Washington Uneasy General Pick From Adams Memoir
In June 1775 Congress debated creating an army at Cambridge. John Adams nominated a Virginia general. Washington, startled by the spotlight, fled the room but returned to a unanimous vote the next day. He later learned of the honor from delegates at dinner.
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Boston
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Virginia
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Queen declares Duke of Edinburgh a British prince
The London Gazette reports Queen Elizabeth II has named Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh a British prince. The move, urged by Prime Minister Macmillan, mirrors Victoria's later title for Albert and does not alter the line of succession, with Prince Charles still heir.
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Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
Court Journal
Prince Philip
Philip
Elizabeth
Harold Macmillan
Queen Victoria
Edinburgh
Prince Consort
Victoria
Albert
Windsor Cas
Tle
England
Portugal
Prince Charles
Waterfront dock strike ends as ILA and shippers reach contract
In Norfolk the East Coast port strike nears settlement as Hampton Roads longshoremen and shippers approve a coastwide contract. Baltimore already accepted a general wage pattern giving 32 cents per hour over three years, easing a shutdown that halted work from Maine to Virginia.
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Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Baltimore
Maine
Virginia
New York
William V. Bradley
International Longshoremen’s Assn
Washington Birthday Parades and Bargain Sales Highlight Holiday
Washington's Birthday was observed with ceremonies and a parade in Alexandria Virginia drawing over 250000 people. The event featured 200 girls 80 bands and 32 floats while government workers enjoyed a three day weekend and merchants offered birthday bargains including 99 cent typewriters and one cent automobiles.
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Potomac River
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Faribault Girls Injured in Cemetery Toboggan Accident
Three Faribault high school girls were hurled 15 feet from a toboggan on a cemetery hill. Diana Ebert 16 fractured a vertebrae but in good condition at St Lukas Hospital. Susan Wolfe and Gretchen Schwichten berg 16 released after treatment for shock and bruises. Pat Bauer 16 summoned help after the wreck.
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Faribault
Diana Ebert
St. Lukas Hospital
Susan Wolfe
Gretchen Schwichtenberg
Pat Bauer
Homer Bailey
Faribault Daily News
Bailey
Miss Bauer
Kenneth Dean
Dean
Plane With 159 Gas Crashes No Deaths
An Air Force Oil 24 plane carrying 159 American servicemen crash landed on an island in the Han River near Seoul. Initial reports said no deaths, 22 treated at a nearby Army hospital, 11 on stretchers, some flown out by helicopter. Engine trouble forced the landing about 10 miles from Kimpo Airport. aircraft was returning from Japan with 149 servicemen and had a 10-member crew.
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Seoul
South Korea
Air Force
Han River
Kimpo
Japan
5% Bus Fare Boost OK'd for 5 State Lines
The Minnesota State Railroad and Warehouse Commission approved a 5 percent fare increase on March 4 for six bus lines. Greyhound Corp and Northwest Trails plus Northland Greyhound routes will implement the hike, with operations centered in Minneapolis and Crookston. The commission will issue a report within about a week on Jefferson Transportation Co. Minneapolis seeking a similar rise.
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State Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Greyhound Corp
Minneapolis
Lake of the Woods Bus Line
Grand Forks
N.D
Northern Transportation Co
International Falls
Triangle Transportation Co
Crookston
Northwest Trails, Inc
Thief River Falls
Zephyr Lines Inc
Jefferson Transportation Co
Legislature Grants Living Expenses to Minnesota lawmakers
The Minnesota House approved a resolution to pay living expenses for lawmakers during the session. Outstate members would receive $12 daily, city members $8 daily, with annual limits of $1,200 and $800. The Senate had approved earlier. Rep. Jake Herzog voted for the measure. Rep. Fred Cina championed it, citing legal entitlement to per diem reimbursements. Two minority members urged conscience votes on the amounts. A separate motion revived the proposal after it had failed in February. The House also sent bills to rename state teachers colleges and regulate auto installment sales. Senate committees approved two bills and killed one related to labor conciliator qualifications.
