Ruth Marie Meets Eisenhower as American Dairy Princess
Ruth Marie Peterson the American Dairy Princess visited the White House to meet President Eisenhower after his earlier unavailability. She delivered Minnesota butter gifts and praised the honor of meeting the President as she travels with Sen Ed Thye and chaperone Mrs L H Conlon. The note from Eisenhower thanked her for her trade fair work and the butter gift.
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White House
Eisenhower
Ruth Marie
Minnesota
Eisenhowers
Ruth Marie Sen
J. Thye
L. H. Conlon
St. Paul
Sen. Thye
Bogota
Osaka
Sherman Adams
Princess Kay
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Helstein Seeks Talks Over Ottumwa Morrell Plant
Ottumwa union sources report a three hour meeting with about 3000 UPWA members voting to negotiate with Morrell about plans to cease local operations. Ralph Helstein planned to press company officials for a meeting with Morrell president W. W. McCallum to discuss the plant shutdown and contract violations.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
John Morrell
United Packinghouse Workers Union
Ralph Helstein
Chicago
UPWA
Helstein
W. W. McCallum
Morrell
McCallum
Trucker Escapes As Mississippi Bridge Span Collapses
A 160 foot toll bridge span over the Mississippi at Muscatine collapsed early today. William Wheatcraft 26 Mansfield Ohio escaped by climbing over fallen girders. Jim Haynes 30 Streator Ill left his truck as the span dipped, both drivers unharmed. Chelf of Muscatine at speeding charge. bridge built in two sections. Damaged structure under investigation with repair planned.
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Haynes
Streator
Ill
Duane Allen Chelf
Muscatine
Wheatcraft
Wine and Dance Still Pleasures for 106 Yearold Mexican Woman
EL PASO Texas 106 year old Mrs Tirza Gonzales enjoys wine before breakfast and a throat-rasping drink later in the day she praises tequila or mescal. Born in Durango Mexico she has outlived her children and spends days sewing and dancing for visitors despite heavy smoking and aging.
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EL Paso
Tex
Tirza Gonzales
Julia Gonzalez Rosas
Mrs. Rosas
Rosalio
Bayard
Efren Gonzalez
Ancient Dead Sea Scrolls Hint at Vast 2,000-Year Treasure Hoard
Two 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls cited by Jordan's antiquities director Gerald Harding describe a hoard of gold and silver buried in 60 caches along the Israel Jordan border. Harding calls the figure fantastical and notes the difficult terrain to locate any treasure, while the scrolls aid historic understanding of the Holy Land before Christ.
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Manchester
England
Holy Land
Jordan
Manchester University
Israel-Jordan
Dead Sea
Harding
The
Christ
Western Union Talks Continue in New York Area
About 3 500 Western Union workers in the New York metropolitan area paused work to attend a union meeting and vote to return to their jobs under an armed truce while contract negotiations proceed. The American Communications Assn independent, bargaining agent, represents the local unit and CTU talks are under way in Washington with about 30 000 outside New York employees.
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New York
American Communications Assn., Independent
Western Union
Washington
Commercial Telegraphers Union
Lone Bandit Robs Red Owl Store in Richfield
In Richfield a well dressed gunman seized several thousand dollars from a Red Owl store just after an armored car delivered cash. Police seek a 170 pound suspect described as 5 foot 10 inches, with stolen license plates on the getaway car.
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Minneapolis
Richfield
Randy Westereng
GOP May Cut Convention to Three Days
Political writer Earl C. Behrens of the San Francisco Chronicle says the Republican national convention could be shortened from four days to three to avoid losing television audiences. The decision hinges on a June 21 meeting of GOP Chairman Leonard W. Hall with the arrangements committee in Chicago or Washington.
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San Francisco
Republican Party
Earl C. Behrens
San Francisco Chronicle
Behrens
GOP
Leonard W. Hall
Chicago
Washington
Korean Breakdown Drives Need for Strong Disarmament System
Washington officials say Korea’s arms import curbs breakdown shows an iron clad inspection system is essential in any global disarmament program. US and allies accuse Communists of armistice violations and demand withdrawal of Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission members to a neutral zone within a week. The issue signals broader testing grounds for arms control inspections and verification.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
State Department
Korea
United States
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
North
South Korea
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
U.N
June Warmth Sweeps Minnesota After Cold Start
June entered Minnesota with a chill and rose quickly. International Falls rose from 31 to 50 with another 15 degree jump expected. Most of the state started in the 30s to 40s and were forecast to reach 62 to 68 in the north and low 70s in the south.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
International Falls
Priest Ends Lion Attack By Climbing Fence At Zoo
At Whipshade Zoo in Dunstable England a Roman Catholic priest Rev Ronald Aylward climbed a 20 foot fence and struck a lion with an iron bar to free an 11 year old scout Tony Murphy from arms injuries. Murphy from London was in critical condition with both arms lost.
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Dunstable
England
Tony Murphy
London
Tony
Whipshade Zoo
Ronald Aylward
Father Aylward
Ask 15000 for Injuries at Marine Camp
Sen Mundt proposes paying Earl E Brown of Dell Rapids 15000 for damages from maltreatment by Marine drill instructors during boat training at the San Diego recruit depot. Brown, medically discharged in 1955, alleges recurring headaches and inability to work while receiving VA pension.
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Washington
Congress
Earl E. Brown
Dell Rapids
D.D
Marine Corps
Brown
Marine Recruit Depot
San Diego
Calif
Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
Veterans Administration
Three Tycoons Top $700000 In 55
NEW YORK three top business leaders President Harlow H Curtice and Chairman Albert Bradley of General Motors and Chairman Eugene R Grace of Bethlehem Steel Corp received compensation before taxes of more than $700000 each last year Business Week reported today The magazine noted after taxes the take home is a small percentage of the total Curtice earned 776400 with 121328 kept after taxes per a General Motors estimate
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New York
Harlow H. Curtice
Albert Bradley
General Motors
Eugene R. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Business Week
Uncle Sam
Curtice
Segregation May Become Major Issue
President Eisenhower's press secretary said Democrats will wage a rough and dirty campaign this year. Hagerty, speaking with aides, warned of a strong race issue and a push to use race relations as ammunition. Nixon predicted a larger GOP victory with high turnout and defended the slogan Peace Progress and Prosperity.
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Washington
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Winton B. Persons
Gabriel Hauge
Richard Tobin
Nixon
Tobin
New York Herald Tribune
Supreme Court
Lincoln
Four Hurt In Farm Milk Truck Collision At SAR 7
A wreck on SAR 7 near Johnsburg road left four people seriously injured. Howard Thompson 36 and his two children Robert 15 Beverly 13 from Adams were passengers in a milk truck driven by John Allwell ing 22 of Rose Creek.
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Johnsburg Road
Highway
Howard M. Thompson
Adams
Robert
Beverly
John Alwelling
Rose Creek
Kilgore
Howard Thompson
Robert Thompson
Beverly Thompson
Thompson
Ullwelling
E. R. Norman
Norman
Stacyville
Ernest Anderson
Richard Johnson
Thunder Scares Elephant Triggers Stampede at Circus
A loud thunderclap frightened a baby elephant during a Barnum & Bailey show in Philadelphia. The alarmed animal fled, causing about twenty elephants to follow in a near stampede. Five handlers were injured as they attempted to corral and control the herd in the crowded ring.
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Philadelphia
Barnum & Bailey Circus
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