Costa Rica President's Wife Reveals Humble Roots and Plans
Karen Olsen Figueres, wife of Costa Rica's President Jose Figueres, recounts how she met him after organizing hospital entertainments for a mental hospital, her architec tural studies at Columbia, and her hopes to study life in Denmark. She notes Costa Rica's aim to reduce poverty and improve social progress while awaiting the end of her husband's term in 1958.
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Soldiers Not Badly Hurt After Demonstration Clash
The Eighth Army reported ten soldiers injured in a protest against UN inspection teams near Pusan have received treatment and are back on duty. In Washington, the Agriculture Department forecast 12.7 million bales of cotton this year, down 7 percent from last year’s 13.6 million bales.
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REOS clash with police on Amsterdam docks strike
About 2,000 Communist led dockers and police clashed during a 24 hour strike on the Amsterdam docks. Several policemen and dockers were injured.
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Netherlands
AFL Attacks 84th Congress in Chicago Remarks
The AFL executive council called the 84th Congress disappointing and urged intensified labor political activity as the body adjourned with work only half completed. The council met in Chicago this week to issue the critique.
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Notre Dame Sees Four Home Games Sold Out
Notre Dame announces that four of its ten 1955 football games are sold out. Tickets for the Notre Dame versus Southern California game in South Bend on September 24 are all sold, joining prior sellouts of Navy, October 29, Iowa November 19, and the Michigan game at East Lansing on October 15.
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South Bend
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Robert Cahill
It Isn’t Exactly Good Advice to Tell Some People to Be Themselves
A reflective line challenges the idea that telling certain individuals to be themselves is always sound guidance. The statement implies social nuance and potential misfires of well meant encouragement.
Markets Fort Worth Update on Cattle Hogs and Lambs
Livestock steadier overall with cattle 13 to 23 dollars per hundredweight and 35 percent cows. Hogs rise 25 to 50 cents from Monday with varied weights and piglets steady. sheep and lambs higher for spring slaughter, with prices 14 to 19 for lambs and 7.5 to 15 for feeders. Theodore Roosevelt noted as youngest U.S. president at 42.
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Fort Worth
USDA
Chinchilla Fur Valued At Triple Its Weight In Gold
Market reports indicate chinchilla fur fetches roughly three times the value of its weight in gold. Dealers note strong demand for high quality pelts and steady pricing across regional buyers.
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