsted
Maxwell Bowman
Addison
Ray V. Tubbs
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McCaughey
Bowman
Dr. Tub
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Lester Proctor
Republican Party
Ralph Pelham Sr
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