Stassen Plans Pennsylvania Governor Bid in 1958
Harold F. Stassen, ex Minnesota governor and former Penn alumnus, reportedly told President Eisenhower of his plan to resign from a White House disarmament post to campaign for Pennsylvania’s 1958 governor race. The Times cites sources noting waning influence and a challenge to the GOP’s conservative wing.
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New York
New York Times
Harold F. Stassen
White House
Pennsylvania
Washington
Friends of Stassen
Minnesota
University of Pennsylvania
Eisenhower
Stassen
Cincinnati
International Sunday School Assn
Nixon
GOP
Republican Party
Higher Rates Sought for Savings Bonds
The Treasury asked Congress for authority to apply flexible rates on savings bonds and to raise the rate from 3 to 3 1/2 percent. If approved, new rates would apply to all Series E and H bonds sold after Feb 1. Early redemptions would yield higher returns while five year and longer maturities stay similar. Official say existing bondholders will largely benefit by holding.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Congress
Senate
House
Trucker Sentenced in Highway Deaths
Meade Nebraska truck driver Michael O Helger, 37, pleaded guilty to criminal negligence for a fatal collision on U S Highway 60 north of Bigelow last September 28. Judge Charles A Flinn sentenced him to up to two years in Stillwater Prison. Victims were Mr and Mrs Sig Sig Kner of near Austin in Mower County.
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Worthington, Minn
Bigelow
U.S. Highway 60
Sig Sig Kner
Mower County
Austin
Rest Home Fire Kills Fourteen in Council Bluffs
A three story Council Bluffs Convalescent Home fire killed fourteen residents on Wednesday. Fourteen others were treated in hospitals as authorities identified twelve victims and two remain unnamed. One missing woman survived, clarifying the total death toll and prompting ongoing probe into the blaze’s cause. Mrs Annie Orme, initially reported dead, reappeared and recounted her escape through nearby woods. State officials confirmed licensing for the home and noted fifteen residents escaped injury.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Annie Orme
Morningside
Edmund C. Zimmerer
Ivy Lee Gilmore
Settlement Hinted in Waterfront Walkout
Optimism rose after bargaining sessions between unions and employers in a dock strike that idled 150 ships from Portland Maine to Hampton Roads Virginia. Leaders said a contract could come soon as fringe benefits remain in dispute and the Queen Elizabeth may divert to Halifax.
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New York
Maine
Virginia
Alexander Chopin
New York Shipping Assn
Louis Waldman
Independent International Longshoremen's Assn
Joseph Finnegan
Federal Mediation
Portland
Hampton Roads
Halifax
N.S
ILA
Minnesota House Backs Move to Remove $17500 Death Cap
The Minnesota House gave preliminary approval to a bill to remove the $17,500 limit in wrongful death cases. Opponents forced a referral to the Judiciary Committee after Rep. Peter Popovich proposed removing the ceiling. A later vote failed to block the referral as 60 opposed and 55 supported. Reps. George French and F. Gordon Wright urged sending it back to committee for public input.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Peter Popovich
Popovich
Judiciary Committee
George French
F. Gordon Wright
Minneapolis
Valentine wedding planned for Duluth widows’ romance
An 82-year-old Duluth couple Fred Wiedemann and Anne Ringdahl will wed at a friend's home with many grandchildren and great grandchildren in attendance. They met after both lost spouses a few years earlier and plan a simple honeymoon trip to Minneapolis if weather allows.
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Fred Wiedemann
Anne Ringdahl
Honeywell Regulator Co Reports 1956 Earnings Per Share
Minneapolis based Honeywell Regulator Co reports 1956 results with net income per share at 3.40 on 6,613,519 common shares outstanding. The firm posted strong sales and earnings, highlighting fiscal performance in the year.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis- Honeywell Regulator Co
Mason City Gas Co Sold for 17 Million
Mason City Gas and Electric Co in Mason City is sold to Interstate Power Co of Dubuque for about 17 million dollars. Transfer to occur around May 31 with 30 000 customers to be served in north central Iowa. Interstate serves 224 communities and plans a 161 000 volt line from Albert Lea to Mason City to integrate the system. Sale awaits regulatory approval.
