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Newspaper
Columbia Star
Location
Columbia, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1967
Page
5
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April is Cancer Control Month as proclaimed by the President. The American Cancer Society urges the public to learn cancer warning signals, get annual health checkups, and support research education and service. Early diagnosis and treatment improve chances of cure. personal responsibility and funding are vital.
The piece argues that rising social security taxes threaten private savings and investment, predicting a welfare state could become socialism. It ties private capital to life insurance and market funds, then shifts to the role of newspapers, noting editors balance space with public interest and should print the news rather than act as public relations.
Springfield notes urge legislature to raise minimum state aid for schools, outlining Illinois ranking 47th in state support and wide per pupil spending gaps. Proposes staged increases to 400, 435, 470, and 505 dollars over five years to aid planning and fund higher costs in high schools.
An Illinois inspector questioned a beef cow for slaughter and found brucellosis. Laboratory tests showed 51 of 108 cattle reactors in the herd, revealing severe infection and prompting certification actions by the Division of Meat and Poultry Inspection to ensure safe slaughter practices.
Southern Illinois University soil expert Joseph P. Vavra advises farmers to apply 30 to 50 pounds of elemental nitrogen per acre to winter wheat in early March before growth begins. He notes frozen ground reduces nitrogen loss and explains several nitrogen forms can be used while outlining field conditions and timing.
Illinois coal mines employed 8994 workers in 1966, up 204 from 8790 in 1965. Total tonnage reached 63,212,697 from 84 mines, with machine mining up to 27,132,171 tons in 1966 from 23,750,040 in 1962, reflecting modernization and rising five year production. Sewing Center offers a dedicated area to streamline sewing without relocating equipment after each job.
February 25 marks the 1799 surrender of Fort Sackville at Vincennes by British forces to Col. George Rogers Clark. Clark led a perilous 180 mile march from Kaskaskia, capturing Kaskaskia and Cahokia before taking Vincennes, shaping the Old Northwest's fate.
The American Medical Association urges immediate measles immunization for all children not yet vaccinated or who have not had measles. Measles caused 250 deaths in 1966 and 150 cases of encephalitis. vaccines have cut deaths in half in recent years and could eradicate the disease with widespread protection.
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