Wisconsin cities shift from open dumps to safer disposal methods
Wisconsin municipalities show progress in garbage disposal with more cities adopting sanitary landfills and incineration programs while two thirds still rely on open dumps or burning. About 15 percent feed garbage to hogs though disease fears may spur new laws.
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Tribune Madison Bureau
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
League of Wisconsin Municipalities
League
Municipal Service Organization
Least Costly Hog Feed Disposal Used by Few Cities
A state study finds hog feeding as the cheapest disposal method but only 11 cities with populations over 10 000 use it. Cities listed include Madison La Crosse Appleton Beloit Janesville and Waukesha.
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Madison
la Crosse
Appleton
Beloit
Janesville
Waukesha
Oath Against Mau Mau Has British Okay Reclaims Terrorists
Nairobi Kenya report describes a ceremony where witch doctors bless an oath against the Mau Mau. The Thenge Stone and ritual blood oath are used to purge Mau Mau influence, as hundreds of Africans undergo the ritual while British troops and settlers watch. Weakened by fear, groups flee. others vow to aid law and order amid looming reprisals.
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Mau
Nairobi
Kenya
Nea
Elizabeth
Tribunal
Europe
Africa
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Caliban
Mau Mau
Mouli
New Zealand Donates Funds for Medical Institute in Delhi
New Zealand through the Colombo Plan donates 28000 dollars to India to establish an institute for postgraduate studies in medicine and dental research in Delhi.
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New Zealand
India
Delhi
Owl Lures Crows in Texas Pecan Farm Control Trick
Belton Texas report describes Nelson H Hander using a horned owl named Pop-Pop to lure and kill crows. Hander ties a 3 foot cord from the owl to a crow and waits as other crows attack the decoy, allowing him to shoot. He says crows are the most destructive pest on his pecan farm and that the owl method is the best solution.
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Belton
Tex
Pop-Pop
Nelson H. Hander
Hander
Pop
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