Senators Fear War in Indochina
Senators Russell and Mansfield warned Congress may be backed into war in Indochina and urged Eisenhower to consult Congress before aiding the French. The president said steps aim to avoid a hot war, with technicians to operate aircraft but not engage in combat and to be withdrawn by June 15.
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Washington
Russell
D-Ga
Mansfield
Dmont
United States
Indochina
Eisenhower
Congress
Armed Services Committee
France
10000 Reds Push Ahead Toward Luang Prabang
Vietminh forces advancing from Laos and north Vietnam moved within nine miles of Luang Prabang, as 1,500 regional troops screened their approach to the royal capital. The main division pushed 19 miles in 24 hours, threatening the city and its king.
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Saigon
Indochina
Laos
Hou River
Luang Prabang
Sisavong Vong
Dien Bien Phu
Viet Nam
French Union
Savang
Mekong
Hou
Vientiane
Southeast Asia
Tuy Hoa
Rare mineral eyed near Magnet Cove in Arkansas
Arkansas State Geologist Norman Williams says a near Magnet Cove deposit holds untapped columbium a rare metal used in jet engines.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Norman Williams
Magnet Cove
Ike Congratulates Last Union Vet on Birthday
In Duluth Minnesota Albert Woolson last Civil War Union Army survivor turns 107 as President Eisenhower sends birthday congratulations. Cards and school messages flood in while Woolson enjoys the attention and plans continued celebrations with neighbors and a serenade tonight despite hearing loss.
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Albert Woolson
Frances Anne Kobus
Duluth
Woolson
Ike
Minn
Fisenhower
Chipper
America
Grand Army of the Republic
John Kobus
Wolson
Lake Superior
Paul Bunyan
Zoning Plan for Olmsted County Discussed at Hearing
Public hearing at the Mower County Courthouse examined county planning aims with Oscar C. Ronken and Ray Bell noting most land remains agricultural while border areas near Rochester city and rail lines lie zoned commercial industrial and residential. Speakers urged building code creation and real estate protection as Austin Belt Line zones attract business.
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Olmsted County Planning Commission
Oscar C. Ronken
Rochester
Mower County
Ronken
Ray Bell
Rochester Area
Olmsted
Bell
Albert Gemmel
Austin
Mower County Planning Commission
Lansing
Wallace Sieh
Mower
County Planning Commission
Windom
Red Rock
Mapleview
City Employe Hurt in Cave-In at Sewage Plant
City worker Stanley Pyburn of 1101 Mitchell was injured when a six foot ditch caved in at the sewage treatment plant during pipe installation. He was pinned by 300 to 400 pounds of frozen earth, admitted to St Olaf Hospital with a possible hip fracture, condition listed as fair.
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Stanley Pyburn
Mitchell
Pyburn
St. Olaf Hospital
State Robbers Draw Prison Terms
In Blue Earth Minnesota Warren Renfstock, 30, received a 1 to 10 year term in Stillwater Prison and Roy Current, 27, got a 1 to 5 year sentence at St. Cloud Reformatory after pleading guilty to first degree grand larceny.
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Blue Earth, Minn
Warren Renfstock
Stillwater
Roy Current
St. Cloud Reformatory
Fraden Committed for Crimin ally Insane at Matteawan State Hospital
Harlow Fraden, accused poison cocktail killer of his parents, was committed today to Matteawan State Hospital for the crimin ally insane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harlow Fraden
Matteawan State Hospital
Soviet Manifesto Warns World While Vowing Peace and Defense
A new Soviet Communist party manifesto pledges to exert effort to prevent another war while declaring the power to “bring to his senses” any who encroach on Soviet freedom. Moscow radio broadcast the declaration ahead of March 14 elections to the Supreme Soviet.
