Gladstone log birling tournament set for July showdown
The postwar world log birling championship returns July 4-6 in Gladstone with an expected 50 challengers from across the U S and Canada. Defending champ Jimmy Running of Eau Claire will face former titleholders including Jimmy Herron and Joe Connor. The event traces to 1893 with roots in lumberjack contests and now uses shorter lathe-turned logs to shorten bouts.
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Gladstone
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Canada
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Eau Claire
Wis
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Brinnon Wash
Jimmy Herron
Kelso
Wash
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Joe Connor
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Minn
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Wilbur Marx
Rau Claire
Mary Jean Malott
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Omaha
Tom Fleming
Delyea
Coeur d'Alene
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Connor
Military Training Bill Is Dismissed by Congress
House and senate leaders said Congress would unlikely act this year on the 1.75 billion annual universal military training plan. At best, committee hearings might occur before adjournment, then the measure would be shelved until the next session. The presidential commission warned current forces are a hollow shell and urged universal training as essential.
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William F. McMenamin
United Press
Washington
U.P
House
Senate
Congress
Truman approves six month military training plan for youth
A six month compulsory basic training proposal for males aged 18 to 20 is outlined by a presidential commission headed by Karl Compton. The plan includes optional further service in guard, reserve, regular army, ROTC or service academies with an estimated annual cost of 1.75 billion dollars. The White House released the 448 page report, urging congressional action while noting economic impact and the need for nationwide preparedness amid evolving atomic threats.
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Karl T. Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
National Guard
Organized Reserve
Regular Army
ROTC
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Congress
United Nations
Commission backs universal training with civilian advisory board
The commission proposes a service like selective training for 750 000 to 950 000 youths annually. It would include conscientious objectors and 4 Fs and be run by a three person commission advised by educators and religious groups.
Unusual Artist Portrays Spooks in London Studio
Reporter visits Frank Lear at a Baker Street haunt where the artist paints only communicators. A girl who died in the blitz returns from the Other World after a year away, then vanishes again, leaving Lear with a morose, spectral studio scene.
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Robert Musel
United Press
London
W.P
Sherlock Holmes
Baker Street
Frank Lear
Lear
Portrait painter claims clairvoyant likenesses from beyond
A former newspaperman named Lear describes a midcentury practicing gift creating portraits of the dead on demand. He says subjects appear spontaneously for the painting after families request it and verifies accuracy by photographs and calipers. He recalls painting a blameless ghost during an air raid and later confirming a daughter’s father.
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Lear
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