Tax stalemate persists as Minnesota lawmakers reconvene
Eleven major bills remained in conference during the seventh week of Minnesota’s special session as legislators sought resolve on a broad tax package. The House insists on pay as you go for personal income taxes while the Senate oppose broadening the tax base. A new conference panel may include eight members, but prospects for settlement remained slim.
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ST. Paul
Senate
House
Freeman
Fine Quads Father Admits Second Family Troubles
In East Orange New Jersey Ciro Bravata father of quadruplets says he has troubles as another family in New York City emerges. His wife Grace 39 and the quads mother Louise Strohlein Bravata are connected to the story while Bravata admits marriage to another woman. Lawyer Herman Caponi notes no court termination of Grace's prior action and a mutual separation. Caponi says Bravata must pay $40 monthly support for Grace and two older children, with Grace claiming back payments totaling $900 and ongoing disputes over support.
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N. J
Ciro Bravata
East Orange General Hospital
New York City
Bravata
Grace
Herman Caponi
New York
Caponi
Hollis Queens
Summit May Decide Fate of a Test Ban
Geneva AP reports three power nuclear talks resume with a possible top level decision on suspending atomic and hydrogen tests. Sir David Ormsby-Gore says Macmillan Eisenhower and Khrushchev may address final treaty details if they meet this summer. Berlin crisis progress and broader talks must advance before a summit.
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Geneva
David Ormsby-Gore
United States
Soviet Union
Harold Macmillan
Eisenhower
Nikita Khushchev
First Missile Mail Delivery Reaches Mayport
The Post Office announces the first successful guided missile mail delivery. A Navy Regulus I launched by the submarine Barbero landed at Mayport near Jacksonville, Florida. The U S submarine was at sea and carried 3000 letters including one to President Eisenhower.
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Washington
Post Office Department
U.S
Atlantic
Naval Air Station
Mayport
Jacksonville
Fla
Department
Eisenhower
Wisconsin youth dies after motorcycle fall on Highway 12
Robert Johnson, 19, of Hudson, died at Hudson Memorial Hospital after falling from a motorcycle on the Minnesota side of the St. Croix River on the Highway 12 bridge. He was a passenger on a bike driven by Raymond White of Lakeland. Johnson died at 9 am. Minnesota traffic fatalities for the year rose to 229, still 32 below last year. Four people died in Minnesota traffic accidents over the weekend.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Highway 12
Minnesota
St. Croix River
Robert Johnson
Rt. 1
Hudson
Hudson Memorial Hospital
Raymond White
Lakeland
Johnson
Highway 95
Paul Jencses
St. Paul
Bald Eagle Lake
Thomas Sheehan
White Bear Lake
Lenceses
Leonard C. Johnson
Becker
Minn
Anoka State Hospital
Rum
Bodies Cremated in Twisted Wreckage Near Phoenix
Sixteen farm laborers died and 32 were injured when a crudely fashioned bus crashed into a tree and exploded near Phoenix. All victims were Mexican nationals. many injured had serious burns and broken bones as crews searched the wreckage for additional bodies.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Highway Patrol
Drownings in Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Claim 12 Lives
A weekend heat wave drew thousands to Minnesota lakes and rivers as 12 people drowned. Victims included Everett Rasmussen in Crooked Lake and Larry Fugere in Big Lake, with others near St. Paul, White Bear Lake, Becker, and Kandiyohi Lake. The report notes drowning patterns and circumstances, including non-swimmers and boats overturning in strong winds.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Everett Rasmussen
Minneapolis
Crooked Lake
Brainerd
John Stanley
Quick Summit Reported as Russian Aim
In Geneva the Big Four met as United States Britain and France conferred with Andrei Gromyko about a rapid summit. Khrushchev’s weekend statement lessened hope for a Berlin settlement and appeared to preclude a formal Western guarantee of occupation in West Berlin.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
Nikita Khrushchev
West Berlin
Deaf 4-Year-Old Fires Loaded Pistol Wounding Three
In Salem Indiana a deaf four year-old boy, Troy Hoggatt, found a pistol, loaded it, and shot three neighbors on Saturday night. Two victims were in critical condition and one in fair condition. The father said the boy still does not understand what he did. Curtis Hammond, 12, reported the suspect held the pistol in both hands and thought it was a cap pistol.
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Salem, Ind
Troy Hoggatt
Curtis Hammond
Hormel Reports Six Month Sales Rise But Profit Lags
Hormel Foods Corp reported six month sales of 195,253,380 and net income of 1,156,504. For the period ending April 25, 1959, sales rose from the previous year but earnings did not increase in the same proportion. The company filed its semi annual report with the SEC, noting beef operations remained unprofitable despite higher slaughter volumes.
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Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Corey
Semi-Annual Report Notes Wage Increases and Seasonal Outlook
The report notes net income and wage increases of 124 cents per hour. It warns that these increases are not fully recoverable and that seasonal influences mean interim period results should not be viewed as indicative of annual performance.
Presbyterian Minister Dismissed Over Racial Harmony Dispute
The Rev. Robert B. McNeill of First Presbyterian Church in Columbus was dismissed by an eight member Southwest Georgia Presbytery judicial commission for unrest within the congregation. The panel cited imperatives of religion and said the action aimed to facilitate progress. McNeill may appeal to higher church courts.
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Columbus, Ga
National Magazine
Robert B. McNeill
First Presbyterian Church
Southwest Georgia
McNeill
Presbyterian Synod of Georgia
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
U.S
Columbus
Look Magazine
Presbytery
Birmingham
Ala
X15 Glide Test Demonstrates Flight Readiness
The X15 rocket ship completed its first glide test at Edwards Air Force Base California with veteran test pilot Scott Crossfield at the controls. Dropped from a B52 at 38000 feet the dart like craft glided four to five minutes and landed on a dry lake bed. The craft carried no fuel and previously had four captive flights under the B52 wing.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Scott Crossfield
Public Aid Total Down 3 Per Cent
Minnesota public welfare expenditures in April fell 3 percent from March to 6,335,099 dollars. Commissioner Morris Hursh noted declines in old age assistance aid to the blind aid to the disabled and maintenance relief while aid to dependent children rose.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Morris Hursh
Public Welfare
Dow
Quie Quells Doubts Over Russian Milk Output Claim
Rep. Albert H. Quie, a Minnesota dairy farmer, remains unconvinced by Khrushchev's 1958 claim that Russia produced more milk than the United States. He notes no verifiable method to check Soviet figures and cites Menshikov's reply that sheep and goats are included in Russia’s milk totals.
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Washington
Rep
Albert H. Quie
R-Minn
Russia
United States
Quie
House Agriculture Committee
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
M. A. Menshikov
Khrushchev
Menshikov
Weather update from The Herald roof site
The Herald Weather Site at the Fire Station reports 8:30 a.m. reading 57 with high 86 and low 59 over the prior 24 hours. General conditions are clear. The Herald Building weather conditions are noted.
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