Freed Pilots Hawaii Bound After Chinese Captivity
Four U S pilots freed from Chinese captivity are en route to Hawaii to reunite with ecstatic relatives. Capt Harold Fischer Jr Lt Lyle Cameron Lt Col Edwin Heller and Lt Roland Parks were shot down in the Korean War and held since 1952 53. They will land in Hawaii later today and spend about five days before returning to the mainland.
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Honolulu
U.S
Hawaii
Hong Kong
China
Harold Fischer Jr
Swea City
Iowa
Lyle
Cameron
Lincoln
Neb
Edwin Heller
Wynnewood
Roland W. Parks
Omaha
Air Force
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
Guam
Andersen Air Force Base
Wake
Hickam
Manchuria
Peiping
North Korea
Segregation Ruling Sparks Washington Debate
The Supreme Court ruling shifts responsibility to local schools, drawing sharp lines between deep South officials who may delay integration and NAACP leaders who vow rapid action by Septem ber 1956. Senator George of Georgia notes a cautious go slow approach, while courts may be drawn into many tests across states and counties.
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Deep South
Supreme Court
Bult
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Sen. George
D-Ga
Oklahoma
Kansas
Kentucky
Maryland
Delaware
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Dag Hammarskjold seeks release of 11 U S airmen imprisoned by Red China
At the United Nations Dag Hammarskjold renewed efforts to win freedom for 11 American aviators held in Chinese prisons. He sent a message to Premier Chou En-lai after yesterday’s release of four U S airmen and discussed possible diplomatic avenues with delegates. Diplomats remained optimistic the prisoners would soon be freed.
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United Nations
N.Y.P
Dag Hammarskjold
U.S
Hammarskjold
Chou En-lai
U.N
Chou
Indonesia
Red China
Peiping
United States
China
Washington
Formosa
Light Showers Dampen Mower County After Rainy Storm
Clouds and showers spread across the area with Grand Meadow recording 0.03 inches by 7 a.m. as thunder and lightning appeared in several towns. The storm center moves in, with rain totals ranging from .19 to 1.10 inches and cooler temperatures around 60 at noon.
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Grand Meadow
Mel Sween
Spring Valley
Iowa
Minnesota
Russia Japan Open Parley for World War II Peace Treaty
Russia and Japan began secret negotiations in London aimed at a World War II peace treaty and resolving territorial disputes and issues including unreleased prisoners of war. Japan’s Shunichi Matsumoto met Soviet Ambassador Jacob Malik at the Soviet Embassy as Malik returned from Moscow after talks with V M Molotov.
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London
Russia
Japan
Shunichi Matsumoto
Jacob Malik
Malik
V.M. Molotov
Moscow
Water Service Blamed for Flood Break
Utilities crews have searched since yesterday for a leak in the water main at Winona and Greenwich. The leaking service was found this morning but no connection to the main was located. Crews plan to pinch off the service temporarily until the main can be closed and the leak repaired.
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Utilities
Winona
Greenwich
Tahiti Traffic Peril Prompts Drastic Law Proposals
Civilization on Tahiti reduces primitive roads as car accidents rise. French authorities study sweeping traffic laws to punish offending drivers.
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Papeete
Tahiti
Holiday Road Toll Sets New Memorial Day Record
Final Memorial Day weekend counts report 369 traffic deaths 131 drownings and 96 misc injuries. Total 596 across all accidents, surpassing 1952 and last year figures of 362, 93, and 84 respectively.
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Associated Press
Poisoning Fear Triggers Ambulance Call Near Andyville
Julie Akkerman, 16, was rushed by ambulance to the Austin Clinic after a suspected pine oil cleaner ingestion at the Elmer Akker farm near Andyville. Her stomach was pumped and she was discharged shortly after. a friend brought her to the clinic before the ambulance arrived.
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Elmer Akkerman
Andyville
Senate approves postal pay bill raising worker salaries
The Senate voted 78 to 0 to raise the pay of about 500,000 postal workers by 6 percent retroactive to March 1 with an additional 2 percent tied to reclassification. The measure, a substitute for a vetoed plan, was sent to the House as the Post Office and Civil Service Committee planned a Thursday meeting.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Car Hits Barricade on Road. Driver Dies
Kragnes Minnesota, Lafe Viker, 45, of Halstad, killed when his car plowed through a barricade into a ditch on an abandoned stretch of old Highway 75 north of Kragnes. Death raises Minnesota traffic toll to 202 for the year, versus 245 at this time in 1954.
