Rural Teacher Program Faces Another Barrage Of Criticism
A Wisconsin Council on Education report urges replacing county normal schools with a four year college, arguing two year rural training is substandard and transportation makes state teachers colleges accessible. It implies suspending county schools and shifting to state training schools, though a rural teacher shortage has kept them running.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
American Council On Education
Arthur J. Lein
Workers May Run Mill
Lucknow India workers may take over administration of a cotton mill closed as uneconomic. Officials of the Indian National Trade Union Congress and Ramchandra Mills Hathras outline an agreement to give workers responsibility for running the mill.
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Lucknow
India
Indian National Trade Union
Coneo
Ramchandra Mills
Hathras
La Crosse Singer Miss Kathryn Clark Ranks Third in Miss Minnesota
Kathryn Clark, a La Crosse lyric soprano studying at the McPhail School of Music in Minneapolis, placed third in the Miss Minnesota finals at Excelsior amusement park. The 1948 Aquinas High School graduate appeared in radio and TV, and won last year’s Minneapolis Aquatennial vocal contest.
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Kathryn Clark
la Crosse
Minneapolis
Aquinas High School
McPhail School of Music
Miss Clark
J. G. Clark
Caledonia Street
New Sweetener Sucaryl No Calories and Stable in Cooking
Abbott Laboratories began producing sucaryl sodium a calorie free sugar substitute for diabetics and dieters. It does not lose sweetness when heated and can be used in pies preserves puddings and canned fruits. FDA authorized sale without prescription and tests found no harm in three generations of rats.
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Chicago
Abbott Laboratories
America
Food and Drug Administration
Abbott
The Man in the Iron Mask Revealed After Death
A famed prisoner known for wearing an iron mask and serving 42 years in two French jails died in captivity. Only a handful of officials knew his true identity, which remains a secret to this day.
Wisconsin Moves to Improve Rural Water and Sanitation
Wisconsin officials report 150+ communities with 300 or more people still rely on private wells and privies. Public health engineer Harold Lautz notes risks of contaminated water and urges municipal water and sewer improvements, surveys, and sanitary districts to reduce disease and fire hazards.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Board of Health
Harold Lautz
State Agency
Lautz
Ancient Pre-Christian Town Found Near New Delhi
The Indian Archaeological Department uncovered a mound near Tilpat, 15 miles south of New Delhi, revealing a town that flourished before Christ. Superintendent B. B. Lal calls the find highly important with several large ancient buildings unearthed and more wealth expected below the sub-soil water level.
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New Delhi
Government of India Archaeological Department
Tilpat
B. B. Lal
Death Rate Higher Among Men in Italy Says Official
Italy reports higher male death rates than females. In 1948 male deaths reached 247,469 versus 238,060 female deaths. In the first nine months of 1949 the totals were 183,180 for males and 177,611 for females.
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Rome
Italy
Official Statistical Institute
Aids Maintain Monthly Pace in County Relief Department
In July the county outdoor relief department handled 136 cases with 66 single persons and 70 families, totaling 329 aided persons. Expenditures reached 5441.16 dollars with July revenues of 751.75. June figures were 139 cases and 363 persons aided, expense 6273.75, revenue not stated.
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Outdoor Relief Department
Board of Supervisors
Louisa Poehling
Nation reports higher July fire losses over 1949 period
The National Board of Fire Underwriters announced July 1950 fire losses at an estimated 52.98 million dollars, up 6.8 percent from July 1949. First seven months total 420.1 million, 5.4 percent above 1949, and 12 month losses to July 31, 1950 reached 738.8 million, up 9.7 percent from 1949.
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United States
W. E. Mallalieu
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Mallalieu
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