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Newspaper
The Canton Repository
Location
Canton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1951
Page
5
In Carbondale Illinois Southern Illinois University educators are recycling war surplus goods. Tents become housing for zoology field trips parachute silk forms drapes and photography backdrops a seven ton surplus crane moves heavy equipment around campus.
Montreal rental administrator Maurice Julie faces delays as hearings near, due to difficulty securing office space. The issue risks postponing proceedings and reflecting on the administrator's ability to operate efficiently in the current arrangement.
Warrant Officer H J Nixon says many men of the 987th Armored Field Battalion may soon be sent home for R and R from Japan. He notes rest camps near Korea and Tokyo style life with shops and amusements, but quotas remain small to keep units at strength. Nixon plans to return to duty at Camp Stoneman and likely back to Korea.
Norman Roebuck assisted a neighbor by spraying weed killer on a field in Yorkton Saskatchewan. He later returned home and fumes from his clothing killed most of the prize plants inside his house.
Ohio members split on Defense Production Act extension with 323 to 92 vote. Republicans Ayres Bolton Elston Hess McCulloch Vorys Weichel cross parties with Crosser Feighan Hays Kirwan Polk Secrest in support. Reams voted independent. Other roll calls show narrow party splits on public housing funds and soil conservation amendments with Bricker Taft leading for and Bricker opposing on related measures. Breen abstained on several votes.
Ned Barnie an Edinburgh science teacher aged 54 becomes the fourth person in history to swim the English Channel in both directions. He completed the England to France crossing in 19 hours and two minutes amid tides and winds. Two other swimmers attempted or completed other direction crossings over the weekend as challenges and failures were noted.
American destroyers Hawkins Rush Kennedy and Fiske arrived at Gibraltar and were put under quarantine Four cases of polio were reported aboard the Fiske during the port call
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