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Kragnes
Minn
Lafe Viker
Halstad
Here
Moorhead
Minnesota
Six Die in Rebel Attacks in French North Africa
Six people including a Moroccan city official were killed in rebel attacks in French North Africa. Ten others were wounded and three kidnapped in the overnight violence.
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Paris
North Africa
Time Needed for Talks Extends at Ford Motor Co
Detroit The CIO United Auto Workers extend contract talks with Ford from midnight tonight to next Monday morning to gain time for negotiations. Walter Reuther and Ken Bannon said Ford has new proposals but major gaps remain on issues including the guaranteed annual wage. A four day extension avoids a midnight strike and could shape industry-wide patterns. Ford reportedly offered worker stock buy programs and severance pay, details undisclosed. Partial work stoppage looms as Local 600 plans a mass meeting to discuss progress.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Co
Walter P. Reuther
UAW
Ken Bannon
Ford Department
Ford
Teather
John S. Bugas
United Auto Workers
Bugas
Detroit Times
Rouge
St Olaf Choir Founder Dr Christiansen Dies at 84
Dr F Melius Christiansen founder and longtime director of the St Olaf Lutheran Choir dies at 84 after a year of illness. Services set for Friday in Boe Memorial Chapel Northfield. Buried Oaklawn Cemetery. His son Olaf now leads the choir on a Europe US tour beginning Thursday. Other survivors include Paul and J M (Jake) and daughter Mrs Kurt Wycisk.
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Northfield
Minn
F. Melius
Christiansen
St. Olaf Lutheran Choir
Boe Memorial Chapel
St. Olaf
East Coast
Dr. Christiansen
St. Olaf College
Europe
Norway
Olaf Christiansen
Muse
United States
Criics
Olaf
Paul
Concordia College
Moorhead
J. M
Jake
Concordia
Kurt Wycisk
Terry Caught in Deluge of Tax Payments
Mower County Treasurer C C Terry faced a flood of real estate tax payments as the May 31 deadline neared. Taxpayers mailed in by May 31 without penalty, but late June payments incur a 3 percent penalty. Mail processing will take weeks, delaying receipts.
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Terry
Mower County
C. C. Terry
Woolson Improves in Hospital With Lung Congestion
Civil War veteran Albert Woolson age 108 remained in an oxygen tent at St Luke's Hospital in Duluth Minnesota with lung congestion. Attendants said he showed improvement today described as fairly good and he had a somewhat restless night after a recurrence of the ailment yesterday.
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Duluth
Minn
Albert Woolson
St. Luke's Hospital
Woolson
Traffic toll rises in Minneapolis death of 85-year-old man
Minnesota report notes toll increased to 201 with 44 more than last year. Axel P. Berg, 85, of Minneapolis, died in a local hospital after being struck by a car on May 5.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Axel P. Berg
Berg
Downtown store sells Geiger counters for travel
Kansas City shop markets Geiger counters as a new travel item for vacationers. The compact devices promise portable radiation checks while on trips. This novelty item underscores growing interest in radiation monitoring during travel.
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Kansas City
Two Teenagers Escape Freeborn Jail Then Surrender
Edward Boerner and Adolph Hanson, both 17, surrendered to a New Richland constable about 3 p.m. after escaping Freeborn County jail by sawing window bars with a hacksaw blade. They had been pursued across Southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa, stole a Jeep and a car, and ended their flight when out of money and hungry.
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Albert Lea
New Richland
Freeborn
Edward Boerner
Alden Rt
Adolph C. Hanson
Albert Lea Rt
Shields
Freeborn County
Carl Lindahl
Lindahl
Boerner
Bert Spoon
Den
Manchester
Here
Minnesota
Iowa
Lindah
Everette Steven
Ted
Emily Osborne
Hanson
Red Wing Training School
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Streverling Farms
Norman Walker
St. Olaf Choir
Dr.Christiansen
Livermore
Reginald H. Lamb
Henderson
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