Willoughby Seeks Congressional Curtain Raiser On Sorge Report
Maj Gen Willoughby, MacArthur aide and controversial figure, prepares to testify before Senate and HUAC about his 1949 Sorge spy report. He promises new disclosures naming Americans and detailing the ring, amid Pentagon backlash and ongoing uproar over MacArthur’s firing.
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MacArthur
Willoughby
Gen. MacArthur
Pentagon
Maj
Japan
Congress
Sarge
Washington
Charles A. Willoughby
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Richard Sorge
Senate
House un-American Activities Committee
State Department
Camels Trained for Shrine Circus Act Impress Chicago Crowd
In Chicago, trainer Jack Joyce demonstrates four trained camels in a military drill act for Shrine Polack Brothers Circus. The camels, part of a national tour to benefit Shrine crippled children's hospitals, were sourced from Australia and trained after Joyce spent years with horses.
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Joyce
Shrine-Polack Brothers
Thousand Oaks
Calif
Australia
Wirth Circus
Rochester Doctors Win Criss Award for Health Pioneers
Rochester Minnesota physicians Dr. Philip S. Hench and Dr. Edward C. Kendall were named joint recipients of the $10,000 Dr. C. C. Criss award for outstanding health and safety contributions. The award honors their cortisone work in arthritis and was announced at the American Rheumatism Association sessions in Atlantic City.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Rochester, Minn
C. C. Criss
Drs
Philip S. Hench
Edward C. Kendall
American Rheumatism Association
N. L. Criss
Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association of Omaha
Delinquent Tax Drive Nets Over 120000 in Sheriff Sweep
In Minneapolis the Hennepin county sheriff's office reports it has collected more than 120000 in cash in about 30 days through a moving van cash or carry drive for delinquent personal property taxes. Deputies seized 15000 worth of shampoos and face creams at one location and hold over 50000 in goods as leverage to secure an additional 16067.55. Pledges totaling 20827.97 have been received from delinquents who paid partial sums when the van arrived.
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Minneapolis
Hennepin County
Sports Announcer Sued for Divorce in Minneapolis
Marty O'Neill a 43 year old sports announcer is sued for divorce by wife Joann O'Neill 36 after 16 years of marriage. She accuses him of excess drinking and loving another woman. Settlement gives custody of their 12 year old daughter and the St Paul home to Mrs. O'Neill with alimony and child support payments by O'Neill.
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Minneapolis
Marty O'Neill
Joann O'Neill
O’neill
Rice Tavern Ruling Holds. Midnight Closings Upheld
Rice County commissioners refused to relax their midnight closing rule for rural taverns despite a push by operators led by John E. Coughlin. The board also granted resort taverns permission to open at 4 a.m. to rent boats, though liquor sales before 8 a.m. remain illegal. A temporary injunction against enforcement was set for decision at a special court term with Dist. Judge Axel Anderson handling eight related cases.
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Faribault
Rice County Board of Commissioners
John E. Coughlin
John Simon
Urban J. Steimann
Dist
Axel Anderson
Owatonna
Addicts Tell About Horror of Dope Habit
A 21 year old former athlete recounts a two month heroin binge in Pittsburgh. He describes craving relief, escalating doses, sleep loss, immune tolerance, pain and nausea when the effect wears off, and efforts by family to help via medical treatment to be cured. He warns others not to deceive themselves into thinking they can handle narcotics.
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Haggard
Pike Dinner Feeds 900 Hospitalized Vets in Minnesota
A Pike for Vets dinner served to more than 900 hospitalized veterans at Fort Snelling hospital Glen Lake sanatorium and the Minnesota old soldiers home. Itasca county fishermen donated the fish. VA patient Andrew A. Robertson of Duluth praised the meal remarking its quality.
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Minneapolis
Fort Snelling Veterans Hospital
Glen Lake Sanatorium
Minnesota Old Soldiers Home
Itasca County
Andrew A. Robertson
Duluth
St Paul Motorist Killed in Wisconsin
A St. Paul truck operator, James P. Davis, 29, died when his car left the highway and struck a tree near Balsam Lake Wisconsin Friday night. His companion Vernon Potter, 24, also from St. Paul, was unhurt and held by the sheriff as officials said the car appeared to be speeding.
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Balsam Lake
Wis
St. Paul
James P. Davis
Vernon Potter
American priest named private chaplain to Monaco prince
Rev. Francis Tucker of Wilmington Delaware is named private chaplain to Prince Rainier III of Monaco, adding to his 1950 post as curate of Saint Charles parish Monte Carlo. The 8000-member parish rotates masses among American French and Italian priests. The prince’s palace household forms a small parish of 80 people.
