AFL-CIO Condemns Eisenhower Labor Policy Reforms
The merged AFL-CIO rejected a Labor Department appeal and condemned the Eisenhower administration for failing to fulfill Taft Hartley repeal promises. Delegates denounced the NLRB's actions and criticized economic policies while noting wage stability and rising housing costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Walker
New York
Afl-Cio
Eisenhower
National Labor Relations Board
Mitchell
NLRB
Couple Killed in Crash North of Albert Lea
A farm couple from Armstrong Minnesota William A Schmidt 64 and his wife 62 were killed in dense fog when their car skidded on an icy road and hit a utility pole four miles north of Albert Lea. Their son Marvin arriving after the wreck found both dead. The couple had been visiting relatives near Clark's Grove. Mrs Schmidt suffered a crushed chest and the husband abdominal injuries. The deaths push Minnesota 1955 road toll to 439, down from 605 a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lea
Minn
Armstrong
Here
William A. Schmidt
Clark's Grove
Marvin
Schmidt
Minnesota
Faribault Voters Reject Pool Plan In Minnesota Elections
Voters in Faribault turnout low with only 2,532 of 6,537 electors casting ballots on a $130000 pool bond issue that failed 1545 to 987. Hibbing elected Mayor Gerald Thomas to a fourth term and approved a land sale to major miners by 3 to 1. Proctor elected Roger Bergman mayor by 28 votes. wage rises were approved for Cosmos Ranier officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faribault
Minnesota
University of Minnesota Duluth
Roger A. Bergman
William J. Greene
Proctor
Greene
Duluth
Hibbing
Gerald Thomas
Thomas
John J. Spanish
North Hibbing
Gladys Gandsey
Gertrude St. Julian
N. S. Chanek
Chanek
C. G. Anderson
Cosmos
Ranier
Verne Larsen
George Erickson
Youth Story Of Torch Attack May Be Hoax In Cleveland
Cleveland police questioned a frail 17 year old boy’s tale that three youths chained him to a tree and set him afire. Detectives ruled the account possibly imaginary after noting many discrepancies while the victim, Earl R. Fryman, suffered second and third degree burns over about 85 percent of his body and remained in poor condition. He said he walked a mile to Fairview Hospital with a tree branch chained to his waist after being doused with turpentine and set alight in a Rocky River valley urban park. The investigation continued as authorities searched the area for clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
David E. Kerr
Kerr
Homicide Bureau
Fairview Hospital
Rocky River
Metropolitan Park
River Valley
Fryman
Julien Keller
Marvin J. Schatz
Earl
Irene
26 Germans Die In Frankfurt Apartment Blast
A five story Frankfurt apartment building was wrecked at dawn killing 26 of 32 sleeping residents. German police considered possible causes including a political maniac attack a dud war bomb or gas leak. US engineers aided in rescue as families waited for word on missing members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
West Germany
Four Suspects Held in $700 St Paul Bar Holdup
Four suspects in the $700 holdup of a West St. Paul bar were in custody after swift police action. Floyd McGrew and Richard Madison, both of St Paul, plus Eugene Madison, 23, and Sherwood Green, 36, were arrested in a Columbia Heights home and after a prolonged standoff Green surrendered to Minneapolis police. A getaway car was abandoned after a high speed chase.
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ST. Paul
West St. Paul
Twin Cities
Floyd McGrew
Richard E. Madison
Eugene
Sherwood Green
Minneapolis
McGrew
Richard Madison
Columbia Heights
Stillwater
Green
Don Johnson
Madison
Red Berlin village races bring Sunday beer ban and pay hikes
Village elections in LeRoy Rose Creek and Dexter produced pay increases for mayors and councils. LeRoy remains dry on Sundays as voters rejected a Sunday beer sale request. Mayors in Lyle Sargeant Adams Brownsdale and Spring Valley won re or new terms. write-in victories occurred in several towns.
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Rose Creek
Dexter
LeRoy
Council
Lyle and
Sargeant
Lawrence Priem
Lyle
Wayne Hartson
Priem
C. E. Burns
Priebe
Goetsch
Granle
Adams
Ernest Meister
Kenneth Retterath
Spring Valley
Chester Kval
Seath Elected State Officer of 4-H Clubs
The state 4 H Club Assn elected robert Webb of Duluth as president and Ronald Seath of Austin as vice president. Deloris Andel of Roseau was secretary, Russell Krech of St. Cloud treasurer, and Lila Bratzen of Ada historian. Ruth Johnson of Elbow Lake and Howard Balk of Bagley were elected presidents of related extension groups.
