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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1950
Page
10
Across the country certain highways are being surfaced with rubberized asphalt in an extended experiment. Early tests claim the rubber mixed asphalt reduces maintenance costs over time, though the program will take years to prove.
Rubberized asphalt promises resistance to temperature changes and water damage, reducing slips and ice formation. A test near Richmond added 900 dollars per mile but could cut national highway maintenance costs, as Holland’s Rotterdam road has shown enduring performance after heavy use.
Government egg purchases again top records while farmers protest prices dropping to 29.6 cents a dozen in May, lowest in six years. Officials cite high production and weak consumer demand. some expect a 1950s crop tightening as chicks slow and surplus grows. Edward Theodore Heyn, 82, former foreign correspondent and former vice consul in Austria-Hungary, died Wednesday in New York.
Robert Bednasek, 24, formerly acquitted of the murder of University of Iowa student Gee Gee Jackson, begins a fresh chapter driving a taxi for City Cab in Cedar Rapids. He took the job yesterday as his first work since the trial ended with his acquittal last April 5.
The Countess Sigray widow of Count Antal Sigray and daughter of Marcus Daly the Montana copper magnate died Wednesday in New York. She was a former Hungarian parliament member and monarchist leader.
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