Thye Files Eisenhower Name in Minnesota Primary
U S Sen Edward Thye filed a petition with 1600 names and 25 pledged delegates for President Eisenhower in the Minnesota presidential primary on March 20. A Democratic contest shows Adlai Stevenson entered and Estes Kefauver weighing a late entry for a first clash between the parties. Thye noted delegates would decide if Eisenhower later declines to run.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Eisenhower
Minnesota
U.S
Edward J. Thye
Rminn
Joseph Donovan
Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Stafford King
Donovan
Sen
Thye
White House
Capitol
St Paul Boy Dies in Fire
Michael Klemenko aged two died in a blaze that swept a two story three family home at 206 Ramsey in St Paul. His mother La Verne Klemenko and brother Dale four escaped after a stove explosion. she suffered burns and broke a kitchen window trying to reenter. Firefighters recovered the child behind the stove. four occupants fled unharmed.
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ST. Paul
Michael Klemenko
Ramsey
LaVerne Klemenko
Dale
Klemenko
M & SL Purchases Minnesota Western
Chicago Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway buys the Minnesota Western Railway stock. The 112 mile line from Minneapolis to Gluck Minnesota in Chippewa County transfers to M & SL. ICC approval pending. Minnesota Western operates as a farm products carrier with extended line to Gluck since 1927.
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Chicago
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Minnesota Western Railway
Minneapolis
Gluck
Minn
Chippewa County
Interstate Commerce Commission
Minnesota Western
Hutchinson
Western
U S and Britain Press for Mideast Peace
In the final Eisenhower Eden talks the United States and Britain seek formulas to bolster Middle East security against Soviet power and preserve peace in the Far East. Eden and Eisenhower consider UN troops in the demilitarized zone, while U S troops are met with cool reception. Britain and the United States remain split on Red China but vow a united front against Communist threats.
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Washington
Middle East
Far East
Selwyn Lloyd
Dulles
State Department
Eisenhower
Eden
Israel
United Nations
Demilitarized Zone
U. S
Formosa
Britain
United States
China
U.N
Fisenhower
Secretary
State Dulles
Heaviest Snow of Winter Hits Iowa
The heaviest snow storm of the winter spread across Iowa from border to border and was expected to continue through Thursday. Snow accumulations ranged four to eight inches, with up to eight inches in the drought-stricken southwest where Lenox schools closed. The State Highway Patrol noted moderate snow at dawn, with blowing and drifting, and highways were snow packed and slippery statewide.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Lenox
State Highway Patrol
South Africa Orders Soviet Consul Staff to Leave
Foreign Affairs Minister E. H. Louw said Pretoria will remove Soviet consular staff by March after alleging subversive activities. No break in relations. London handles ties as Moscow lacks a Soviet embassy in South Africa. Parliament welcomed the move with applause.
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Capetown
South Africa
Soviet Union
E. H. Louw
Pretoria
London
Moscow
Jean Hersholt Recovering After Major Operation
Actor Jean Hersholt is recuperating at St. Vincent's Hospital after a major operation performed yesterday. Doctors expect a week to return home and three to four weeks before resuming at least some work.
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Los Angeles
Jean Hersholt
St. Vincent's Hospital
U S Winds Up Case Against Taylor Today
US District Attorney George A. MacKinnon said the grand jury will hear final matters and possibly issue a report today or Thursday. James P. Taylor, 30, awaits possible charges related to interstate transportation of checks from Northern State Bank in Thief River Falls, tied to Kenneth Lindbergh’s disappearance and death near Clear Lake, Minnesota.
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Kenneth Lindbergh
George A. MacKinnon
James P. Taylor
Taylor
Hennepin County
Northern State Bank
Thief River Falls
Minn
Lindbergh
Clear Lake
MacKinnon
Dr Coffey Dies of Heart Attack in Florida
Dr Walter C Coffey longtime University of Minnesota leader and agriculture expert died in Florida from a heart attack at age 79 He had been hospitalized since Friday after a night attack while wintering in Winter Park He had served as acting president of Hamline University in 1952 and chaired its board of trustees Previously he was dean and director of Minnesota's agriculture department from 1921 to 1945.
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Orlando, Fla
Walter C. Coffey
University of Minnesota
Winter Park
Fla
Minnesota
Coffey
Hamline University
St. Paul
Department of Agriculture
Benson Advises Farmers That Pork Program Would Hurt You
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson told farmers the pork buying plan would hurt more than help. Speaking at the Minnesota Iowa Swine Institute in Austin, he warned against government stockpiling. the program would raise costs and invite broad price controls, rationing, and misaligned incentives.
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Benson
Ezra Taft Benson
Austin
Midwest
Pacific Northwest
Dave Owen
Farmers Today
Minnesota-Iowa Swine Institute
Ceresa
Broiler
Benson Seeks Early Farm Law For 1956 Crops
Secretary Ezra Taft Benson told reporters he expects Congress to act on new farm legislation by late February or before April 1 to affect the 1956 crops. He praised the House vote 387 to 0 exempting farm gasoline from federal tax and urged a voluntary program with more farmer freedom and less control.
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Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Eisenhower
Berias Successor Ousted by Soviets
Moscow reports a government shakeup unseating S N Kruglov the internal affairs minister since July 1953 and appointing Moscow deputy mayor N P Dudorov Kruglov led the militia and faced criticism for handling hooliganism and sports riots Western observers see the move as tightening controls ahead of the 20th party congress Dudorov also heads the construction department of the Central Committee and is adviser on construction unsure of future duties for Kruglov
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Moscow
Kremlin
Lavrenty P. Beria
S. N. Kruglov
Beria
Kruglov
Russia
Communist Party
Pravda
N. P. Dudorov
Dudorov
Soviet Communist Party
Central Committee
Soviet Council of Ministers
Armenia
Two Women and Baby Die as Car Hits Train Near Sioux Rapids
A car carrying four women and a baby collided with a Rock Island work train on a slippery U S Highway 71 crossing six miles north of Sioux Rapids in Clay County. The baby and two women were killed. two other women were critically injured. Victims were from Sioux Rapids families, including Inga Salveson, 63, and Delores Jane Johnson, 17 months. The driver, Denton Johnson, 25, and passenger Mrs. Vance Adams, 51, sustained injuries.
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Sioux Rapids
Iowa
Spencer
Rock Island
Inga Salveson
Lewis Hanson
Delores Jane Johnson
Denton Johnson
Vance Adams
Rock Island Tracks
Here
Clay County
Russia Demands Release of Seized Trawlers
Moscow denounces Norway for detaining Russian trawlers on fishing charges in Norwegian waters. The Soviet government calls the dispute a misunderstanding but insists the ships were not trawling illegally.
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London
Russia
Norway
Moscow
Mother-to-Be Resumes Journey to Duluth Hospital
Mina Grand Marais leaves her cabin with three children to reach a Duluth hospital for delivery. After snowbound delays on Sag lake she hiked, rode two snowmobiles, and received rides from winter fishermen and locals. She finally reached Grand Marais then boarded a Duluth bus for the 110 mile trip awaiting birth in about a week.
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Grand Marais
Mina
Saganaga Lake
Jock Richardson
George Plummer
Russell Blankenburg
Blankenburg
Loon Lake
Duluth
Art Madsen
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Levene
Venus
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Louw
Dr. Coffey
Hamline
P. J. Holand
Institute
Swine Institute
By Jay Daane
Berias
By Richard K. O'Malley
Duluth Hospital
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