Conant Delivers Carnegie Study Visit at Austin High
Dr. James B. Conant, Harvard professor emeritus, conducts a packed schedule at Austin High School for his Carnegie Foundation funded study of American high schools. He meets principals, supt, teachers, counselors, and students in sessions from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with English, social science, math, science, language, and vocational education staff.
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James B. Conant
Harvard University
Austin High School
Ray Wescott
Glenn Darling
W. Kirchdoerfer
U. S
West Germany
Supt
L. S. Harbo
James Nickels
Donald Holden
Lena Grinley
Harold Kannady
Mary Yocum
Eisenhower to Address Defense Plan Reorganization
President Eisenhower will present his defense reorganization plan to the public next week in a nationwide broadcast. The White House announced the speech, titled Why We Have to Modernize Our Defense Establishment, will be delivered at a luncheon of the American Society of Newspaper Editors and aired live by NBC TV and radio, CBS-TV, and Mutual Radio. The President aims to defend his plan amid critics and indicated he will appear on air as frequently as allowed by the networks. Senator Cooper predicted Senate approval of the reorganization plan.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
American Society of Newspaper Editors
NBC, TV and Radio
Cbs-Tv
Mutual Radio
James C. Hagerty
Five Young Children Die in Cleveland House Fire
A two story frame house fire in Cleveland claimed five children all under eight. Their mother escaped with a two year old daughter and stood in the driveway calling for help as neighbors attempted rescues. Firefighters could not reach the children in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Leighton Enters Senate Race From Minnesota Districts
Austin attorney Robert Leighton 29 announced his bid for the State Senate seat from Mower and Dodge Counties. He filed in June with a September primary and November general election. Leighton spoke to over 100 backers at the Fox Hotel and listed community roles including municipal judge, Amvets officer, Moose Lodge civic affairs chair, and church groups involvement.
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Robert Leighton
Austin
Mower
Dodge
Leighton
Thomas Meany
Terry Meany
University of Minnesota Law School
St. Thomas College
St. Paul
Myron Leighton. Austin
Municipal Judges Assn
Mower County
Gov. Freeman
Moose Lodge
Amvets
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Elks Lodge
Knights of Columbus
Fatal drugs offset by antidote in cancer study
AP reports researchers in Houston explore deliberately dosing cancer to lethal levels then saving patients with a strong antidote. Bone marrow transfers in mice enabled survival after lethal drug or high radiation doses, highlighting donor compatibility as a hurdle for human use.
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Houston
Tex
Weather Report From Herald Site at Roof Fire Station
Official readings at 8:30 show clear weather with a low of 28 and high of 51 in the last 24 hours. Today's forecast notes clear conditions and mild temperatures.
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U. S
Herald Weather
Khrushchev vows no war but ready for it if comes
Premier Khrushchev told a Budapest crowd that the Soviet Union would never wage war yet would be prepared if conflict arises. He urged consumer goods growth and hinted at future announcements. He praised Janos Kadar and warned Americans against domination while stressing hope for U.S. Soviet accord. The farewell speech in Hungary followed eight days of talks and a somber mood about global tensions.
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Harold K. Miles
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Hungary
Soviet Union
Lenin
Sports Palace
Khrushchev
United States
Budapest
Brothers Quizzed in Slaying in Minneapolis
Detectives questioned two Minneapolis brothers as suspects in the killing of Ethel J. Johnson 60 a vending company clerk fatally slugged during an April 2 holdup at 1921 Emerson Ave North Investigators found bloody clothing at the brothers home and said the men claimed a fight accounts for the stains Several employees including another worker were to be tested by lie detectors while a real estate firm safe with $10 000 was reported in the office and Johnson’s purse held over $1 000 and the attackers fled without loot.
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Minneapolis
Ethel J. Johnson
Charles Wetherville
Wetherille
Miss Johnson
American Sales and Manufacturing Co
Emerson Ave. North
Korean Airman Seizes Plane Attempt Ends in Fatal Shootout
A South Korean airman attempted to hijack a military aircraft today en route to North Korea. The radioman was killed, while the pilot and engineer were seriously wounded before the intruder was subdued.
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Seoul
Korea
Red
North Korea
Convicted Wife Killer Weds Sweetheart in Jail
Richard Larry Hunt, 28, married Joanne Campbell, 23, in a New Brunswick county jail ceremony an hour before starting a life sentence for his wife’s murder. The couple, both of Baltimore, exchanged vows with guards present as witnesses. Hunt will be eligible for parole in 1971 and was sent to Trenton State Prison after the ceremony. The murder occurred June 26, 1956, when Hunt shot his estranged wife as she protected their infant daughter Ivy.
