School Bond Election May Be Held in May
The Austin Board of Education tentatively schedules a May bond election for new school buildings and additions. They seek to determine by April 11 the total funds needed and consider consolidations with District 50 in Mower County and District 33 in Freeborn County. Athletic director H R Hastings reports on intra mural activities.
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Austin Board of Education
Richard Hammel
Curtis Green
George Kline
Austin
Mower County
Freeborn County
H. R. Hastings
U.S. balloons over Russia drew Soviet protest
Moscow accused Washington of brink of war tactics after U S weather balloons over Russian air space carried meteorological and reconnaissance gear. Soviet foreign ministry cited a Life magazine claim by Dulles and noted the U S halted launches from West Germany and Turkey pending review.
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Soviet Union
United States
Spiridonovka Palace
Foreign Ministry
Leonid Ilyichev
U.S
State Dulles
Life Magazine
Ilychev
West Germany
Turkey
Russia
AFL-CIO Plans Opposition to Nine Senate Republicans
At its winter meeting in Miami Beach the merged AFL-CIO COPE flagged nine Republican senators for labor opposition in the 1956 elections: Duff, Capehart, Thye, Kuchel, Welker, Goldwater, Milliken, Wiley, and Butler. Labor favored Morse in Oregon and held Ohio remarks, with a proposed budget near three million dollars and strict secrecy.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
Senate
Duff
Capehart
Ind
Thye
Minn
Kuchel
Calif
Welker
Idaho
Goldwater
Ariz
Milliken
Cole
Wiley
Wis
Butler
Sen
Morse
D-Ore
Ohio
Frank Lausche
Bender
Rohio
Afl-Cio Committee On
George Meany
COPE
AFL
CIO National
Calfornia
New Blizzard Hits Panhandle Texas Cities
A fresh blizzard dumps snow across the plains as winds up to 40 mph drive drifts. National Guard trucks patrol streets while a Plainview area school bus with 24 children is freed and re-stuck, and freight trains near Dimmitt and Plainview become encased in blowing snow.
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Plainview
Tex
Panhandle Plains
National Guard
Fort Worth
Denver
Dimmitt
Freeman Urges Ike to Veto Gas Bill
Gov Freeman urged President Eisenhower to veto the Harris Fulbright natural gas bill, warning enactment would burden Minnesota. experts estimate the measure would add over 17 million dollars annually to gas costs and raise each consumer’s bill by 50 dollars or more.
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Freeman
Ike
ST. Paul
Eisenhower
Minnesota
Readmission ultimatum fails as UA gives no comment
Autherine Lucy, a 26 year old Birmingham woman excluded from the University of Alabama, faced a 48 hour period to be readmitted that expired without response. She said she would pursue legal action if not allowed back on campus amid threats and hostile calls. An offer of a Copenhagen scholarship was reported from the Danish League of Tolerance.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Autherine Lucy
Birmingham
Miss Lucy
Lucy Gal
Lucy
University of Copenhagen
Danish League of Tolerance
Scientists
Former Fireman Sentenced to Life for Polk Hotel Fire Murder
Arthur R. Swanson, 58, a former Minneapolis fireman, was sentenced to life in prison for murder and arson in the Polk Hotel fire that killed bellboy Jack Campi, 60, and injured 17 others. Judge John B. Molinari also imposed a concurrent two to 20 year term for arson.
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Minneapolis
Arthur R. Swanson
Polk Hotel
Jack Campi
John B. Molinari
Swenson
Yorks Son Sworn into Air Force by Tennessee Governor
Nashville Tennessee sources report 18 year old Thomas Jefferson York son of World War I hero Sgt Alvin York was sworn into the Air Force today by Governor Frank Clement.
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Nashville, Tenn
Thomas Jefferson York
Sgt
Alvin York
Air Force Today
Frank Clement
Ice box Contenders Become Hot Spots
Two weather stations sparked chatter as the cold spell shifted. International Falls reached 20 above while Bemidji logged 14 above and Duluth 15 above. Rochester recorded 3 below zero, Redwood Falls 1 above, and the Twin Cities 9 above.
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Associated Press
International Falls
Bemidji
Minnesota
Duluth
Rochester
Redwood Falls
Twin Cities
Iowa Farmer Killed by Hay Fork in Barn Accident
Edward Brandt 59 of near Waukon Iowa died after being struck by a large hay fork while haying in his barn. He fell about 12 feet to a driveway suffering a broken neck and died Wednesday.
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Waukon
Iowa
Edward Brandt
Minneapolis Police Probe Fatal Fall
Minneapolis police investigate whether 63 year old George Lindberg fell to his death at the Oslo Hotel on Washington Avenue late Wednesday.