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London
Soviet Communist Party
Red Organization
Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Board Lets Contracts for Addition to Neveln School
The Board of Education awarded contracts totaling 12377 for a second story addition at Neveln School. Lowest bids were Dick Diekema Construction Inc for general work 88907 Alonzo A. Budd for mechanical work 28272 and Austin Electric Co for electrical work 6600. Work to begin late February or early March with completion by Sept 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neveln School
Board of Education
Dick Diekema Construction Inc
Albert Lea
General Construction
Alonzo
A. Budd
Austin
Austin Electric Co
Gunnar I. Johnson & Sons
Minneapolis
Viggo M. Jensen Co
Jordan Builders, Inc
I. L. Moe & Son
Bayport
N. A. Petersen
Wagner Construction Co
Scheid Plumbing Heating & Sheet Metal
Gordon Electric, Inc
Rutherford Electric Co
Gerald A. Anderson
Toltz, King & Day
Banfield
Woodson
Winter Back: 15 Tonight in Texas and Midwest
Winter returns to Austin as temperatures drop to 10 degrees and a forecast of 5 to 15 below tonight with zero to 10 above Friday. Cold Canadian air and northerly winds sweep the mid continent into the Ohio Valley and northern Texas with light snow in many areas. Amarillo reports below freezing while San Antonio reaches 72.
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Austin
Mid-Continent
Ohio Valley
Texas
Amarillo
Tex
San Antonio
Morrill Recovering After Minor Surgery at Miller Hospital
Dr. James L. Morrill president of the University of Minnesota is in Miller Hospital recovering from a minor operation performed Tuesday. A university spokesman said the surgery was successful and he is expected back in his office in two weeks.
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ST. Paul
James L. Morrill
University of Minnesota
Miller Hospital
No Bids Entered for License Plates
The St. Cloud reformatory will again produce Minnesota auto license plates next year. A box for sealed bids on the plates was opened by state purchasing agent P. T. Peterson and found empty.
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ST. Paul W
St. Cloud Reformatory
Minnesota
P. T. Peterson
Coffee House Action Asked in Coffee Trading Controls
Rep Angell says he will seek early House action on a bill to impose government controls over speculation and futures trading in coffee. Senate approval and FTC investigations continue as the Beall subcommittee seeks trader lists from the New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange.
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Washington
Angell
Ore
House
Senate
Senate Banking
Sen. Beall
R-Md
Federal Trade Commission
Coffee and Sugar Exchange
New York
Beall
Exchange
Gustavo Lobo Jr
Marigold Dairies Strike Notice Filed in Rochester
General Drivers Union local 874 filed a strike notice with the state labor conciliator against Marigold Dairies Inc in Rochester. The plant employs 25 union drivers, with 60 other employees seeking union recognition.
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Rochester
Reunion of former nurses at Children's Hospital
Six former nurses from Children's Hospital in Buffalo gather for a reunion today. All were maternity ward patients who had given birth to new sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Children’s Hospital
Bidault Faces Challenge as Big Four Consider East Europe
In Berlin the Big Four discussed Asian settlements and disarmament while planning to tackle an Austrian independence treaty. Molotov urged a 50 year European security pact to remove U S forces and widen Russia’s influence, drawing warnings from Dulles and pressure from French Parliament over the EDC and NATO.
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Berlin
Leopold Fig
Preston Grover
V. M. Molotov
China
Molotov
West Berlin
Allied Control Authority
Europe
United States
U.S. Congress
Britain
France
Dulles
Bidault
Anthony Eden
NATO
State Department
Russia
Edenton Fire Chief Dick Hall remembered for long service
Capt. Dick Hall aged 88 is believed to be the oldest active fire chief in America. He recalls a time when volunteers paid to join the department and manpower powered the fire cart.
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Edenton
N. C
Dick Hall
America
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Harold Weinberg
Greenwich Village
Maxwell Bodenheim
Ruth Fagan
Weinberg
Gemmel
Shaw
Robert Shaw
Austin Belt Line
Fraden
West Europe
Trieste
U. S. Treasury
Shirley Bergland
Lincoln
C. Hendrickson
Morrill
Metcalf
Thomasville
Humphrey
Coffee House Action
Hope
R-Kan
House Agriculture Committee
Marigold
Molotov’s
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