Blizzard Toll Tops Seventeen Dead Across Large Region
A historic winter blizzard moved from the Great Plains into Canada with heavy snowfalls and zero visibility. It left up to 28 inches in Duluth, 12 foot drifts in Nebraska, and at least 17 dead with four missing. Roads blocked across four states and hundreds stranded in Manitoba.
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Weather Bureau
Great Plains
Canada
Duluth
Nebraska
Manitoba
Winnipeg
St Olaf Wins Sweep Stakes in Eau Claire Speech Meet
St Olaf College Northfield Minnesota earned 23 points to capture sweep stakes honors at Eau Claire State College meet. The champion team placed first in oratory second in after dinner speaking and third in folk tale telling and extemporaneous speaking.
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Eau Claire
Wis
St. Olaf College of
Heart Attack Death in Minneapolis Driver Killed by Tree
The coroner said Daniel Jukich, 62, died of a heart attack while driving in Minneapolis on Sunday. His car struck a tree with him alone inside.
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Minneapolis
Daniel Jukich
Jukich
UN charges Koreans with MIG jets violation of armistice
Maj. Gen. Carter announced that MIGs attacked a RB45 jet over the Yellow Sea on February 5 and were evidence of North Korean air activity since the armistice. He said radar tracked the aircraft from takeoff to return and demanded neutral inspection teams to North Korea to verify the alleged violation and punishment for the perpetrators.
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Korea
United Nations Command
North Korea
Leslie D. Carter
Korean Military Armistice Commission
Yellow Sea
Carter
Lee Sang Cho
U. N
Lee
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
South Korea
Fuller Trial Hints of New Hot Testimony
State attorneys signaled more sensational testimony in the Albert Fuller trial for the murder of A. L. Patterson. James R. Taylor faced another defense cross examination over alleged contradictions in his account of seeing Fuller flee Patterson’s murder.
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Ala
Albert Fuller
A. L. Patterson
Columbus, Ga
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Fuller
Patterson
Taylor
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Crusader
Cecil Deason
Arch Ferrell
Atty
Si Garrett
Ferrell
Garrett
Galveston
Tex
Sailors Killed and Missing After Submarine Explosion
Two sailors died and three remain missing after a battery explosion aboard the submarine Romodon at San Francisco Naval Shipyard. Four sailors were seriously injured and two civilian workers hospitalized from gas inhalation. One injured sailor underwent surgery. search efforts paused until gas cleared.
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Pompdon
San Francisco Naval Shipyard
Oak Knoll Hospital
Robert E. Williams
Oakland
Calif
Austin R. Doyle
12Th Naval District
Navy
Philippine Sea
Catfish
Romodon
Hulslander Named Iowa State Coach
Kenneth C. Hulslander, 31, a football coach from St. Frederick High School in Pontiac Michigan, was named assistant football line coach at Iowa State College. He is a 1951 Western Illinois State graduate and replaces Bill Heiss who was named Denver VI head baseball coach and football assistant. Hulslander reports March 1.
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Ames
Iowa
Kenneth C. Hulslander
St. Frederick High School
Pontiac
Mich
Iowa State College
Hulslander
Western Illinois State
Macomb
Bill Heiss
Denver
Halslander
Italian freighter Monviso runs aground near Dover cliffs
Gale winds drove the 7,172 ton Italian freighter Monviso aground under the Dover cliffs early today. The ship faced challenging conditions as harbor authorities and rescue services responded to the incident along the southeastern coast of England.
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Dover
England
Monviso
School Leveled by Inferno in Kandiyohi County
A Central Minnesota Christian School classroom building in Prinsburg burned early today with damage estimated at 25 000 to 30 000. Firefighters from Prinsburg Clara City and Raymond halted the blaze. The structure housed grades 7 through 10 and was not occupied. About 104 students and four teachers may use the nearby gym as temporary rooms. The fire is blamed on a defective furnace.
