Minnesota Hits New Highway Death Toll Milestone
The Associated Press reports Minnesota’s road toll reached 652 after four traffic deaths on a Wednesday. Virginia Minnesota recorded its first fatality since 1956 as Helge Lundstrom, 69, died from injuries. Other victims include a 6 month old, a 12 year old, Anna Chase of Fargo, and Henepin County Commissioner Jens Christensen.
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Harry Hanson
Arthur
Morris Hospital
Robert Todd Becker
Raymond Becker
Lamberton
Gary Sebo
Raymond Sebo
Winona
Jens Christensen
Hennepin County
Tornado Toll Rises to 11 in Illinois and Missouri
Severe unseasonal tornadoes swept Southern Illinois and Missouri killing 11 and injuring more than 100. Murphysboro bore the worst losses with nine dead in the city, including four from one family, while Mount Vernon and surrounding towns suffered extensive damage to homes and fires added to destruction.
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Rep Jere Cooper Dies Tax Committee Head
Rep Jere Cooper of Tennessee 5th District and Ways and Means chair died after a coronary thrombosis at 74. His death elevates Wilbur Mills to potential chairmanship of the tax writing panel as the House lineup stands 230 Democrats to 200 Republicans with five vacancies. Mills, 48, described as a politician who works quietly, is seen as a Rayburn ally on Capitol Hill.
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City Ties All Time Peak Power Load Record
Tuesday proved a power day as the City Utilities Dept reports a peak of 18 900 kilowatts. Utilities superintendent Harold Lamon called the figure an all time high while the Austin plant activated standby generating equipment to meet the demand.
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Harold Lamon
Austin
Watts Convicted in Fatality Will Appeal
Watts 18 of Lansing Corners found guilty of criminal negligence in the fatal crash that killed 17 year old Donald Arndt after a four hour jury deliberation. Judge A C Richardson stayed sentencing for 10 days and Watts released on bond. Watts faces up to five years or a year plus a $1000 fine and license revocation.
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Lansing Corners
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Watts
Donald Arndt
Arndt
Freeman urges Madison as site for $100 million atomic accelerator
Minnesota Governor Orville Freeman writes to President Eisenhower accusing the AEC of delay and urging Madison Wisconsin as the site for a new particle accelerator. He cites Soviet satellite success and Midwest university collaboration, and says he may appear before the AEC to push the project. The plan involves a five to seven year build and a $100 million price tag under the Midwest Universities Research Foundation.
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Orville Freeman
Minnesota
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Eisenhower
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Vernon Thomson
Wisconsin
NATO Agrees Talks as Ike Offers Nuclear Arms for Europe
The NATO summit endorsed talks with Moscow on disarmament and accepted Eisenhower's offer of ballistic missiles and nuclear warheads for Western Europe. The communique blamed the Soviet Union for escalating warfare and backed NATO defense buildup with ready nuclear stockpiles and intermediate range missiles for Europe.
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Minnesota opens first swine evaluation station near Austin
The Minnesota Swine Evaluation Station two miles north of Austin on Highway 218 opens with state funding of 60000 dollars. State Sen Philip Holand and Rep John Hartie praise the program aiding 26 pens of boars and barrows tested for feed efficiency and carcass quality. University of Minnesota involvement includes Dr Ralph Comstrock. about 100 attendees hear remarks while four UM officials miss due to a car mishap.
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P J. Holand
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Hartie
John Hartie
Owatonna
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George Leland
Austin Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee
University of Minnesota
Lester Hanson
Dean Harold Macy
Skull Rutford
Fari‘bault
H. G. Zavoral
Chamber of Commerce
Crop value falls 6.5% in 1957 farm year nationwide
Agriculture Department reports crops produced by farmers totaled 17.547 billion dollars, about 6.5 percent below last year's 18.781 billion. Livestock values were not provided, but farm income is expected to rise slightly due to higher government payments. California leads with 1.675 billion in crop value, corn remains top at 3.991 billion, and price averages ease from 1.29 to 1.17 per bushel.
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Agriculture Department
California
Reading Weather Update At 8 30 Am
The report lists 8:30 readings with a low of 28 in the last 24 hours and a high of 34. Cloudy skies prevail with 0.20 inches of precipitation recorded.
Missing Faribault Patient Sought by CAP Planes
Four Minnesota Civil Air Patrol planes aided a search for 21 year old Phillip Lawrence Harris missing from the Faribault State School and Hospital since Sunday. Harris, admitted January 23, 1952 from Ramsey County, prompted Rice County authorities to request CAP help in the broad hunt across back roads and fields.
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Minnesota
Civil Air Patrol
Faribault
Suruday
Phillip Lawrence Harris
Ramsey County
CAP
Rice County
Mankato
Harris
Eisenhower leaves NATO talks confident peace closer
President Eisenhower flew home from Paris after the NATO summit with confidence the talks advanced peace and reduced the chance of war. Coty greeted him at the airport as crowds lined the streets causing traffic jams. A TV address to the nation was planned for Monday night and the White House reported his health as fine.
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Minneapolis lawyer named third member of wage dispute board
Robert L. Van Fossen will join W. O'Berg and Frank W. Schully as the three man fact finding panel in the Austin wage dispute. Van Fossen arrives Jan 14 at 10 a.m. and will begin studies with the others after a 2:30 p.m. agreement with Mayor Baldy Hansen. Schultz represents Local 867, O'Berg represents the city.
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Frank W. Schully
Minneapolis
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