De Gaulle Cabinet Sets Algeria Elections and Referendum
France's cabinet approved De Gaulle plan for Algeria, scheduling local elections in about a month and a nationwide referendum in October. General Salan named official representative, with a civilian secretary general to curb the Algiers junta while promising Moslem and French parity.
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Malraux
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Dulles Welcomes Macmillan for Informal U S Visit
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan arrived in Washington for informal talks with President Eisenhower and planned speeches at two colleges. He said the trip was a pilgrimage to Indiana and will include a Sunday speech at DePauw University. The White House scheduled meetings with Eisenhower to begin Monday afternoon.
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London
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Indiana
DePauw University
Dulles
Theodor Heuss
West Germany
Heuss
White House
Elks to hear Hewett news on French crisis at banqet
The Elks State Convention banquet at Austin High School in the cafeteria tonight will feature Robert Hewett of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune detailing the French Algeria crisis and De Gaulle's rise. He covered Paris turmoil and Middle East developments after leaving Algeria two days before the May revolt.
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Austin
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Minneapolis Star and Tribune
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Paris
Detroit
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Ann Arbor Mich
University of Michigan
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Decatur, II, Herald and Review
Associated Press
Marine Corps
London
Middle East
Minneapolis
Elks Leader Benny Benson Back in Austin
State Elks head Benny Benson, a former Austinite, praises the city as a great convention center with many facilities. He played in a Friday golf tournament at the Country Club, attended a fish fry, and joined an 8:30 band concert in front of the Courthouse.
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Benny Benson
Austin
the Elks Lodge
Elks Centennial Parade Starts At 4 PM In Austin
The Elks Centennial Parade begins at 4 p.m. at Railway and Water, proceeding west on Water to Main then Maple to Austin High School. Over 100 units, including 17 musical groups and the Minnesota Centennial Float, will participate in the four day event. Benson, 47, has deep ties to Austin and Rochester footnotes, from shoe stores to sales of printing and office supplies.
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Maple
Austin High School
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Wisconsin tornado death toll rises as blocks seal area
In Menomonie Wisconsin authorities erect road blocks to bar sightseers while recovery continues after a tornado system claimed 28 lives across four counties. Funeral services set for several victims as Red Cross funds exceed 16 thousand dollars and community drives raise aid in Eau Claire.
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Red Cross
Thomson
Weau-Tv
Eau Claire
Chamber of Commerce
Hormel Co Promotes 3 in Sales Division
Hormel announces three promotions in its sales division. Hank Busch becomes car route sales manager for Austin, overseeing all Austin car route sales nationwide. Arnold Brustad and Scott Johnson are named sales managers of the Midwest division in Minnesota and Wisconsin respectively, with Brustad previously in Austin and Minneapolis.
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Hormel Co
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Geo. A. Hormel & Co
M. B. Thompson
H. C
Hank) Busch
Hormel
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Midwest
Arnold Brustad
Minnesota
Scott Johnson
Wisconsin
Brustad
Hormel Company
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Duluth Hotel Strike Averted After Extension Vote
About 400 employees across 10 Duluth hotels accepted a contract extension late Friday, preventing a threatened strike. Charles E. Bannister of Local 84 said a new contract might be possible before the midnight deadline.
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Duluth, Minn
Duluth
Charles E. Bannister
Local 84
Hotel and Restraurant Employes Union
Priest and two others die in SD collision
A head-on crash on U S 16 near Vivian South Dakota killed three people including Rev George F Splonskowski a 41 year old priest from Richardton North Dakota and Mrs Tillie Steiner about 50 Dickinson North Dakota. Willard P Durkin 35 Brod erick California also died. Rev Wilfred Splonskowski George's brother and parish priest at Glen Allin North Dakota was seriously injured and reported unconscious in a Pierre hospital.
Likely Candidat e Considers 62nd District Run
International Falls mayor Pat Rewhe says he may enter the race for the Minnesota Senate seat held by John McKee of Bemidji in the 62nd district this fall.
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Pat Rewhe
John McKee
Bemidji
Senate Approves 3.7 Billion Foreign Aid Plan
The Senate passed a 3.7129 billion foreign aid program after fending off cuts and a ban on aid to Communist Poland and Yugoslavia. The 51 to 17 vote, with 26 Republicans and 25 Democrats for, 8 Republicans and 9 Democrats against, sends the measure to a House Senate conference to resolve differences before the next funding ceiling for the fiscal year starting July 1.
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Senate
Poland
Yugoslavia
Appropriations Committees
Foreign Relations Committee
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Mayor Brickles to Seek State Legislature Seat
SILVER BAY Minn AP Mayor Len Brickles announces candidacy to succeed State Rep Charles Campton Two Harbors who will not seek reelection in the 57th district. Brickles aims for a fall campaign in the district covering Silver Bay and Two Harbors.
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Minn
Len Brickles
Charles Campton
Two Harbors
Weather Update Cloudy with Mild Morning Temperature
The high yesterday was 75 and the low 48. At 8 30 a m the reading stood at 55 as clouds cover the sky.
Field McKinnon Vie for GOP Endorsement
In St Paul the Republican state convention pits Minneap olis businessman M Wayne Field a longtime right to work and sales tax advocate against former congressman George MacKinnon for the party endorsement for governor. Delegates 1034 will decide under new rules a 0 percent vote could win endorsement. MacKinnon described as favorite despite late entry.
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Apolis
M. Wayne Field
George MacKinnon
U.S
MacKinnon
Rural Roseau Man Suffocates in Cave
Wilfred Moser 22 of rural Roseau died Friday when a water and sewer excavation at a new home caved in. A crew using shovels and two ditching machines recovered his body after about 30 minutes. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Anton Moser.
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Roseau, Minn
Wilfred Moser
Roseau
Anton Moser
Petition to annex Austin Country Club for liquor license
A petition to annex 40 acres of the Austin Country Club plus the club house to the city to allow a club liquor license was presented to the City Council. The plan includes annexing the nearby Austin Municipal Airport to connect with city boundaries.
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Austin Country Club
William Nierengarten
Country Club Board
Clarence Smith
Neirengarten
Country Club
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Elks, Legion
Austin
Coutry Club
City of
Austin Utility Board
Nierengarten
Smith
From Failure to Fast Rise a Young Man's Career
John Graves skipped classes and failed to graduate but found work selling encyclopedias. Within six weeks he became a field manager, six months later a regional trainer, and in December named assistant vice-president of P. F. Collier & Son Corp earning 20000 dollars this year. His father, Dr. Allen W. Graves, notes his son is an individualist while urging completion of high school.
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John Graves
P. F. Collier & Son Corp
Graves
Encyclopedia Company
Aoe
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