Europe Faces Worst Harvest in Years Amid Wet Summer
European farmers grapple with a poor to fair harvest across nations as incessant rains and cool conditions cut yields and quality. West Germany. 30 year low harvest, losses projected around 238 million dollars. France wine yield near normal but quality poor. Denmark, Austria, Sweden, Britain report delays and mixed results. Authorities warn of needed dry spell to finish harvesting.
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Heinrich Luebke
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Holland
Netherlands
Belgium
Lower Austria
Agriculture Ministry
Sweden
Britain
Four Protestant Groups Held Major Conferences in U S
A month of Christian gatherings in the United States drew a wide cross section of believers. World Presbyterian Alliance met at Princeton with 66 member churches from 46 countries, while the International Council of Christian Churches at Elkins Park and the World Anglican Congress at Minneapolis staged strong anti ecumenical and anti communism stances. The World Council of Churches assembly at Evanston urged unity in Christ as the world watches and called for prayers for justice and peace amid atomic age tensions. The Vatican warned that shared aims must not erode Catholic separation, while ecumenical efforts prompted debates on intercommunion and open door policies across denominations.
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Evanston Assembly
Vatican
L'Observatore Romano
Hungarian Madman Becomes Presbyterian Minister in Barrie
The Hungarian Madman, famed wrestler in Toronto and the Eastern U S, will give his first sermon tomorrow as Rev Frank Slavik accepts the Guthrie Presbyterian charge in Barrie Ontario. He came to Canada in 1930 and has dabbled in weight lifting and soccer.
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Two Teen Girls Rob 3 Homes In Chicago Burglary Spree
Chicago police said two 14 and 15 year old girls armed with a pistol burglarized three homes, overpowered a pedestrian to steal $10, and tried to kill the 14 year old’s stepfather. They admitted more than 40 burglaries on the near northwest side, were held in juvenile homes without charges, and loot recovered.
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Toronto man wins two Greek scholarships at U of T
The subject earned two Greek scholarships while pursuing an arts degree at the University of Toronto after returning to school in 1945 following tug of war championship involvement in 1937. He later received a Bachelor of Divinity degree.
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Toronto Business College
University of Toronto
Tiny New Radar System Developed by Air Force
The Air Force announced the APN-59, a small high power wide-range radar for aircraft. It can detect storms, obstructions, or geographical features up to 240 miles from a high-flying plane. Weighing 150 pounds with an 18 inch antenna, it provides all around visibility from a single glance and is shown at the National Aircraft Show in Dayton, Ohio.
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Talbott likens AF to Louis in prime
Secretary Harold E. Talbott compared America's Air Force to Joe Louis, praising its punching power and offensive capability. He spoke at the Utah Idaho Kiwanis convention, noting the air defense relies on rapid, global striking ability and detailing the Continental Air Defense Command operations at Colorado Springs. Japanese fishermen near the Nagara River employ cormorants to fish.
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Violet Fuchs to Picket Miss America Pageant Tomorrow
Violet Fuchs 23, former Army WAC from Middletown, will appear as Miss Connecticut in Atlantic City to challenge pageant officials. Dorothy Hopkins, 18, University of Connecticut student, will display Miss Jaycee of Connecticut. Patricelli outlines protests and possible lawsuits. prep includes signs at Bridgeport office and plans for six days of picketing.
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Army Wac
Middletown
Atlantic City
Dorothy Hopkins
University of Connecticut
Miss Fuchs
Miss America Pageant Corporation
Alfred Patricelli
State Junior Chamber of Commerce
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Patricelli
Leonard Levy
New Haven
Sylvia Blankenbiller
VFW to press drive on some comic books
Hartford, Sept. 4 AP State Commodor Henry T. Pinchera says the Veterans of Foreign Wars will initiate and vigorously support legislation in the 1955 General Assembly to curb sale and distribution of certain comic books. The VFW says publications glamorizing bloodshed violence sex perversion narcotics and disrespect for law are immoral and subversive. The drive will run at both state and local levels, aligning with resolutions from the 55th national encampment in Philadelphia in August.
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Devon Boy Keeps Four Squirrels As Foster Family
In Milford on September 4 a 14 year old boy, Giles Wickham, found a dead mother squirrel and nest while walking in the Naugatuck Gardens area. He saved four orphans, giving them a milk diet and doll nursing bottles. The youngsters, about 11 days old, are healthy and snuggled to their new caretaker. He plans to raise them until they can fend for themselves and then release them back to the woods.
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Byron Wickham
Opal Street
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When It Comes to Hurricanes a Woman Will Have Last Word
Washington dispatch notes the evolving practice of naming hurricanes. Women’s names dominated, but shifts occurred from alphabet letters to male names and short words, then back to female names. observers claim storms reflect a woman’s last word, as in Carol’s New England impact.
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Barbara
Carol
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Charlie
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Hazel
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