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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1955
Page
3
The River of Doubt in Brazil was first found by Theodore Roosevelt. The skeptical press gave the name during discovery, and later it was confirmed and renamed Rio Teodoro.
William Dubilier, once a New York boy who built burglar alarms, became an early electronics pioneer with hundreds of inventions and 500 patents. He created the mica condenser revolutionizing radios in aircraft and ships, and has since crossed the Atlantic 108 times while pursuing innovations from wireless telephones to dental X-rays.
Washington the Navy will accept up to 5000 qualified reserve officers for limited tours starting July 1. The quota is doubled from the current year. Duty tours will be for two three or four years according to the Bureau of Personnel.
Washington column details five Interstate Commerce Commission cases where truck operators seek freight rights against rail-dominated routes. Trucking groups warn ICC may favor railroads by denying trucking operations, potentially shaping policy prior to formal administration action.
The Baltimore zoo welcomed its first baby kangaroo, Joey, about three months old. Photographers Cook and Eddie Nolan endured 18 hours in the baboon cage to capture the moment as the joey briefly peeked from its mother's pouch before retreating.
Noxubee County officials urged Mississippi Governor White and Senators Eastland and Stennis to send National Guard or state patrol to Washington to protect touring high school students from alleged Negro savages after a Saturday sidewalk attack in Lulu, Mississippi. Police later said Mississippi youths did not provoke the slashing. two victims were hospitalized without critical injuries.
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