Radio Active Earth Draws Crowds To Texan Dust Cure
Comanche Texas residents flock to Jesse Reese farm where mildly radioactive dust from a pond is used as a claimed treatment for arthritis rheumatism and other ailments. Visitors pay $2 for hand and foot burial and attend in a purpose built dust treatment space. Reese says interest grows daily and plans to expand facilities, while authorities say the dirt lacks enough uranium for the AEC to intervene.
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Comanche
Tex
Jesse F. Reese
Reese
Atomic Energy Commission
Fred Hall
Washington State
United Geological Survey
Austin
AEC
Washington
Wheat Becomes Captive Of World Governments
Agriculture Department data show about 96 percent of global wheat is produced and sold under government price supports or planned schemes. Policies aim to keep producer prices above free-market levels, creating surpluses in exporters and pressuring growers, notably in the United States with reduced plantings under strict control.
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Ovid A. Martin
Associated Press
Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Canada
Australia
France
Fellah Tiller Meaning From Britannica
Britannica defines fellah as an Arabic term meaning plough man or tiller. The entry explains its agricultural origin and usage in Arabic speaking regions.
Irish To Crusade Save Young Girls From Danger
Ireland's Catholic Church plans a mission to England to help young Irish girls avoid dangers in English cities. Emigration to Britain has surged since World War II with about 800,000 Irish nationals in Britain. Cardinal D'Alton signed the pastoral letter, drawing mixed reaction in Manchester.
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Dublin
Ireland
England
Irish Republic
Irish Sea
Britain
S. A. Westwood
Manchester
Platypuses Eating Hose Findings In London Letter
A retired Australian professor suggested platypuses could explain missing garden hoses. Clive D. Sopwith, emeritus biologist at Sydney, proposed burrows with partially digested hose segments as proof, theorizing the platypus mistook hoses for a white worm. He also noted American hose disappearances might involve gophers.
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London
California
Australia
Clive D. Sopwith
University of Sydney
London News-Chronicle
America
Haag's Chimps at Craterville Park spectacle
Helen Haag presents Haags Chimps at Craterville Park with a free week long act from Monday July 11 to Sunday July 17. Nightly shows with matinees on Saturday July 16 and Sunday July 17 feature chimp performances including headstands on perches, a mambo on a globe, and rides on bicycles tricycles unicycles and motorcycles.
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Helen Haag
Craterville Park
Science claims pile shrinking without surgery
A healing substance named Bio-Dyne, already used for tissue repair, is reported to shrink piles and relieve pain and itching quickly without surgery. Doctors observe actual shrinking, and patients say piles are no longer a problem. Available as Preperation H suppositories or ointment at drugstores with a money back guarantee.
Big Pan American Constellation Circles Airport Hour
A Pan American Constellation flying from Panama via New Orleans circled Houston International for over an hour when a warning light failure hid whether the landing gear was down. After two approaches and one abort, the craft landed safely at 8:30 a.m. with crash wagons on standby, no injuries reported.
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Houston
International Airport
Panama
New Orleans
Ohio Leads Americas in Telephones, Surpasses Region Totals
Ohio holds more telephones than all Latin American countries combined, highlighting the state's vast telecommunications infrastructure as a regional benchmark. The figure underscores rapid adoption of phone service, with implications for business, government, and daily life across the Midwest.
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Ohio
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