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New Brunswick
N.J. P
Richard Larry Hunt
Trenton State Prison
Hunt
Joanne Campbell
Baltimore
Robert B. Miguard
New Brunswick Bible Church
Eisenhower Plans Weekend Golf Trip to Augusta Georgia
President Eisenhower intends to fly to Augusta Georgia for a weekend of golf and rest. Press secretary Hagerty said the trip depends on good weather and Ike clearing his work. Departure is planned for about 9 a m aboard Columbine II with a return to Washington Sunday night or Monday morning.
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Washington W
Eisenhower
Augusta
James C. Hagerty
Washington
Army Claims Everything Under Control Amid Cuba Uprising
Havana reports say clashes with rebels spread as bombings and shootings continue in six provinces. Death toll exceeds 40 with rebels burning vehicles, sabotaging utilities, and clashing with troops from Mariel to Las Villas while police round up suspected insurgents.
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Havana
Cuba
Mariel
Marcelo Salado
Santa Clara
Las Villas
Pinar del Rio
Artemisa
12.77-Mill Hike Seen in Proposed School Budget
The Austin School Board tentatively approved a 3,919,485 budget for 1958-59, up 394,635 from the current year. A final approval would raise the mill rate by 12.77 to 133.95, driven mainly by a 287,020 rise in instruction costs including higher high school salaries.
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Austin School Board
L. &. Harbo
S. L. Coumbe
R. J. Meland
Ray Wescott
Josephine Kremer
Morton Carney
Hammel and Green
Regional Postal Director Named in Minneapolis Region
Clarence E. Knudson 52 named regional operations director for the Minneapolis region of the Post Office Department. He has been acting director since last November and will direct through staff officials 28 640 postal employees in 3 025 offices across Minnesota, the Dakotas and Wisconsin.
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Minneapolis
Clarence E. Knudson
Post Office Department
Knudson
Minnesota
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Hearing on Mrs. Lewis will calls witnesses in probate case
The probate hearing for the late Mrs. A. M. Lewis continues before Judge Paul Kimball with contestants represented by William Sandler calling two witnesses. Miss Clara Crane and Austin attorney R C Alderson testified as to prior wills and a school dental clinic trust, while contestants include Mrs. Richard Beck and the Austin School Board.
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A. M. Lewis
Paul Kimball
William Sandler
Richard Beck
San Francisco
Lewises
Austin School Board
Austin
Beck
George Beatty
St. Paul
Lewis
Alderson
Baucher
Rochester Bank Janitor Denies Taking Money From Incinerator
Rochester bank janitor Henry Hickok 67 denies taking money from the bank incinerator to pay debts. FBI testimony shows a pouch with 5000 dollars vanished Oct 17 from Olmsted County Bank and Trust Co, funds donated to St John Church building fund.
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Rochester Bank
Minneapolis
Rochester
Olmsted County Bank and Trust Co
Hickok
St. John’s Catholic Church
FBI
Robert L. Carlson
Carlson
Woman 81 Hit by Car in Park Rapids
Ida Kruhme, 81, a resident of Hubbard County women’s rest home, was struck by a car and died in hospital while walking along a Park Rapids street. Police said she walked into the path of the vehicle. Minnesota’s 1958 traffic toll rose to 136. Earlier, a 4 year-old St. Paul girl, Carol Murphy, died after being struck by a truck as she attempted to reach playmates. the driver said he had no chance to stop.
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Hubbard County Women's Rest Home
Park Rapids
Ida Kruhme
Minnesota
Little Carol
Donald Murphy
Burdick Serious Illness Reported At Sibley Memorial
Rep Usher L Burdick Republican North Dakota remains seriously ill at Sibley Memorial Hospital with condition reported about the same as yesterday.
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Washington
Usher L. Burdick
Sibley Memorial Hospital
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Amanda Harver
Rose Deutschman
Ray Wistreill
Edna Martini
Allan Peters
Gordon Lonning
Ernest Wilcox
Marie Magner
Gerta Barrett
Evelyn Galbraith
Margaret Scarseth
Sen. Cooper
R-Ky
Senate
Leighton Fox Hotel
Ray Weiss
Mike Garrity
Elkton
Leo Redding
Steve Lickteig
Austin Area
Vern Schaeffer
Adams
Herman Jensen
AP Science Reporter
John J. Trentin
Baylor University Medical School
Arthur Kirschblaum
Baylor
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hospital
American Cancer Society
Kirschbaum
Trentin
Janos Kadar
Communist Party
Klemmer Kalteissen
Joanne
Ivy
California
Babe
Bellflower
Calif
AP Photofax
Georgia
Army
By Larry Allen
Oriente
Matanzas
Ellis
Ramsey
Oakland
Lansing
George Klein
Hammer and Green
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Crane
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