General Motors marks 50 years of auto empire growth
Detroit February 15 General Motors celebrates its golden anniversary as the world’s largest industrial company. Since 1908 it built Ford Olds Buick Oakland Pontiac and more, creating vast wealth for investors and establishing research universities and foundations.
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Policies Clash Over Who Should Lead Farm Adjustments
Washington reports two congressional documents frame the farm policy clash. The Eisenhower administration favors market forces and government retreat, while a Senate Economic Committee subcommittee urges continued government-led adjustment for another decade or longer. The panel proposes a commissions board to decide policy with Congress setting major directions.
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Orchids Found Among Yukon Wild Flowers in Alaska
The Yukon territory in Alaska is home to several types of orchids amid a mix of wild flowers ferns and shrubs observed in local flora.
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Fire volunteers turn commuter workers into hometown heroes
Pound Ridge New York profile of Phil Du Val a 37 year old New York firm vice president who props a 1924 fire engine in his garage and aims to use it during brush seasons. He joins Pound Ridge and New Canaan volunteers out of civic duty illustrated by early morning responses and lifelong commitment from Storrs Haynes a television executive for nearly a decade. Dame Nellie Melba is noted for fundraising for WWI veterans.
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Earthquakes in Chapel Hill Recorded As Minor Shocks
In Chapel Hill North Carolina seismograph readings show three minor tremors in the past year with centers near Woodlawn McDowell County Ashe Sylva and near Asheville. Dr Gerald R MacCarthy says North Carolina quakes are interesting but not dangerous and notes the device has operated since 1953 with 326 events logged last year.
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Kilimanjaro Peaks Briefly Identified in Tanzania
Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania Africa features two summits the higher peak reaching 19321 feet above sea level a notable geographic landmark in East Africa noted for its height and volcanic origin.
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