Stillwater Man Spends Christmas in Jail Over Power Line Dispute
Carlson 44 of Woodbury Township has served a 90 day contempt sentence in Washington County jail since December 6 after refusing an $850 court settlement for an easement to allow a 345000 volt NSP power line over his farm. NSP says the case sets a precedent. Carlson plans to stay jailed rather than sign papers as his family faces a difficult Christmas.
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Christmas mail confidence and cash crunch loom in AP briefing
Postmaster General Lawrence F. O Brien says Christmas mail is flowing with no major delays but hints costs may rise next year. He cites a 10 percent postal deficit this year and a near 9 billion Christmas mail volume, up 8.9 percent from last year.
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Associated Press Washington
Lawrence F. O'Brien
O'Brien
Governor's Committee Recommends Higher School Aid Boost
A Minnesota panel proposes raising state aid to local districts to 55 percent of basic costs, up from 46 percent, costing about 172 million dollars over the next two years. It also urges transportation aid for cities like Minneapolis and St Paul, expanded aid for handicapped students, a new teacher retirement financing method, and removal of per capita limits. The group advocates state-led universal high quality education and greater state responsibility for funding.
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Viola Hymes
Minneapolis
Karl F. Rolvaag
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Negroes Organizing Unions Over Discrimination Claim
AP reports San Francisco civil rights leader Herbert Hill says African Americans are forming independent labor unions due to widespread discrimination in AFL-CIO groups. He cites unfair practices in restaurant, building trades, and sailors unions and says NAACP will support efforts where unions fail to represent minority members. The unions deny discrimination.
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Herbert Hill
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Hill
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Fillmore
No Holiday Rest for Cane Workers
Cuba keeps Christmas and New Year workdays for sugar cane labor as Fidel Castro targets a 7.5 million ton sugar crop. The 1952 peak was 7 million tons, while last year reached 4.5 million tons, missing the goal by 2 million tons.
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Fla
Cuba
Fidel Castro
West Virginia Mulls Voter ID Cards to Prevent Fraud
Charleston reports WV Secretary of State Robert D. Bailey proposes issuing identification cards to registered voters to help curb election fraud.
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West Virginia
Robert D. Bailey
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