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Newspaper
Shepherd Argus
Location
Shepherd, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1961
Page
13
The piece critiques Michigan lawmakers for not meeting educator funding demands amid boosts to many institutions. It forecasts moves to elect educators to the Constitutional Convention and possible efforts to unseat opponents, arguing voters must choose between limited government and educator-led reforms.
A public health push highlights accidental poisonings from household medicines. In 1959, 1,661 people died from accidental poisonings including 456 under five. The drive, supported by 95 percent of druggists, urges biannual chest cleaning, proper labeling, disposal, and keeping emergency contacts and checklists on hand.
The White House announces the first National Conference on Peaceful Uses of Space to be held in Tulsa on May 26 27 with NASA and the Tulsa Chamber of Commerce leading a broad coalition. The event aims to publicize space research progress including the meteorological satellite and Project Echo I as tools for improved weather forecasting and disaster mitigation.
The article notes a planned cease-fire in Laos to enable a new coalition government and a Geneva peace conference. It reports Kong Le ordering a pause in hostilities, Prince Souvanna Phouma forming a neutralist government, and invitations to meet with Prime Minister Boun Oum for a 14 nation Geneva talks set to begin May 12. It warns that fighting may resume with Communist influence in the region.
Michigan educators face growing enrollments as 1,676,543 public school children were counted the fourth Friday after Labor Day, with an expected 45,000 gain for the next year. The 1955–57 surges boosted five year growth to 291,584 pupils, while lead pelts kill numerous waterfowl in Barry County lakes. Open trout season signals summer fishing, highlighting Kalkaska’s blue-ribbon trout waters within 50 miles of many streams east of the Mississippi.
A fragment urges anyone with a shovel and a yen for gold to head for South Da, hinting at opportunities in local mining ventures. Details are sparse but the call targets prospectors and treasure hunters.
State officials plan a Gold Rush Days event during the South Dakota centennial with a $35000 gold display near Huron. Michigan Governor Swainson would receive a gold plated shovel to join the dig if he chooses. The piece also recalls local community events and school memories tied to a Glee Club and Girl Scout Troop.
A letter writer urges readers to attend the upcoming PTA meeting on Monday May 8 to voice complaints. The piece also promotes donations to the Mt. Pleasant State Home and Training School including clothing shoes bedding and toys.
Discussion by Bessie Musser and the speaker on how the Senior High Glee Club performs the song differs from the Girl Scouts version. The note hints the Girl Scouts’ version lacked something the Glee Club includes.
Gratiot County Representative Lester J. Allen proposes a plan to shift college costs to students. The plan would have state endow the institutions and allow graduates to repay later with promissory notes, raising nonresident and resident contributions and aiming for near self funding while expanding access for those who cannot currently afford college.
The House on Tuesday passed a bill to empower the Water Resources Commission to control stream and lake pollution after removing a Senate amendment that would substitute knowingly for wilfully. The measure goes back to the Senate for concurrence with the House version.
A move to change the state flag was defeated after amendments proposed a distinctive flag. A House member argued it wasted time when other important business awaited.
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