Ridgway Opposes Army Cuts in Pentagon Clash
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, Army chief of staff, warned that a plan to trim the Army to 1,027,900 by mid 1956 could jeopardize national security. Secretary Stevens supported the balanced program, while the draft extension faces House scrutiny as Congress weighs manpower needs and funding. Ridgway urged no reduction and said any cut would force a major reallocation of forces worldwide.
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Washington
Pentagon
Congress
House Armed Services Committee
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army
Ridgway
The
Stevens
House
Eisenhower
Rep. Brooks
D-La
Senate
Vinson D-Ga Siad
Vinson
Brooks
Far East
State Secretary Pay Boost Is Proposed
In St Paul a bill in the Minnesota House requests raising the assistant secretary of state salary from 7550 to 8275 dollars. George G. Wangensteen of Chisholm took over after Arnold Gandrud retired with the new DFL administration. A second bill seeks a 2000 dollar appropriation to the Junior Livestock Assn in Duluth for transport costs, exhibits displays and prizes for exhibitors.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
George G. Wangensteen
Chisholm
Arnold Gandrud
DFL
Junior Livestock Assn
Duluth
Seth Phillips
Pillager
State Education Laws Study Recommended
ST. PAUL A Senate Education Committee proposal would create an interim panel to study and codify Minnesota education laws. Sen. Charles Root said current laws are confusing and costly for districts, and the committee trimmed the appropriation to 25 thousand dollars before sending the bill to the Finance Committee.
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ST. Paul
Senate Education Committee
Charles Root
Minneapolis
George O'Brien
Grand Rapids
Iron Range Resources Commission
Finance Committee
Murder Trial Set March 14 in Knutson Case
Ernest Knutson, 35, of Lanesboro, faces second degree murder charges for the shooting of Deputy Sheriff Walter Kruger near Preston. Judge A C Richardson rescheduled the trial for March 14 after defense and prosecution agreement. earlier dates included January 25 and a tentative February start. A psychiatric exam for Knutson is proposed as part of the delay. The shooting occurred Monday, November 1, after a Preston area farmer filed a complaint and Kruger was taking Knutson to jail.
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Preston
Ernest Knutson
Lanesboro
Walter Kruger
A. C. Richardson
Knutson
Kruger
St Paul Man New Lutheran Official
The Rev Conrad M. Thompson of St. Paul was named chairman of the Lutheran Evangelism Council at its 1955 Milwaukee rally. He succeeds the Rev Henry Hoesman of Columbus Ohio. Thompson also serves in the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Rev William Nies of Detroit was named vice president and Rev William Berg of Minneapolis was named secretary treasurer.
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St. Paul Man
New Lutheran
Milwaukee
Conrad M. Thompson
St. Paul
Lutheran Evangelism Council
Thompson
Henry Hoesman
Columbus
Ohio
The
Evangelical Lutheran Church
William Nies
Detroit
American Lutheran Church
William Berg
Minneapolis
Augustana Lutheran Church
Daigneau resigns from Hormel Board ahead of retirement
Ralph H. Daigneau, vice president and Hormel director since 1928, resigns from the board as he plans retirement October 29. He will stay on executive committee in advisory sales role through year end. Daigneau has 11th longest tenure among Hormel’s 9,000 employees and began in 1908 in the shipping room.
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Ralph H. Daigneau
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Daigneau
Hormel Company
Hormel
George A. Hormel
Jay C Hormel
OPA
Washington
Austin
D. C
War Food Administration
War Meat Board
James L. Olson
Office of Price Stabilization Administrator
Department of Agriculture
Truck Driver Survives 36 Hours After Stroke
Filbert Peters a 56 year old Marshalltown truck driver was found in his truck after more than 36 hours unable to signal for help. He had suffered a stroke while parked at the H and N Chevrolet Co used car lot in Spencer Iowa and was later rushed to a hospital in fair condition.
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Spencer
Iowa
Marshalltown
Filbert Peters
Threvel Truck Lines
H and N Chevrolet Co
Explosion Damages Tavern and Barber Shop in Darwin
An oil furnace explosion in Darwin Minnesota blew out windows at a tavern and an adjoining barber shop on Monday causing about 300 dollars in damage. No injuries were reported.
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Darwin, Minn
Tragically many die in week of fires across six states
The Associated Press reports 46 people, mostly children, perished in six states this week. Fatal blazes touched Amsterdam New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, and Maryland, with oil stoves, kerosene heaters, and oil lamps blamed for multiple deaths and extensive property damage.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Juan Rivera
New York City
Virginia
Robert L. Eley
Chuckatuck
Georgia
Rossville
Alta Wright
Augusta
Army
John T. Smith Jr
Camp Gordon
United Crew Awarded 22500 For Remarkable Flight Save
United Air Lines awarded a $22 500 tax free bonus to Captain E W Andreasen and co pilot Thomas D Boyle for superb flying and a near miraculous rescue of 39 aboard a Convair near Dexter Iowa after an elevator control loss caused a steep descent. The plane landed safely after bouncing multiple times with no injuries. The flight crew also included stewardess Enid Patricia Johnson who received $2 500.
