Abilene Looks Forward to Ike Homecoming Event
Hal Boyle notes Abilene Kansas braces for Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower s homecoming return with 50 000 to 100 000 visitors. The two day event begins June 4 includes a museum cornerstone ceremony, parade, park address and press conference as locals hope Ike helps boost a Republican bid. The town hails Ike as its leading hero surpassing Wild Bill Hickok in local lore.
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Letters from Readers on a 1942 Camp McCoy fireball sighting
Paul F. Karberg of Madison Wisconsin reports witnessing a bright yellow green fireball moving east to west at 7 am on December 3 1942 near Camp McCoy. He notes prior mention in Real McCoy and Life magazine discussion and invites other La Crosse area readers with similar sightings to respond.
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During World War I iron gas casualties share report
In wartime Britain and America iron gas caused significant harm. The period shows iron gas accounting for 16 percent of British and 33 percent of American casualties, highlighting its deadly impact. Read Tribune Want Ads.
Reader Qs Answered By La Crosse Tribune Bureau
Questions cover university colors by faculty since 1893, V formation geese, 1871 Chicago Fire duration, Venus crescent visibility, annual phonograph sales, Marine Corps birthplace Tun's Tavern, Alaska purchase clincher, and bulb manufacturing. Answers provide concise historical facts and explanations.
Dedicate New Church Manse Next Sunday in Avon
Dedication for the North Presbyterian Church seven room manse at 718 Logan Street Avon and Logan will occur during the 11 a.m. service next Sunday led by Rev H R Shirley who arrived in 1949. Open house 3 to 5 p.m. will showcase the finished second floor dormer and basement improvements. Also mentions Pakistan train time cut with 14 diesel locomotives.
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Waller Named Director of American History Research Center
George M. Waller of Amherst College will become chief of the American history research center of the State Historical Society, directing the grants in aid program for localized history. The center, proposed by the UW Madison history department in 1950, will fund studies in state regional and local history with a 17 member advisory council. Waller, a Detroit native and Amherst graduate, has taught since 1948 and published several works on American history. He will assume duties around July 1 and will help raise funds for the center.
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Separate Maintenance Sought After Golden Anniversary
In Los Angeles Mrs. Gladys Rice filed suit for separate maintenance against her husband Merl I. Rice a watchmaker after 50 years of marriage. She says he neglected support and moved out of the family home taking an apartment, and requests the court to order dispossession so she can return. The couple wed in 1902 in San Antonio Texas.
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Los Angeles
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Gladys
Student Nurse Heroine Steers Bus to Safety in Lancaster
A 21 year old nursing student Mary Jane Bailey of Wrightsville Pa jumped to the wheel when bus driver H Edwin Smith of Philadelphia collapsed on the Lincoln Highway near Lancaster Pa She steered through trees to stop the vehicle safely and was hailed as a heroine by onlookers.
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Vehicle defects linked to 55 deaths in 1951 report
Minnesota Safety Council reports defects caused or contributed to 55 fatal accidents in 1951 and affected nearly 3,000 others. Tire failures, brakes, and lights were major factors. May is Vehicle Maintenance Month urged inspections and timely repairs to reduce crashes on spring and summer travel.
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Officials Of 250 Cities At Conference
More than 600 mayors and other municipal officials from 250 American and 27 foreign cities gathered in New York for the opening session of the 20th annual United States Conference of Mayors.
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