South Florida Sugar Boom Expands as Cuban exiles lead rush
South Florida undertakes a sugar boom after Castro cuts Cuba from U.S. sugar markets. U.S. Sugar Corp and Cuban refugee ventures build mills near Belle Glade and Clewiston as land values soar. Eleven mills are active or planned with output projected to rise from 80 000 tons to above 300 000 tons in 1962 and to 500 000 annually in coming years.
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Theodore A. Ediger
Miami
Fla
South Florida
Fidel Castro
Cuba
U. S
Everglades
Florida
Sugar Bowl
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Lake Okeechobee
U. S. Sugar Corp
Belle Glade
U. S. Sugar
Clewiston
Talisman Sugar Corp
Louisiana
Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida
Manuel Arca
Luis de Armas
Glades County
Sugar Growers Cooperation Association
South Florida Sugar Corp
P. J. Serralles
Puerto Rico
Unhappy Hogs Develop Ulcers At Purdue Study
Purdue University receives 45000 from the National Institutes of Health for research by Dr. G D Goetsch and Dr T M Curtin on swine stomach ulcers. The project aims to uncover stress related causes and potential human applications.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
National Institute of Health
G. D. Goetsch
T. M. Curtin
Purdue Veterinary School
Goetsch
Sudden Incidents Cheer Algerian Settlers Amid Unrest
In Algiers and Oran a wave of violence from a right wing settler group injured dozens and killed two Algerians and a French police commissioner. A broadcast urged Muslims to stay off streets on the rebellion anniversary as authorities seek to curb FLN protests and maintain order.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
Louis Pelissier
Oran
Michel Debre
Paris
Roger Frey
FLN
France
Jean Morin
Charles Ailleret
Constantine
Wrestling Debuts at Ancient Greek Olympics in 632 B C
The record notes that wrestling appeared at the ancient Greek Olympic games in 632 B C. This marks an early formal sport in Olympic history with wrestling among the initial events. The brief entry emphasizes the origin of organized athletic competition in Greece.
Olympiad Four Year Cycle Meaning
The term Olympiad derives from Greek origins describing a four year span used in ancient chronologies. It denotes a historic period tied to the Olympic Games and timekeeping in classical Greece.
Integration Rifts Rise in North Carolina Baptist Churches
A Baptist State Convention committee proposes ending racial segregation in churches and colleges in North Carolina. It urges convention messengers in Greensboro to press trustees of Baptist colleges to move quickly toward racial integration and cites Wake Forest and Mars Hill for three constructive steps admitting Black students.
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Raleigh
Baptist State Convention
Christian Life Committee
Tar Heel
Greensboro
Baptist Colleges
Wake Forest
Mars Hill
Nations push UN action to expel South Africa
Nine African states led by Ghana and joined by the Congo Guinea Iraq Libya Mali Sierra Leone Somalia Sudan and the United Arab Republic urged a United Nations Security Council debate on expelling South Africa over apartheid. The resolution calls for severing diplomatic ties and imposing boycotts including ships and air links.
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United Nations N.Y
Iraq
U. N. Security Council
South Africa
United Nations
Ghana
Congo
Leopoldville
Guinea
Libya
Mali
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Sudan
United Arab Republic
Health Service Measuring Fallout Across Nation
Health secretary Abraham Ribicoff announced that the U S Public Health Service is measuring radioactive fallout in foods and air at more than 80 sampling stations nationwide. He said the goal is to assess how fallout may affect health now and for future generations and outlined a program to sample air, food, water, and milk.
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New York
Abraham Ribicoff
Secretary of Health, Education Ad Welfare
U. S. Public Health Service
Ribicoff
Insects Thrive on Pitcher Plants Despite Mammoth Food Gap
Some insects live unscathed on carnivorous plants with larvae feeding on plant tissues. Certain small moths lay eggs only on pitcher plants and their larvae consume the plant tissues.
Eisenhower Urges Tough Leadership in Goode Support
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, in San Antonio, calls for leadership that respects the United States and rejects Red China. He backs John W. Goode in the special congressional election, criticizing Democratic one party rule and large government while defending arms sales and atomic testing stance.
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San Antonio
Tex
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Eisenhower
Yugoslavia
South
China
John W. Goode
Hollywood Attorney Jerry Giesler In Critical Condition
Famous Hollywood attorney Jerry Giesler, 74, remains in critical condition at Mt. Sinai Hospital after his condition worsened from a recurring heart ailment. He has been hospitalized since October 14.
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Hollywood
Jerry Giesler
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Giesler
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