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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1959
Page
2
A new law shifts veterans pensions to a sliding scale based on other income starting July 1. The Veterans Administration will mail explanatory material with checks to help decisions. Eligible new retirees after July 3, 1960 must enroll in the new plan, with no option to revert once joined, and no deadline to apply.
The article details Columbia River dam fish facilities costs, the Dalles Dam fishway at 16.5 million dollars, and a female counting crew at six counters. It notes Bonneville’s 1938 start, counting practices, and the aim to track fish populations for spawning patterns and preservation.
The president projects renewed leadership as Washington hosts prime talks with Nikita Khrushchev. The piece vows no deal with communism and stresses resolve to defend freedom, urging unity and patience for peace with honor. The writer praises Eisenhower’s authority and the Western alliance.
Field work in Tanganyika last July uncovered pebble tools near bones of an early human like creature. Mary Leakey displayed a fossil skull at the Pan African Conference suggesting an early tool using human group with brain capacity under half that of modern man.
A campaign to bore more than 30 000 feet through the ocean floor is launched with a $25 million fund goal. The National Academy of Sciences committees seek $243 million from government to support Project Moholo in the Pacific with private sources expected to cover the remainder.
Classified note lists about ten tons of bot tom hay for sale by Weyn Bird. A linotype breakdown caused many items to be omitted this week. those items will run in next week's paper.
A complaint from the eastern Idaho stream region alleges hunters drift downriver and shoot at moving targets along the bank. The practice is described as dangerous and potentially illegal, with calls for stricter controls.
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