Pork Must Have Consumer Appeal Declared by Morse
Under Secretary of Agriculture True D. Morse told the Minnesota Iowa Swine Institute that pork demand has fallen by 25 percent as consumers reject fat in cuts. He urged producers to switch to lean hogs, warning of further declines if changes do not occur, and emphasized teamwork among farmers processors and sellers.
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True D. Morse
Minnesota-Iowa Swine Institute
Institute
Morse
Corn Belt
Steddman
Gt Western to Build New Station in City
The Chicago Great Western Railway will construct a large modern passenger and freight station on a four acre site near Harrison Street in Austin this year. The move aims to replace the old facilities and relieve downtown congestion. The Twin Cities Omaha train will stop at the new station, with mail operations moving from Lyle to the site.
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Gt. Western
Chicago Great Western Railway Co
Harrison Street
Fred Ten Eyck
Austin
Bridge Street
Twin Cities-Omaha
Milwaukee
Great Western
Ten Eyck
Mill
Bridge Streets
Lyle
Humphrey Urges Arms Embargo in Middle East Policy
Sen. Hubert Humphrey urged an immediate arms embargo on the Middle East and offered U.N. fleet support to enforce it. He called for a U.N. arms commission, a permanent U.N. police force, and inspections to reveal arms flows. He favored Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and Aqaba with guarantees.
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Humphrey
Mideast
United States
Middle East
United Nations
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Sen. Humphrey
Bronx Chamber of Commerce
U.S
U.N
Suez Canal
Gulf of Aqaba
Gaza Strip
Israel
Four U S spies revealed in Moscow espionage display
In Moscow the Foreign Ministry unveiled a three hour claim of U S covert war against the Soviet Union. Four so called spies named Yakuta Kudrayavtsev Novikov and Khmelitsky detailed captor tales and said U S intelligence trained them in postwar Germany.
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Moscow
Madison Avenue
Foreign Ministry
United States
L. F. Illyichev
West Germany
Soviet Union
Ilyichev
U.S
Nikolai I. Yakuta
Mikhail P. Kudrayavtsev
Adam L. Novikov
Konstantin I. Khmelitsky
Germany
Nine jailed in burglary ring sweep across Minnesota
Minneapolis police say a six week burglary ring was broken up. Nine men and one woman were detained after a stolen car crash on January 9 led to arrests. Suspects include Robert Clark, Herbert Nesler, Ronald Lund, Ralph Johnson, Richard Carlson, Gerald Carpenter, John Schmeck, Sherman LaRush, and others. Betty Kay Kneeland was charged with receiving stolen property. The operation spanned Hennepin Ramsey Olmsted Wright and Anoka counties with help from multiple agencies. Seven detainees were prior St. Cloud Reformatory inmates.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
W. L. Mahnke
Mahnke
Robert Clark
Herbert Nesler
Rochester
Ronald Lund
Excelsior
Ralph Johnson
Maple Plain
Richard Carlson
St. Paul
Gerald Carpenter
John Schmeck
Sherman LaRush
Betty Kay Kneeland
Hennepin
Ramsey
Olmsted
Wright
Anoka
Johnson
River Falls
Wis
St. Cloud Reformatory
House Group Backs Repeal of Head Tax
The Minnesota House Tax Committee recommended passage by unanimous vote a bill to repeal the $5 head tax on all who file state income tax returns, imposed in 1949 to finance the World War II bonus. Sponsors include Reps. Cina Chilgren Rutter Wozniak and Karth, all liberals from Aurora Littlefork Kinney and St. Paul.
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ST. Paul
House Tax Committee
Fred Cina
Aurora
Ed Chilgren
Littlefork
Loren Rutter
Kinney
D. D. Wozniak
Joseph Karth
Savage man dies from January traffic crash toll rises
Farmington, Minn. Norman Thompson, 26, Savage, died here Wednesday from injuries suffered in a traffic accident on January 31. Minnesota's 1957 highway toll reaches 53, up from 30 at this time last year.
