Free tree planting program offered by Michigan Department
Farmers can receive free planting stock including pines spruces and shrubs with wildlife value. A Conservation Department planner will inspect farms on request to tailor land improvements such as erosion control, pond margins and woodlot edges. Requests should be sent to the Game Division Michigan Conservation Department Lansing Michigan.
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Michigan Conservation Department
Conservation Department
Planher
Michigan
New Law Certifies Foresters in Michigan
Forestry in Michigan grows in stature as Act 78 of 1955 establishes a five member governor appointed commission to certify foresters for practice in the state. The governor has not announced any appointments yet. Members will receive staggered commissions and serve five year terms with the act taking effect in October.
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Michigan
A Williams
White Pine Mine Boom Sparks Ontonagon Celebration
White Pine Michigan hosts a three day event July 9 to 11 celebrating full production at the White Pine mine. The site, once a decaying copper center, is touted as the nation’s most modern topper mine creating a new community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with views of Lake Superior Porcupine National Forest and the Keweenaw Peninsula nearby.
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White Pine
Michigan
Ontonagon
Upper Peninsula
LaCroix
Copper Range Mining” Company
Lake Superior
Porcupine National Forest
Kewanaw Peninsula
Michigan adds 1240 Acres to State Land for Public Use
The Michigan Conservation Department approved the purchase of 1240 acres, mostly private land within designated projects, to expand public recreation and conservation. The move aims to block in areas for parks forests and other uses while disputing claims of a land grab.
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Michigan
Conservation Department
Gerald HB. Holdy
State Conservation Department
Traverse City
Harrisville
Rogers City
Parks and Recreation Division
The
Lansing
For Better Fish Eating
Family fishing signals a reel in. Fish need careful handling and temperature control. Wrap unused fish in moisture proof paper or store in a covered dish to prevent odors. Refrigerate in the coldest area and clean before storing. Odor on hands or dishes is solved by washing with salted water and soap.
Michigan Best Liked Fishing Spot
Michigan remains the nation’s top fishing ground says Herbert W. Coopes division manager of the Automobile Club of Michigan license division. Licenses issued total 1 259 925 with residents 952 788 and out of state 307 137. The club notes rising demand and suggests anglers will boost Michigan tourism with an estimated 600 million dollars this year.
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Michigan
Herbert W. Coopes
Automobile Club of Michigan
Sport Fishing Institute
Minnesota
Wisconsin
California
Auto Club
Local Experts Make Big Contributions in Michigan
Michigan small units rely on resident experts for development and planning. At a Michigan State University summer forum, Mayor David Calhoun of Huntington Woods praised free local expertise, noting commissioners work for nothing despite high combined salaries. James L. Gardner of the Michigan State Association of Supervisors agreed it adds high-class talent for future planning. Calhoun urged home rule, opposing state dictates on local fire and police hours as interference.
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Michigan
Michigan State University
Smal
David Calhoun
Hittington Woods
James L. Gardner
Michigantate
Calhoun
Lansing
Statue of Liberty reveals symbols held and beneath
The text questions Liberty’s left hand and feet, asking what the left hand holds and what lies at her feet. It notes the torch in the upraised right hand and references the Declaration of Independence and broken chains of tyranny.
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New York Harbor
Social Security Benefits Paid in Clare County for December 1964
Social Security reports $27,066 in benefits were paid to 594 Clare county residents in December 1964. Lump sums and suspended benefits are excluded. Of the total, $18,075 went to 320 retired workers. the rest to families. Average payment to retirees in the Traverse City district was $54.98.
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Clare County
William H. LaRock
Traverse City
LaRock
Mr. LaRock
Locked Mailboxes Good Idea
Postal Inspector urges padlocked mailboxes to curb check fraud. Community Law Enforcement Officials at Michigan State University hear Detroit’s Donald School warn guaranteed annual wage benefit checks will burden officers as veterans and survivors receive them by mail.
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Michigan State University
Donald School of Detroit
Dow Opens Freeport Plant for Polyethylene
The Dow Chemical Company announces a new Freeport Texas plant producing Dow polyethylene for molding and extrusion. The facility enables film extrusion squeeze bottles wire coating and paper coating formulations and uses a licensed Imperial Chemical Industries process with design refinements for future expansion.
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Freewort
Texas
Dow Chemical Company
Dow
Inperial Chemical Industries, Limited
Water Use Strains Michigan Resources Says Expert
Water expert Professor Shirley Allen of the University of Michigan reports that ninety tons of water were used to produce a three pound roast dinner, noting it took about one million eight hundred thousand gallons to build a World War II bomber. He cites rising demands from population growth technology and recreation, and outlines three main water problems: quality and pollution control, waste disposal without polluting groundwater, and environmental damage including lake level changes and erosion. The article also mentions a 1950s federal water pollution bill under consideration and projections that coal use for electricity could reach half a billion tons annually by 1975.
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University of Michigan
Shirley
Ws. Allen
U-M
of Natural Resources
Michigan
Allen
State Conservation Commission
Alien
Aun, Arbor
University
Nreas
Civil Engineering Department
Geologic Survey of
U. S. Senate
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Kroger All Butter Bread
Peschke
Swift
T. Goko
Aoe
Hudson
Zooks
Sunkist
Water Expert
McEwan Eee
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