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Minnesota
House
Twin Cities
Senate
Jake Herzog
Austin
Washington
Fred Cina
Aurora
Cina
F. Gordon Wright
Minneapolis
Odin Langen
Kennedy
Richard O’dea
Mahtomedi
Judd Sees Threat of a 4-Front War
Cincinnati meeting features Rep. Walter H. Judd warning that a Middle East war could spark a four-front global conflict. He linksArab-Israeli tensions to possible invasions of Korea and Formosa and calls for leaders to rise above justice to wisdom for peace.
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Cincinnati
Walter H. Judd
Minn
Middle East
Minnesota
China
Cincinnati Academy of Science
Cincinnati Bar Assa
Kremlin
Mideast
North Korea
South Korea
Formosa
Indochina
Eisenhower
Egypt
iHe
Eisenhower Cough Linked to Windpipe Inflammation
President Eisenhower's doctors attributed his persistent cough to tracheitis or inflammation of the windpipe. He was examined at Walter Reed Army Hospital after a brief visit, with X-rays of lungs and sinuses showing no serious issues. Maj. Gen. Howard Snyder described the condition as throat related and said a spray treatment was being used.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
White House
James C. Hagerty
Army
Hagerty
Howard M. Snyder
Mother Rescues Five Children From Wisconsin Fire
A Shawano mother of six saved five children from a burning one story home. She was severely burned and in critical condition. A neighbor, Delores Flaig Jr., 27, helped rescue the sixth child. The fire occurred shortly after the husband Edward left for work.
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Shawano
Wis
Delores Flaig Jr
Edward
U.S. to Continue Talks With Israel
The Arab bloc at the United Nations seeks sanctions against Israel over troop withdrawals from Gaza and Gulf of Aqaba coastal strips. U.S. officials say talks will continue without urging further U.N. delays. Ben Gurion vows troop withdrawal if U.N. troops keep the Gulf open and Egypt avoids raids.
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Gaza Strip
Palestine
Door Open on Israel Egypt Talks Despite Israeli Rejection
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles expressed regret that Israel has not yet withdrawn forces from Egypt but left the door open for further negotiations. Abba Eban traveled to Washington with new instructions as Israel reported talks with the United States. A border clash near Jordan wounded four Israelis in separate incidents.
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Gaza Strip
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Ben - Gurion
Jordan
Winter Returns to Austin with Snow and Icy Roads
Winter returns to Austin with a two inch snowfall and five below reading at 8 05 a m. The State Highway Department reports roads extremely hazardous and drivers on Austin streets are warned to exercise extreme caution. Police report ten accidents today compared with two in the prior week as trunk routes remain clear but slippery sections persist. Temperatures are forecast zero to ten below in northern areas and ten to twenty below in the south with similar brutal cold across Minnesota.
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State Highway Department
Austin Cab
Upper Midwest
International Falls
Grantsburg
Wis
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Highway Department
Minnesota
Plans Laid for All-Out Polio Drive in 1957
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis announced a winter and spring campaign to wipe out epidemic polio. Basil O'Connor said 3,100 chapters will allocate a third of March of Dimes shares to fund the drive. The goal is Salk inoculations for 63 million Americans under age 4 who are unvaccinated.
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New York
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Basil O'Connor
Foundation
O'Conner
Burglars Loot Merrill Super Market Safe
A break in at Carl's Super Market Merrill Wisconsin yielded cash totaling 2900 and checks worth 6000. Police noted footprints and said three men were involved in the early morning burglary.
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Merrill
Wis
Carl's
Senate unit kills osteopath medicine bill in Minnesota
The Senate Public Health Committee voted 9-5 to kill a bill allowing osteopaths to practice general medicine in Minnesota, the sixth failed attempt. Opponents argued osteopathic training was inadequate, while supporters cited osteopathy colleges and a federal law permitting service in the armed forces.
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Senate Public Health Committee
Minnesota
Senate
Robby Cramer
Minneapolis Labor Review
Harold Kalina
Minneapolis
Sen. Kalina
House Health Committee
Senate Committee
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