Riverboat cattle drive up Missouri draws attention
Texas cattleman Gerald Harrison sails 1000 head aboard the Lulu Belle from Greenville Mississippi to Omaha. The converted barge feeds cattle as they travel 1400 miles upriver, a rare modern echo of historic cattle drives and river commerce. River crews and engineers note the novelty and skill shift needed for such transport.
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Omaha Neb
Texas
Missouri
Gerald Harrison
Harrison
Greenville
Miss
Mississippi
South Omaha
Great Plains
Lewis’ and Clark
Houston
Arkansas
Tom Wright
Memphis
David Parker
Industrial Worker Dies In Kenosha Race Crash
Allyn B. Cummings 29 an industrial worker and stockcar driver was killed in a collision at the Kenosha County Fair Grounds. The other driver Bob Layland of Elgin Ill was uninjured. Cummings was freed from his crushed car but died later at a Kenosha hospital from head and internal injuries. He was a native of Cochrane Wis and a father of two.
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Wilmot
Wis
Allyn B. Cummings
Kenosha County Fairgrounds
Bob Layland
Elgin
Cummings
Kenosha County
Kenosha
Edward Wavro
Cochrane
American Motors Corp
No Sabotage Found In Plane Crash Investigation
Structural examination of the Northwest Orient 720B jet that crashed in February in the Everglades found no evidence of sabotage explosion or fire. Aeronautics engineer E M Anderson testified the investigation found no apparent reason for the crash which killed 43 persons. The aircraft has been 90 percent reconstructed and the hearing was expected to conclude.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Everglades
Civil Aeronautics Board
E. M. Anderson
Washington
Northwest Orient Airlines
The Story of the Alphabet Leaflet From Uncle Ray
Guatemala’s Mayan heritage and geography are sketched as background. The piece notes Mayas moved from lowlands to highlands to avoid illness and conflict, with Indians now at lower elevations working on coffee or serving in the army. A free illustrated leaf lets readers request the Alphabet history leaf.
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Republic of
Guatemala
Central America
Louisiana
Yucatan
Uncle Ray
Publishers Newspaper Syndicate
Seek Upgrading of Vocational Schools in Wisconsin
MADISON AP The State Board of Vocational and Adult Education approved a change in the Wisconsin administrative code to require local vocational schools to report qualifications to a central agency. W L Enge said the change would upgrade teachers and schools. Duplicate Bridge Club results noted with Dick Sartz and David Nelson scoring 83 to lead north south, Holmes pairing first in east west with 72, other scores listed.
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Madison
State Board of Vocational and Adult Education
W. L. Enge
Eau Claire Vocational School
The
Directors Association
Dick Sartz
David Nelson
Duplicate Bridge Club
Arthur Holmes
Esther Hines
Alden Kernin
Dennett Bell
James Squier
Don Wille
Breakup of Soviet Spacecraft Revealed by NASA
NASA reports a Soviet spacecraft exploded into 24 orbiting pieces after launch last fall, marking a major debris event since Transit 4A broke into 186 parts in 1961. NORAD tracked the debris as NASA broadened public space flight data. Fragments from Transit 4A include Injun 3 and Greb, with three pieces already fallen from orbit.
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Washington
U. S. Space Agency
U. S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt
NASA
North American Air Defense Command
NORAD
Moscow
Navy
Greb
Funds Okayed For Work On 10 River Basins
The House approved a bill authorizing an extra 784 million for work in 10 river basins over the next two years, raising the total ceiling from about 4.1 billion. An amendment increased the Missouri River Basin ceiling to 180 million and Upper Mississippi to 11 million, with fiscal years 1964 and 1965 settings pending further appropriations.
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Washington
House
Senate
Missouri
Upper Mississippi
Dutch Elm Disease Cases Rise in Madison
Madison reports 63 confirmed Dutch elm disease cases up from last year with a total that may top 286. Eleven cases are on private property and owners have been advised to take corrective steps.
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Madison
Madison (Ap
George Behind
Study to Expand Wild Rice Production on Reservations
The Area Redevelopment Administration approved an 18000 dollar, 12 month study to explore expanding wild rice production on Wisconsin and Minnesota reservations. The project will cover Bad River and Mole Lake in Wisconsin and White Earth Nett Lake and Red Lake in Minnesota with a University of Minnesota contract by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Area Redevelopment Administration
Bad River
Mole Lake
Wis
White Earth
Nett Lake
Red Lake
Minn
Bureau of Indian Affairs
University of Minnesota
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Freezer
Wettstein
Dial
Burlington
Twin Cities
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la Crosse
LaCrosse
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