Ivy Baker Priest speaks at bank dedication in Owatonna
Ivy Baker Priest, U.S. treasurer and currency signer, addressed dedication ceremonies for the Security Bank & Trust Co. building in Owatonna Minnesota. She praised American faith, responsibility, and the 160 million citizens' daring and prudence as keys to lasting prosperity. The 1908 Louis Sullivan design and 1956 Harwell Harris restoration were noted as strongbox-like architecture. About 200 bankers and business leaders attended.
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Ivy Baker Priest
United States
Owatonna
Security Bank and Trust Co
Cliff Sommer
C. H. Sommer
Bush City
Minn
Chevrolet Nails Down No. 1 Position in Sales
Chevrolet retook the lead in 1958 auto sales, surpassing Ford with a 27.37 percent market share by March and 601,127 cars built January through May versus Ford’s 433,932. Industry observers note Ford will boost styling and updates for 1959 to compete.
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Associated Press Auto
Detroit
General Motors
Ford
West German Chief Leaves on 16 Day U S Tour
West German President Theodor Heuss ends a state visit and departs on a 16 day tour of the United States. An Air Force plane carries the 74 year old leader and party from Philadelphia where officials welcomed him. Secretary Dulles saw him off at National Airport after a dinner with Eisenhower. Heuss will receive an honorary degree at Dartmouth College and sail for Germany on June 23.
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Theodor Heuss
United States
Air Force
Philadelphia
Dulles
Heuss
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Eisenhower
Wilhelm Grewe
Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth College
Germany
Slayer Dies on Gallows at Dawn
Barton Kay Kirkham 21 was hanged at dawn in Utah after two years on death row for a 1956 grocery store murder. He maintained no remorse, requested forgiveness as he faced the trap, and his last words were quoted by Sheriff Beckstead. This marked Utah’s first hanging since 1912.
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Barton Kay Kirkham
George Beckstead
Kirkham
David Frame
Ruth Webster
Washington motorcycle cops to take weight test
Washington lawmakers urge action after Rep. Arthur Miller called for overweight motorcycle officers to be weighed. The DC police chief says most expect to pass, though a few may be overweight, with a de beefing program possible for the surplus.
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National Airport
Nixon
South America
Arthur Miller
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District of Columbia
Howard W. Covell
Covell
Labor Bill Ready for Senate Action
Senator Kennedy says a labor bill ready for Senate action would adequately curb union abuses. The measure, praised by McClellan 12 to 1, would create a union democracy code, require full public accounting of union finances, and modify Taft Hartley provisions to aid honest unionism. The bill faces Republican opposition and a June 10 floor deadline with key provisions including secret ballots, public reports, and stricter election controls.
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D-Mass
Senate
Kennedy
John L. McClellan
D-Ar
Senate Rackets Investigating Committee
Senate Labor Committee
McClellan
William F. Knowland
California
McCone Named AEC Nominee Faces Broad Senate Inquiry
John A. McCone, appointed by President Eisenhower to head the Atomic Energy Commission, undergoes a wide ranging Senate inquiry into his views on atomic policy and his Bechtel McCone business ties before confirmation. Senators note he may become chair, while he divests from firms with AEC dealings.
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Los Angeles
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D-Nm
House Atomic Energy Committee
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Potsdam
N. Y
Clarkson College
Richard B. Russell
D. Ga
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
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Air Force
Truman
White House
Fire damages Blue Star Foods plant in Atlantic
Fire at the Blue Star Foods plant in Atlantic caused about 100000 dollars in damage. About 6000 chickens, plant equipment and feed were destroyed. The fire started around 5 a.m. in the southeast wing of the 150 by 200 foot building.
Meredith Publishing prints plant contracts awarded
Des Moines reports multiple contracts awarded for a new Meredith Publishing Co printing plant. President Fred Bohen says the project will cost over 10 million dollars over three years. Plans also outline hosting 10 Russian students to sample Iowa farm life as part of an exchange with 19 local farm families and a 20 member delegation visiting the United States this summer.
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Meredith Publishing Co
Fred Bohen
Iowa
Chet Randolph
Experiment In International Living
Putney
United States
Cudahy Packing fined for decomposed cream butter
Federal Court in Des Moines fined Cudahy Packing Co 500 dollars and Bedford Iowa plant manager 10 dollars after charges that decomposed cream was used in butter shipped to Kansas.
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Des Moines
Cudahy Packing Co
Bedford, Iowa
Kansas
Iowa high schools lag in foreign language instruction
Iowa reports only 8.3 percent of public high school students enrolled in foreign language classes in the 1957 58 year. The figure trails the national average of 15 percent and highlights a statewide gap in language education.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Public Instruction
Graham Compares Crusade Attendance
SAN FRANCISCO AP Evan gelist Billy Graham s office released figures today comparing his San Francisco crusade with the 1957 New York series. Through 34 meetings in each city attendance was 592 200 in Madison Square Garden and 545 300 in the 16 500 seat San Francisco Cow Palace. Decisions for Christ were 19 710 and 19 551 respectively. The third smallest Cow Palace crowd 9 800 heard Graham last night.
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Billy Graham
Madison Square Garden
San Francisco Cow Palace
Cow Palace
Graham
World's Largest Roofing Tile Plant At New Lexington Ohio
The proclamation highlights a roofing tile plant in New Lexington Ohio claimed to be the world's largest. Construction scope and production capacity are noted, with the facility serving regional markets and showcasing industrial growth.
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New Lexington
Ohio
U N Delays Action on Lebanon Dispute
The Security Council postponed action on Lebanon's bitter quarrel with President Nasser's United Arab Republic until Tuesday. Rioting has killed 300 to 500 people in Lebanon during the last month. Lebanese foreign minister Charlies Malik addressed the council with charges against the U A R.
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U. N. Security Council
Lebanon
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United Arab Republic
Security Council
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