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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1950
Page
12
In Malakal Sudan Nuer tribesmen held their first district council election by a hidden vote. Each candidate placed a spear beside an empty gasoline tin while voters approached one by one and dropped a stone into the tin of their choice. Headmen counted the stones to determine results.
States report increasing local schemes where residents pool spare space to create yards and parks named yardvilles, with about 400 such arrangements now in operation. The text notes early patents for potash production and mentions the United States stance on a related issue.
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