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The Wakefield News

Location

Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1950

Page

8

University of Michigan ensemble plans Christmas concert

Michael Polovitz a graduate student in the College of Music will join the University Symphony Orchestra for a Christmas program on December 20 at Hill Auditorium. He is noted in the Clement section. Santa will distribute treats, and the event highlights a festive campus tradition.

Michael Polovitz College of Music University of Michigan University Symphony Orchestra Hill Auditorium Clement Plymouth

Refugee Marriages Stir Postwar Austrian Labor Law

After World War II Austria faced a labor shortage with many refugees, and laws restricting refugee employment led to a surge in marriages between refugees and Austrian women. Officials warned of consequences, while new refugees kept arriving from Hungary and Czechoslovakia, creating friction with occupying forces and sustaining dormitory camps.

Wiliam B. Dillingham Austria Europe Hungary Czechoslovakia Iron Curtain

Privileges and crackdowns amid postwar occupation barriers

The article discusses Ameri can PX privileges enabling black market activity in occupied Austrian zones, later halted by Austrian police force expansion. It notes selective refugee labor exemptions, including Germans from Iron Curtain states, and hints at prisoner escape narratives and restricted routes to Europe, ending with a remark on perceived respect for those who endured the journey west.

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Wakefield Hospital Admits and Discharges Log

Wakefield Hospital notices list admissions and discharges for December. December 14 includes Mr and Mrs Donald Baltic of Wakefield with a daughter born Wednesday. December 15 lists Clem Waterman of Marenisco as surgical, with Mrs Allan Anderson discharged. December 19 records Duke Wacsielewski and Joyce Kunes from Wakefield with a son, plus Mrs Baltic and daughter discharged. December 20 records Ruth Minner of Thomaston for surgical.

Wakefield Hospital News Donald Baltic Wakefield James Cassietto Clem Waterman Marenisco Surgical Allan Anderson Medical Edmond Duke) Wacsielewski Wake

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