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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1949
Page
6
Minnesota launches a two year 28 million dollar program from the 1949 legislature to modernize seven state mental hospitals. Immediate changes include a unified diet for patients and staff and shared fruit allotments. The plan increases daily food spending to 65 cents per patient, rising well above prior levels and higher than other states.
Officials note a major public health push as Minnesota funds mental health research and passes a pioneering policy to elevate mental health care. Leaders claim the move could spark a national improvement effort and inspire other states to adopt similar measures. Public figures urge sustained action for patient families.
Western Europe talks of a 1.5 million combat troops target to defend against a Soviet threat until U S forces can join. Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg lead the Western European Union with plans to coordinate military power and reinforce Norway Denmark and Italy as needed. Soviet strength is reported at over 4 million.
Governor Luther Youngdahl led an eight month push to modernize care in Minnesota hospitals. The plan promises recreation rooms and personalized treatment to restore patients to useful lives, moving away from confinement and bed rest.
Russell Higby known as Bud Higby, a Stockton youth and husband of the late Mrs. Higby, terrorized the city with low level stunts for two hours before his plane slammed into Stockton Rural Cemetery. The crash killed him. authorities reported he had been despondent since his wife's death.
In St Louis a deputy sheriff named Ed Farley handed over a large turtle to a stranger after a backyard capture. The prisoner had been taken from a woman who feared it could harm her children. While returning to his car the deputy was told the turtle would make fine soup and he urged the passerby to take it.
Reports indicate Red Army units may be transferred to allied powers as 33 divisions are reassigned while 18 divisions under German occupancy could shift depending on wartime needs. U.S. forces total about 1.6 million across services as officials outline a future army program without specific weapon allocations.
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