Abertondo Nears New World Distance Swimming Record
Antonio Abertondo of Argentina nears a 300 mile Mississippi River record set by John Sigmund. He swam from St. Louis toward Caruthersville at a 60 stroke per minute pace, four miles downstream from New Madrid with 60 miles to go at 5 a.m. CST.
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St. Louis
Mississippi
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Abertondo
Caruthersville
John Sigmund
Sigmund
Hickman
Officials Disappointed by Drop in Cotton Estimate
Washington (UP) Agriculture Department officials voiced disappointment but not alarm over a nearly one million bale drop in this year’s cotton crop prospects. The crop reporting board forecasts 13,889,000 bales, a 6 percent decline from last month, with drought losses in Texas Oklahoma and the Southeast offset by gains elsewhere. Domestic and export needs total about 13.3 to 14.0 million bales, with mills absorbing most of the domestic use and exports expected to fall from last year’s peak.
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Agriculture Department
F. Marion Rhodes
Crop Reporting Board
Texas
Oklahoma
Southeast
Birthmark Treatments Aim to Stop Blood Flow in Mark
Dr Jordan explains birthmarks vary by type and location and no single method fits all. Small marks may not require treatment. port wine, strawberry, and spider nevi are treated by methods that obstruct blood vessels, including carbon dioxide snow, radium, or the Great ray, chosen by a physician.
Barden Sees Taft Hartley Law Standing Amid Elections
Graham H. Barden, chair of the House Labor Committee, predicts Congress will not repeal the Taft Hartley Act even if the November elections bring a new party to power. He questions Gov. Adlai Stevenson’s repeal proposal and favors targeted changes rather than scrapping the law.
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Graham H. Barden
House Labor Committee
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North Carolina
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Adlai E. Stevenson
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