Vetoed Gas Bill Still a Live Issue
President Eisenhower vetoed the natural gas bill but endorsed its principles keeping it a live issue for a future Congress. The veto cited arrogant and highly questionable activities by some bill supporters while urging legislation conforming to the basic objectives. Senators Kerr and McNamara foresee another attempt. case of a $2500 campaign donation linked to the Superior Oil Co. president is noted.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Sen
Kerr
D-Okla
Truman
McNamara
D-Mich
Sen. Case
R-Sc
Senate
Howard B. Keck
Superior Oil Co
California
Fulbright
D-Ark
Rep
Harris
Priest
D-Tenn
House Commerce Committee
PO Officials Open Drive to Cut Deficit
Washington officials report the Post Office Department is tightening operations to minimize this year's deficit and may receive less than the $3 billion requested for next year starting July 1. No layoffs planned, but fewer temporaries may be hired. employees are urged to defer vacation leave to avoid replacing regular staff. The current year appropriation is $2.7217 billion and the 1956 deficit is pegged at $41 million. The House cut next year’s appropriation by $26.1 million.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Post Office
Marine transport plane crash kills 38 near Oakland
A Marine Corps RD5 transport crashed below a foggy ridge near Oakland, killing all 38 aboard. The craft was en route from El Toro and Camp Pendleton to Treasure Island with many from Pendleton and one from El Toro. Pilot Maj. Alexander Watson, 32, of Santa Ana, reported approach prior to the accident, as rescue teams faced rough, rain-slick terrain and dense brush.
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NAVY
Oakland
Calif
Marine Corps
San Francisco Bay Area
Tracy
Ing
Alameda Naval Air Station
el Toro
Camp Pendleton Marine Bases
California
Treasure Island Navy Base
Camp Pendleton
Maj
Alexander Watson
Santa Ana
Ray Stephens
12Th Naval District
Treasure Island
Austin Freeway bids opened on Minnesota project
Bids for a portion of Austin Freeway numbered Highway 252 ranged from 807442 to 924489 dollars. Kraus Anderson Construction Co. of St Paul submitted the lowest bid. The work includes four-tenths mile of grading two railroad underpasses drainage and sewer lines and temporary trestles with bridge spans.
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Austin
Minnesota Highway Department
Kraus-Anderson Construction Co
St. Paul
Highway Department
Ernest Diederich Street
Roger Neilson
Great Western Tracks
Milwaukee Tracks
Minnesota
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
1500 Page Axilrod Transcript Finished
After three months, transcription of 1500 pages of testimony in the A Arnold Axilrod trial is completed in Minneapolis. The transcript supports his appeal to the State Supreme Court. Axilrod, a Minneapolis dentist, was convicted last November of first degree manslaughter in the strangulation death of Mary E Moonen, 21, a patient.
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Minneapolis
A. Arnold Axilrod
State Supreme Court
Axilrod
Mary E. Moonen
Graham Arrives in Japan for Rallies in Tokyo
American evangelist Billy Graham arrived in Tokyo for seven days of rallies and conferences in Japan. He has visited India Thailand the Philippines and Formosa in the past nine weeks and leaves next Saturday for two days in South Korea.
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Billy Graham
Japan
India
Thailand
The
Phillippines
Formosa
South Korea
Europe Faced Deadly Cold as Snow Strikes Across Nations
A relentless European cold snap raises the death toll to at least 620 with fresh fatalities in Italy Germany and Austria. Rome endures its heaviest snowfall in memory as dozens of villages remain isolated and flood warnings appear along the Rhine amid coal shortages and convoyed relief efforts.
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Europe
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Germany
Austria
Rome
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France
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Britain
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Greece
Holland
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Portugal
Switzerland
Belgium
Sweden
Poland
Norway
Spanish
Morocco
Libya
Paris
Rhine
East Germany
Tioops
Ex-Detective Guilty in Kidnapping Case in Minneapolis
Barney McLaughlin, 42, a former Minneapolis police detective, was found guilty of kidnapping by a Hennepin County District Court jury after about eight hours of deliberation. He faces up to 40 years. sentencing set for the next week. he was jailed after the verdict. Richard P. Thompson, 25, also from Minneapolis, pleaded guilty and testified for the state.
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Minneapolis
Barney McLaughlin
Hennepin County District Court
John A. Weeks
McLaughlin
Thompson
Rick
North Korea Reports $14 Million Trade Pact with Japan
Pyongyang's North Korean Trade Corp. announced a completed trade agreement valued at 14 million dollars with Japanese firms. The dispatch cites the deal as part of ongoing commerce between the two nations.
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Tokyo
Pyongyang Radio
North Korean Trade Corp
Indicted in Labor Bombings in Minneapolis and St Paul
Four men named in Hennepin County indictments face charges under a state auto-damage law tied to weekend bombings outside Minneapolis. The defendants include Gerald Connelly and Bryant Flick, along with Kenneth Lattin and Edward Redden. A related blast hit the St Paul home of Joseph Wagner. County prosecutors promise a vigorous investigation of Teamsters Local 548 and its leadership. Maximum penalty on Minneapolis charges is one year in prison or a $1,000 fine or both.
