Riots Threaten Amid Algeria Political Turmoil
Algerian unrest escalates as Robert Lacoste arrives to become premier Mollet's resident minister. Nationalists and colonials plan demonstrations. French settlers call a five hour protest in Algiers center. Troops and security ready as past rioting prompts cautious measures.
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Lacoste
Mollet
Algiers
Robert Lacoste
Guy Mollet
Algeria
France
Committee of Public Safety
Foreign Legionnaires
Georges Catroux
Catroux
Kidnap Ruse Nets 2000 Dollars in Manhattan Heist
New York police report a bandit used a kidnap scam to extort 2000 dollars from Francis Kerins a 40 year old Manhattan supermarket manager. He was instructed to place receipts in a bag and hand it to a passerby outside the store.
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New York
Manhattan
Francis Kerins
Kerins
Mary
Tear Gas Quells Rioting Schoolgirls
NICOSIA Cyprus British troops used tear gas and batons against rioting schoolgirls at Limassol who attacked soldiers at a local school and joined boys in a march shouting enosis slogans. Some demonstrators were injured and several were arrested before order was restored.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Limassol
Enosis
Utilities Board OKs new boiler plan for plant capacity
Preliminary plans for a $893 500 boiler installation to boost the plant’s electric capacity by about 25 percent were approved by the Utilities Board. Joseph Edeskuty’s Minneapolis firm will supervise at 5 percent of project cost. A new 13 800 volt substation at Todd Park is slated, with underground and overhead lines. The board rejected a fluoridation equipment photo request and approved a voltage regulator bid from Allis Chalmers.
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Utilities Board
Joseph Edeskuty
J. V
Lamon
Todd
C. R. (Baldy) Hansen
State Board of Health
Allis-Chalmers Co
Fraction Puzzle Shapes Minnesota Delegation in Kefauver Stevenson Race
In the Minnesota presidential primary Kefauver could win one or more congressional districts while Stevenson takes the rest, creating fractional votes for Stevenson delegates as delegates split 58 among 30 total. The arrangement depends on how the DFL slate is filed, with 9 district picks, 3 at large, and the remainder at large.
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ST. Paul
Kefauver
Stevenson
Minnesota
Estes to File Primary Slate for Minnesota Vote
Sen. Estes Kefauver arrives in St. Paul to file a slate of delegates for the March 20 Minnesota primary challenging Adlai Stevenson slate. The filing occurs in the governor's reception room. Kefauver plans a press conference and events with supporters before return to Washington. Republican delegates for Eisenhower are also being prepared for filing next Wednesday.
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ST. Paul
Estes Kefauver
Utilities Board Takes No Action on Fluoride Bond Issue
The Municipal Utilities Board rejected a 2500 dollar bond proposal to fluoridate city water for one year. Mayor Hansen pressed the idea, but board members and a chemist urged caution, citing medical opinions and the duty to decide rather than defer to public will.
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Utilities Board
Municipal Utilities Board
C. R. (Baldy) Hansen
Richard Rahilly
Dental and Medical Associations
Quiry
Hansen
J. A. Chipault
Hormel Institue
Chipault
Rahilly
Japan to Get 65 Million in U S Surpluses
The United States signed an agreement to supply Japan with 65.8 million dollars worth of surplus U S agricultural products. Japan will pay in yen with 75 percent of the payment loaned back for economic development. The rest is spent in Japan on American housing and other projects. Commodities include wheat barley corn cotton and tobacco.
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Tokyo
United States
Japan
U.S
Goodhue Airman Reported Missing
Captain Herman A. Mathees of Goodhue Minnesota is listed as missing along with two other airmen after a patrol bomber was forced down in the North Atlantic. The B26 with Mathees as navigator was traveling from Keflavik Iceland to Goose Bay Labrador and was last heard from on Wednesday. Calculation not given.
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Washington
Herman A. Mathees
Goodhue
Minn
North Atlantic
Air Force
Mathees
Keflavik
Iceland
Goose Bay
Labrador
Soviet Press Fixates on U S Balloons as Recon Gear
Soviet papers Pravda and Izvestia spotlighted a news conference at Spiridonovka Palace charging that American weather balloons released into Soviet airspace are reconnaissance devices. They claim a brink of war policy and feature balloons and equipment with bold captions.
