Historic pennant chase of five teams in American League
American League pennant race reaches an unprecedented stage with New York Chicago Cleveland Boston and Detroit still in contention. Analysts credit deeper lineups improved pitching and key acquisitions as teams jockey for position past midsummer.
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Chicago
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Boston
Detroit
Brooklyn
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Indians
Red Sox
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Ol Diz
Casey Stengel
Yogi Berra
Elston Howard
Pinky Higgins
Billy Klaus
Norm Zauchin
Ted Williams
Walt Dropo
Bob Nieman
Vine killing eyed to curb potato surplus
Agriculture officials discuss late crop glut solutions with vine-killing plans as Maine Idaho and other states face 50 million bushel excess. Tests show August vine-kill can cut yields 10–25 percent with improved shipping quality though some varieties suffer color changes in French fries and chips.
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Agriculture Department
Chicago
Maine
Idaho
Kennebec
Green Mountain
Agriculture Dept Sets New Raisin and Date Grading Standards
The Agriculture Department announced revised grade standards for raisins dates and dried currants. Raisins and currants will face reduced stem-content allowances while dates gain a scoring system for color size defects and character.
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Agriculture Department
Heavy Traffic Helps Nurserymen In Michigan
Joseph Poleo of Detroit, president of the Michigan Association of Nurserymen, told a Michigan State conference that heavy highway traffic keeps people at home and boosts demand for garden plants.
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East Lansing
Michigan
Joseph Poleo
Detroit
Michigan Association of Nurserymen
U M Receives Strongest Radioactive Source for Research
The University of Michigan uses a gold radioisotope of 100000 curies released to nongovernmental labs for combustion research. This follows an earlier 80000 curie cobalt 60 shipment for sterilization and various studies. Extension Folder F-134 warns how to prevent stored wheat damage with agricultural guidance.
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University of Michigan
Air Force
Women To Host State Program At Interlochen
Interlochen Women’s Club hosts a state federation tea and program at the National Music Camp on Wednesday August 17 at 2 p.m. Featured are three Kresge scholars foreign students Sven Bolstenstern Ingo Gronefeld and Yuri Yamamoto plus Camp dance faculty numbers and the High School Choir. Michigan art students Judith Harris and Alane (surname cut) attend on federation scholarships.
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Interlochen
Michigan State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Cleo E. Walker
Federation
Kresge International
Sven Bolstenstern
Vienna
Austria
Ingo Gronefeld
Munich
Germany
Yuri Yamamoto
Tokyo
Japan
Sheila Reilly
Chicago
Michigan
Judith Harris
Alane
Farm Worker Employment Holds July Level As Hybrid Corn Released
An estimated nine and a quarter million people worked on farms during the last week of July, roughly the same as a year earlier. July shows no substantial year over year decline in agricultural employment for the first time this year. Michigan State University released four new corn hybrids this year.
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Michigan State University
Wool industry leader asks farmers to vote yes on promotion fund
Leaders urge a yes vote in a wool referendum to create a new promotion program funded by a one cent per pound deduction from 1956 incentive payments. Funds go to the American Sheep Producers Council to promote wool and lamb, with government collecting the money like a tax. Some groups oppose, but officials avoid advising votes.
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Congress
Agriculture Department
American Sheep Producers’ Council
Ag Scientists Warn Herd Tests Lax Threat to Tuberculosis Eradication
Agricultural scientists warn that the success in reducing Bovine Tuberculosis has bred complacency. Even with improved testing and herd tracking, complete eradication requires ongoing cooperation, regular testing of replacements, proper equipment, and thorough disinfecting after removing diseased cattle.
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Agricultural Research Service
ARS
Michigan State Police June Arrests Report
Michigan State Police reported 132,784 arrests in June with 11,652 for motor vehicle violations. The figures exclude 523 juvenile arrests. Troopers conducted 20,854 property and 3,382 liquor inspections and logged 1,082,714 miles. Fingerprints totaled 9,070 with 3,067 noncriminal. Investigations of license applicants found 59 with criminal records.
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Michigan
Farm Census Remains Stable
Census Bureau estimates about 22,158,000 people lived on farms in April this year. The figure shows little change from last year and is about three million fewer than in 195. Roughly one third of the on farm population are 14 years old or younger. About two million are estimated to be 65 or older.
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Census Bureau
Social Security Plan to Governor Williams in Washtenaw County
Washtenaw County Board of Supervisors adopts a resolution asking Governor G. Mennen Williams to approve county employees joining a Social Security benefit plan. A second resolution hires A G Gabriel to draft the plan. Treasurer Verner proposes cutting the bond tax to 52 cents per thousand in 1956. The board also allows Saturday courthouse closings until the new building is ready. Cooled eggs stay fresher longer.
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Ann Arbor
G. Mennen Williams
Washtenaw County
Board of Supervisors
Retirement Commission
A.G. Gabriel
Williams
W. R. Verner
Court House
Comedy Duo Martin and Lewis Stay United After Feud
After weeks of tension the pair met Paramount’s Y. Frank Freeman and agreed to continue as America’s highest paid comedy team. Martin said both would fulfill contracts and return to work, while Lewis was unavailable for comment. friction had stemmed from Martin feeling he became a foil to Lewis’s humor.
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Martin
Lewis
Martin and Lewis
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Paramount
Y. Frank Freeman
America
Ralph Noggle Heads Picnic At Iron Creek Valley
The Iron Creek Valley picnic at Carr Park drew over fifty former Iron Creek residents including guests from Jackson Detroit Brooklyn Ypsilanti Tecumseh Saline Clinton and Iron Creek. Ralph Noggle was elected president succeeding Lynn Burch with Marvin Kirk as vice president and Mrs William Palmer as treasurer. Manchester secretary-treasurer. Next year’s reunion will be at the Iron Creek church on the first Sunday in August.
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Carr Park
Jackson
Detroit
Brooklyn
Ypsilanti
Tecumseh
Saline
Clinton
Ralph Noggle
Lynn Burch
Manchester
Marvin Kirk
William Palmer
Hot Weather Boosts Corn Crop Across Much of Nation
The Weather Bureau notes hot sunny weather across the eastern two thirds of the United States has improved the corn crop. Eastern Oklahoma and Kansas, Missouri, southeastern Iowa, parts of Texas Minnesota Wisconsin Indiana and North Dakota report substantial rains while Nebraska fields suffer damage. August corn crop forecast placed at 3,278,000,000 bushels, up 28,000,000 since July.
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Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Texas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Indiana
North Dakota
Nebraska
Radioactive Phosphorus Used in Soil Testing
Agriculture Department scientists report a new method using radioactive phosphorus to measure available phosphate in soils. Developed at Beltsville Maryland over a decade, the test expresses available phosphate as superphosphate per acre and is already used at federal and cooperative stations.
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Agriculture Department
Beltsville
Washington
USDA
Geneva
Switzerland
Maurice Fried
L. A. Dean
Norfolk
Annual State 4-H Show Opens August 30 at MSU
More than 2 000 Michigan 4-H members prepare for the 40th annual State 4-H Show on the Michigan State University campus August 30 to September 2. Premiums total 15 000 dollars with award trips to major events in Chicago and Washington. About 5 000 exhibits fill four campus buildings with 1 100 head of livestock and other displays.
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Michigan State University
M.S.U
Detroit
M.S.A
Chicago
Washington, D.C
4-H
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