New Mississippi River Crossing Brings 120 Ton Girder Into Place
A 120 ton steel girder was positioned to complete a new 994 foot bridge over the Mississippi at Dartmouth Avenue near the University of Minnesota. The bridge, part of Interstate 94, will open in August 1964 as the Twin Cities first new Mississippi crossing since 1927. Industrial Construction Division Allied Structural Steel Co. of Minneapolis serves as general contractor.
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Thompson Begins 2 Week Orientation Ahead of Appeal
T Eugene Thompson started a two week orientation at Stillwater state prison as his lawyers plan an appeal of his first degree murder conviction. Attorneys may file the notice today in Hennepin County District Court and seek bail during the appeal. Warden Tahash noted Thompson’s arrival among 800 inmates.
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Quints Doctor Cites Two Key Anxiety Triggers at Birth
Dr James Berbos of Aberdeen says the Fischer quintuplets faced two main worries during delivery. Mary Ann weighed 2 pounds, raising doubts about survival, and mother Mrs Fischer bled excessively between births three and five. He calls the overall birth experience smooth despite media strain.
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Soviets Call for Private Talks to Heal Sino Soviet Rift
Moscow reports the Soviet Communist Party urged Red China to halt public polemics and resume private negotiations to settle differences. Pravda warned the quarrel has gone too far yet can be resolved, outlining plans for face to face talks and groundwork for a world Communist party meeting.
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Leak Halted Theft of the Kitchen Sink
In Syracuse Rose Mancini summoned firemen as water poured through her ceiling. Fire and police found Sam Gary and Robert L. Chapman in an unoccupied second floor apartment attempting to remove a kitchen sink. They were jailed on burglary charges.
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Robert L. Chapman
Wisconsin historian Hesseltine dies at 61
William B. Hesseltine, 61, renowned historian and UW Madison history professor, died Sunday from a heart attack. He achieved international recognition for his scholarship and teaching. The university and colleagues mourn the loss of the respected academic.
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William B. Hesseltine
University of Wisconsin
Noted Chemist Dr Otto Eisenschiml Dies
Dr Otto Eisenschiml a noted chemist and author on Lincoln and the Civil War died Saturday in Chicago at age 83. He was an authority in his field and wrote extensively on 19th century topics.
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Otto Eisenschiml
Lincoln
Waterfowl population hits record 7500 geese in Rochester
In Rochester Minnesota the Silver Lake area reports a record waterfowl population of 7500 Canada geese. This milestone marks a notable increase for local avian counts near the city.
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Rochester
Minn
Silver Lake
Fires strike nursing home and grain elevator in Iowa
Two fires during a sweeping Iowa blizzard hit a nursing home in Osceola housing about 35 patients and a grain elevator at Crystal Lake. No injuries reported. patients evacuated safely at the nursing home as crews from neighboring towns battled the shaft fire and wind shifted sparks away from oil tanks. Local investigators will determine causes. One Des Moines traffic death occurred amid the storm.
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Iowa
Associated Press
Des Moines
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Crystal Lake
Osceola Nursing Home
H. E. Stroy
G. W. Bristow
Minnesota
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Sioux City Sees Severe Weekend Snowstorm Disrupt Transit
A weekend storm whipped into Iowa with winds up to 70 mph and heavy drifting. The Iowa Highway Patrol urged motorists to avoid travel as roads turned slick and visibility dropped to near zero at times, stranding transit and canceling Sunday church services in Sioux City.
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Sioux City
Mashburn Dies at 66 in Labor Convention
Lloyd A. Mashburn former undersecretary of labor in 1953 and 1954 died at age 66 of a heart attack during a labor convention. He lived in Silver Spring Maryland and was a notable government official in the 1950s.
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Chicago
Lloyd A. Mashburn
Silver Springs
MEA Urges State Barrow to Meet Need
The Minnesota Education Association legislative commission urges state borrowing to avert a 5 percent cut in school aids. Gov. Rolvaag has said funds cannot be borrowed and ordered the cut, effective next August, due to overestimated revenues. MEA Executive Secretary A L Gallop criticized the move over the weekend in a letter to the governor.
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State Barrow
Karl Rolvaag
Rolvaag
Retired Professor Franklin Edgerton Dies at 78
Dr. Franklin Edgerton, a noted author and scholar aged 78, died Saturday in Laramie Wyoming. He was renowned for his contributions to linguistic studies and historical literary research.
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Laramie
Wyo
Franklin Edgerton
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