Per Pupil Costs Rise in Four La Crosse Schools
La Crosse County Taxpayers cooperative released a report based on state records showing higher operating costs per pupil for Bangor elementary and high school, Holmen and Mindoro union free high schools, with Bangor at 101.26 and Holmen at 173.90. The figures exclude transportation, debt service, and capital outlay.
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LA Crosse Tribune
Union Free
Crosse County
la Crosse County
Bangor
Holmen
Union Free High
B.S
ADA Mes
West Salem
Mindoro
Pirates Attack Katamaran Fishermen Near Colombo
Katamaran fishermen from a harbor near Colombo, Ceylon, were attacked by an armed gang of swift bamboo boats. Ceylon authorities are seeking the pirates and investigating the incident.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Belated Christmas Returns Home Veteran to Receive More Gifts
In Omaha Nebraska David I Goddard, recently honorably discharged from the navy, received a belated Christmas package mailed by his parents last October. He expects two more Christmas packages sent by his wife earlier that autumn.
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Omaha
Neb
David I. Goddard
Viilor
Pigeon William of Orange Sold After 260 Mile Flight
A carrier pigeon named William of Orange that served with airborne troops at Arnhem and flew 260 miles to London in 265 minutes was sold for 540 dollars.
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William of Orange
Arnheim
London
Shirley Temple Receives High School Diploma
Shirley Temple, age 17, graduates from Westlake School for Girls in Los Angeles. Principal Carol Mills presents the diploma as 42 white-gowned girls walk a flower lined path. Shirley carries a bouquet of roses and gardenias and thanks the school.
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Shirley Temple
Los Angeles
Carol Mills
Westlake School For
Shirley
Woman Plans UCLA College Near Home After Graduation
She intends to attend the University of California at Los Angeles stating proximity to home as the reason. She only has one regret that her fiancé, Sgt. John George Agar, could not leave March Field to attend her graduation ceremony.
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University of California At
Idaho Chamber of Commerce Chief Deluged by Foreign Inquiries
Earl Murphy, secretary of the Idaho Chamber of Commerce, reports an unusual mail pileup not from domestic letters but from foreign import and export firms. The flood of inquiries concerns international trade and regulatory questions.
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Boise, Idaho
Earl Murphy
Idaho Chamber of Commerce
New Zealand Factory to Use Quick Freezing for Vegetables
American quick free freezing equipment installed at a New Zealand facility will freeze many different kinds of vegetables. The move aims to boost efficiency and preserve freshness for export markets.
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New Zealand
New Orleans Tops US in Per Capita Coffee Consumption
New Orleans consumes more coffee per person than any metropolitan area in the United States. The city uses about two tablespoons per cup and many children begin drinking coffee around age ten.
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New Orleans
United States
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