Atlas ICBM Explodes in Flight Test
Cape Canaveral Florida an Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile exploded in the air two minutes and twenty seconds after lift off witnesses saw a huge fireball and the missile disappeared Two prior Atlas tests included one aborted ignition and others completing long range flights Air Force offered no immediate confirmation on the cause noting previous tests and failures in the Atlas program
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Atlantic
Beck Receives Up To Fifteen Years For Union Fund Theft
Dave Beck Sr. former Teamsters leader is sentenced to up to 15 years in prison for stealing 1900 dollars from the union. Beck Jr. faces deferred sentencing for stealing 4650 dollars, with conditions to pay a 2000 dollar fine and restitution.
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Beck
Seattle
Dave Beck Sr
The
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck Jr
Teamster Union
Freeman seeks interview with Benson on farm policy
Gov Freeman wires Secretary Benson in Washington requesting a early week meeting to press Minnesota farm policy reforms. He will present recommendations to the Senate Agriculture Committee on dairy support cuts flood aid and milk marketing order actions.
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ST. Paul
Freeman
Benson
Washington
Minnesota
Senate Agriculture Committee
U.S. Department of Agriculture
State Disaster Committee
Saturday Observance Marks Washington's Birthday Closings
Washington's birthday is observed with closures in Austin including Geo A Hormel Co and Mower County Courthouse, banks and post office holiday hours. The Austin Daily Herald prints as usual and most businesses keep Saturday hours. Students gain no extra benefit and City Hall staff who do not normally work Saturdays have no change.
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Washington
Austin
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Mower County
Banks
Austin Daily Herald
City Hall
214 Believed Dead in India Mine Blast
Calcutta reports say at least 214 miners believed dead after a huge explosion at the Chinakuri coal mine. Two other mines flooded as the disaster unfolded and only seven men were known to have survived.
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India
Calcutta
Chinakuri
Churchill's Pneumonia Bulletin Says Condition Unchanged
Sir Winston Churchill's fever fell slightly but his overall condition remains largely the same. Montague Browne reported he is comfortable, reading papers and in good spirits as Lord Moran and Dr. David M. Roberts signed the medical bulletin.
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Roquebrune - Cap-Martin
France
Winston Churchill
Montague Browne
Churchill
Winston
Lord Moran
London
Browne
David M. Roberts
The
Riviera
Leopold Paroled After 33 Years In Thrill Murder Case
Nathan Leopold, surviving member of the Loeb and Leopold thrill murder duo, was granted a definite sentence parole by the Illinois Parole and Pardon Board. He has served 33 years for the 1924 killing of Bobby Franks and may be released after parole supervision investigates his housing and job plans at Castaner Puerto Rico.
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Springfield
Ill
Nathan Leopold
Illinois Parole and Pardon Board
Leopold
Division of Parole Supervision
Bobby Franks
Roger Touhy
Chicago
Parole Board
Church of the Brethren
Castaner
Puerto Rico
Richard Loeb
Loeb
University of Chicago
Carl Sandburg
Cold, storm toll rises across the nation
Northerly winds push more freezing weather into the Southeast while the Northeast endures heavy snow. Rescue efforts continue in storm-hit areas as 247 deaths across 25 states and the District of Columbia are blamed on the long cold spell. Gov Handley declares Indiana state of emergency as snow threatens South Bend and Michigan City.
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Rockies
Atlantic Coast
Arctic
Atlantic
Upper Great Lakes
Harold Handley
Indiana
South Bend
Michigan City
Albany
N.Y
Averell
States
District of Columbia
Weather: Readings From Herald Site On Fire Station Roof
Official U. 8. readings taken from the Herald Weather Site atop the city fire station report atmospheric conditions. Temperature, humidity, wind direction, and barometric pressure are logged for public use.
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U. 8
Herald Weather
Duluth Man Committed After Bar Shooting Charge
Ronald Kimball a 33 year old Duluth resident was charged with first degree assault in a bar shooting and committed to St Peter State Hospital on Wednesday.