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Minneapolis
Ramsey County
St. Paul
George M. Scott
Antonio Felicetta
Joseph Wagner
Felicetta
Wagner
Twin City
Connelly
James F. Lynch
Scott
Local 548
Freeman urges responsible free press in democracy
Gov. Freeman told the Minnesota Editorial Assn luncheon that a free press remains vital but must be tempered by responsibility as new communication tools tempt emotion over reason. He warned press growth faces more distractions and suggested open forum Q questions with state officials at future conventions.
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ST. Paul
Gov. Freeman
Cat Press
Minnesota
Freeman
Freeman Praises Youth Programs in Minnesota
Governor Freeman spoke in Minneapolis at a advisory committee meeting praising youth programs for preventing delinquency and fostering talent. He urged publicity of successful local projects to spur action and called for ongoing study while highlighting state and local government tools and community volunteer support.
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Minneapolis
Freeman
Limit on Length of Fluoridation Pulpits
The Austin Daily Herald sets a 300 word cap on fluoridation submissions to the People's Pulpit effective Monday. All articles should be typed unless handwriting is clear. The paper aims to move toward a vote to end ongoing bickering.
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Austin Daily Herald
People’s Pulpit
Herald
Man Shot in Shack in Embarrass Virginia Minn
In Embarrass Minnesota near Virginia two men were involved in a shooting early today. Alfred Luoma aged 48 was killed in a shack while John Waisamen was hospitalized with a shoulder wound. A third man was detained in St. Louis County jail for questioning. Dr. Sher reported Luoma was shot through the chest and a bullet was found in the wall.
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Minn
Embarrass
Here
Alfred Luoma
John Waisamen
St. Louis County
D. A. Sher
Tower
Sher
Aurora
Luoma
Waisamen
Hollywood to Announce Nominations for 28th Academy Awards
Hollywood circles await tonight's reveal of nominations for the 28th annual Academy Awards. List expected to honor standout performances across film genres and include top contenders from major studios and independent productions.
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Hollywood
Malta Plane Crash Claims 50 Lives
The War Office reported a chartered plane crash at Malta on takeoff. All 50 aboard are believed dead, including 45 British servicemen and five crew members. The aircraft, owned by Scottish Airlines, was ferrying soldiers and dependents between Britain and Malta at the time of the incident.
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London
War Office
Malta
Britain
Mediterranean
Isand
Scottish Airlines
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Kefauver assails anti-REA policy in Minnesota visit
Senator Kefauver accused the Eisenhower administration of an insidious attack on the Rural Electrification Administration and cooperatives during a speech at the Southwestern Minnesota Electric Cooperative. He outlined steps to slow power projects and disrupt REA funding as he campaigns for the Democratic presidential nomination with Adlai Stevenson in Minnesota.
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Ike
Eisenhower
Pipestone
Minn
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Southwestern Minnesota Electric Cooperative
Cooperative Group
Rural Electrification Administration
Tennessee Democrat
Ex Boss Assailed in Press at Soviet Congress
Anastas Mikoyan used a 20th Congress speech to denounce Stalin's writings and leadership. Khrushchev's keynote framed collective leadership while Malenkov urged acceleration of heavy industry after his February resignation.
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Moscow
Joseph Stalin
Anastas Mikoyan
Soviet Communist Party
Stalin
Mikoyan
Nikita
Khrushchev
U.S.S.R
Communist Party
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
Georgi Malenkov
Kefauver Campaign Swing Through Minnesota Begins Monday
Sen Estes Kefauver touring Minnesota for four days to back his Democratic delegate slate ahead of the March 20 presidential primary. He will visit Austin Albert Lea Faribault Vernon Center New Ulm Mankato Worthington Windom Pipestone Minneapolis and St Paul with a noon Austin luncheon and plant tour at Geo A Hormel & Co. Stevenson also plans five days of campaigning including university talks plant tours labor rallies and district tours across the Twin Cities and rural towns.
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Adlai Stevenson
Minnesota
Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Austin
Kefauver
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Coya Knutson
Ninth District
Albert Lea
Faribault Junior Chamber of Commerce
Vernon Center
New Ulm
Mankato
Worthington
Windom
Pipestone
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Twin Cities
St. Cloud
Gov. Freeman
Thief River Falls
U. of M. to Help Build Big Atom Smasher
The University of Minnesota will join 13 Midwest colleges to plan and construct a large cyclotron. The Midwestern Universities Research Assn. received AEC approval to pursue a device potentially the world’s strongest, with a diameter about a half mile and power near a trillion electron volts. Sites, cost, and start date are undecided.
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U. of M
Washington
University of Minnesota
Midwest
Mons
John H. Williams
Minnesota
Morrill
Universities of Chicago
Mlinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Michigan State
Northwestern
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