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Taransov
Spiridonovka Palace
Moscow
U. S
Communist Party
Pravda
Izvestia
Soviet Union
Credit Union Officer Accused of Long Term Embezzlement
The FBI arrested Cyril Marshall, 54, treasurer of the Empire Employees Credit Union, alleging he embezzled $145,000 from 1943 through 1956 while serving as subway worker and treasurer since 1938. He is also said to have improperly used $7,000 in credit union funds to pay a loan.
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New York
FBI
Subway
Cyril Marshall
Empire
IRT
Interborough Rapid Transit
Senator Case Testifies On $2500 Campaign Gift Probe
Senate investigators hear Sen. Case of South Carolina describe turning down a $2500 campaign contribution he viewed as a possible attempt to influence his vote on a natural gas bill. Neff of Lexington Nebraska denies strings. Davenport ordered to produce records. hearing focuses on the $2500 offer only.
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Washington
Sen. Case
R-Sc
Senate
Case
Nebraska
John M. Neff
Neff
Lexington
Neb
Superior Oil Co
Austin
Tex
Case Case
Senate Committee
Davenport
South Dakota
George
D-Ga
Youth Takes Life to Study Reincarnation in Oklahoma
Shawnee Oklahoma Dick Swink aged 19 killed himself in his pickup truck a note explains he wanted to test the Bridey Murphy reincarnation theory. The note quotes curiosity and the Bridey Murphy story. His mother is Mrs William Wright of Harko Illinois.
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Shawnee
Okla
Dick Swink
Bridey Murphy
Swink
William Wright, Harko
Albert Lea forecast 37,000 population by 1970
Charles E. Myers district manager of Interstate Power Co and president of Jobs Inc and Jobs Building of Albert Lea predicts the city will reach 37,000 residents by 1970. He announced a seven million dollar 1956 building program, with 1.5 million for district electrical system upgrades. Work has started on a new transformer at Hayward substation and on a 161,000 volt line between Albert Lea and Winnebago.
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Albert Lea
Minn
Charles E. Myers
Interstate Power Co
Jobs Inc
Jobs Building
Hayward
Winnebago
Station Agent Inheritance Questioned By Attorney
Marengo Illinois rail line worker David W. Clinnin faced doubts about an eight thousand dollar share from his stepmother Nellie Clinnin estate. Attorney William M. Carroll Jr. called the estate value about eight thousand dollars while noting Clinnin planned to work three more years for thirty dollars a month until pension eligibility.
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Road Station
William M. Carroll Jr
David W. Clinnin
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Clinnin
Railroad
Carroll
Marengo
Irl
Nellie Clinnin
Salutes Woolson on 109th Birthday from Eisenhower
Albert Woolson the last Civil War Union drummer received a presidential salute on his 109th birthday. President Eisenhower sent a congratulatory letter as Woolson’s home in Duluth, Minnesota was deluged with cards ham and gifts from admirers.
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Duluth
Minn
Albert Woolson
Eisenhower
Woolson
John Kobus
Duluth News-Tribune
Kobus
Japan upper house calls on UN to curb atomic tests
The upper house of Japan's parliament adopted a resolution urging the United Nations and allied nations to halt atomic and hydrogen bomb tests amid calls for greater nuclear restraint.
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Tokyo
Japan
United Nations
Senate panel backs farm bill despite Ike plea
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved an eight to seven vote on a farm bill combining Eisenhower soil bank aims with rigid 90 percent parity supports for wheat cotton corn rice and peanuts. It added dairy barley and certain tobacco relief, and set parity by the higher formula.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ellender
D-La
Senate
U S Airlift Aids Snowbound Europe As Cold Grips Continent
U S Air Force cargo planes joined an emergency effort delivering food and fuel to snowbound villages across Europe as a Siberian cold wave drives temperatures to record lows. Death toll across nations climbs with France, Britain, Italy and Germany reporting multiple fatalities.
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London
Air Force
Europe
Turkey
Italy
English Channel
Channel Islands
Royal Air Force
Bay of Biscay
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Roger Allen Clark
Marengo, Ill
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Chicago
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Soft Bank
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