Queen Elizabeth Faces New Duties After King’s Death
Queen Elizabeth II prepares to assume duties and plan her coronation after King George VI’s death. She weighs the Duke of Edinburgh’s title, staff selections, and moving to Buckingham Palace, with mourning rules easing by June. The royal family gathers at Clarence House as foreign royals depart and mourning signs fade.
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Ernest Agnew
London
Elizabeth II
Clarence House
Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Charles
Princess Anne
George VI
Victoria
Elizabeth
Albert
Duke of
Cornwall
Royal Household
Buckingham Palace
Windsor
St. George’s Chapel
Princess Margaret
Duke of Windsor
New York
Juliana
Prince Bernhard
Netherlands
Prince Olav
Norway
Prince Axel
Denmark
Prince Albert
Belgium
Charlotte
Prince Felix
Luxembourg
Transfer firm fined in federal wage law case
Judge Matthew M. Joyce in federal court Friday levied 1500 in fines against Wilson Transfer and Storage Co of Sioux Falls South Dakota after the firm pleaded guilty to three counts under the wage and hour law. The charges include failure to keep proper records falsification of records and failure to pay legal overtime wages.
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Minneapolis
Matthew M. Joyce
Wilson Transfer & Storage Co
Sioux Falls
S. C
The Living Must Carry On After Mourning Ends
London readers reflect on a ten day strain as life resumes. The Times notes the military funeral followed by a swift return to routine with a marching band and inverted arms at the grave, asserting the living must carry on.
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London
Norambcy
London Times
Two Sioux Falls men plead guilty to tax evasion
Sheldon Reese and Clarence A. Phillips admitted guilt in federal court over income tax underpayments totaling 37,036. Reese faces delayed sentencing pending civil liability payments and was released on his own recognizance. Phillips was fined 15,000.
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Sioux Falls
Sheldon Reese
South Dakota
Clarence A. Phillips
Deadwood
Phillips
Reese
Aberdeen
Rapid City
U. S
G. I. Youngquist
Minneapolis
Youngquist
Woman performs own dental work in coal town
Wayne West Virginia report describes Mrs. Paul Napier wife of a miner who pulled her own teeth with a sterilized razor blade and old forceps after abscesses from a dentist. She has removed 13 teeth and plans to remove the remaining 11 while noting pain is less than a dentist visit.
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Wayne, W. VA
Paul Napier
Clifford Oberg
Donald Graves
Sioux Falls, S. D
Querns
Carol Ann
Daily shelling of Wonsan begins second year of bombardment
Allied warships today began the second straight year of daily bombardments at Wonsan in northeast Korea. Associated Press reporter William C. Barnard witnessed the historic event, filing from the scene as the bombardment continued.
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Wonsan
Northeast
Korea
William C. Barnard
Associated Press
Siege of Wonsan Becomes Longest U S Naval Bombardment
Two U S destroyers Twining and Gregory pounded Wonsan Harbor in a 365 day siege, continuing through a 72 hour snowstorm. Despite naval bombardment averaging 8000 tons per hour, the Communist port remains largely ruined with limited repairs by night and a strategic maritime hub abandoned since 1950.
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William C. Barnard
Twining
Wonsan Harbor
Wonsan
U. S
Gregory
Lind
Ozburn
Ralph E. Smith
National City
Calif
Manley Osbore
Williamstown
Cmdr
William D. Kelly
Philadelphia
East Korea
Manchuria
Siberia
10Th Corps
Stassen Plans to Visit Here
Harold E. Stassen, seeking the Republican presidential nomination, will visit Austin next Saturday. He will speak at 2 p.m. in the courthouse, follow the Elks club luncheon at noon with Mower county officials, and discuss national and international issues. He arrives about 11:30 a.m. and departs for Fairmont that evening.
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Harold E. Stassen
Austin
Lars Bondhus
Mower County
Bondhus
Elks Club
Stassen
Minnesota
Republican Committee
Faribault Council Denies AFL Club Liquor License
Faribault city council again rejects the AFL union club’s request for a club liquor license. The city already has six club licenses.
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Faribault Council
Faribault
AFL Union Club of
Civil War Vet James A Hard 110 Predicts Long Life
James A Hard of Rochester New York aged 110 says he expects to live many more years. He is among the last four Union veterans on pension rolls at 1440 annually and notes the government does not list Confederate survivors. Other remaining Union veterans include Douglas T Story 107 Israel A Broadsword 105 and Albert Woolson 104.
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Veteran’s Administration
James A. Hard
Rochester
N. Y
Hard
Douglas T. Story
West Los Angeles
Israel A. Broadsword
Samuels
Idaho
Albert Woolson
Duluth
Congress Action Urged to Erase United Nations From Barbershop
New York barber Tom Fucarino runs the United Nations Barber Shop on Third Avenue. The UN has asked Congress to back its resolution banning commercial use of its name, but no law exists yet. UN official Stavridi pursues persuasion as Congress drafts federal legislation. Other nearby merchants with UN names say they may resist or demand compensation.
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Tom Fucarino
Third Avenue “United Nations
Congress
United Nations
New York
Third Avenue
Korea
U.S.A
Fucarino
UN General Assembly
V. J. G. Stavridi
Stavridi
Gress
Washington
U.S. A
Joseph V. Celano
United Nations Drug Co
148 Pints of Blood Given at Brownsdale
The Brownsdale collection added 148 pints to a five day Mower county drive bringing total donations to 1309 pints. Red Cross officials expect a state record with 989 pints in Austin and 172 in Lyle plus 148 in Brownsdale. The bloodmobile will return in June.
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Brownsdale
Mower County
Red Cross
Austin
Lyle
Card party raises funds for school projector and slides
Prizes went to Miss Bonita Ma jerus, Mrs Elliott Larson, Mrs Lawrence Heister and Austin Lux in a Dist 68 Mothers club event Thursday night. Proceeds support the school projector and slides. a pot luck lunch was served.
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Bonita Majerus
Elliott Larson
Lawrence Heister
Austin Lux
Dist
Mothers Club
Six Candidates Filed for President in Minnesota Primary
Minnesota voters will choose among six candidates in the March 18 presidential primary. Kefauver leads a Democratic slate including Humphrey and Parsons, with Kefauver protesting entry. Republican filings feature Stassen Eisenhower MacArthur and a second MacArthur slate led by Slettedahl, with withdrawal deadlines looming and court questions on withdrawal rules.
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ST. Paul
Kefauver
Hubert Humphrey
Truman
E. Dudley Parsons
Minneapolis
Humphrey
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Edward C. Slettedahl
Stassen
Slettedahl
Parsons
Secretary of State
Attorney-General
Hjalmar Peterson
Austin
Mark
Shanty) Dolan
Faribault
Peterson
Dolan
Faribault Lakers
Czechs and Poles Chosen as Armistice Inspectors
UN command accepts Czechoslovakia and Poland as neutral behind the lines inspectors for the Korea armistice. Allied officers note Russia supplied planes tanks and trainers, while Red draft proposals hint at broader settlement talks but lack specifics. Ridgway declines opening full transcript to newsmen to protect UN position.
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Munsan
Korea
Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Admiral Joy
Gen. Nuckols
Panmunjom
Mossadegh Makes Last Effort to Settle Oil Dispute
Premier Mossadegh, facing stalled talks, agrees to a final attempt at negotiating Iran's oil settlement with the International Bank. The delegation led by vice president Robert Garner arrived to restart oil flows as a step toward resolving the seizure dispute with Britain. Parliament intervened for the first time since the delegation's arrival.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
International Bank
Mossadegh
Robert L. Garner
Britain
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