North Western Wins Safety Council Award
The Chicago and North Western Railway received the National Safety Council award for public safety activities. W. H. Roberts said the honor recognizes the railway’s off the job and community programs with schools Boy Scouts clubs and service organizations to raise safety awareness since 1910.
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Geneva C of C Proxy Resigns Over Air Force Site Dispute
Lake Geneva banker and Lake Geneva Chamber of Commerce president George Allen resigned citing a conflict with directors over the proposed Air Force academy site. He urged Secretary Talbott to drop consideration and cancel a planned visit by nine technical experts. The chamber had voted 9-2 in favor of the site despite owner opposition in Linn. Property owners threaten picketing during a final Air Force site inspection scheduled Tuesday.
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Ecuador Chamber of Deputies election underway in Quito
Election officials counted returns today from nationwide voting for a new Chamber of Deputies. Final results are not expected for several days. The Social Christian and Falangist parties backed candidates favoring President Velasco Ibarra. The main opposition was a bloc led by exiled Carlos Guevara Moreno. Conservative Liberal and Socialist parties also fielded candidates.
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Optimists Schedule Installation Party At Elks Club
The Optimist club will install officers at a party on June 9 at 6 30 p.m. at the Elks club Tickets are available from J Peter Larson or Leslie Schlax. Earlier the Lincoln junior high school choir of 50 entertained the club with Miss Lois Graf as guest director.
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Civil defense estimates cite 92 U.S. cities as targets
Washington reports civil defense planners believe a Russian atomic strike could aim to wipe out 92 principal cities in the United States. Plans consider biological chemical and psychological warfare, with hydrogen bombs becoming more available, though not yet stockpiled in large numbers. Authorities say surprise attacks are increasingly unlikely as planning widens. British Railways equips cross Channel ships with Decca Navigator.
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Jam Plans to Finish Talks on Korea
Geneva report says Britain sought postponement of a Korea meeting, angering South Korea and the United States. Molotov proposed a five point program, seen as blocking the West’s bid to wind up the talks. Eden returned to London to brief the cabinet and was to rejoin the Indo China session with Molotov expected to make a key statement.
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Plan for Six Million Dollar Reservoir on River
The Wisconsin Valley Improvement Co seeks state approval to build a 6 million dollar reservoir on the Little Eau Pleine River in Marathon county. It would be Wisconsin’s second largest body of water after Lake Winnebago, covering 27 500 acres as an 18 mile by 7 mile lake, part of a system for power generating units on the Wisconsin and Big Eau Pleine harnessed streams.
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Nash Engineers Attend SAE Convention at Atlantic City
Three Nash Motors engineers from the Kenosha division of American Motors attend the Society of Automotive Engineers summer meeting in Atlantic City New Jersey starting today. F F Kishline chief engineer travels with Mrs Kishline and F R Kishline and E J Pobar will participate. Kishline will join a panel on suppression of noise in passenger cars.
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Power Unleashed Described as Captured and Wasted
A fragment reflects on restrained power and the sense it is kept from use. The line suggests frustration at potential remaining untapped and urges release of capability.
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