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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1953
Page
4
Dr. Raymond Walters, president of the University of Cincinnati, announced a halt to five years of decline in full-time college enrollments with a slight rise this fall. He noted Korean War veterans added only fractionally, choosing well paid industry jobs instead.
Gov Herman Talmadge in Savannah warned he could revoke city charters over speed traps in Georgia towns. He told an AAA rep he would use state patrol to fix trap situations and act if other measures failed.
Ronald Alfred Scadding of Bristol, Eagland CPI, received a divorce Wednesday on cruelty grounds. He testified his wife punctured his bicycle tires about 350 times, causing immobilization and need for repairs.
In San Diego the bird smuggling trial against George Purselley Todd and Roy Purselley, both tied to Los Angeles, was interrupted by a second collapse of witness Fred W Steiner. Steiner slumped in court, a physician was called, and Judge Gus J Sell recessed the trial until Monday to allow recovery.
President Eisenhower speaks in Kansas City before the Future Farmers of America silver anniversary convention. The FFA, started in 1928 in Kansas City, now has over 350,000 members from across the United States. Young members from small towns share stories of hard work and early successes in farming, with examples like Stanley Chapman and Rollin Blossey illustrating progress from challenging beginnings to thriving farms. The trip exposes many teens to city life and grand ideas for farming futures.
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