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Mason City
Iowa
People's Gas and Electric Co
Interstate Power Co
Dubuque
Charles FE. Strickland
People's Gas
Strickland
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Pg&e
People’s Gas & Electric
Report No Change in Langer's Condition
Washington doctor Bruce Canaga said there was no overnight change in Senator William Langer's health, listed as pleurisy and pneumonia. He received another blood transfusion described as bolstering, with staff sending a big valentine box from the office to Bethesda Naval Hospital where he has been admitted since February 4.
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Washington
Bruce Canaga
William Langer
R-Nd
Langer
Irene Edwards
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Site of New Air Base Revealed
MINNEAPOLIS The Star reports Minnesota’s congressional delegation was told the new military reserve airfield will be south of Bethel in northern Anoka County, about 7 000 acres between Highways 56 and 65. Governor Freeman postponed a public location announcement to Friday and stressed bipartisan support and careful consultation with legislative leaders. Rep Judd notes potential Twin Cities sites but says officials will not reveal which to avoid land value surges.
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Minneapolis Star
Minnesota
Washington
Bethel
Minn
Anoka County
The
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Air Force
Betwen
Freeman
Quarles
St. Paul
Congress
Judd
Stock Market Extends Rally on brisk trading
New York stocks continued higher for a second day with prices up fractions to about one dollar a share at midday. Ticker tape lagged as trading sped with heavy volume and many investors buying at low prices after the recent decline. Brokers cited technical factors and a lack of news as drivers of the rise.
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New York
U N Rejects Russian Charges Against U S
United Nations Steering Committee rejected a Soviet move for a General Assembly debate on the Eisenhower Middle East doctrine and U S aggressive actions by a 7 to 6 vote. U S delegate Lodge urged airing the charges in the General Assembly while pledging to expose Soviet actions in Hungary and the Middle East.
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Hungary
Middle East
Lodge
Eisenhower
Mercury Hits minus twenty one at Bemidji
Colder air swept Minnesota with Bemidji recording 21 below zero overnight. Daytime highs were forecast 15 to 30 above, and International Falls logged 18 below. Other readings included Alexandria 5, St. Cloud 2, Redwood Falls 4, the Twin Cities 8, and Rochester 10. Only Bemidji had precipitation in 24 hours, at .13 inch. roads were slick in southern Minnesota due to alternate thawing and freezing.
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International Falls
Alexandria
St. Cloud
Redwood Falls
Twin Cities
Rochester
Bemidji
Minnesota
Britain Rejects Japan Plea to Suspend Hydrogen Test
London reports Britain refused Tokyo's request to halt the first British hydrogen bomb detonation, indicating no pause to the test schedule. The decision comes as Britain proceeds with its nuclear program amid Allied tensions and strategic diplomacy.
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London
Britain
Japan
Benson accuses Benson of misleading the public
Senator Humphrey charged Secretary Benson with deliberate deception over farm income figures. He cited Eisenhower’s report and Agriculture Department data to dispute Benson’s claim that net farm income rose 5 percent in 1956 and that farmers’ prices were 5 to 7 percent higher.
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Washington
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Senate Agriculture Committee
Spokane
Wash
Eisenhower
Agriculture Department
Legislature proposes ban on trading stamps in Minnesota
A Minnesota bill would outlaw trading stamps except those redeemable by the issuing merchant. Sen. Stanley Holmquist and Rep. Carl Iverson lead the measure to protect consumers and small merchants. The proposal argues stamps foster price inflation and anti-competitive combinations. Exemptions include package inserts and newspaper coupons. The plan sets phased deadlines through 1958.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Stanley Holmquist
Grove City
Carl Iverson
Ashby
Holmquist
Rep. Iverson
Bids Accepted for Spring Valley Junior-Senior High School
The Spring Valley Board of Education accepted low bids totaling 496 882 for the new junior-senior high school. Lysne Construction Blooming Prairie 360 006 Scheid Plumbing and Heating Austin 100 186 Austin Electric Inc. Austin 36 000. Work to start next week.
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Minn
Board of Education
Lysne Construction
Blooming Prairie
General
Scheid Plumbing
Austin
Austin Electric Inc
Jordan Builders
Deakad Corkadienihias Loew
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