Debate on sanctions resumed at U N General Assembly
The U N General Assembly resumed debate on a proposal to impose sanctions against Israel. Jordan urged quick action to remove Israeli forces from Gaza and Aqaba, while Canada urged postponement and proposed a pact by Israel and Egypt to honor the 1949 armistice with guarantees for Gulf of Aqaba shipping and UN forces in Gaza. Ben-Gurion won a Knesset confidence vote 72 to 29 while signaling flexibility on Gaza administration. A Cairo summit of Arab leaders discussed anti Communist and nonalignment strategies.
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Associated Press
U.N. General Assembly
Israel
Jordan
Gaza
Aqaba
Canada
Egypt
Gulf of Aqaba
U.N
Gaza Strip
Middle East
Abba Eban
Dulles
Dag Hammarskjold
Jerusalem
Eban
Hammarskjold
David Ben-Gurion
Knesset
Cairo
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Nasser
Syria
Shukri Kuwaily
Hussein
West
Soviet Bloc
Sun Returns as Minnesota Warms After Cold Snap
Minnesota's weather turns warmer after an overnight cold snap. International Falls saw 10 below zero, with lows about 10 degrees milder than forecast. Highs rise to 5 to 15 above in the north and 15 to 30 in the south, with warming spreading from northwest tonight and further into the west and north by Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
International Falls
Bemidiji
Substitute for Pill Bill Introduced in Minnesota Senate
Sen. W. J. Franz of Mountain Lake introduced a substitute for the bill killed by the Public Health Committee. It would allow licensed stores beyond druggists to sell certain household medicines under limited licenses issued by the State Board of Pharmacy. Franz argues the measure serves public demand without health grounds for opposition.
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Sen. Franz
Pharmacy Board
Three Die in Cairo Suburb Clash Between Palestinians and Police
In Maadi Cairo a quiet suburb residents report three people killed during a clash between Palestinians and Egyptian police. The incident marked a rare outbreak of violence in the area and prompted authorities to launch investigations.
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Cairo
Egypt
Maadi
Cyptian
Stalin Death Says West War Plans Were About to Start
London dispatch cites Telegraph report claiming Stalin, enraged by Tito Balkan pact with Greece and Turkey, was preparing a spring or summer 1953 war with the West when he suffered a fatal stroke. Source says early 1953 signs showed imminent conflict and Stalin’s death averted a broader war.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Joseph Stalin
Soviet Union
David Floyd
Telegraph
Moscow
Stalin
Balkan
Greece
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Tito
Army National Guard compromise plan endorsed by committee
The Army and National Guard reached a compromise on active duty training for Guard recruits and the House Armed Services subcommittee endorsed the plan. Rep. Overton Brooks said the agreement will go to the full committee next meeting, likely for final approval.
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National Guard Today
House Armed Services
Overton Brooks
D-La
Full Armed Services Committee
Brooks
Army
Guard
National Guard
Top Young Farmers to Get Awards in Minnesota Banquet
Austin Jaycees host the state awards banquet at Queen of Angels Hall. About 225 attendees expected with George Leland as toastmaster. The Austin award will be presented by Frank Gerlach and Clarence Purfeest will present Rural Youth group awards. Skuli Rutford of the University of Minnesota delivers the main address on changing agriculture.
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Austin
Minnesota
George Leland
First National Leland Bank
Frank Gerlach
OYF
Clarence Purfeest
Faribault
Skuli Rutford
University of Minnesota
Rutford
OVF
Barry Akers
Maynard Speece
Woman, 49, found impaled on sharp willow sapling
A 49 year old woman in Memphis was impaled on a willow sapling after a fall while collecting cuttings. She was found semiconscious at the embankment and taken to a hospital with the sapling protruding from her throat. A brother said she fell while gathering willow cuttings.
Two Teens Held Over Albert Lea Girl Attack
Two 17 year old youths were arrested after breaking into a Carlton service station and were held for Albert Lea authorities in the alleged rape of a 13 year old girl. They admitted the break in and one admitted involvement in the Albert Lea case. The youths were to be moved to Albert Lea by county officials. The girl said she was attacked after accepting a ride from two youths.
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Carlton
Minn
Albert Lea
Here
Oscar Juntunen
Juntunen
Carl Lindahl
Freeborn County
Nationwide probe opens aid for junior colleges
Fourteen witnesses urged state aid before the Senate Education Committee in St. Paul. A proposal would allocate one million dollars over two years to fund aid at 200 dollars per pupil for Minnesota's nine junior colleges with about 2,000 students. Opponent Sen Harry Wahlstrand said funds are insufficient to cover grade schools high schools and junior colleges.
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ST. Paul
Senate Education Committee
Harry Wahlstrand
Willmar
Rochester
Austin
Worthington
Hibbing
Virginia
Brainerd
Eveleth
Itasca
Ely
Marilyn Hovgren
Stewartville
August Schleicher
Millville
Rochester Junior College
Ike and Mollet Discuss Middle East and Coty Visit
President Eisenhower and French Premier Guy Mollet conferred about the Middle East crisis and arranged for President Rene Coty to visit the United States in June. The White House meeting lasted about 90 minutes with remarks spanning WWII memories to current regional tensions. Mollet signaled support for Israel’s security guarantees and Coty’s planned early June visit, while education funding and the push for junior colleges drew questions at a concurrent Minnesota hearing.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Guy Mollet
Middle East
Rene Coty
France
United States
Mollet
White House
James C. Hagerty
Coty
Israel
Car Plunges Through Ice Drowns 9 Year Old Girl
In Minneapolis Tonka Bay, Vernona West 9 drowned when the family car broke through thin ice on Lake Minnetonka. Dennis West 17 and the father escaped onto the ice after the vehicle sank about a mile east of Arcola bridge. Vernona remained trapped and was recovered hours later from 12 feet of water.
