Minnesota Legislature Eyes University And State Colleges
The Minnesota Legislature this week focused on the University of Minnesota and five state colleges. Discussions centered on regent elections, Morill’s impending retirement, and funding for a 54 million dollar university maintenance budget with a nine million increase.
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ST. Paul
University of Minnesota
Minnesota
University
Charles Halsted
Brainerd
House
Gerald Mullin
Minneapolis
J. L. Morrill
Johnson
Castro urges blackout as Cuban war crimes trials proceed
An appeal court weighs the death sentence from a circus setting at Cuba’s first public war crimes trial. Fidel Castro reportedly calls for radio and TV blackout on remaining trials as 17,000 spectators watched. Maj. Jesus Sosa Blanco, 51, convicted of murdering at least 25, faces execution by firing squad. appeal to be heard by a 5‑member council. Trials for Lt. Col Ricardo Grau and Capt. Pedro Morejon postponed to Monday.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Deiil Ac
Jesus Sosa Blanco
Oriente
Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Lori Marin
Ricardo Luis Grau
Pedro Morejon
Rogers Says Pupil Plans Legal If Non Discriminatory
U S Attorney General William P. Rogers says South state pupil placement plans may be used if they do not discriminate against Negroes. He interprets the Supreme Court action as allowing such plans when administered fairly and without racial bias, and suggests federal troops may not be needed to enforce school rights.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
Rogers
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Brown
Little Rock
Four Killed by Train at Grade Crossing
A passenger train at 80 mph struck a taxi at a grade crossing on the outskirts of Baltimore killing three schoolchildren and the cab driver. The victims were Katherine and John Jones, both 6, and their brother George, 7, who was also a twin.
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Baltimore
Katherine
John Jones
George
Baby-Sitter Trapped By Miracle Paint in Edina
In Edina Minnesota a 16 year old babysitter became stuck in a bathroom after the homeowners left a miracle plastic paint labeled It Stays on. Attempts to remove the seat failed with turpentine and alcohol. An ambulance freed her, and both she and the doctor suffered minor injuries. Parties planned lawsuits but an insurer indicated no trial. Names were kept private.
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Minneapolis
Edina
GOP Study Committee Aims To Map Republican Objectives
Des Moines Iowa AP Republicans near forming a study committee on long range objectives to shape party policy and principles. Meade Alcorn, RNC chairman, said the group will include congressmen governors party officials and leaders from various walks of life. Goldwater and Simpson leaders of GOP campaign committees want to be consulted on policy patronage and party matters.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Democratic Advisory Council
Republican National Committee
Meade Alcorn
Alcorn
Congress
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
House
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Johnson
Rayburn
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Richard Simpson
Rpa
Goldwater
Simpson
House Gop
Brothers Accused After Baby Dies On Gas Stove
In Philadelphia two four and five year old brothers told police they kicked and played with a nine week old baby then put him on top of a lit gas stove where he burned to death. The pair admitted breaking into the Carter home in West Philadelphia to find food. The infant Taylor Carter died after being found on a couch and later on a hospital trip.
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Philadelphia
Richard Carter
Larry
Gregory Twiggs
Flood Devastation Triggers Ohio State of Emergency
Floods pushed Ohio into a state of emergency as Gov. DiSalle estimated damages above 83 million dollars and warned totals could surpass 100 million. Meantime Pennsylvania, New York and surrounding areas faced deaths and mass evacuations with thousands displaced and miners trapped near Pittston. Federal aid was pledged as Meadville and Chillicothe residents faced large-scale evacuations and cleanup efforts.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Midwest
Michael V. DiSalle
New York
Sharon
Pittston
DiSalle
New York State
Indiana
Scioto
Chillicothe
Marietta
Eisenhower
Meadville
French Creek
Allegheny
Pittsburgh
Monongahela
Driver Critical After Mona Area Crash
Stacyville resident Othmer G. May, 28, was in very grave condition at Mayo Clinic Rochester after his car left 218 feet of highway near Mona and tumbled through an intersection field. Marshal Alfred L. Hansen reported the vehicle failed to turn, went straight, and the lone occupant was thrown free before the car halted. May, injured severely, was moved from Memorial Osage to Rochester as conditions remained critical.
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Stacyville
Mona
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Othmer G. May
Alfred L. Hansen
St. Ansgar
May
Spois
Marshal Hansen
Austin Ambulance Service
River
Oakland
Hansen
Memorial Hospital
Osage
Fishermen Report Strong Herring Catches on Lake Superior
In subzero weather KNIFE RIVER Minn AP reports Lake Superior commercial fishermen are bringing in large herring harvests. They fish daily when weather allows, braving storms to fill markets and docks.
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Knife River
Minn
Lake Superior
Bronx on alert in second kidnap case this month
Police search house to house for 24 day old John Tavarez kidnapped from his West Side apartment. Detectives seek a taxi driver who drove the kidnapper and mother, described as Puerto Rican or Cuban in her 30s, 5 feet 2, about 160 pounds with blonde streaks. An anonymous caller reported a woman resembling the kidnapper at a Bronx rooming house and police urged tips to Trafalgar 4 4700.
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New York
Bronx
John Tavarez
Tavarez
West Side
Doraliza
Mikoyan Says Visit Helped Ease Tension
Anastas Mikoyan reported to 300 plus foreign and Soviet correspondents in Moscow that his U S visit reduced tensions and improved Soviet American relations. He opened the USSR to U S leaders wishing to visit and said the government approved his trip. He warned war is unsuitable for settling disputes and urged steps to strengthen peace.
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Mikoyan
Moscow
Anastas T. Mikoyan
U.S
Sverdlovsky Hall
Kremlin
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S.S.R
All Mines in Valley in Danger
Rescue workers sought 12 trapped miners as Susquehanna River flooded Knox mine at Port Griffith threatening 10 000 miners and a third of the region coal output. Officials warned of toxic gas buildup while crews worked to seal the breech and stop further inundation.
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Pittston
Wyoming Valley
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna
Port Griffith
Knox Coal Co
Knox
Daniel H. Connelly
Boy Steals to See The Ten Commandments Movie
In Lexington Kentucky Judge Bart N Peak placed a 12 year old with a lengthy juvenile record in state custody after he admitted stealing 3 dollars to have enough money to see the religious film The Ten Commandments.
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Lexington
Bart N. Peak
Peak
Las Vegas duo extended endurance flight record
Robert Timm and John Cook, flying a Cessna 172, surpassed the 50 day, 18 minute unbroken flight mark near Blythe and Las Vegas, aiming for 60 days to raise funds for the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund. They endure four hours on four off, ferrying meals and fuel by basket, while family supports via radio.
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Robert Timm
Las Vegas
John Cook
Los Angeles
Timm
Blythe
Ariz
Jim Heth
Bill Burkhart
Dallas
Tex
Cook
Air Force
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Adolph Johnson
Halsted
Mullin
Minneapolis Gas Co
House Fed
C. E. Howard
Excelsior
Lester Malkerson
Charles W. Mayo
Karl Neumeier
Stillwater
A. I. Johnson
Benson
B. E. Grottum
Jackson
Melva Lind
Gustavus Adolphus College
Rock
Sendants
Sosa Blanco
Maj
Humberto Sori Marin
Superior War Council
Amelia
la Cabana Fortress
Alabama
GOP
Wheeling
W.va
Helen Bill
Bill
Trafalgar 4
Soviet Union
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Anthony Wycallis
Duryea
Sane
Seer
Eia Seer
Vine SE
Eves
Belt Line
Highway 16-W
Las Vegas, New
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