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Minneapolis
George Lindberg
Oslo Hotel
Washington Avenue
May Stay Until 1961 Woman Likes Jail
Milwaukee housewife Tillie Hansen, 58, could remain in Milwaukee County jail until 1961 unless she pays a $150 judgment or Mrs. Alvin Harry waives the board bill. Harry pressed the judgment via a rarely used body execution to collect damages from a 1941 PTA meeting incident Hansen denied. Hansen calls jail life pleasant while the dispute centers on a principle and a growing bill of about $296 with interest.
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Milwaukee
Tillie Hansen
Milwaukee County
Hansen
Harry
Parent Teachers Assn
Minnesota seniors age like fine wine in Rochester area
A Rochester Post Bulletin readership survey finds nearly 100 residents age 90 plus within 25 miles, with four over 100 and fourteen above 95. Claus Dubbels of Elgin is 103, surrounded by lifelong friends and active work, while several other centenarians live nearby with ties to youth and daily routines.
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Minnesota
Dickman
Rochester Post-Bulletin
Olmsted
Dodge
Fillmore
Wabasha
Goodhue
Death toll tops 200 as European cold wave grinds on
A Siberian cold snap thickens across Europe driving weather deaths above two hundred. Italy mobilizes police and troops to reach snowbound villages while Sweden reports a record low of minus 33. Denmark, Holland, Austria, Switzerland and others endure heavy snow as Italy considers delaying the Feb 19 elections.
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Europe
Greece
Turkey
Italy
Sweden
Falun
Stockholm
St. Stephen's Church
Mid-Air Crash Kills 3 Near Hauser Lake Montana
A single engine plane piloted by Alexander Scott Woods and two passengers were killed in a mid air collision with a second private craft near Hauser Lake 16 miles northeast of Helena Montana. The other aircraft a Piper Palm Cruiser landed in a wheat field with two students injured.
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Helena
Mont
Alexander Scott Woods
Morrison Flying Service
Harold Erwin Hageborn
Winston
Virgil Clifford Duell
Hauser Lake
Montana
Woods
Charles J. Helmbrecht
Portia Howe Story Inspired NBC Play By Susskind
NBC will televise a play May 1 based on Mrs Portia Howe of Alden Minnesota mother of GI turncoat Richard R Tennyson. He refused repatriation for two years after Korea captivity then returned last December. Mrs Howe will appear near the program end and her faith in God frames the story about persuading Rich to come home.
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Ansgar Schlicter
Donald
Schlicter
Edward Kehrer
Austin Rt. 3
Austin
New York
NBC
Portia Howe
Alden
Minn
Richard R. Tennyson
Korea
David Susskind
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Rich
Senate Agriculture Committee Moves to Restore Price Supports
A 9-6 vote favored raising farm price supports to 90 percent of parity for milling wheat while delaying final action on the omnibus soil bank bill. Earlier, 87 votes supported supports on cotton corn rice and peanuts. President Eisenhower warned against tying soil bank incentives to production limits.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Eisenhower
Ellender
D-La
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Benson
Soil Bank
Russell
D-Ga
Senate
Congress
Quake Strikes Southern California Causes Minor Damage
A strong earthquake centered near the Mexico border jolted Southern California reaching Los Angeles with minor damage in San Diego and Imperial counties. No deaths or injuries were reported. Calexico saw broken store windows and scattered merchandise as police described the impact.
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EL Centro
Calif
Mexico
California
Los Angeles
San Diego
Imperial
Tehachapi
Long Beach
Calexico
Imperial Valley
Pete Figueroa
Mankato Man Fatally Struck Crossing Highway
Otto A. Nehls, 70, was fatally injured while crossing U.S. 169 at Mankato’s northern outskirts Wednesday night. The accident raised Minnesota’s traffic toll to 29 for the year, compared with 66 at the same time last year.
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Mankato
Minn
Minnesota
Otto A. Nehls
U.S. 169
Rigid versus Flexible Supports Question Hovers at 800 Million
Washington plays out a congressional clash over price supports for crops. The gap between rigid and flexible schemes totals about 800 million, driven by 1956 rates for corn and rice and similar adjustments for wheat. Eisenhower opposes restoring high supports. Benson notes changes across crops and a soil bank plan could alter realized market prices.
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Washington
Benson
Congress
Eisenhower
Neighbor Boy Admits Killing Farm Couple
A 14 year old neighbor confessed to shooting Elia Hoffman 47 and Tholma 41 at their Lancaster County farm home Wednesday night. The boy, a Lancaster High School freshman, said I killed the Hoffmans in a signed statement. Dist. Atty. Mark H. Hoskins planned juvenile court action.
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Lancaster
Wis
Elia Hoffman
Tholma
Grant County
Robert Seemeyer
Here
Hoffman
Seemeyer
Hoffmans
Lancaster High School
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