C of C to Host 375 Farm Couples in Austin
The Austin Chamber of Commerce will entertain 375 farm couples for five days from March 3 to 7. Ray J. Emmerich announced details after chamber agriculture committee planning led by George Leland. Noon lunches at Wesley Hall will be served by WSCS units. women attend a style show while men tour. Applications via coupons in the Austin Daily Herald. 375 names will be drawn.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ray J. Emmerich
Chamber Agriculture Committee
George Leland
Wesley Hall
Methodist Church
WSCS
Austin Daily Herald
Four Die In Cave-In At Montana Coal Mine
A mine cave-in in the Mountain Queen tunnel near Roundup Montana crushed four men and injured six others. The Mountain States Mining Co. workers were aiding rock clearing when 15 tons of rock collapsed. Names of victims include Martin Mez Narich Frank Nose Jim Molnar and George Larson. An investigation by federal state and union officials began immediately.
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Roundup
Mont
Mountain Queen
Here
Atomic Energy Commission
Hanford
Wash
Jack Boyle
Mountain States Mining Co
Martin Meznarich
Frank Nose
Jim Molnar
George Larson
Weather Report From Herald Site On Fire Station Roof
Official readings at 8 30 today show a low of 15 and a high of 25 with cloudy general conditions. Temperatures over the prior 24 hours ranged from 15 to 24.
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U. S
Herald
42 Counties Record Hike in Road Toll
Minnesota's traffic toll rose to a new record of 685 deaths as 42 of 87 counties posted higher fatalities. Polk County led with 21 deaths, 15 more than 1956, while Kandiyohi showed the sharpest decline to 6 deaths from 15. Four counties had no traffic deaths: Lake of the Woods Sibley Wadena and Watonwan. It was Lake of the Woods' third straight year with a perfect record.
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Minnesota
State Highway Department
Polk County
Kandiyohi
Polk
Lake of the Woods
Sibley
Wadena
Watonwan
Wallace Leaves $629,976 Estate
The late Robert J. Wallace, a department store operator in Fairmont and nearby Albert Lea and Austin, left an estate of $629,976 one of Martin County’s largest. His will admitted to probate by Judge Hubert L. Cave sets up two trusts a widow and a son and daughter. Wallace died of a heart attack December 9 at age 72.
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Fairmont
Minn
Robert J. Wallace
Albert Lea
Austin
Martin County
Wallace
Hubert L. Cave
Iowa Man Killed in Car Train Collision
Albert Lea report states Orline M. Halsne of rural Clear Lake Iowa died at a Worth County crossing about 25 miles south of Albert Lea when his car was struck by a Chicago and North Western freight train Tuesday.
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Albert Lea
Orline M. Halsne
Clear Lake
Iowa
Worth County
Here
Chicago & North Western
Norwegian Princess and Premier to Attend Minnesota Centennial
Princess Astrid and Premier Einar Gerhardsen accepted invitations to visit Minnesota for its May centennial celebration. They will also visit Washington, D.C. Palace sources named Court Marshal Capt. Odd Greenvold and his wife and press chief Tor Myklebost as part of the party. Travel plans will be finalized in March. The acceptance was sent to Gov. Freeman via the Norwegian embassy in Washington.
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Foreign Department
Tor Myklebost
Orville Freeman
Washington
Ike Goes to K.C. for Funeral
President Eisenhower, delayed by fog, landed at a naval air station en route to the funeral of his elder brother Arthur. An emergency motor caravan, mainly Navy autos, was formed to drive him into Kansas City for the services after a 27 minute foggy hover over Kansas City Grandview and Olathe.
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White House
Washington National Airport
Columbine
Kansas City
James Hagerty
Howard M. Lynder
Clathe
Kan
Naval Air Station
Arthur
Columbine III
Grandview
Olathe
Navy
Lundquist Drops Out of First District GOP Race
W Victor Lundquist withdrew Tuesday afternoon at the secretary of state’s office leaving five candidates in the race to succeed late Rep August H Andresen. The field now includes Albert Quie Donald Brown Robert Distad James Cady Reynold Bergquist with more GOP filings anticipated before Tuesday’s deadline. Harold Severson of Kenyon said he will file, adding to the contest.
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W. Victor Lundquist
August H. Andresen
Byron Farmer
Lundquist
Secretary of State
DFL
Eugene Foley
Wabasha
Albert Quie
Dennison Farmer
GOP
Donald Brown
Waseca
Robert Distad
Austin
James Cady
Winona
Reynold Bergquist
Red Wing
Andresen
Harold Severson
Kenyon
Severson
Rochester Post-Bulletin
Train derailment near Backus No injuries reported
A four car Northern Pacific passenger train derailed near Backus Minnesota early today en route to International Falls. A broken rail is believed to have caused the incident and a Brainerd repair crew was dispatched to restore service. Backus lies about 40 miles north of Brainerd.
