Michigan Seaway Legislation Aims for Great Lakes Port Boom
Capitol discussions stress transforming Great Lakes ports into seaports to serve ocean going vessels. Senator Ferguson plans extensive conferences with state business leaders while the Michigan Water Resources Commission and Waterways Commission study arising problems. The Legislature will shape coordinated actions for long term, not overnight, changes.
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St. Lawrence Seaway
of Michigan
Great Lakes
Ferguson
Michigan Water Resources Commission
Michigan Waterways Commission
Michigan
Soo Canal Centennial Celebration
Michigan readies a centennial commemoration as Soo Canal by William Ratigan is slated for June 15 publication. The book recounts 1853 55 events from land grants to Harvey, the 30 000 square foot rock ledge break through, and the canal opening in 1855.
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William Ratigan
Michigan
Congress
St. Mary’s River
Charles T. Harvey
Harvey
University of Michigan
Long range plan for foreign trade resources in Michigan
The passage calls for a ten to fifteen year horizon to absorb Sea way benefits. It recommends a comprehensive long range plan to be developed over the next few years. Michigan business and government leaders should dedicate a year to review the issue and prepare the plan for efficient implementation.
Boy Scouts Camporee At Bruin Lake Draws 800 Attendees
A Boy Scout Camporee was held at Bruin Lake last weekend with 800 boys attending. Local youths include Neil Tracy Jr, Gary Wild, Bobby Brown, Bob Starling, Dickie Dell, Owen Armbruster, Larry Lange, Arlen Coe, Warren Eaton, Jimmy Jordan, Tommy Richards, Bill Taylor, Tommy Green, and Richard Sattler. Each boy planted ten trees and earned a target to keep as a memento while learning fire building and other skills. Night movies supplemented activities under the slogan Learning by doing.
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Bruin Lake
Neil Tracy, Jr
Gary Wild
Bobby Brown
Bob Starling
Dickie Dell
Owen Armbruster
Larry Lange
Arlen Coe
Warren Eaton
Jimmy Jordan
Tommy Richards
Bill Taylor
Tommy Green
Richard Sattler
Soo Canal book hailed as definitive account
The St. Lawrence Seaway passage raises Soo Canal's strategic role linked to ocean traffic to the upper Great Lakes. General MacArthur names an EireArthur Lock after himself as part of the Seaway project. Rupert Hughes praises the work as definitive. Ratigan's Soo Canal! is issued by Wm. B. Eerdmans in Grand Rapids.
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Eisenhower
Mackinac Island
White House
St. Lawrence Seaway
Great Lakes
EireArthur
Douglas MacArthur
General MacArthur
Mr. Ratigan
Soo Canal
Rupert Hughes
Ives
Charleve
Country Gentleman
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Grand Rapids
This I Believe to Be Broadcast Nationwide and Abroad
Edward R. Murrow’s program will air Floyd Starr founder of Starr Commonwealth for Boys in Albion Michigan. The beliefs and philosophies of Starr will be heard on 196 U S stations and 140 abroad with most stations airing the program two or three times daily.
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Edward R. Murrow
Floyd Starr
Starr Commonwealth For Boys
Albion
Michigan
United States
Boy Scout weekend camp outing described
Patrols conducted a weekend camp with Sunday services led by a minister from a nearby town. Leaders Kenneth Youngs Lauren Wild Wayne Predmore Neil Tracy Milton Hartman Locker Boettger and Robert Starling accompanied the boys. Hartman Tracy Predmore stayed Friday night with the group while Starling Wild stayed Saturday night. The boys enjoyed the trip and anticipate the next outing.
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Kenneth Youngs
Lauren Wild
Wayne Predmore
Neil Tracy
Milton Hartman
Locker” Boettger
Robert Starling
Not a Texan Says Millionaire Held Riviera Clambake
The Richmond Times Dispatch notes critics claim a Texas magnate hosted a Riviera style clambake with champagne flowing from a miniature oil well. The piece questions the true Texan identity behind the lavish event.
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Texas
Riviera
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Whimbrel Sighting Off Massachusetts Coast
A Chicago Tribune note clarifies a recent coast sighting by Mas sachusetts readers. Investigators affirm the apparent object is a bird and not a flying saucer.
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Massachussetts
The
Chicago Tribune
This I Believe Book Sells Over Three Hundred Thousand Copies
The collection has sold more than 300000 copies since publication making it second only to the Bible. It appeared in Britain in November with 50 British and 50 American guests and in Arabic with half Arabic guests. A Cairo sale set a record with 30000 copies in under a week. Columbia Records issued a TIB LP last fall and Kristall magazine in Germany includes it twice monthly with half German readers.
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Britain
Cairo
Columbia Records
Germany
Kristall
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