North Star Institute Formed to Boost Ninth District Economy
Minneapolis AP report details the North Star Research Institute a regional effort to revitalize Midwest economy through science and tech. Leaders J Cameron Thomson and O Meredith Wilson announce assets above 3 million with 250000 from Louis W and Maud Hill Foundation. The institute aims to serve the Ninth Federal Reserve District beyond the Twin Cities and attract bright students educated in science and tech.
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Minneapolis
Leaders of Business and Education
North Star Research Institute
Midwest
J. Cameron Thomson
Upper Midwest Research and Development Council
Wilson
Institute
Twin Cities
Ninth
Federal Reserve District
Thomson
James E. Webb
NASA Grants Echo North Star Institute Plan
NASA said it is too early to specify grants to the North Star Institute but endorsed a three way partnership with the university and development industries. Webb signaled additional university research funding and announced a $700000 grant last week for a space science facility at the university.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
North Star Institute
Webb
North Star Institute and Development Industries
NASA
Plan Rites For Biernat Thursday
Funeral services for Anthony Biernat a juke box distributor slain Monday evening are set for Thursday at St Thomas Roman Catholic Church. His son Robert ten in fifth grade at St Thomas School and his daughter Donna eighteen now a senior at St Joseph High School. Neighbors recall the boy as a major league prospect with a strong windup. Donna has missed classes recently as her mother struggled after the husband vanished January seventh.
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Robert
Donna
Minister Carried From Burning Home
AP reports Rev. Sam Robinson a 75 year old paralyzed retired Baptist minister was carried from his burning home by firefighters Monday and hospitalized for smoke inhalation. His wife Mildred 67 and roomer Luther Hereford 69 escaped injury. Fire officials blamed an overheated coal furnace for the blaze. Damage to the house was extensive with no loss estimate available.
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Sam Robinson
Mildred
Luther Hereford
Girl Scout Leaders To Meet At Prairie Du Chien
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin hosts a La Crosse training team this week to explain the updated Girl Scout program. The revised program, more challenging for today’s girls, takes effect in fall 1963 and requires leader retraining. The first session is at 1 p.m. Thursday January 31 at the Peoples State Bank. All leaders Scout mothers and adults in scouting are urged to attend.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
la Crosse
Peoples State Bank
Band Mothers Aid BRF Uniform Fund Pancake Supper
Shamrock and Millston mothers of Black River Falls bands will host a pancake supper and bake sale on Sunday Feb 3 at Smrekar Restaurant Millston from 4 to 8 p.m. Proceeds support band uniforms with Millston and Shamrock members joining BRF Band Mothers Club in an individual project.
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Millston
Wis
Shamrock and
Millston Mothers
Black River Falls
Smrekar
Millston and Shamrock
Auxiliary Meeting Set By Whitehall Legion Post
Auxiliary to meet in Legion rooms Monday February 4 at 8 p.m. in Whitehall Wisconsin. Members are urged to attend the session chaired by local Legion officers and discuss upcoming community service and programs.
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Whitehall
Wis
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Rooms
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