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Chicago
United Air Lines
United
Dexter
Iowa
Des Moines
CAA
E. W. Andreasen
Maywood
Thomas D. Boyle
Mount Prospect
Enid Patricia Johnson
Green Bay
Wis
Duluth Man Begins Life Prison Term for Double-Ended Shootings
Richard V. Kangas, 68, of Duluth, headed to Stillwater Prison to serve a life term after pleading guilty to second degree murder for the fatal shooting of 80 year old Karl A. Aho at their shared Duluth hotel. He had been charged with first degree murder but accepted the lesser count.
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Duluth. Minn
Richard V. Kangas
Duluth
Stillwater
Kangas
Karl A. Aho
Aho
Northwest Lake of the Woods shore marked U S boundary
The northwest shore of Lake of the Woods lies on the boundary between the United States and Canada and represents the northernmost part of the United States.
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Lake of the Woods
United States
Canada
Not Bank Examiner Bank Robber in Meridian Texas
Mrs. Clark Royal mistook a robbing man at Farmers State Bank Meridian for a bank examiner. The robber left after a brief exchange. the cashier reported the incident and the sheriff pursued. Bobby Jack Howard, 28, was jailed about four hours later with $355 missing from $3,895 recovered.
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Meridian
Tex
Clark Royal
Farmers State Bank
Alda Chestnut
Bosque County
Wisconsin Budget Proposal Sets Record for State
Gov. Walter Kohler recommended a $268,859,481 executive budget to the Wisconsin Legislature to cover a $9 million deficit and fund two years of operations. He proposed either an income tax surtax or across the board rate increases to raise about $58 million in new taxes while noting the state cannot incur debt.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Walter Kohler
Kohler
U. S. Clarifies Islands Status Off China Coast in SE Asia Pact
Senate debate on the Southeast Asia Defense Treaty continues as lawmakers weigh ratification. Sen. George notes possible renewed discussion due to Formosa defense resolution, while Capehart emphasizes US troop involvement only with allied agreement and treaty terms.
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Rowland Evans JR
Washington
Sen
George
D-Ga
Senate
U. S
Far East
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Eisenhower
Formosa
Manila
Pakistan
Tailand
Philippines
Australia
New Zealand
Viet Nam
Cambodia
Laos
Great Britain
France
United States
Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Langer
R-Nd
Sen. Capehart
R-Ind
Capehart
Counties Receive State Gas Tax Distribution Checks
Checks totaling $6,208,201 were mailed to Minnesota’s 87 counties as the second half of the one third gas tax distribution. The state board of allotment supervises the process with the state auditor, treasurer, and highway commissioner. Largest counties Hennepin Ramsey and St. Louis each receive $186,246.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Stafford King
State Trunk Highway Fund
State Board of Allotment
Hennepin, Ramsey
St. Louis
Ministers End Talks On China Cease Fire Efforts
Commonwealth prime ministers delayed unilateral moves toward a China cease fire awaiting the UN Security Council bid to invite Red China to talks. Nehru offered to influence Peiping when stance is clear. Eden urged immediate action. Leaders, with 575 million in attendance, focused on Formosa and East West defense.
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London
Commonwealth
China
United Nations Security Council
Security Council
New York
Red China
Formosa
U.N
Chiang Kai-shek
Quemoy
Tachen
Matsu
India
Nehru
Peiping
Anthony Eden
Washington Hammers Out Policy on Tachens Evacuation
Fighting in the Formosa area escalates as four Nationalist planes clash with MIG fighters and plans in Washington move toward an clarified stance on evacuating around 30 000 troops and civilians from the Tachens toward Quemoy and Matsu amid U S Navy and Air Force support.
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U.S
Formosa
United States Air Force
Taipei
Okinawa
Philippines
Tachen Islands
Taipeh
Defense Ministry
Tripeh
Washington
Yushan
Karl L. Rankin Chang-huan
United States
Quemoy
Matsu
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Tachens
Matsu Islands
Clais Foreign Operations Administration
Yikiangshan
U.S. Navy
Burglar Steals From Dodge Home. Chocolates Left Behind
In Glen Burnie Maryland a burglar broke into Bernard A Dodge's home yesterday and stole about 30 dollars. Police recovered a half pound box of chocolates in a heart shaped Valentine box at the scene. Dodge said the candy did not belong to him.
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Glen Burnie
Bernard A. Dodge
Dodge
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R.H. Daigneau
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Charles E. Hodge Sr
Liberty
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Rhinebeck
N.Y
China Coast
Seato
Churchill
Europe
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Louis St. Laurent
Robert G. Menzies
Sidney G. Holland
Mohammed Ali
John Kotelawala
Ceylon
Godfrey Huggins
Central African Federation
Rhodesia
Nyasaland
Charles R. Swart
South Africa
By Fred Hampson
Tokyo
United Nations
Heeping Peoples
Costal Islands
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