Tobacco crops rebound despite late spring delays
Farmers in Valdosta area report tobacco recovering from a cold wet spring, with crop looks better than weeks ago. Growers note late season but improved tonnage and hope markets do not open early. Bascom Coody of Lowndes County recalls his Louisiana farming days.
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Scranton Backers Still Hoping for Big Break
Richard Peet, chairman of the National Draft Scranton headquarters, says the group has half a dozen projects in the works and will reveal them soon. Senator Schweiker says the Scranton camp remains active with five weeks before the convention, despite Eisenhower’s request not to press a stop-Gold movement.
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Arizona battle over teaching evolution heats up in ballot push
Arizona faces a statewide evolution schooling fight as Rev Aubrey Moore seeks a constitutional amendment with signatures to ban teaching evolution. Clergy and educators clash over the issue amid petitions, court questions, and public debate across Phoenix and statewide.
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Stone Mountain Carving Work Set to Resume July 11
ATLANTA. Carving on the Confederate Memorial at Stone Mountain will restart July 11 under George Weiblen, with Walker Hancock supervising. The project, begun in the 1920s, aims to finish in about three years at an estimated cost of $600,834, though early results will appear rough as new sections contrast with the mountain’s dark surface.
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Kansas State professor finds first class met by 30 students
Christopher Bigsby, an English professor at Kansas State University, discovers that his first class has been assigned to room 106. He arrives to find 30 students waiting outside the room as the situation unfolds in Manhattan.
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Kansas State University
Georgia city workers earn less than national average
A Georgia Municipal Association study shows city police earn about 4500 dollars yearly in large cities, 1000 less than Atlanta secretaries. It notes weak overall salaries for municipal staff, higher private industry pay, and long hours with many halls open Saturdays.
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