Pioneer dairyman Van Bomel dies in New York
Leroy A. Van Bomel, 81, longtime dairy executive and former Sheffield Farms president, died in his Manhattan home. A Dutch descendant who began as a milk wagon helper, he later led Sheffield Farms from 1928 to 1941 and helped form National Dairy and Dairy Products Corp. Survivors include his widow Alice Burows Van Bomel and daughter Charlotte B. Roy ers.
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Leroy A. National Dairy
van Bomel
Sheffield Farms
National
Dairy Products Corp
Alice Burows van Bomel
Charlotte B. Roy
Manhattan
Ers
Green Bay Bedding Firm Destroyed in Subfreezing Fire
A Wednesday night fire in Green Bay caused about $75,000 in damage and destroyed the Green Bay Bedding and Supply Co. building while damaging the Wisconsin Cheese Exchange office. Firemen battled the blaze in sub freezing temperatures after it began around 6 45 p m in a one story brick and metal structure.
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Green Bay
Green Bay Bedding and Supply Co
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Moon is Goal 3 Man Crews Picked For 2 Apollo Flights
Apollo program assigns McDivitt Scott Schweickart as prime crew for second flight to test the lunar excursion module in orbit. Borman Collins and Anders named to man the third mission to reach higher than prior Gemini records.
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David R. Scott
Russell Schweickart
Frank Borman
Michael Collins
William Anders
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Borman
William A. Anders
Virgil J. Grissom
Edward H. White II
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Roger B. Cha
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Schweickart
Scott
Earth
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Anders
United States
East Berlin Christmas Passes Not Issued This Year
The AP reports that West Berliners face a Christmas with no permit to visit East Berlin relatives, breaking a long tradition of mass holiday travel through the Berlin Wall. Pass booths remain open but a late agreement seems unlikely.
HUD Grants Madison $391000 for Park Lands
The Department of Housing and Urban Development approved a $391,000 grant to Madison Wisconsin to acquire 64.8 acres for park and recreational purposes. A second, unrelated note mentions modern collectors now gathering barbed wire.
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Washington
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Madison
Wis
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