Red River Valley Spud Surplus Pressures Consumption
A Fargo report by Fritz Witt examines the Red River Valley potato surplus. It details production in 1953 of about 28 million bushels, with North Dakota and Minnesota sharing, and notes a research center at East Grand Forks aiding development of Pontiac and Triumph varieties.
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Red River Valley
Fritz Witt
Fargo
N.D
Minnesota
North Dakota
Valley
Red River
Pontiac
Triumph
East Grand Forks
Minn
U. S. Department of Agriculture
M. W. Herbison
North Dakota Agricultural College Extension Service
Graham Greeting Draws London Crowd at Waterloo
American evangelist Billy Graham was greeted by thousands of Londoners in a wild welcome at Waterloo Station. A dozen clergymen served as guards as hats were lost in the crush of hymn singing and cabs. Graham and his wife arrived from Southampton and will begin a revival campaign Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Billy Graham
Graham
Humphrey Seeks Exemption for Sport
Senator Humphrey of Minnesota urged Congress to extend tax exemption to high school boxing wrestling and other sports after praising their role in athletics and student development. He argued these activities should receive the same tax treatment as established sports programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Humphrey
D- Minn
Congress
Earth Tremors Strike Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania Overnight
Tremors in Wilkes-Barre damaged hundreds of homes and cracked streets in a five block area near anthracite mines. No injuries were reported as residents fled in nightclothes and officials investigated mine gas buildup and underground cave-ins blamed on previous quakes. Nearby Allentown also experienced tremors though it has no coal workings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
Woodwrch Collery
Glen Alden Coal Co
W. J. Clements
Francis 0. Case
Coal Company
Pennsylvania
William Hughes
Allentown
Philippine troops close pincers on Huk outlaws near Mt Banahaw
Manila reports Philippine soldiers tighten the ring around an estimated 650 Huk rebels led by Casto Alejandrino northeast of Mt Banahaw in an all-out offensive. The government aims to trap the force entrenched in rugged hills along the Laguna Quezon border.
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Manila
Philippines
Mt. Banahaw
Huk
Casto Alejandrino
Laguna — Quezon
Fire destroys Climax High School in Minnesota
A fire at Climax High School gutted the building early today. The brick structure, built in 1918 with additions in 1939, was valued at 450000. Volunteers from Climax and Crookston-Halstad fought windy flames with limited water. Records were saved. Climax lies in Polk County about ten miles south of Crookston.
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Climax
Minn
Climax High
Crookston
Halstad
O. T. Olson
Polk County
Fugitive Wilson Held at Capitol Hearing on Warren Nomination
Roderick J. Wilson described as a fugitive by the Justice Department was taken into custody by Capitol police as he demanded to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Earl Warren's nomination to chief justice. Senator Langer said police arrested him without a warrant after Wilson claimed custody and disputed the fugitive charge.
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Washington
Roderick J. Wilson
Justice Department
Capitol
Senate Judiciary Committee
Earl Warren
Sen. Langer
R-Nd
Judiciary Committee
Langer
Senate
Atty
William P. Rogers
Wilson
Warren
Rogers
San Francisco
Thomas C. Lynch
Lynch
Oakland
Calif
Burr McCloskey
Eisenhower
Congress
Sen
Watkins
Utah
Knowland
Judiciary
California
Wayne Smithey
Subcommittee
Bar
Man's death by own action may link to state killing
In Richmond California a 42 year old Oakland glass worker Donald Irvin Gunn shot himself after a family quarrel. His wife Willa says he boasted of killing a man in Minnesota years earlier and left a note saying he could not bear to bring disgrace on those he loves. Minnesota authorities will check for a possible link to the Stolze homicide in Davenport Iowa.
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Richmond
Calif
Oakland
Minnesota
A. H. Glover
Donald Irvin Gunn
Willa
Gunn
Thomas
Glover
Guin
St. Paul
Minnesota Crime Bureau
Eugene H. Stolze
Davenport
Iowa
James Roosevelt Ordered to Pay Wife 1435 Monthly Support
In Pasadena California Judge Kurtz Kauffman ordered James Roosevelt to pay his wife Romelle 1435 monthly temporary support to care for her and their three children pending separate maintenance suits. Additional sums cover attorney fees costs and school tuition. Both parties were not present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Roosevelt
Pasadena
Calif
Romelle
Kurtz Kauffman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Gladys Irene Owens
Kauffman
McCarthy Backs Moss Testimony Delay in Conspiracy Hearing
Senator McCarthy pressed for a possible grand jury action as he pressed Mrs. Annie Moss to testify about Communist ties. Moss and attorney Hayes argued she was not well enough to testify, while McCarthy claimed Moss was a Party member and warned of perjury consequences. The hearing paused to await Army Secretary Stevens and resumed with tense exchanges.
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G. Milton Kelly Washington
Annie Lee Moss
Army Signal Corps
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
George FE. C. Hayes
Moss
McCarthy
Hayes
Communist Party
Stevens
Army
Senate
USI Considers Two Constitutional Amendments
A directors meeting in the courthouse Tuesday night approved two amendments to the USI constitution to be voted by members in April. The first would enlarge the board from 12 to 14 by adding a representative from each of the nine participating agencies. The second would grant the board authority to allocate undesignated contributions among agencies to meet needs, replacing pro rata or donor designations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlin Vandewege
General Fund
Red Cross
Vandewege
Gertrude Banfield
Harris Romerin
St. Paul
Bill Bentzin
Martyn Peterson
Nanette Flom
Jim Thompson
Evelyn Guild
C. E. Schrafe
USI
Soaring Prices Boost Dun and Bradstreet Food Index
Soaring prices of coffee, cocoa and tea helped lift the Dun & Bradstreet wholesale food price index to $7.20 this week, its highest in nearly three years, vs $7.11 last week. The index, covering 31 widely used foods, was up 15.9 percent from $6 a year ago and remains above its March 1961 level.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
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Wilkes- Barre
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England
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Red Cross Drive
Celiemeade
Pentagon
McCarthy Senate Investigating Committee
Austin Area
Austin High School
Hormel
Solciors
The
Red Cross Disaster Service
Korea
Romerein
Beale
Austin State Bank
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