Poor Man's Philosopher and the Roller Derby King
Hal Boyle profiles Leo A. Seltzer known as the Mr Big of roller derby. He notes that about 70 percent of derby fans are women and project the sport’s growth into multiple leagues and international expansion. Seltzer credits women with driving entertainment dollars and sees roller derby as a healthy outlet for female aggression.
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New York
Leo A. Seltzer
Leo
Bobby
Seltzer
Chicago
Chicago Coliseum
Midwest
Italy
France
England
Answers to Questions Editor's Note and Currency of Mint Practices
Question and answer column covers skyscraper depreciation life 50 years for tax purposes and usable longer, fringe parking abandonment by cities including Washington Denver Pittsburgh Atlanta Richmond Grand Rapids Paterson and Hartford, plus explanation of the chest or pyx in the English mint and the Annual Assay Commission meeting in Philadelphia to test coin weight and fineness for the prior year.
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New York City
Washington, D. C
Washington
Denver
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
Richmond
Grand Rapids
Paterson
N. J
Hartford
Conn
Philadelphia
United States Faces Ideological and Military Defenses Abroad
AP analysis notes President Truman defends peace prospects while warning of Soviet aims as he asks Congress to renew military aid. The piece argues U S strategy blends strength with diplomacy to deter Communism, while critics at home and abroad question American motives and leadership. It cites Oxford union's anti US stance as evidence of cynicism toward Washington's global role.
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Clarke Beachap
Dewitt MacKenzie
United States
Truman
Gallup
Congress
Paul Revere
Apostle of
U. S
America
Oxford
England
Mundt proposes US TV networks overseas to combat Soviet propaganda
Senator Mundt proposes the United States build television networks in other countries to demonstrate American principles and protect freedom in peacetime, arguing it could do more than the A bomb in war. Not all comets have tails.
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Washington
Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
United States
Senate
University of Wisconsin Board Sees Growth In 1950 Report
The University of Wisconsin board of visitors lauds the university’s progress after a year of close study. Notable praise goes to the school of commerce extension division medical school radio WHA and the graduate school while a 15 point plan urges improved teaching facilities fire protection and expanded fellowships. Members include Hedges Goodsen Gates Heald Jackson Law Reynolds Hobart Schoenleber Krauthoefer Munroe Nelson and others.
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Madison
Wis
Board of Visitors
University of Wisconsin
Board of Regents
Gretchen B. Schoenleber
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Regents
Wisconsin Alumni Association
School of Commerce
WHA
State Board of Vocational and Adult Education
Lfe
C. F. Hedges
Neenah
A. J. Goodsen
Green Bay
Clough Gates
Superior
Abner A. Heald
Joseph W. Jackson
Mare A. Law
Chicago
Ben S. Reynolds
Marcus Hobart
Evanston, Ill
Col
Emory W. Krauthoefer
Maude M. Munroe
Baraboo
Kenford R. Nelson
Racine
Pres
Fred
Charles Munch born in Strasbourg 1891 and violinist
The Q A column states Charles Munch, new conductor of the Boston Symphony, was born in Strasbourg in 1891 to Alsatian and French parents. It notes his musical family and that Munch is a violinist. It also explains terms smoke-jumpers and smoke eaters and describes the pyx coin test.
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Boston Symphony
Charles Munch
Webster's Illustrated Tower
Military Order of the Loyal Legion formed in 1865
The Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States was established in Philadelphia on April 15 1865 by Civil War officers. Membership was limited to those officers and to their eldest male descendants. The Grand Army of the Republic followed in 1866.
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Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
Philadelphia
Second Wild Chase In Squad Car Sends Officer To Hospital
GREEN BAY Wisconsin Policeman Fred Mathews hospitalized after his second wild chase in two weeks. The squad car rolled over in a ditch during a pursuit of a speeding vehicle injuring Mathews with a sprained back. Officer Edmund Nelson was unhurt as the chase ended with the suspect turning onto the highway shoulder. On May 25 Mathews previously chased and captured two men wounded when a sawed off shotgun in his hands discharged.
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Green Bay
Wis
Fred Mathews
Mathews
Edmund Nelson
Nelson
First Flag Raising At Fort Hall In 1834
The earliest known formal flag raising in what is now Idaho occurred at Fort Hall near Pocatello in 1834, marking a historic display of national symbolism.
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What
Idaho
Fort Hall
Pocatello
Wisconsin History Course Offered by University Extension
Wisconsin history now available by correspondence through UW Extension. Professor Vernon Carstensen authored the new three credit course for teachers and public adults, with 24 assignments and the text Wisconsin, a Story of Progress by William F. Raney.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
University Extension Division
Vernon Carstensen
Carstensen
Merle Curti
Henry B. Hill
Extension Department of
William F. Raney
Lawrence College
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Haskin Service
Maj. Nial
Foreign Affairs
Kremlin
UW ‘Board of Visitors
Rutgers University
New Brunswick
Rutgers
Princeton
la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eve St
N. E
J. R. Williams
LA Crosse
Town OF
Shelby
Shelby Town Hall
City of
le Crosse
Paul Ingile
Willard Nelsen
Robert Isler
Treas
Dodge
Cas of Baal
Bamealion
South Sixth Street
Johnson Motor Company
W.L.A.D
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