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Duluth, Minn
Ronald Kimball
Duluth
St. Peter State Hospital
House Group to Meet Soon on Recount Bid
The Senate Post Office Committee voted to raise postal rates by about 750 million dollars a year and to add a five cent rate for non local letters for three years. They proposed higher increases than the House, mainly increasing intercity letters to five cents. The current three cent rate has been in effect 26 years. The panel backed eight cent airmail instead of seven.
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Washington
Senate Post Office Committee
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Dugan Declines Candidacy for City Council
Austin alderman at large George Dugan announced he will not seek re election and has no further political plans. He praised colleagues and officials, thanked his wife, and said he will spend more time with his two young daughters Virginia and DiEtte.
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George Dugan
Dugan
the Herald
Virginia
DiEtte
Iowa Couple Dead in Car Truck Crash Near Clinton
A Clinton area crash on U S 67 north of Clinton killed Mr and Mrs Clifton Johnson of Green Island and left six people injured Wednesday night. Police and investigators traced the wreck to a collision between a car and a truck. Names and ages of the injured parties were not released. The crash occurred on a stretch of highway known for heavy traffic. Emergency crews from Clinton and surrounding towns responded to the scene. The investigation is ongoing and additional details were expected from authorities.
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Clinton
Iowa
Clifton Johnson
Green Island
U.S. 67
Here
Plane Crash Kills 2 Near St. Cloud
Two St. Cloud area men died when a light plane crashed four miles southwest of the St. Cloud Airport while flying low over Waite Park. Pilot Hochsprung 27 and passenger Wehr 29 were killed. Fenske 54 died after a tree fell on him near Giese in Aitkin County. Darmody 24 died when a pistol he was cleaning discharged in Minneapolis.
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St. Cloud Area
Vernon Hochsprung
St. Cloud
William Wehr
Waite Park
Peter A. Lahr
Stearns County
Hochsprung
Wehr
Grand Lake
Rudolph Fenske
Duluth
Aitkin County
Giese
Lake Mille ‘Lacs
Fenske
Richard Darmody
Minneapolis
Darmody
Carmody
Colfax Ave
Parties Recast Forecasts On March Job Upturn
Democrats and Republicans clash over when a business upturn begins. Admin spokesman calls Eisenhower March prediction a misread while Keyserling suggests unemployment may be far lower than the 4.42 million figure as some analysts caution against political overreach. Dr. Hauge says the president’s remark was misunderstood and March could show a pickup in jobs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Gabriel Hauge
White House
State Broadcasting Association
Quie Delays Departure for Washington over recount
Minnesota 1st District race shows Foley trailing Quie by 602 votes after AP tallies. Foley requests a recount. Subcommittee will meet in Washington to decide potential actions. State canvass to follow, with election boards instructed to secure polling boxes.
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Minneapolis
House
Washington
Eugene Foley
Minnesota
Ashmore
D-Sc
Associated Press
Foley
Albert Quie
Dennison
Quie
Fillmore
Senate
Atty
Lord
Secretary of State
Sen
Thye
R-Minn
Northfield
Iowa Curbs Rocket Tests by Amateurs
Iowa extends fireworks law to amateur rocket tests after Atty. Gen. Norman Erbe rules fuels used for propulsion are explosive. Fireworks require local permits, with penalties of up to 90 days in jail or a $100 fine. Gov. Loveless says safety, not suppression of youth science, prompted action.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Norman Erbe
Herschel Loveless
Dinner Pays Off Burglary Debt in Seattle Youths Reform
In Seattle hundreds paid 75 cents to 1 dollar for a dinner to raise 100 dollars to cover goods lost in a November burglary by nine youths from a group named the King Cobras. The boys, aged around 16, worked at a community meal while their sentence was suspended to prove reform.
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Reform School
Seattle
The
King Cobras
Treasury
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