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ST. Paul
Robert Webb
Duluth
Ronald Seath
Austin
Deloris Andel
Roseau
St. Cloud
Russell Krech
Lila Bratzen
Ada
Seath Group
University Farm
Ruth Johnson
Elbow Lake
Home Agents Assn
Howard Balk
Bagley
County Agents Assn
Ed Willow Named Executive Director of State GOP Finance Committee
Minneapolis Republican Ed Willow, a former Congressional candidate in Minnesota's 3rd District in 1952 and 1954, was appointed executive director. The move strengthens the state GOP finance committee's leadership and fundraising capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Ed Willow
GOP
Attlee Resigns as Labor Party Chief
London reports Clement Attlee resigns as leader of the Labour party after twenty years at the helm. Deputy Herbert Morrison Hugh Gaitskell and Aneurin Bevan contend for the top post as Attlee steps down due to age and health after Labour’s May election defeat.
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Attlee
Labor Party
London
Clement Attlee
Britain
Herbert Morrison
Hugh Gaitskell
Aneurin Bevan
Bevan
Morrison
Gaitskell
Labor
House of Commons
House of Lords
Phone Hoax Threats Grope Rural Minnesota Towns
Sheriff Carl Lindahl said residents in Clarks Grove and Geneva areas of Albert Le a should not fear a pattern of calls in which a man whispers threats to rob them. Five or six complaints came in over two weeks. The caller uses a brief message and sometimes adds times like 2 or 3 in the morning. Authorities will question a possible suspect and file charges if caught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lea
Minn
Carl Lindahl
Clarks Grove
Geneva
Lindahl
Tenneson Reported on Way to Hong Kong
American GI Richard R. Tenneson, who stayed in Red China after Korea and later expressed willingness to leave, is expected to reach the Hong Kong border next week. British Embassy in Peiping and Chinese Red Cross confirm he has been released and is free to depart. U.S. consulars have followed trains from Canton without meeting him. His mother in Alden, Minnesota hopes he arrives before Christmas for a separate homecoming.
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Hong Kong
Richard R. Tenneson
Red China
Peiping
British Red Cross
Navy
Red Cross
Tenneson
Alden
Minn
U. S
Canton
United States
Korea
Portia Howe
Minneapolis
East Berlin claims of arresting two American soldiers
East Berlin communists announced they had arrested two unidentified American soldiers after a bar incident. Soviet authorities reportedly took the pair, who allegedly assaulted a cabaret performer Werner Lierck, into custody as East Berlin and Russia push the claim of sovereignty and end of occupation. The U S Army had no immediate details.
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Berlin
East Berlin
U. S
Bz Am Abend
Werner Lierck
ADN
Lierck
Hajo
Iowan Killed in Collision East of Osage
A two car crash at the iced junction of Highways 9 and 218 four miles east of Osage left Sherman Shook, 23, of near Greene dead and four others injured. Jerry Caldwell, 21, Greene, and Mrs Chauncey Woolworth with two children were injured. Sheriff Habercorn noted Caldwell failed to stop at a sign. both cars were total losses and the investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osage
Iowa
Greene
Sherman Shook
Jerry Caldwell
Rochester
Minn
Caldwell
Chauncey Woolworth
Eugene
Alice
Woolworth
Mitchell County
Louis Habercorn
Shook
Habercorn
Crippled Girl Nighted into National Honor Society
Jean Schilling a 17 year old from Myrtle Minnesota in a wheelchair has been initiated into the National Honor Society at Albert Lea High School Her achievement comes alongside her perseverance through mobility challenges and her study of geometry English shorthand and French with support from her teachers and the University of Minnesota correspondence course Her story includes a bond with the Illinois Central freight crew who befriended her by waving to her and gifting a parakeet last Valentine’s Day
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Albert Lea
Minn
Jean Schilling
Myrtle
Albert Lea High School
Jean
Illinois Central No. 571
Waterloo
Schilling
Verner Schilling
Francis Blonigan
Austin High School
University of Minnesota
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