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Monte Carlo
Prince Rainer III
Principality of
Sunny
Monaco
Francis Tucker
Wilmington
Del
Europe
Saint Charles
Vatican
Prince Ranier III
Vacant Land in UK Site for Public Housing
Public housing may use vacant land for low rent sites says Stuart Rothman Minnesota supreme court ruling supports using open tracts for low income families under slum clearance rules. The Minnesota act authorizes two project types low rent housing and urban redevelopment with different sale options to private developers.
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Jack MacKay
ST. Paul
Stuart Rothman
Atty
Burnquist
Rothman
Minnesota Supreme Court
Duluth
Minnesota Housing and Redevelopment Act
Summer Polio Season Opens with Cautious Outlook
The public health service announced the summer polio season has begun but cautioned there is no clear evidence yet if 1951 will be mild or severe. Through June 2, 762 cases were reported from late March, compared with 880 for the same period in 1950 and 860 in 1949.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Lawn wrecks, arrests mark busy Friday for town
A 2 year old boy Steven Krob suffered a minor head injury when a crash at the 16 and 218 crossroads sent his father's car into a yard tearing up lawn shrubs for about 30 feet. The drivers Charles McKibbin and Darrell Klingsheim escaped serious injuries while damage totaled 1400. Korean war veteran Corporal Richard D. Anderson of Austin was arrested after his car struck a parked vehicle. he pled guilty and paid a 100 fine. Additional minor collisions occurred on East Oakland and at Oakland and Fourth with varying property damage.
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Karl Knoche
Steven Krob
Theodore J. Krob
Lake
Charles McKibbin
Riceville
Iowa
Darrell E. Klingsheim
Cresco
McKibbin
Klingsheim
Dr. Knocke
Melvin
Cpl
Richard D. Anderson
Austin Rt. 1
Robert D. Thompson
E. Maple
Thompson
Anderson
Edwin Lentz
Adams
Rudolph Knauer
East Oakland
Eagles Club
F. C. Volkman
S. St. Paul
Calvin Wohlfeil
Lyndale
Oakland
Fourth
Lentz
Weekend price war fades as shoppers seek beaches
New York report says department store crowds thinned with weekend trips to beaches, Macy’s and Gimbels showing only normal summer turnout though extra price cuts appeared on garden equipment. Mixer line at Macy’s fell to ten as last week’s frenzy toasters and mixers dwindled.
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New York
Macy’s
Gimbel’s
Truman to address nation on inflation program
President Truman will speak from the White House at 8 30 p m CST next Thursday night to rally support for his anti inflation program. The White House said the speech will be carried by all radio and television networks.
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Washington
Truman
White House
West Named Captain of Carleton Nine
George Vest, a senior pitcher from Austin, was elected honorary captain of the 1951 Carleton college baseball team. He helped the Knights to seven wins and six losses to reach above .500 for the first time since the war, earning four mound triumphs including two over St Olaf and a 7-4 win against Minnesota. Vest also received the Kelly Memorial trophy for the most outstanding contribution to Carleton baseball in 1951.
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George Vest
Austin
Carleton
Vest
The
Knights
St. Olaf
University of Minnesota
West
Tornadoes Hit Western Oklahoma Communities
Tornadoes wrecked dozens of homes in Corn and Colony in Washita county while a storm killed two in other areas. At Corn a village of 300, at Colony two schools and 15 to 20 homes were destroyed. A farmhouse and barn were damaged near Chattanooga. No injuries were reported. Fire Chief Ronnie Denton alerted residents in Corn, saving lives.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Colony
Washita
Highway Patrol
Corn
Chattanooga
Ronnie Denton
Cordell
Car collision wrecks garage safety myth
In Los Angeles Miss Leona Free's car crashed into Herbert Bronson's vehicle, leapt a curb, tore a wire fence, shot through 150 feet of yard, toppled a child's swing and smashed into Chester Coleman's new garage wall, damaging his auto.
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Los Angeles
Leona Free
Herbert Bronson
Chester Coleman
Coleman
Combs Succeeds in Pro Baseball Bid
Ken Combs of Austin makes his mark in his first pro season. He won three of four starts for St. Joseph in the Western Association after starring at St. Augustine and in American Legion play.
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Ken Combs
Austin
Combs
St. Augustine
American Legion
St. Joseph
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Chicago
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20Th Century Fox
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Dooge
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Creamery
Lansing, Minn
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