Liquor Tax Surges as State Income Drops in 1953
A two year analysis shows Minnesota liquor taxes rose to 14.83 million in 1953 while income tax receipts fell to 61.64 million and iron ore taxes declined. Federal aid boosted total revenues though overall receipts lagged spending by 13.5 million as the state budget balanced with reserves.
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Jack B. MacKay
ST. Paul
Harold L. Henderson
Minnesota Institute of Governmental Research
Treasury
Henderson
University of Minnesota
Minnesota
29 Government employees fired for disloyalty in five departments
Washington reports 29 disloyalty firings in five major departments as the administration moves to analyze about 2,200 security risk cases. Testimony shows 132 firings last year included 23 alleged subversion cases. Senate criticism grows over whether the analysis will be public.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Commerce Department
Asst
James C. Worthy
Justice Department
Treasury Department
Agriculture Department
State Department
Olin D. Johnson
D-Sc
Senate
Johnston
Civil Service Commission
Philip Young
U S Atomic Cannon Tested at Fort Churchill
Odessa Ottaway Defense confirms a U S atomic cannon is being tested at Fort Churchill Manitoba while Canada bans firing atomic warheads on its soil.
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Ottaway — Defense Headquarters
U.S
Fort Churchill
Man
Canada
McCarthy Wife Injured In Midtown Collision
Sen Joseph R McCarthy announced his wife Jean likely suffered a fractured right ankle in a mid town taxi collision with a auto Friends would take her to a hospital for treatment The driver Bengt Nordberg 41 of Scarsdale N Y was fined 10 for driving without a license and released on 500 bail on a driving while intoxicated charge He was paroled on a third charge driving the wrong way on a one way street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph R. McCarthy
Jean
Wisconsin Republican
McCarthy
Bengt Nordberg
Scarsdale
N. Y
Grand Jury Report on Liquor Awaited
A federal grand jury in St. Paul is to report Friday on its probe into bar owners who allegedly served inferior whiskey from higher priced bottles refilled. Testimony ended Thursday. Paul Wilson of the Federal Alcohol Tax Unit says this action is the first of its kind nationwide. He notes previous penalties averaged $25 per bottle for mislabeling liquor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minnesota
Paul Wilson
Federal Alcohol Tax Unit
Minneapolis Girl Pedals 8 Miles On Trike
A six year old suburban Minneapolis girl named Alta Johnson pedaled a wobbling tricycle eight miles into the downtown loop area on a Wednesday evening. She left at 3 p.m. aiming for a school playground but missed a turn and rode until about 7 p.m. A man offered help and took her to a service station to call police, who returned her home. Her mother Mrs Dale Blood said steps would be taken to prevent further three wheeled excursions.
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Minneapolis
Loop
Alta Johnson
Alta
Dale Blood
Italy Commies Harass Scelba Ed failure in Parliament looms
Italy facing a wave of CGIL led protests as Premier Marion Scelba seeks confidence votes. Strikes across Venice and Sicily left four dead and dozens injured amid clashes with riot police. Officials report continued canal transit and essential services mostly normal.
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General Confederation of Labor
CGIL
Scelba
Venice
Estate of Greyhound founder Wickman valued at 750000
Carl Eric Wickman 66 founder and former chair of Greyhound Corp died February 5 in Daytona Beach Florida. His will leaves 750000 to heirs with Olga Wickman widow receiving the family home in Wilmette and one fourth of the estate. A son Carl Wickman and daughter Jean Ann Bogan each receive a quarter. Wickman retired from Greyhound a year ago.
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Chicago
Carl Eric Wickman
Greyhound Corp
Daytona Beach
Fla
Olga R. Wickman
Wilmette
Carl
Clearwater
Jean Ann Bogan
DFL Dinner in Minneapolis to Honor Humphrey and Wier
About 1,600 guests are expected to attend a dinner in Minneapolis honoring Sen. Humphrey and Rep. Wier. The Democratic-Farmer-Labor dinner is billed as the season's largest political gathering with Sen. Morse as speaker.
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Minneapolis
Humphrey
Rep
Wier
Democratic - Farmer - Labor
Sen
Morse
Ind-Ore
Five Marshals Led Beria Coup In 1953
Eastern sources say Lavrenty Beria was toppled by five Soviet army marshals led by Marshal Zhukov and Marshal Govorov after a party at the Polish Embassy. Malenkov and Molotov resisted troop withdrawals as the Big Four failed on German unification and Austrian independence. Beria was executed by a mixed eight man tribunal headed by Marshal Konev, ending his rule.
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Berlin
Lavrenty P. Beria
Moscow
Kremlin
V. M. Molotov
Germany
Austria
Georgi Malenkov
Europe
Malenkov
Molotov
Beria
Nikolai Bulganin
Georgi K. Zhukov
Leonid A. Govoroyo
Leningrad
Ivan S. Konev
Politburo
Stalin
Russia
Butter Price Supports Stir Senate and House Debate
President Eisenhower defends lower government price supports to move butter back to American tables, prompting House and Senate hearings. Senators Aiken and Humphrey back efforts to boost dairy consumption while Benson faces criticism over cuts. House plans March 10 hearings on new farm legislation as talks hinge on dairy stability and prices.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Sen
Aiken
R-Vi
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Hope
R-Kan
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
Benson
Humphrey
D-Minn
Aitken
Berlin Four propose Geneva Korean peace conference April 26
Big Four foreign ministers formally proposed a Korean peace conference in Geneva for late April and agreed to discuss ending the Indochina War at the same time. Secretary of State Dulles said the four powers reached an agreement for a political Korean conference and a chance to reduce armaments. He warned unity for Germany and Austria hinges on Soviet willingness to accept freedom.
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John Foster Dulles
Berlin
Dulles
Thomas S. Timberman
U. S
Geneva
John M. Hightower
Big Four
China
Indochina
United Nations
Soviet Union
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
Far East
Korea
West Berlin
Russia
Marilyn Monroe Sings Amid Surging Eastern Front Crowd
An unruly crowd of about 6,000 soldiers crowded the stage area as Marilyn Monroe sang. A soldier was trampled and removed by ambulance after the surge. Monroe left quickly after eight minutes amid chaos before greeting troops from an open jeep. She later handed out rolls at lunch and prepared to fly to Japan with Joseph DiMaggio.
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Korea
Marilyn Monroe
45Th Division
Marilyn
Miss Monroe
Monroe
South Korea
Japan
Joe DiMaggio
Beltrami Old Peoples Home Gets New Head
Beltrami County opens its new old peoples nursing home with Raymond E. From, head of Lake of the Woods welfare, to begin around March 1. The facility near Poposky, 10 miles north of Bemidji, is set to open April 15 and was formerly a tuberculosis sanitarium shared by Koochiching, Hubbard, Beltrami and Itasca counties. From, 39, a Cambridge native, is a Gustavus Adolphus College graduate.
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Bemidji
Minn
Beltrami County
Old Peoples Nursing Home
Raymond E. From
Lake of the Woods County
From
Poposky
Koochiching, Hubbard
Beltrami
Itasca
Hearing on Board Membership Rules Set by Commission
Public hearing scheduled for March 22 by the state industrial commission to discuss proposed rules for selecting members of state advisory boards. The plan calls for each board to include at least three employer representatives, three employees in the industry, and three public representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
State Industrial Commission
State Board approves loan for new Raymond school
The State Investment Board approved a $35 000 loan to joint school districts 49 Kan diyohi and 91 Chippewa counties to fund construction of a new school near Raymond.
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ST. Paul
Joint
Kandiyohi County
Chippewa County
Raymond
State Investment Board
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