Plane Crash Survivor in Very Good Condition
A mother of three, Dorothy LeMasurier, 45, survived 19 days beside her husband’s body after a Beechcraft crash on Ferris Mountain, Wyoming. She is in very good condition in a Duluth hospital. her husband Dal ton LeMasurier, 47, died from injuries.
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Jack Putnam
Buzzard Ranch
Robert D. Paul
Johnson Calls for Re evaluation of Red Trade Policy
Senate leader Lyndon Johnson urged a new look at U S policies after Britain eased trade curbs with Red China. He said the shift requires re evaluating the Chinese trade situation and highlighted it as a top foreign policy issue. Humphrey backed the call, while Knowland warned of possible Hong Kong risk and tensions with Britain.
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China
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Formosa
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Farmer Found Dead Beside Overturned Car Near Highway 95
Laurell Herberg, 22, an Almeland farmer, was found dead beside his wrecked car in a ditch off Highway 95 in Taylors Falls, Minnesota. Sheriff Henry Stream said the car veered off the road, toppled, and the victim was thrown against a tree, likely dead for hours. The death raises Minnesota's 1957 traffic toll to 233, up from 168 a year ago.
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Taylors Falls
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Almeland
Laurell Herberg
Henry Stream
Herberg
Lawrence Herberg
Minnesota
Adverse Weather Delays Second A-Test
Adverse weather again delays the second shot in the summer nuclear test series at the atomic test site. The test was called off about 3 a.m. It had been set for 7:30 a.m. The second shot would expose pigs, monkeys and mice to atomic fire for human benefit, officials say.
Texas Floods Kill Two Boys and Halt Harvests
Rains up to 11 inches flood portions of Texas as storms persist. Two 14 year old Arlington boys, Don Jacobs and Lawrence Thompson, die when lightning strikes their motor scooter near Fort Worth. Floods disrupt crops, destroy homes and buildings, and threaten South Plains wheat and southern crops.
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Panhandle
Brackettville
San Antonio
Arlington
Don Jacobs
Lawrence Thompson
Fort Worth
Dallas
Sheree North Undergoes Minor Operation in Los Angeles
Actress Sheree North aged 25 was reported in good condition after a surgery described as not of a serious nature. She is expected to remain hospitalized for four or five days.
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Los Angeles
Sheree North
Holiday Traffic Toll Reaches 177 Deathsweekend Count
The holiday traffic toll climbs to 177 highway deaths 66 drownings and 50 other fatalities over the Memorial Day weekend. California leads with 14 deaths followed by Illinois 13 Pennsylvania and Texas 11 each. The four day period from Wednesday 6 p m to Thursday midnight saw 94 deaths versus a NSC forecast of 120.
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Illinois
Pennsylvania
Texas
National Safety Council
Chicago
Bids Sought for Family Housing at Air Force Radar Sites
Bids for construction of family type housing units at seven Air Force radar sites in Minnesota North and South Dakota and Montana were invited Friday by military authorities.
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Air Force
Minnesota
North and
South Dakota
Montana
Sumner Rural School Closes After 100 Years
By Dave Owen the Sumner School Dist 28 in Freeborn County ends its 100 year history as the district dissolves into Austin and Albert Lea. The Moscow Township community holds a farewell picnic at 12:30 p.m. Sunday near the old school.
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Oakland
Moscow Township's Early Settlers Shape Town Name
Long account of Sumner School District 28 in Moscow Township recounts hunter Hunter Clark as a founder figure, the naming of Moscow after Napoleonic war memories, early settlements from Austin and Freeborn County, and the development of a mill school and church as community centers. It notes post offices, log schools, and early roads, with ties to Dragoons and the Northfield bank raid.
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Mower County
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Moscow Township
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Freeborn County
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Crum
Watson
Anders Bendickson
Minnesota
Dragoons
Lake Mills
Iowa
William Catherwood
Roger Catherwood
YCC inmate killed as lightning hits Minnesota nursery
An inmate was killed and four others injured when a lightning bolt struck the Gen. Andrews nursery adjacent to Willow River Youth Conservation Camp in Pine City Minnesota. Victim James Schrifels twenty three died instantly. Injured were Billy Joe Black twenty three Joseph Patrick Pram twenty one Dudley McDougall twenty three and Jon Ray twenty one all expected to recover.
