Beleaguered 59ers Reach For Help Near Yukon
Detroit 59ers stranded in Yukon area after their 1934 moving van collapsed. Curtis Potter of Royal Oak Mich agrees to cover a national moving company to haul the load to new homesteads. Pioneers face illness and frostbite while awaiting transport as temperatures hover around 40 below zero. Leroy MacDonald and tempers rise amid delays. $300 sent to aid, with another caravan departure planned for June.
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Second Redstone Missile Unit Heads to Germany
The United States will send a second Redstone missile unit to Germany to support NATO ground forces in Europe. The 46th Artillery Group from Fort Sill Oklahoma, with 650 personnel and two firing batteries, will depart next month, joining the first unit already in place under the 7th Army. Secretary McElroy and Chairman Morgan voiced confidence in backing a firm Berlin stance with military power.
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Governors, Solons Map Truman Fete
Washington officials and lawmakers plan a Diamond Jubilee Committee for President Harry S. Truman's 75th birthday on May 8. A nationwide closed circuit TV show will air at party gatherings, with six governors and several Southern lawmakers joining the effort.
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WHO ME Twins Face Court In Dilemma
VAN NUYS UP I report two Bromiley brothers Keith and Kenneth identical twins must appear in traffic court April 14. Police say Keith drove with Kenneth s license used by Keith. Keith admitted it was his brother s license. Kenneth is charged with lending his license. Both plead innocent and seek a jury trial.
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Gov Brown Attacks Rockefeller Tax Plan In California
Gov. Edmund G. Brown urged support for his own tax plan at a United Steelworkers meeting in Sacramento. He criticized Rockefeller’s $270 million “soak the poor” proposal and defended his cigarette and beer taxes as fair within a broader tax program. Brown touted a minimum wage bill at $1.25 per hour for all workers, including agriculture, and claimed a fair employment practices commission bill was near passage.
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Red China Plants 40 Million Trees
Communist China announced 40 million trees and flowering shrubs are planted in Shanghai. The city intends to beautify this year with 150 million poplars willows peach plum apple trees grape arbors and roses as part of a major greenery initiative.
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Truth About Instant Coffee Reveals Brew Secrets
In April Reader's Digest explores the evolving instant coffee debate. It examines how brewing methods, taste perceptions, and consumer habits influence popularity. The feature weighs claims about purity and the role of flavor additives in shaping opinions.
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