Freeman Plans Major State Agency Overhaul Omnibus Bill
Gov. Freeman will propose a sweeping consolidation of Minnesota state agencies into about ten departments. The plan would regroup 100 plus agencies, create departments of revenue protection and commerce, and place many agencies under new department subdivisions. The bill also targets civil service reform and state investments, with support from Senate and House civil administration chairs.
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ST. Paul
Gov. Freeman
Department of Revenue
Department of Protection
Department of Commerce
Highway Patrol
State Safety Division
Civil Defense
Adjutant General's Office
Chauffeurs and
State Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Gordon Rosenmeier
Little Falls
D. D. Wozniak
Fierce Storms Kill 26 in Midsouth and Injure 100
Severe storms and multiple tornadoes raked the Midsouth hitting Arkansas Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee. Twenty three died near Commerce Landing Mississippi and three at Olive Branch Mississippi. National Guardsmen patrolled as survivors searched ruined areas.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Commerce Landing
Miss
Here
Olive Branch
Memphis
Man Plantation
Wiggins Negro Elementary School
Delta
Tunica
Senate Approves SEATO Pact Despite One Dissent
The Senate ratified the Southeast Asia Defense Treaty by 82 to 1. Signers include the United States Great Britain France Australia New Zealand the Philippines Pakistan and Thailand. Viet Nam Laos and Cambodia are non signers and the Philippines has not ratified. The pact requires constitutional processes for action and prior consultation on countermeasures against subversion.
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Washington
Senate
Far East
Sen. Langer
R-Nd
Europe
Asia
Manila
United States
Great Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Pakistan
Thailand
Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
538 Tach en Refugees Arrive in Formosa
538 Tach in civilians arrive in Formosa aboard a Nationalist transport after bombing on the Tachens. Liu Yu, a Tach en storekeeper, recalls the siege as families, including 214 dependents, flee with donned DDT powder and sombre elders while American ships standby.
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Keeling
Formosa
Hon Cha
Tachen Islands
Here
Liu Yu
Tachens
Lee Ts
St Paul Police Warn of Bogus Steel Checks
St Paul police warned of a bad check passer cashing counterfeit U S Steel Corp checks drawn on the First National Bank of St Paul which has no account for that firm. Thirty three checks totaling over 3200 dollars have appeared in the Twin Cities signed H E Jentry and returned to the banks of origin.
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St. Paul
U.S. Steel Corp
First National Bank of
Twin Cities
H. E. Jentry
Sparkman warns U.S. may yield islands in Formosa cease-fire talks
Senator Sparkman says the United States might have to concede some small Nationalist-held is lands to Red China if UN sponsored talks on Formosa cease-fire go forward. He notes Quemoy Matsu and Tachens would be key demand, and warns defense of the islands could shape U.S. willingness to fight. Republicans, including Knowland, press hard for no concessions and for senate backing of administration policy.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Sen
Sparkman
Ala
United States
Red China
United Nations
Formosa
Senate
Forein Relations
U.N. Security Council
Quemoy
Matsu
Tachens
Congress
Eisenhower
Sen. Knowland
California
Knowland
Humphrey
D-Minn
Foreign Relations Committee
U.N
Yikiangshan
China
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Tachen Islands
Formosan
Hsin Sheng Pao
Tachen
Dag Hammarskjold
Formosa Strait
New York
Chou En-lai
New Zealand
Peiping Radio
Tokyo
Pescadores
Red
Ike Stands Pat on Army Cuts
President Eisenhower said he has no plan to rescind his proposed cut in Army strength despite misgivings from Army Chief of Staff General Matthew Ridgway.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Army
Matthew B. Ridgway
Congress
Wilson
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Formosa Peace Policy Faces Red Threats in Tachens
In Formosa three-way tensions escalate as Chiang Kai-shek's planes hit Yikiangshan and Red bombers disrupt Tachens causing civilians to flee. A US transport evacuated 538 refugees amid ongoing UN ceasefire talks and 7th Fleet stance.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Yikiangshan
Formosan
Keelung
Eisenhower defends peace aims on Formosa policy
President Eisenhower stated the United States will not allow Formosa to fall to communism and emphasized no commitment to use ground forces there. He avoided details on defending Quemoy and Matsu and refused to outline a blueprint for countering the Reds. The news conference also touched on Army strength, Supreme Court nominee delays, Dixon Yates, censorship, bipartisan consultation, standby wage controls, and FHA reform.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Formosa
Congress
Pescadores
Quemoy
Matsu
Reds
Matthew Ridgway
Army
Supreme Court
Senate
John Marshall Harlan
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Erickson Wins Tower Mayoral Write-In in Uncontested Race
Andrew Erickson, a retired railroad man, won as a write-in candidate for mayor of Tower Minnesota. He received 189 votes in a race where no one else filed to run. All other incumbents were re elected.
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Tower, Minn
Andrew Erickson
Tower
Erickson
Groundhog Sees No Shadow Sun Bright Ends Early Spring Hopes
The groundhog could not see its shadow due to bright sun and predicted six more weeks of winter. Forecasters doubted the omen while noting winter's stay regardless of sun, as observers cited mixed signals about an early spring.
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Joe
Josephine
William Sidney
Quincy
Mass
Tim
Police Hint New Clues on Rubinstein Case
New information surfaced in the Serge Rubinstein murder inquiry in New York. Asst. Dist. Atty. Alexander Herman and Dep. Chief Inspector Edward T. Feeley conducted a four hour house inspection at the victim's Fifth Avenue residence and hinted that new details emerged, though they offered no specifics.
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New York
Serge Rubinstein
Asst. Dist
Alexander Herman
Edward T. Feeley
Sth Avenue
Herman
Furman Sentenced for Market Burglary in Iowa City
George A. Furman of Oxford, 34, was sentenced to up to 10 years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to breaking and entering a market in Iowa City on December 28.
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Iowa City
Iowa
George A. Furman
Oxford
State Penitentiary
CIO Asks McQuay Probe In NLRB Complaint
The CIO United Auto Workers asks the National Labor Relations Board to investigate charges against McQuay Inc. at Minneapolis and Faribault plants. Union says workers were penalized for strike action and vacation benefits denied. NLRB reviewing claims of union bargaining failure amid separate strike standings.
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Minneapolis
CIO
United Auto Workers
National Labor Relations Board
McQuay, Inc
Faribault
NLRB
Refugee transport brings 538 to Formosa with prisoners aboard
Nationalist Defense Ministry reported 15 Chinese Communist prisoners were aboard the transport that carried 538 refugees from the Tachens to Formosa. The prisoners were captured near Nankishan, about 80 miles south of the Tachens.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Nationalist Defense Ministry
Tachen Islands
Nankishan
Tachens
Bob Hope Plans Easier Schedule Next Season
Hollywood comedian Bob Hope, tired of television demands, will decline regular TV offers next season. He will limit to guest appearances, independent films, and his radio show, with contracts at NBC and General Foods expiring in May.
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Hollywood
Bob Hope
Hope
James Saphier
NBC
General Foods
Senator Lehman Proposes Jan 30 as FDR Birthday Holiday
Senator Lehman of New York proposes a constitutional resolution to declare January 30 a legal holiday nationwide in commemoration of Franklin D. Roosevelt's birth. The measure frames the date as a yearly observance recognizing the late president's legacy.
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Sen
Lehman i
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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