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Youth Conservation Commission
James Schrifels
Route 3
Pine City
YCC
Billy Joe Black
Fremont Ave
Minneapolis
Joseph Patrick Pram
Bayard
St. Paul
Dudley McDougall
Detroit Lakes
Jon Ray
Aitkin
Ray
Moose Lake Community Hospital
Gen. Andrews Nursery
Russians Ready to Launch Satellite
London report says Soviet scientists have created the rockets and all equipment for an artificial earth satellite and that Russia is prepared to launch, but no date is given for a possible attempt.
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London
Moscow Radio
I Just Got Fed Up and Blew My Stack
A 20 year old Los Angeles area housewife Nancy Joyce Stoner faced arson charges after setting fire to seven diaper stacks in her Norwalk home on May 8. She told court she had no money for a lawyer and was released on 500 dollar bond. She said the blaze stemmed from overwork and diaper duties and that she did not recommend the act to others.
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Nancy Joyce Stoner
Superior Court
Gene
Pomona
Debbia
Dianna
Stoners
Mrs. Stoner
High Winds Wreck 4 Small Airplanes at Crystal Airport
Strong winds up to 80 mph toppled a hangar under construction and four small planes at Crystal Airport in suburban Minneapolis. One plane flipped while others suffered heavy damage. all were owned by Hinck Flying Service, Inc.
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Crystal Airport
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Hinck Flying Service, Inc
Prisoners Donate Blood for First Open Heart at U of Minnesota
Stillwater Prison inmates donated blood used in a Friday open heart operation on a small girl at University of Minnesota Hospitals. It marked the first time prisoners' blood was used in such a procedure at the university. The girl’s name was not released.
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Minneapolis
Stillwater
University of Minnesota
University
Truckers Blamed in Collision Fatal to Austin Couple
ICC blamed two motor freight operators for a fatal Minnesota wreck that killed Mr and Mrs Sigurd Kaer of Austin while returning from Wyoming. Driver Michael O Helger, 37, of Mead Nebraska, fell asleep amid alcohol use. truck owned by Leo Heyen Milford Nebraska and leased to Dowd Stolz Transfer of Norfolk. ICC said carriers failed to uphold safety duties and allowed an intoxicated driver to operate interstate.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Bigelow
Minn
Sigurd Kaer
Austin
Wyoming
Michael O. Helger
Mead
Neb
Fedi
TPL
AML
Leo Heyen
Milford
Dowd & Stolz Transfer, Inc
Norfolk
Helget
Dowd & Stolz Transfer
FFA youth drowns during Cedar Lake trip near Faribault
A 16 year old Owatonna Future Farmers of America member, Stanley Gwin, drowned Friday night while swimming from a fishing boat toward an island on Cedar Lake seven miles northwest of Faribault Minnesota. Firemen recovered his body before 7 am as other youths watched. Mrs LeMieux said the group were high school students from Owatonna.
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Minn
Owatonna
Future Farmers of America
Stanley Gwin
Charles Gwin
Cedar Lake
Here
Gwin
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Sam LeMieux
Eisenhower Plays Third Round of Golf at Burning Tree
President Eisenhower teeing off at Burning Tree Country Club for his third round of golf this week after playing on Thursday and Wednesday. He reserves time for practice and relaxation during a busy schedule in Washington.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Burning Tree Country Club
Chiang Takes Blame for Riots on Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek admitted fault for May 24 riots in Taipei that injured 13 Americans and damaged the U S Embassy. He said the violence endangered US relations but pledged solidarity with the United States against communism and imperialism. Dr Thomas Liao blamed Nationalist Chinese officials for the unrest.
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Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
U.S
China
United States
Tokyo
Robert Reynolds
Cobra
Thomas Liao
Japan
Liao
Three Duluth Sailors Rescued From Capsized Boat
In Duluth Harbor, mariners Her Rechtenwald 23 Jim Cameron 26 and Miss Liam Flint 19 were rescued after their sailboat capsized. A woman heard screams and alerted Coast Guardsmen who saved the trio and took them to a hospital from which they were released. Three ore freighters and three others waiting entered a brief delay during the rescue.
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Duluth
Duluth Harbor
Rechtenwald
Jim Cameron
Liam Flint
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Weather Readings Taken at the Herald Building Hourly
The Herald Building records hourly weather readings across a day. Measurements cover temperature humidity wind and barometric pressure to track local conditions.
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