Corn Borer Campaign Starts in Minnesota Fields
Minnesota farmers begin annual efforts against corn borers with state entomologist T. L. Aamodt directing spotters who will check crops in every township. Egg-laying peaks are tentatively scheduled across districts from late June to mid July with egg masses to be monitored two to three times weekly and spraying advised within a week of hatching when masses exceed 50 per 100 plants.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
T. L. Aamodt
East Central
South Central
University Farm
Aamodt
Baby elephant birth weight range
The article notes that newborn elephants weigh about 160 to 200 pounds at birth, indicating a substantial first days size for calves.
Lutheran meeting opens with 300 delegates in Westbrook
The United Evangelical Lutheran church opened its 55th annual meeting in Westbrook, N Y with nearly 300 American and Canadian delegates. Rev Hans C Jersild Blair Neb was elected delegate to a Lutheran World Federation meeting in Hanover Germany. Revs J M Girtz Albert Lea Minn and Lawrence Siersbuck Council Bluffs Iowa were named alternates.
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Westbrook
N. Y
United Evangelical Lutheran Church
Hans C. Jersild
Blair
Neb
Lutheran World Federation
Hanover
Germany
J. M. Girtz
Albert Lea
Minn
Lawrence Siersbuck
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Avert Nationwide Transit Strike in Italy
Rome reports a last minute agreement ended a planned 48 hour strike by streetcar bus and interurban railway workers. The labor ministry said a new wage revision formula was agreed and unions suspended the action. Both Communist led and non Communist unions supported higher pay.
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Italy
Rome
Ministry of Labor
Radioactive Dust and Bomb Residue Across the Pacific
A fragment from wartime reporting describes radioactive metal fallout from nuclear tests. It notes metal vapor from ships, cattle hair loss from New Mexico dust, dust on Ohio film, and Nevada tests increasing nationwide radiation with claimed minimal immediate health risk. It explains the Bikini decontamination choice and the far reaching, unseen radioactive cloud circling the earth from Eniwetok.
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Eugen
New Mexico
Eniwetok
Army Probes Natchez Firm Contracts in Question
The army is investigating 3 million dollars in contracts with Elvair Corp of Natchez Mississippi. A House subcommittee claims most contracts were not performed and the firm lacked cash, while a director argues production capacity exists and bids were competitive. The report urges discharge of two inspectors in the Birmingham district and labels the district negligent.
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Washington
Army
Natchez, Miss
House Armed Services Subcommittee
Rep. Hebert
D-La
House
Elvair Corp
Cleveland
Ferrair
Louis A. Craig
Hebert
Elvair
Birmingham
B. A. Totten
B. T. Jayne
Ponca
Okla
el Reno
82 Year-Old Man Reports To Draft Board For Third Time
Samuel T. Sample of Palmetto Florida, age 82, received a third draft board notice to report for a pre induction examination. He explained past attempts to enlist failed due to weight and earlier forged draft card incidents. The Tampa board promised to review the latest mixup without delay.
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Palmetto, Fla
Samuel T. Sample
Sample
Tampa
Faribault Driver Convicted of Vehicular Negligence
A Rice county coroner's jury found Donald Vermeersch negligent in operating a vehicle in a fatal crash in Faribault. Passenger Janice Priebe, 21, died in the second car driven by Mary Ann Blair of Owatonna.
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Faribault
Rice County
Donald Vermeersch
Janice Priebe
Mary Ann Blair
Owatonna
Mortar Shells Fall Short Kill 8 Marines at Camp Lejeune
At Camp Lejeune North Carolina two defective mortar shells fired during a training exercise exploded short of their target killing eight Marines and wounding 25. Witnesses said gunners realized the shells were defective seconds after firing. General Clifton Cates ordered an immediate investigation.
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Camp Lejeune
N.C
Clifton Cates
Marine Corps
Equal Pay OK in Principle but We Can't Afford It
Britain's Labour government supports equal pay for equal work in principle but says it cannot be afforded now. Chancellor Hugh Gaitskell told the House of Commons that raising women’s pay to match men’s in government service would fuel inflation and was rejected on grounds of financial feasibility.
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Bikini
London
Britain
Hugh Gaitskell
House of Commons
Mount Rainier Coverage Area Noted at About 100 Square Miles
The northwest Washington peak Mount Rainier spans roughly 100 square miles in area, marking a substantial geographic footprint in the region.
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Mount Rainier
Washington
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