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Brainerd
Minn
Northern Pacific
Backus
International Falls
Here
Death of St. Paul Woman After Highway Crash
A St. Paul woman, Pauline Chelberg, 24, died in a St. Paul hospital after injuries from a highway crash near Spring Lake Park Sunday. The 1958 Minnesota traffic toll rose to 45, up 2 from the previous year.
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ST. Paul
Spring Lake Park
Minnesota
Pauline Chelberg
Bus Driver Killed in Pennsylvania Turnpike Crash
An eastbound bus collided with a large steel laden tractor trailer on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Ephrata. The crash left one bus driver dead and 13 people injured. Emergency crews responded to the scene and transported the injured to area hospitals. Police investigated the cause of the collision.
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Ephrata
Weather Delays Jupiter C Launch Amid High Winds
Hurricane strength upper level winds near Cape Canaveral threaten to postpone the Army Jupiter C satellite launch. Ground winds and possible rain add further risk as officials delay a decision while Thor missile tests proceed nearby.
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Fla
Air Force Weather Control
Florida
Teenage Pair Hunted in 9 Brutal Slayings
Lincoln police report nine killings in the area linked to Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate, with two teenagers charged with first degree murder. Farm searches and firearm-violent details drive the manhunt as authorities connect recent Bennet area slayings and a possible link to a 2 year old death.
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Lincoln
Bennet
Neb
Haggard
Charles Starkweather
Starkweather
Caril ‘Fugate
Lancaster County
Elmer Scheele
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Scheele
Carol King
Bennet High School
Caril Fugate
Nebraska
AP Photofax
Winter Carnival Queen Crowned in St Paul Parade
Sally Shields was crowned Winter Carnival Queen of the Snows at a Tuesday night ceremony in St Paul Auditorium. Sponsored by Northwestern Bell, she stands 5 6 and weighs 116 pounds. Crowned by King Boreas XXII, she was chosen from 25 Snow Princess hopefuls and will attend an artists ball and ride a float in Saturday's torchlight parade.
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ST. Paul
Sally Shields
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Boreas XXII
Miss Shields
Baghdad Allies Assured of U S Aid for Projects
U S Secretary of State Dulles reassured Baghdad Pact allies in Ankara that Washington will consider new financial aid for Middle East development after current funds are used. No firm grant commitment was given amid pressure from Turkey Iran Pakistan and Iraq. Britain’s Selwyn Lloyd echoed readiness to study regional financial needs within global aid limits.
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Turkey
Dulles
United States
Middle East
Iraq
Iran
Pakistan
Selwyn Lloyd
Britain
Lloyd
Presidential Disability Bill Drafted in House
House leaders drafted a bill to allow the vice president to act as president if the chief executive is disabled. A bipartisan eight member commission would determine disability with a six vote requirement, including the vice president, House speaker, Senate president pro tempore, the secretary of state, and party leaders.
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Washington
House
House of Representatives
Senate
Minnesota Man, 68, Killed in Utah Crash
A car struck a stalled truck on U S 30 near Wasatch Utah, killing Herman Steinbeck 68 of Westbrook Minnesota who was alone in his vehicle. The truck owner James E Clark Etna Wyoming had left the scene after placing flares and seeking assistance.
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Utah
Wasatch
Herman Steinbeck
Westbrook
Minn
Steinbeck
U.S. 30
Wyoming
Highway
Doyle van Wagoner
James E. Clark
Etna
Wyo
Clark
Mousenik Fired in Colorado
Littleton High School students planned a two stage rocket test firing a live 20 gram mouse named Flash. Principal Hazlett Wubben canceled the launch after learning of the incident and the Humane Society cautioned against using live animals in rockets.
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Colo
Littleton High School
Hazlett Wubben
Wubben
Flash
Littleton Board of Education
Wabben
$1 800 000 in Bonds Stolen in Montreal Heist
Police pursue multiple leads after a weekend theft of about $1.8 million in negotiable bonds from a downtown trust company and its subsidiary La Caissel Nationale Economie. Explosives and torches breached two vaults taking several hours, with neighbors hearing blasts. the burglars did not reach a larger cabinet still containing bonds. Henri Ouimet, the trust company’s general manager, said the loss was larger than first estimated.
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Montreal
la Caissel Nationale Economie
Henri Ouimet
Muskie Announces He Won't Seek 3rd Maine Governor Term
Edmund S. Muskie, Maine's first Democratic governor in two decades, says he will not run for re election to a third term.
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Augusta
Maine
Edmund S. Muskie
Minister's Son Plans to Sail Into Nuclear Testing Zone
David Gale 25, son of Rev and Mrs Robert Gale, announces plans to sail the 30 foot ketch Golden Rule from Los Angeles to the Marshall Islands test zone in protest against atomic weapons tests. He will be one of four pacifists, led by Albert Bigelow, to sail Feb 10, and may face naval forces. Gale, a Macalester College alumnus, comes from a longtime Carver Presbyterian pastoral family.
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David Gale
Fallsington
Robert Gale
Young Gale
Los Angeles
American Friends Society
Gale
Albert Bigelow
Cos Col
Conn
Bigelow
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