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Farmington
Minn
Norman Thompson
Savage
Minnesota
State Welfare Official Quits
ST. PAUL Alvin C. Gillett aged 42 resigns as acting director of corrections for Minnesota Department of Public Welfare effective Feb 28 to join Connecticut State Prison as special assistant to the warden. He will develop inmate treatment and training programs in Connecticut.
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ST. Paul
Alvin C. Gillett
Minnesota
State Auditor Issues 3.4 Million Tax Receipts Distribution
State Auditor King mailed out the semi annual distribution of cigarette and liquor tax receipts totaling 3.4 million dollars to counties cities and villages across the state.
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ST. Paul
King
Snowslides Close Trains and Roads on Idaho Montana Border
A forecast of mild weather and showers warned of more snowslides along the Idaho Montana border. Two transcontinental trains were trapped and highways closed briefly with no injuries. A Milwaukee line streamliner was trapped between slides near the St Joe Mountains and Avery Idaho, then rerouted. Northern Pacific freight was buried by snow in the Bitterroot area, and a diesel unit fell 75 feet. One person died earlier near Wardner Idaho.
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Idaho- Montana
Milwaukee Railroad
St. Joe Mountains
Northern Pacific
Milwaukee
Avery
Idaho
Pitterroot Mountains
Hard Luck Plague Hits S. D. Farmer Henry
Lester Florey endures a cascade of misfortune in Henry South Dakota. His wife Hilda survived surgery and stroke, while a string of losses followed from crop damage, livestock deaths, a runaway wagon, a fire in the home dryer, and a brother’s death.
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Henry, S. D
Lester Florey
Hilda
Rioting Convicts Seize Utah Prison Hostages End Carried to Surrender
Rioting prisoners at Utah State Prison in Point of the Mountain held hostages for hours and attacked guards before surrendering to Gov. Clyde. About 500 inmates sparked violence with 27 captives seized including a church basketball team and teachers. Warden Graham said racial tensions were among 43 complaints.
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Utah
Utah State Prison
Clyde
State Board of Corrections
Marcell Graham
Washington
FBI
Pentagon to shift jet ops from Wold Chamberlain Field
Defense officials propose moving all military jet operations from Wold Chamberlain Field Minneapolis to a new air base by 1960 with propeller aircraft remaining at Wold. Quarles cited a 12 million dollar preliminary cost for the new field, with total base costs potentially reaching 100 million. The plan hinges on Congressional approval and Minnesota land provision.
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Washington
Defense Department
Wold Chamberlain Field
Minneapolis
The
Air Force
Quarles
Secretary of the Navy
Thomas
Sen. Thye
R-Minn
Congress
Minnesota
Wold Chamberlain
Air Defense Command
ADC
Orville Freeman
St. Paul
Freeman
Sen
Humphrey
Soviets Reported to Send More Arms to Egypt
Washington officials say Russia may have resumed arms shipments to Egypt since fighting ended, delivering medium tanks artillery and likely jet fighters. It is unclear if this is new purchases or additions to a 250 million dollar contract from 1955.
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Washington
Russia
Egypt
Nasser
Alexandria
Middle East
Russian expels two U.S. naval attaches in Moscow
Russia orders the expulsion of two U.S. assistant naval attaches after an assault on a street in Leningrad. The State Department identified the officers as Capt. Paul R. Uffelman of the Marine Corps and Navy Lt. William S. Lewis.
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Washington
Russia
U. S
Moscow
State Department
Leningrad
Paul R. Uffelman
Marine Corps
Navy
William S. Lewis
Four youths charged in liquor store raid northern Minnesota
Four youths aged 15 to 17 were bound over to district court for grand larceny after a raid on the Ogema municipal liquor store. Officers recovered most of about $500 in whiskey from a wooded area north of Detroit Lakes.
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Detroit Lakes
Minn
Ogema Municipal
Here
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Iowa State College
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