The Fine Art of Quitting by Hal Boyle
Joe Louis the eminent pugilist quits boxing to try life as a columnist then resumes fighting at 35. The piece notes the pull of pressure from retainers and the difficulty of quitting at the peak, comparing him to Churchill and historic comebacks.
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the Iron Duke
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Winston Churchill
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Figures Show Large Increase In County Operating Expenses
The La Crosse County Taxpayers Association reports total operating expenditures rose to 2 144 759 from 1 572 789 last year based on county clerk figures. Departments show rising costs across general government protection highways education charities and health with calls to consolidate services and apply any surplus to tax relief at the 1949 budget hearing.
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la Crosse
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Supreme Court
September Traffic Fatalities Jump in Wisconsin
Wisconsin reports 83 traffic deaths in September, up from 67 a year ago, increasing the nine month toll to 571, a 0.5 percent rise. Only Pepin and Washburn counties recorded no fatalities this September.
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Highway Safety Division
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Deaths Last Night AP Chicago Marion Talbot
Miss Marion Talbot 94 longtime educator and professor emeritus of household administration at the University of Chicago died last night. Born in Thun Switzerland to American parents she was a pioneer in women’s higher education. Also noted were Peter Witz mainstays political reformer and J Donnelly Canadian senator and lumber executive.
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Marion Talbot
University of Chicago
Thum
Switzerland
Research workers find cherts provide high load of veiwlin
Researchers at University of Gags in Seen South Africa report that cherts yield a high load of veiwlin in tests. The study notes potential applications and calls for further verification by independent labs.
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Cress
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