Biological Survey Loses Champion of Its Great Work
Dr. Edward W. Nelson, longtime leader and promoter of the Bureau of Biological Survey, retires at seventy four after guiding major wild life protection efforts. Congress allocated 8 million dollars over the next decade for migratory waterfowl refuges, with Nelson credited for turning the agency toward practical conservation and treaty protections.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bureau of Biolgical Survey
Edward W. Nelson
Biological Survey
Paul G. Reddington
Yukon
Mexico
Guatemala
Hart Merriam
Nelson
Congress
United States
Canada
The
Bureau of Biological Survey
Paul G. Redington
Japanese Golf Tax Protest Overruled in Tokyo
In Tokyo the home department upheld a 10 dollar annual golf tax imposed by Fukuoka prefecture amid protests from Japanese golfers. Officials admit the rule targets a niche market but argue local governments may tax for public needs. The decision follows similar moves taxing racecourse pool bets in Yokohama and related prefectures.
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Tokyo
Home Department
Fukuoka
Home Office
Fukuoka Prefectural
Shisuoka
Yokohama
Paris
Priest Editor Publishes Venice Weekly Herald
Father John S. Brockmeier of Venice Illinois is an editor priest publisher and printer of his weekly paper He also teaches at St Marks school serves as secretary manager of the Venice chamber of commerce and studies law at 34 years old Brockmeier began scribbling for newspapers as a boy in Covington Kentucky and has since built a career balancing church duties with journalism and civic service.
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Venice, Ill
John S. Brockmeier
Venice
Father Brockmeier
Venice Chanber of Commerce
Covington
Brockmeier
Kentucky Post
St. Xavier’s College
Cincinna
Quincy
Herald-Whig
St. Louis
St. Mark's
The
Herald
Brookmeier
Venice Weekly Herald
Chamber of Commerce
St. Mark's School
Ford Plans Portugal Plant and Bridge Project
Ford plans to build an auto factory in Portugal and has proposed a bridge across the Tagus from Lisbon to Mohtijo. A lithopster center is mentioned as a future site. St. Louis reports Elimination of fog risks in aviation by fall, per Elmer A. Sperry, as landing aids for foggy conditions near completion.
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FORD
Lisbon
Portugal
Delrig Noticias
Henry Ford
Ortugal
Tagus
Mohtijo
ST. Louis
Elmer A. Sperry
New York
Sperry Gryoscope Company
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Biggest Little Man in Venice Weighs 96 Pounds at Five One
The report highlights a man in Venice famed for his small stature, weighing 96 pounds and standing 5 feet 1 inch tall, described as the city’s most notable diminutive figure.
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Venice
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