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Newspaper
Kenosha Evening News
Location
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1956
Page
4
Rep. Lawrence H. Smith of Wisconsin argues farm surpluses are a strategic reserve in global conflict. He warns droughts could turn surplus into famine and urges prudence to prevent seven lean years follow seven productive ones.
Census estimates show Washington Houston Milwaukee and St. Louis metros growing faster than the nation. Suburbs contribute the bulk of gains with Greater Washington at 1,884,000 up 28.7 percent, Greater Houston 1,077,000 up 33 percent, Greater Milwaukee 975,000 up 13 percent, and Greater St. Louis 1,892,000 up 27.5 percent. The trend calls for policy study by governments.
Dr. Jesus de Galindez a Columbia University lecturer on Spanish and Basque vanished March 12. Associates tie his disappearance to opposition to the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic where he lived 1940 to 1946 as a Basque refugee. Dominican underground reportedly threw him alive into a ship boiler. officials say verification is underway. The consul general notes the disappearance is being exploited politically, but acknowledges Galindez’s outspoken stance against Trujillo and that he is missing. A forthcoming book attacking Trujillo’s rule is cited as context. The piece closes with reflections on dictatorships and a light aside about a North Dakota car incident.
Madison addition appropriations would raise the biennial budget to about 75.5 million, the highest in state history, according to Elmer Barlow the governor's financial adviser. Roosevelt orders army to operate North American Aviation plant in Inglewood for defense. Kenosha council reviews 15 city manager entries and nine more from elsewhere as part of city hiring process.
Dr. John B. Crane outlines Egypt’s 1952 upheaval as a triple revolution led by Gamal Abd El-Nasser. He details the social shift to uplift 95 percent living in poverty, land reform benefiting one million landless farmers, and a vast desert reclamation and industrial push powered by the planned High Dam.
Dr. Jordan explains that papain and bromelin used to tenderize meat are inactivated by cooking and stomach acid. Hormones and antibiotics in meat are tightly regulated with rare detectable residues. The piece covers static electricity in nylon clothing, heartburn causes, and heart enlargement after coronary thrombosis, noting the tuberculosis death rate comparison for context.
President General Gertrude Carraway became the first woman to singly review troops of the Third Infantry, a tribute by DAR never before accorded a women’s organization by the oldest active regular army regiment.
Henry McLemore writes from Madrid about his failed effort to speak Spanish and fit in as an American abroad. He recounts miscommunications with a Spanish gentleman over a haircut and windshield advice, and concludes sign language yields quicker results while preserving American vigor.
Ruth Millett writes of a woman who hires an appraiser to value their old family home. The report awakens her to what the house truly means, revealing a longing for cherished memories over a new, gadget filled house. She chooses to preserve and spruce up the old home instead.
The article ranks dangerous fish and compares sizes. It notes tiger sharks blue sharks white sharks hammerheads swordfish sawfish barracudas and piranhas as highly dangerous. It cites a 38 foot whale shark as the largest, yet toothless and harmless to humans. It highlights piranhas as the most dangerous in fresh water, capable of catching and killing small prey quickly in the rivers of Brazil Venezuela and the Guianas.
Robert Frost argues reading must enlarge the soul and take time. Critics say educating intellect without moral training breeds smarter scoundrels. A claim about women’s nature is challenged by research. German Krupp plans a giant steel mill near Multan, Pakistan.
A collage of quotes shows Bill Rigney challenging major league standards, James C Hagerty promising full medical records on Eisenhower, Mohammed Guntry Sukarno seeking Americana, and Val Peterson warning of a brutal future if a nuclear attack occurs, underscoring public anxieties.
A guide on lending patience for friends who borrow books urging timely reading and return. It warns against lending to a second person and keeping books on personal shelves too long. The text also notes France's 1956 Paper Graphic Arts Salon will draw 400 paper makers to Paris.
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