Wildcat strike ends as NY Central trains stranded
A 7 hour wildcat walkout by New York Central conductors halted trains between New York and Buffalo after a federal court order. Union leaders ordered members to return to work, though some divisions had initially resisted central authority. The disruption included the Twentieth Century Limited and caused widespread confusion.
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Raid on Three Bars Nets 30 Women in Minneapolis
Police arrested 30 women in a Washington Ave operation described as the area’s largest such raid. Two faced drunkenness charges, seven were released, and the rest were charged with vagrancy after pick ups at the Bowery bar and others. Morals squad head Dan Graff said the action aims to deter such patrons.
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Body of Missing S D Girl Found in Well
The body of Leslie Benedict, 12, a farm girl missing since Wednesday, was found in a well in Winner South Dakota. Authorities questioned a suspect but had no comment.
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S.D
Leslie Benedict
Chou Rejects Plea of 3 American Mothers
Peiping radio reports Chinese Premier Chou En-lai refused the appeal of three American mothers seeking release of their imprisoned sons. The mothers Ruth Redmond Jessie Fecteau and Mary Downey plan to return to the United States. Their sons Hugh Redmond Richard Fecteau and John Downey are serving life or long terms on spying charges in Shanghai and Peiping prisons.
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Peiping Radio
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China
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Yonkers
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Lynn
Mass
Mary Downey
New Britain
Conn
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United States
Hugh Redmond
Shanghai
Richard Fecteau
John Downey
Mrs. Redmond
Hugh
Senate Unit Urges Action on 17 Point Defense Program
A Senate subcommittee urged decisive action on a 17 point plan to modernize defenses while Congress moved to approve a 1.41 billion dollar emergency defense bill. The panel backed expanding missiles programs and strengthening bomber and submarine forces with focus on warning systems and civil defense amid continuing interservice debates.
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Edwin JB. Harkinson
Washington
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Gavin
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DFL Endorses Foley GOP Choice Waited at Rochester
At the Rochester county chairmen meeting leaders weighed a wide open first district race for Congress in Austin. State Rep. John Hartle and Myron Clark led delegate strength with Hartle heading the state GOP while Clark is a former agriculture secretary. Several other candidates including Don Brown P J Holand Albert Quie Clarence Langley Roy Anderson James Cady and William Young were named in discussions ahead of the Austin convention where 151 delegates vote for endorsement.
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Owatonna
Myron Clark
Stewartville
Rochester
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Don Brown
Waseca
P. J. Holand
Austin
Albert Quie
Dennison
Clarence Langley
Goodhue County
Roy T. Anderson
William Young
Reynold Berquist
August H. Andresen
James Cady
St. Charles
Elks
Olmsted
Brown
UAW Approves 50 Million Strike Fund
A special UAW convention approved a 50 million dollar strike fund to back profit sharing in 1958 bargaining. Delegates revealed 99 percent support with 20 of 3000 opposing. Special dues of 5 dollars monthly will run March through May to raise about 16 million, aiming for 40 million by June.
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College Leaders Calm Amid Sputnik Education Storm
Minnesota college presidents say no rush for crash programs as Sputnik excitement grows. They stress gradual curriculum updates, maintaining balance across science and liberal arts, with emphasis on quality and fundamentals.
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Society Wins Legal Fight on Clark Papers
The Minnesota Historical Society won custody of Lewis and Clark expedition notes in a federal appeals ruling. The court said the government failed to prove the papers were official records. The society argues they are Captain William Clark's personal papers, inherited via Gen. John H. Hammond's descendant.
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Hydrogen power progress reported by US and Britain
In Washington FRANK CAREY reports both the United States and Britain say experiments aiming to use hydrogen bomb reactions to generate industrial electric power show fruitful and promising results but warn that practical achievement remains many years away.
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Lewis L. Strauss
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Willard F. Libby
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J. L. Tuck
Los Alamos, N. M
Distad Files Today in Race for Congress
Rogert G. Distad, 49, of Austin filed today as a candidate for the congressional seat after the death of Rep. August H. Andresen. A former opponent in 1950 GOP primary, Distad has worked at Us em Chevrolet and served seven years in the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. He has long been active in Republican politics and holds journalism training from the University of Minnesota. He and Harriet Helleckson have four children.
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Usem Chevrolet
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Wanamingo
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Thomas
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Dorothy
Byron High School
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Midwest
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Rochester picks Foley on 19th ballot in DFL district caucus
In Rochester at Mayo Auditorium Eugene Foley a 29 year old Wabasha lawyer and St Marys College philosophy instructor won endorsement for Congress on the 19th ballot after more than 7 hours of discussion. Foley will run in the February 11 primary.
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Eugene Foley
David Neiswanger
Austin
Neiswanger
Niles Shoff
Albert Lea
Freeborn County
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Mont
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Red Wing
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Hayfield
Charles Cashman
Owatonna
Warren Lyman
Norstrand
Robert Olson
Waseca
Mower
Mower County
Shoff
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University of Minnesota Law School
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Winona
McCarthy to Decide on Minnesota Senate Run Next Week
Rep. Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota says he will announce next week whether he will run for the Senate seat held by Sen. Thye. McCarthy, 41, has just returned from Minnesota after attending Rep. August Andresen’s funeral and plans to disclose his candidacy in Minnesota on Friday or Saturday. He did not discuss the possible run with Gov. Freeman or Sen. Humphrey.
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Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
Thye
R-Minn
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August H. Andresen
Red Wing
Orville Freeman
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Humphrey
Democrata
Three Vaccine Shots Sufficient Says Salk
Dr Jonas E Salk developer of the polio serum argues yearly injections are unnecessary for lasting immunity. He states three injections suffice with the first two one month apart and the third about seven months after.
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Jonas E. Salk
Weather Readings From Herald Site on Fire Station Roof
Official readings at 8:30 report a low of 6 and a high of 31 in the last 24 hours. General conditions are cloudy with today’s temperature profile described as mild.
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