Politicians and farmers watch butter price shifts
Washington observers note butter at 59 cents a pound may lift housewives' spirits while farmers and lawmakers scrutinize new government support cuts. Benson reduced dairy export and consumer supports to curb surpluses, with retail and processor prices set to fall. senators Humphrey and Kefauver opposed the move, while dairymen still await guaranteed price levels.
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Ovida
Martin Washington
Benson
Agriculture Department
Sens
Humphrey
D-Minn
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate
Congress
Hydrogen blast picture shows city devastation scale
The 1952 hydrogen test at Eniwetok Atoll created a 34 mile diameter fireball and a crater 175 feet deep on Egulab islet. The motion picture depicts Manhattan engulfed, with complete annihilation within a three mile radius and damage fading to seven miles, impacting Washington and surrounding areas.
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New York City
Empire State Building
Pentagon
Elugelab
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission and
Defense Department
Eniwetok Atoll
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Eisenhower
United Nations Assembly
Pacific Proving Ground
Egulab
Barrier Reef
Atoll
Manhattan
Washington, D.C
Norwegians Doubt Russ Offer as April Fool Joke
Oslo papers report readers skeptical of a Wednesday note from the Soviet Union proposing membership in NATO if Germany rearming ends. Many readers question if it is genuine or an April Fool gag and criticize editors for treating serious issues as humor.
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Oslo
Norway
Germany
McCoy
Senate subcommittee names Sears special counsel in McCarthy Army row
Samuel P. Sears of Boston was chosen as special counsel for the Senate Investigations subcommittee. Mundt said hearings could begin within 10 days with Sears starting Monday. Kefauver's bid to shift the probe to Armed Services failed.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Samuel P. Sears
Boston
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Mundt
Sears
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate Armed Services Committee
MacCarthy
Hendrickson
R-Nj
Jury Convicts St. Louis Cop Perjury in Hall Case
A federal jury in Kansas City convicts Elmer Dolan a suspended St. Louis patrolman of perjury relating to ransom money from the Carl Austin Hall kidnapping. Sentencing awaits a new trial motion. Fellow officer Louis Shoulders faces an April trial on the same charge. Hall and Bonnie Heady were executed for the Bobby Greenlease kidnapping.
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Kansas City
Elmer Dolan
St. Louis
Carl Austin Hall
Dolan
Hall
Albert A. Ridge
Louis Shoulders
Bonnie Brown Heady
Bobby Greenlease
Bobby
Robert C. Greenlease
Shoulders
Big Minneapolis grocers hit by strike with mixed store status
Minneapolis shoppers found some major markets open and others closed as unions press a strike against four large stores. The bargaining groups demand higher wages while hours and store operations remain a flashpoint, with conciliators meeting later today and several chains continuing negotiations.
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Minneapolis
Red Owl
National Tea Co
Stillmans, Crystal
Super Valu
Red and White
Allied
St. Paul
Jerome Utecht
Howe Company
Crystal Markets
Hove and Crystal
Utecht
William Sampson
Commission schedules April hearing on Minneapolis TV channel 9
The Communications Commission set April 30 for a hearing on applications for television channel 9 in Minneapolis Minnesota. Applicants listed include Independent Broadcasting Co Family Broadcasting Corp and Twin Cities Broadcasting Corp.
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Washington
the Communications Commission
Minneapolis, Minn
Independent Broadcasting Co
Family Broadcasting Corp
Twin Cities Broadcasting Corp
Fire at Hi Hat Cafe Sparks Apartment Fire Alarm
A truck driver shouting fire at the Hi Hat Cafe in Minneapolis triggered a mistaken April fool. He phoned a blaze at 2431 Hennepin Ave, waking about 15 residents. One firefighter was overcome by smoke. Damage touched 25,000 dollars from a short circuit.
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Minneapolis
Hennepin Ave
Rome Strikes Force Pedestrians to Walk or Ride Unusual Vehicles
A citywide public transport strike in Rome left residents walking to work or relying on an odd mix of emergency and improvised transport options as services halted.
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Rome
Professor urges practical jokes as constructive April focus
Northwestern University journalism professor Curtis MacDougall argues harmless pranks can ease Cold War tension and unite people. He notes humor peaks in peaceful times and cites historical jokesters like Franklin, Grant, and Roosevelt to illustrate the social value of lighthearted mischief.
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Evanston
Curtis MacDougall
Northwestern University
MacDougall
Benjamin Franklin
Ulysses S. Grant
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Grant
Horace Norton
Norton
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