Rocket Soldier Would Be Elusive
HAL BOYLE imagines a portable rocket for American infantry that would speed troops across battlefields and help them scale obstacles, while veterans debate its practicality. The piece notes MPs and fuel limits and recalls Normandy as a reminder of the infantry’s enduring challenges in warfare.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Alexander H. Bohr
Normandy
Marseilles and Le Havre: France's Top Ports
Marseilles and Le Havre are the two largest ports in France, leading in cargo throughput and maritime activity. The ports serve as major hubs for trade, shipping, and international freight, reflecting France's role in global commerce.
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Marseilles
le Havre
France
FBI Story film problems solved and plan announced
Hollywood moves on with The FBI Story as James Stewart agrees to play a fictional FBI agent in a Warner Brothers production. Mervyn LeRoy to produce and direct, filming to begin next month at famous FBI case sites across the United States.
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Hollywood
FBI
Don Whitehead
Warner Brothers
James Stewart
J. Edgar Hoover
Mervyn Leroy
Kirk Douglas
Totty Curtis
Kirk
Ernest Borgnine
Veterans Benefit Plan Offers Mortgage Insurance
Gordon Huseby of the State Department of Veterans Affairs reports strong approval for a new mortgage cancellation insurance plan. For 22 cents a month per thousand dollars, a veteran with a housing loan would be protected so the mortgage is paid off if the veteran dies, according to Huseby.
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Madison
Gordon Huseby
State Department of Veterans Affairs
Huseby
Approval threshold for veterans housing loan plan
More than 4 600 replies were received to a questionnaire with only 11 declines. The plan requires 60 percent approval from veterans with housing loans before it can take effect.
Origin of turnpikes in Pennsylvania toll roads
The term turnpikes originates in 1795 from long poles that barred privately built roads in Pennsylvania. These pikes were not raised to allow stagecoaches and other vehicles to pass until a toll was paid.
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Pennsylvania
Garroway Sees Upturn in Jazz
New York report notes growing TV attention to jazz as a reflection of modern culture. The piece cites NBC and Newport concerts, rising festival and hi fi sales, and public acclimation, while acknowledging some viewers still mislabel jazz as rock.
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New York
Nbc-Tv
Benny Goodman
Ella Fitzgerald
Harry James
America
Artificial thinning cuts time to sawtimber by half
The article notes that artificial thinning accelerates timber growth, producing sawtimber in half the time compared with natural thinning. It emphasizes forestry practices and potential gains in yield.
Brodhead News Highlights Local Visits and Graduations
Mrs. J. Lina Barkow visited at her son Harry's home in West Allis. Several families from West Allis Chicago and Milwaukee areas visited local homes. Mary May Stuessy's 8th grade graduation was celebrated. James Allen trains at Marquette University. Sharon Bemis graduation at DeKalb high school noted. Ms Doris Wismer returns home for summer from Kenosha. Dale Johnson family on vacation to Washington and eastern points.
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Harry
West Allis
John Plcchta
London Blackbourne
Helen
Mary
Bessie Larkin
Chicago
James Larkin
John R. Pinnow
Steven
Arbor Vitae
Frank Ruehlew
Pinnow
Sharon
Sandra
Minnie Patton
Milwaukee
Herbert Stuessy
James Allen
Mary May Stuessy
B. H. Roderick
Detroit
Mich
Roderick
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Lila Stencel
Clarice Conner
H. L. Jones
James P. Allen
Marquette University
Milwaukee County Hospital
Ernest Buchanan
Mike
DeKalb, N
Sharon Bemis
DeKalb High School
Doris Wismer
Kenosha
Glen Wismer
Dale Johnson
Sonja
Washington, D. C
Jury awards Ferguson 6275 in ceiling collapse case
In Louisville Kentucky a circuit court jury awarded Mrs Mettie R Ferguson 6275 after a man named Waverly Waters fell through a ceiling while inspecting a sprinkler system two years ago and landed on her. Waters was uninjured and not sued.
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Lousville, Ky
Mettie R. Ferguson
Waverly Waters
Want ads serve you well when you want to buy or sell
Classified columns offer quick help for buyers and sellers. Readers find listings for jobs furniture cars and services with clear prices and contact details. The ad section emphasizes practical trade opportunities and local commerce.
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