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Central Minnesota Christian School
Prinsburg
Clara City
Raymond
Christian Reform Church
Kandiyohi County
Willmar
Vodka Debate Moves Minnesota Toward Legalization
Sen J R Keller of Winona defends vodka as a U S product distilled from American grain by American companies. He argues legal sale would curb untaxed imports and boost state taxes while aligning with federal classification of vodka like whiskey or gin. Dudley Ericson supports legalization. Minnesota has banned vodka since 1939.
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U. S
J. R. Keller
Winona
Minnesota
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United States
Keller
Dudley Ericson
Lquor Control
Hutchinson Phone Official Warren B. Clay Dies at 44
Warren B. Clay a state and national phone official and ex mayor of Hutchinson died Sunday night from a heart attack at age 44. He led Hutchinson Telephone Co. and chaired civic bodies including the Hutchinson school board. Survived by Elaine his wife three children parents two brothers and two sisters. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Warren B. Clay
Clay
Hutchinson Telephone Co
W. S. Clay
U.S. Independent Telephone Assn
Minnesota Telephone Assn
Hutchinson School Board
Elaine Clay
Walter Sears
Minneapolis
Suzanne
Joanne
Walter Jr
James Clay
Navy
Mark Clay
Washington, D.C
Miles Wedge
Zumbrota
J. G. Allen
Cranford
N.J
Stores to Open as Usual Tuesday in Austin
Austin stores will be open Tuesday as George Washington's birthday creates a holiday for many. H. B. Lidstone, chamber secretary-manager, said business would proceed as usual in the city.
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H. B. Lidstone
Chamber of Commerce
George Washington
Korn Improves After Car Ditch Crash Near Fargo
John E. Korn of Comstock Minnesota, aged 32, was reported improving in a Fargo hospital after spending Saturday night in his car which plunged into a ditch about 15 miles south of Fargo.
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N.D
John E. Korn
Comstock
Minn
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Minnesota Weather With Schools Closed After Blizzard
A western and northern Minnesota blizzard moves into Canada reducing road closures and ice in many areas. Up to eight inches fall in the north and winds reach 70 mph. 50 communities report closures while Red River Valley events are postponed. In the Dakotas a severe storm leaves one missing person in South Dakota and Pierre records 14 inches of snow.
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Red River Valley
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Belgian DC6 Wreck Found Near Rome After Search
A Belgian DC6 airliner carrying 29 people was located on a snowy peak in the Vigna de Valle area eight days after disappearance. Four Americans aboard include geologist Paul Leroy of New Jersey and engineer Robert Singer of Brooklyn. Helicopters could not land due to high winds and rough terrain, forcing searchers on skis to reach the site 60 miles northeast of Rome.
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Italy
Rome
Paul Leroy
Lake Hiawatha
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Robert Singer
Brooklyn N. Y
Socony- Vacuum Oil Co
E. J. Suter
Brussels
G. Guerrieri
Marcella Mariani
Nationalist Attacks Fail to Halt Red Build-Up Near Formosa
Formosa reports three days of naval and air pounding fail to stop Communist fortification on the Taishan Islands, with a second buildup on Fukien coast opposite the Matsu Islands. Nationalists establish 26 civil air defense units to plan for bombing casualties as Red forces shift from Chekiang to Fukien.
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Formosa
Taishan Islands
Nanchishan
Fukien Province
Matsu Islands
Defense Ministry
Information Service
Taishan Group
Taishans
Air Force
Nanechisan
Tachen Islands
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Defense Ministry Information Service
Matsu Island
Foochow
The
Chekiang
Fukien
Red
Nenchishan
Funeral services for former district judge Arthur E. Giddings
Funeral services will be held Tuesday for Arthur E. Giddings 87 of Anoka a former judge of the district court for the 18th judicial district.
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Anoka
Minn
Arthur E. Giddings
18Th Judicial District
Rescue party reports four bodies in Sandia crash
Four bodies were found near a rock pinnacle in the Sandia Mountains after a Trans World Airliner crashed Saturday near Albuquerque with 16 aboard. Rescue teams faced subzero conditions as they worked from dawn, with pack animals and air drops aiding recovery from the 10,000 foot peak. The Martin 404 departed Kirtland Field bound for Santa Fe when contact was lost three minutes later.
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Sandia Mountains
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Kirtland Field
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