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Minneapolis
Lake Minnetonka
Vernona West
Vernon West
Rt. 2
Tonka Bay
Dennis
Smith's Bay
Arcola Bridge
Urge Controls Over Packers Urge Controls Over Packers
Congress urged to grant the Federal Trade Commission power to regulate meat packing trade practices. Senator Watkins and Senator O Mahoney co sponsored a bill to curb monopolies and stop big packers from swallowing small firms.
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Washington
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Sens
Watkins
Utah
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Agriculture Department
State Doctor Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
Dr. George Engstrom of Belgrade Minnesota pleaded guilty to federal income tax evasion after underreporting 1950 income. A pre sentence investigation was ordered and sentencing date was not set. Separate case: William A Hutchinson of Duluth requests transfer to federal court on tax charges from 1950.
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ST. Paul
George Engstrom
Belgrade
Minn
Dennis Donovan
Engstrom
William A. Hutchinson
Duluth
Humphrey Seeks 1.50 Corn Price Support and Soil Bank Plan
Senator Humphrey introduces legislation to set a minimum corn price of 1.50 per bushel and declares a national 51 million acre corn allotment for the year. Producers would divert 15 percent of their allotment to the soil bank to qualify for loans.
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Washington
Sen
Humphrey
D- Minn
Soil Bank
Blue Cross Fights TaxProposal in Minnesota Legislature
Blue Cross and Blue Shield foes plan a two front battle in St Paul against a 2 percent premium tax proposal and a move to place Blue Cross under state insurance supervision. Blue Cross president Arthur M. Calvin says its model is hospital prepaid care, not insurance, and argues tax would be a hospital sales tax passed to subscribers. Supporters warn supervision could force payments to subscribers, hampering hospitals.
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Adolpth Johnson
ST. Paul
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Minnesota
Arthur M. Calvin
Insurance Commissioner
State Department of Education
Honeywell Engineers Join UAW in Minnesota
About 2,000 engineers and technicians at Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator Co voted to leave ESA and align with the United Auto Workers in a 579 to 116 vote. The move, led by UAW President Walter Reuther, marks a key victory in organizing engineers in aviation electronics. The affiliation takes effect April 1, while ESA’s federation retains representation rights.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co
Engineers and Scientists of America
ESA
United Auto Workers
UAW
Walter Reuther
Afl-Cio
Said
Reuther
Leonard Woodstock
Federation of Honeywell Engineers
Honeywell
Federation
Lakers Sold to Kansas Group
New York reports the Minneapolis Lakers were sold to a group led by former major league manager Marty Marion. The deal includes a provision: if any Minneapolis bidder matches 150000 by March 13, the club goes to that bidder. otherwise Marion will move the team to Kansas City.
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Lakers
Kansas Group
New York
Minneapolis National Basketball Assn
Marty Marion
Neapolis
Gangster Union Plot Exposed Ties to Teamsters Leaders
Senate hearings reveal a college classmate of Dave Beck Jr borrowed 30000 from union funds to open a Seattle tavern. Robert Kennedy cites an affidavit by Sam Bassett saying Beck senior arranged the loan. Beck promises to testify in Europe return by late March. Portland reporters Turner and Lambert allege a gangster union conspiracy to control city government, naming Langley Crosby and Elkins among those indicted. The inquiry, led by Sen McClellan, spans multiple cities with initial focus on Spokane and Portland.
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Washington
Senate
Dave Beck Jr
Teamsters’ Union International
Seattle
Robert F. Kennedy
Sam Bassett
Teamsters Union
Beck
Teamster
Europe
Portland, Ore
Wallace Turner
William Lambert
Portland Oregonian
Portland
Heywood Broun
American Newspaper Guild
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Turner
Lambert
Portland Dist
William M. Langley
Clyde C. Crosby
James B. Elkins
Mrs F D R Names Five Democrats for 1960 Race
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt lists five Democratic candidates she deems fit for the 1960 presidential race. The lineup excludes Adlai Stevenson, whom she backed in two prior campaigns. The names are Sen Wayne Morse, Gov G Mennen Williams, Sen Joseph Clark, Gov Edmund Muskie, and Chester Bowles.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
McCall's Magazine
Wayne Morse
Oregon
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Joseph Clark
Pennsylvania
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Chester Bowles
Connecticut
U. S
India
Nehru Reads Reports During Forced Landing of Soviet Plane
Prime Minister Nehru calmly read reports from Krishna Menon as a two engine Ilyushin-14 gift from Soviet leaders made a one engine forced landing near Raichur. The aircraft caught fire on one engine while en route from Nangalor to Raichur during an election tour. The crew extinguished the blaze and the pilot landed on the other engine then continued the journey in a second plane.
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New Delhi
V. K. Krishna Menon
Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Nangalor
Raichur
Hydera
Kashmir
Krishna Menon
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