Parranda program aims to unite diverse students
Dr. Rachel Davis-Dubois tests melting pot ideas by using parranda they visit multiple homes weekly to share meals and customs at P. S. 165 in Manhattan. The plan, begun with about a dozen children from 48 nationalities, reduces classroom tension and fosters pride in cultural backgrounds.
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Upper West Manhattan
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Puerto Rico
Japanese treaty talks loom in Tokyo amid great power clash
AP reports analysts expect a multi sided debate as U S Defense Secretary Johnson General Bradley and MacArthur travel to Tokyo for talks on an early peace treaty with Japan. Moscow bitter over Western influence in Japan and wary of allied control. MacArthur stresses continued U S military presence to deter communism and ensure security while Japan favors post treaty forces.
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Soviet Budget Highlights Russian Military Drive in Blurred Open Defense Figures
The budget shows Russia may spend about 45 billion annually on military purposes, with the open defense item at 18.5 percent and heavy emphasis on war industries. Atomic research is categorized under education, and Russia arms a vast portion of industry through intensified defense production. Experts debate usefulness and intent amid comparisons to the United States and Western allies.
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Church Solicit or With Forgery Falsely Accused Gets Pardon
In Trenton New Jersey Gov. Alfred E. Driscoll pardoned 64 year old Clifford T. Shephard a former church fund solicitor who resembled a noted forger. He had been convicted in 1935 and 1936 for check forging but later released after proving he was in jail at the time of a third forgery. A handwriting expert found the forged checks did not bear his signature. The pardon lets him return to work beyond part time porter duties at a tavern.
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Waupun State Prison
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New Jersey
Driscoll
Irvington
Former Major Leaguer Hayes In Serious Condition
CLANTON Alabama 41 Minter G Jackie Hayes 43 a former major league baseball player was found with chest and facial wounds at his home early Thursday He is Chilton County tax assessor Police Chief J H Anderson said the injuries appeared to be personal in nature Hospital attendants said Hayes had lost a lot of blood and his condition was serious He joined the Chicago White Sox in 1931 and played second base through 1940 His big league career ended in 1941 after an eye ailment left him blind.
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Chilton County
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Chicago White Sox
UW Alumnus Sees Marshall Plan Progress Abroad
NEW YORK. S. C. Al lyn, president of the National Cash Register Co., just back from Europe, says the Marshall plan is bearing fruit. He cites widespread economic improvement and Western Germany's recovery as signs of cohesion among Marshall Plan nations. Al lyn formerly led the University of Wisconsin Alumni Association.
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Townsend Aide Reports Meet On Federal Pension Plan
Dr H Truman Gordon national representative of Wisconsin spoke at the Townsend club meeting in Wausau detailing a 4 000 delegate gathering in Denver May 28 June 2. He urged immediate repeal of parts of the social security act in favor of a federal insurance plan providing a universal pension. He criticized current pension schemes as insufficient and highlighted Pepper’s S 2181 bill for federal unemployment and disability benefits.
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Facts from The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau Q A
Readers submit questions about historical Texas politics and U S military history. Answers note that Miriam Ferguson was elected governor for 1925 27 after her husband was impeached and removed, and later began a second term in 1933. Other items cover World War II, bone structure weight allowances, and small state capitals.
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Barbershoppers Publicity Tour For La Crosse Contest
La Crosse SPEBSQSA chapter plans a 100 mile publicity caravan visiting 7 towns to promote its June 25 chorus contest at Memorial Field La Crosse. About 40 men will perform selections on street corners and parks with a sound car ahead, then a picnic at Myrick Park follows the district finals with top choruses from Wisconsin Minnesota upper Michigan and lower Canada.
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Genoa
Viroqua
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Bangor
West Salem
Memorial Field
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Minnesota
Upper Michigan
Lower Canada
Myrick Park
Vocational School
Bayonne Emerges as Leading Oil Refining Center
Bayonne New Jersey holds the top position as the world’s foremost oil refining center, a status highlighted in local industry reporting. The boast reflects its large plants, strategic port access, and long-standing role in processing crude into fuels and petrochemical products.
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Bayonne, N. J
Insurance Agents Form La Crosse Group Discuss Safety Essay Contest
At the La Crosse Association of Insurance Agents second meeting at the Stoddard hotel J L Ashton Milwaukee president of the Wisconsin Association urged militant local organizations to better serve the public He noted the new accident prevention program and announced an essay contest for high school students on How Teenagers Can Become Safer Drivers with a chance to win a free trip to Milwaukee Oct 24 26 and a $100 gift At the session Leonard Weisensel headed the meeting with officers Harry Curtis and Kirk Saltz Also planned is Sept 6 next meeting date
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Stoddard
J. L. Ashton
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Association of Insurance Agents
Urban Krier
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la Crosse Association
Schroeder
Leonard Weisensel
la Crosse Group
Harry Curtis
Kirk Saltz
First Presidential Inauguration Broadcast Timeline
A 1925 first broadcast covered Calvin Coolidge's inauguration marking the early radio era. The first television telecast of a presidential inauguration occurred in 1949 for Harry S. Truman.
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Harry S. Truman
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