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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1954

Page

12

Polio Victim Earns Diploma At Portage High School

May Lou Boucher then 17, confined to bed by polio for two years, completed high school through home study and received her diploma at Portage High School in Kalamazoo Michigan. Her sisters aided by turning pages while she sat in a wheelchair.

Kalamazoo, Mich Lou Boucher May Lou Portage High School

Marilyn Monroe Gives Birth in Taxi in Providence

Marilyn Monroe and her husband Joe welcomed a son in a Providence taxi late Wednesday night. The newborn is reported in stable condition.

Providence R. IL Marilyn Munroe Joe

Japanese Wife Describes Mother-in-Law Domination

A farm wife writes to Mainichi protesting the 80 20 balance in a Japanese family she observes. She compares the wife to a sparrow watched by a hawk and argues the mother-in-law treats the wife as belonging to the family rather than as her son's wife. She laments the misery of the young wife.

Tokyo Mainichi

Buick SPECIAL 2-door Sedan Promises Modern Look and Value

The ad touts the Buick SPECIAL 2-door 6-passenger sedan with delivered local price lower than some low-price rivals. It highlights a panoramic windshield, Buick VS power, and strong value, inviting shoppers to visit and test drive to compare and be convinced the car is ahead in looks and performance.

America

Feasibility Seen for Lower Rio Grande Canal System

A U S Bureau of Reclamation official testifies the Lower Rio Grande Valley canal plan is feasible but would take about 25 years to implement. He cites four costed plans from 52 million to about 104 million and notes storage limits at Falcon Dam.

Austin CIA U. S. Bureau of Reclamation Rio Grande Valley Harry Burleigh Reclamation Bureau Texas Water Resources Committee Falcon Dam Burleigh Rilo Grande Valley K. M. Smith Falcon Water Compact Dreath Smith Fort Quitman Égram United States H. A. Beckwith Texas Board of Water Engineers Glen G Donna Lower Rio Grande Authority White

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