Insecticides May Poison Food
Oklahoma A M College chemist warns growing danger of food poisoning from new and powerful insecticides on farm crops. Dr W G Heller says chlorinated hydrocarbons and organic phosphorus compounds are exceedingly poisonous and foods are widely sprayed. He notes 15 known insecticide related deaths last year but fears true harm is underreported.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma A&m College
W. G. Heller
Heller
Durant Plans to Finish Civilization Then Die
Seattle report notes 70 year old philosopher Will Durant has two tasks left. He aims to complete the seven volume Story of Civilization, with volume six heading to publishers soon, then plans to die.
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Durant
Seattle
Will Durant
Stolen Kiss Costs Sailor $75 Fine
SAN DIEGO California Navy sailor Melvin Ray Edmo 18 was fined 150 dollars on a battery charge by Police Court after allegedly stealing a kiss from Elsie Jane Dubree 23 at a rink. One hundred fifty dollars was imposed with seventy five dollars suspended. Dubree testified Edmo skated her out the back door and acted rough. he claimed he fell in love and only wanted a kiss.
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San Diego
Calif
Melvin Ray Edmo
Elsie Jane Dubree
Wave Dubree
Edma
Dad Beats Scalds Daughter in Reading Dispute
Detroit police charged 24 year old Joseph Reed with cruelty to children after his seven year old daughter Fredericka said he whipped her for reading poorly and forced her into a tub with scalding water. She suffered burns and was hospitalized after the incident following school.
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Detroit
Joseph Reed
Fredericka
Ruth White
Solon Predicts Court Will Heed Manifesto on Desegregation
Rep. William M. Colmer says the Supreme Court will heed a manifesto signed by 101 congressmen criticizing the court's desegregation order. He calls the court political and influenced by public opinion and argues Southern unity could block civil rights planks and restore the two-thirds rule at the Democratic convention.
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Paul Southwick
Washington
William M. Colmer
Supreme Court
Mississippi Democrat
United Press
Colmer
House
Ike
Wisconsin Tops Milk Cow Count Now Surpasses New York
In 1880 New York led with 1 437 855 milk cows while Wisconsin ranked ninth with 478 374. By 1950 Wisconsin surged to first with 2 075 570 cows and New York dropped to third with 1 217 596 cows.
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New York
Wisconsin
Capital Worker Killed In Cave In Oklahoma City
Raymond Bighead, 27, an Oklahoma City construction worker, was buried by a cave in a seven foot deep storm sewer ditch. Fellow workers pulled him from the collapsed trench in about ten minutes and rushed him to a hospital, where he died minutes later. He formerly lived in Holdenville and was employed on a storm sewer project at the west edge of the city.
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Oklahoma City
Raymond Bighead
Bighead
Holdenville
4300 Disabled Veterans Get Wheel Chair Homes
Washington VA reports more than 4,300 severely disabled veterans received federal grants totaling over 410 million dollars for wheelchair homes. The VA covers half the cost up to 10,000 dollars, with average grants near 9,482 dollars. Homes include ramps, wide doorways, special bathroom fixtures, and exercise rooms.
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Washington
The
Veterans Administration
Sunday Checks Valid Despite Common Belief
A report clarifies that checks drawn on Sunday are legally valid for banking and payment purposes, countering the prevailing assumption and reassuring depositors and merchants.
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