Youthful Farmer Wins Star Farmer Award at Future Farmers
Burd W. Schant, 20, named Star Farmer at the Future Farmers of America convention, after transforming a 65 acre Alburtis Pennsylvania farm into a dairy and machinery operation with a 42 head Holstein herd. He started with 150 dollars in 1947 and now reinvests earnings, aided by vocational instructor Raymond Heimbach. A $1,000 prize accompanies the honor.
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Riots End at South Dakota State Penitentiary
In Sioux Falls prison inmates ended a 23 hour riot after 300 rioters released guards held as hostages. Gov. Sigurd Anderson and Warden Jameson ordered no concessions as 200 armed officers faced down the revolt. Hostages George Read and E F Lambertson were freed and escorted out safely by highway patrolmen.
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Integration Question Roils Milford High School Case
In Georgetown Delaware the State Court of Chancery hears whether 11 Negro students may return to Milford High School. Attorney General H Albert Young seeks subpoenas for National Association for the Advancement of White People records and accuses NAAWP leaders of promoting segregation. Bryant Bowles resists, saying subpoenas must come via court.
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Sportsman Survives Two Days In Rockies
Leonard Thomas a 43 year old sportsman from New York who owns a pool in Aspen was lost in the snowbound Colorado Rockies for two days. He used pine boughs to build a shelter during a six inch snowfall and was found hungry but in good condition. He was hospitalized overnight for a checkup.
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Apparent Victim Of Rabid Dog Dies In Durham
Duke Hospital treats Philip McLean from near Buies who died after a dog bite. Doctors say autopsy will determine rabies as the cause with results due in several days. The child showed hydro phobia symptoms after being bitten on August 26.
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Cole expects housing charges not FHA-wide probe
Philadelphia administrator Albert M. Cole of the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency says no call for an overall FHA investigation. He noted in a Philadelphia address yesterday that criminal charges are expected against several individuals. Scientists estimate twins occur in about one in ninety two confinements.
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Ships May Get Atomic Engines
A California congressman predicts merchant ships powered by atomic engines may be subsidized by the government. Rep. John J. Allen, head of the congressional committee on shipbuilding, says the program envisions 60 new ships annually for three years.
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