Michigan Races to Prepare as War Fears Rise
Michigan Governor Williams orders immediate mobilization of civilian defense units and revives WWII air raid warning center. He directs 44 city mayors to appoint local defense directors and convene briefing at East Lansing, while Republican leaders offer to end recess stalemate if emergency arises.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Wednesay
Williams
Victor Aox
Knox
State Defense Council
East Lansing
American Red Cross
1500 Gopher State Drivers Lose Licenses
Minnesota drivers forfeited driving privileges in May with 391 revocations and 1,139 suspensions. Of revocations 354 followed DUI convictions and 12 each for repeated excessive speed and failing to stop after fatal or injurious accidents. Suspensions mainly due to claims filings noncompliance and speeding.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
State Highway Department
Titus Attempted Suicide Interrupted by Ambulance Rescue
In Brockton Massachusetts Raymond F Titus 65 attempted suicide by slashing his throat and wrists then stepped in front of an approaching ambulance. The vehicle stopped and he was rushed to a hospital where doctors saved his life.
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Brockton
Mass
Raymond F. Titus
Woman survives 40 foot fall in Kassala well
A woman in Kassala Sudan fell forty feet into a well when its cover collapsed. Villagers pulled her from the shaft and she mounted her donkey and rode away without speaking.
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Kassala
Sudan
Poverty Seen As Continuing National Problem
Sixty county welfare directors at a University of Wisconsin institute heard that poverty will persist as a national issue. Dr. A P Miles cautioned there is no immediate cure and that social insurance and public assistance will be used in a trial and error process as civilization seeks better solutions.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin Institute
A. P. Miles
Wisconsin
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