Argentina Executes 38 Rebels After Peronist Uprising
Argentina’s military regime hunted Peronist leaders after a weekend revolt. Executions by firing squad were reported as swift measures under martial law with hundreds arrested across Rosario Santa Fe Santiago del Estero and Corrientes. Loyalist forces crushed actions in Buenos Aires La Plata and Rosario.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Rosario
Santa Fe
Santiago del Estero
Corrientes
Mendoza
la Plata
Santa Rosa
la Pampa
Adm
Isaac Rojas
Pedro Aramburu
Raul Tanco
Juan Jose
Probes, protests rise after fatal Twin Cities jet crash
A Navy Panther jet crash near Minneapolis killed Marine Maj. George Armstrong and six others, sparking investigations by military, civil and political leaders. Calls to suspend reserve jet flights face support from residents, while officials defend continued training and defense missions amid a widening inquiry.
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Minneapolis
Twin Cities
Wold - Chamberlain Field
George Armstrong
John Gaines
Deborah DeWolfe
Metropolitan Airports Commission
MAC
Navy
Marine
Air Force
Gov
Freeman
Minnesota
Sen
Thye
Navy and
Marine Aviation
Three Bandits Captured After Café Gunfight
In Medicine Lake near Minneapolis the Country House cafe robbers were surprised by five deputy sheriffs at 8 am. A gunfight ensued but no injuries occurred. The trio forced the cafe secretary to open the safe, tied her, and fled. their loot and a canvas bag were recovered. Two bandits were captured near a marsh, the other fled but surrendered. Names were not released. two suspects were described as ex convicts. Police said loot totaled several thousand dollars.
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Minneapolis
Medicine Lake
Gerry Warner
Charles Wetherille
Carl Pearson
Wetherille
Adenauer Warns West Not to Relax Vigilance
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer told Yale listeners not to loosen vigilance despite friendly talks from the Soviet Union. He called Kremlin tactics more dangerous than prior aggression and said Moscow remains unwilling to remove world tension causes. He spoke at Yale during a luncheon and received an honorary doctor of laws degree.
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New Haven
Konrad Adenauer
Soviet Russia
Adenauer
Kremlin
Board of Governors
Yale University
Greenwich
Conn
Yale
A. Whitney Griswold
Griswold
Blind Man Rescues Grandmother After Cottage Blast
A blind man and his wife crawled through smoke and debris to save Mrs. Ole Oien from a burning Merrifield lakeside cottage after a gas explosion. The Oiens and two others were severely burned or injured. James Lee and family, visiting, endured minor burns. Mrs. Lee guided her husband through the fire to safety.
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Brainerd
Minn
Lake Cottage
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Ole Oien
Merrifield
Here
Oien
Oiens
Minneapolis
James Lee
Penn Ave. N
State Society For the Blind
Mary Jean
Lee
Scott
Mrs. Oien
Satfe
Cooler Air Heads for Minnesota Relief From North West
The Associated Press reports temperatures topped 100 degrees in Minnesota for the first time this season. Cooler air from the northwest is forecast to reach northwestern Minnesota tonight and spread statewide by Tuesday night. high readings included Redwood Falls 101, Twin Cities 99, International Falls and Rochester 95, Bemidji 94, St. Cloud 93, Alexandria 92.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Northwest
Redwood Falls
Twin Cities
International Falls
Rochester
Bemidji
St. Cloud
Alexandria
Foreign Aid Bill Passes House Targeting Global Security
The House approved a $3.8 billion foreign aid bill, slashed by over $1 billion from Eisenhower’s request, sending it to the Senate. The 273-122 vote rejected killing the bill and signals further Senate scrutiny with calls for additional cuts beyond roughly $1.1 billion already trimmed.
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Senate
Washington
House
Eisenhower
Free World
Congress
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Appropriations
George
Weekend highway crashes claim three in Minnesota
Three people died in Minnesota traffic incidents over the weekend and early today raising the state toll to 178 for 1956. Fatalities included Crookston resident Christian Fischer a 60 year old veteran of World War I and others in Sleepy Eye Crookston and near Milaca with two Duluth national guardsmen killed nearby in Wisconsin.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Crookston
Henry Braun Jr
Cobden
Minn
Highway 14
Sleepy Eye
Braun
Christian Fischer
Ronald H. Sluka
Badger
Fort Snelling Veterans Hospital
Fischer
VFW
Edgar Ivey
St. Paul
Milaca
Minneapolis
Stav Canakes
Canakes
Winnipeg Blue Bomber
Mar Kaiser
Janesville
Theresa Kaiser
Duluth National Guardsmen
Dennis Kroski
Jack Davidson
Sheboygan
Wis
Nine-year-old boy drowns at Lake Nokomis beach
A 9-year old, Thurmond Johnson, drowned at Lake Nokomis on Sunday after leaving the roped area and entering 20 feet of water. Police said the incident occurred at a beach drop-off. he was the son of Mr and Mrs Warren Johnson.
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Minneapolis
Lake Nokomis
Thurmond Johnson
Warren Johnson
Stock Market Prices Climb As Eisenhower Improves
New York traders pushed prices higher in vigorous session after news of President Eisenhower condition improvement. Several leading stocks rose up to two dollars a share while a few small losses occurred. The uptick follows Friday’s rally after October 10 market tumble tied to Eisenhower’s September 24 heart attack.
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Eisenhower
Ike Rejects Russ Bid for Joint Chiefs
President Eisenhower resumed limited duties after emergency surgery as he took a 9:30 am walk around the hospital and sat in an easy chair. Doctors reported his condition excellent with vital signs essentially normal and he was served nutrition by IV as he considers appointing Nixon to upcoming NSC and Blair House events.
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Ike
Russ
Joint Chiefs
Washington
Eisenhower
Mamie
Sherman Adams
Nixon
National Security Council
Blair House
Eisenhower Rejects Russian Bid for Joint Chiefs Visit
President Eisenhower rejected a Russian offer to let all members of the U S Joint Chiefs of Staff visit the Soviet Union. He left open the possibility for some chiefs to go later with extended time outside Moscow to study activities of interest to their services. White House secretary Hagerty announced the U S position.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Soviet Union
Sherman Adams
Walter Reed
Joint Chiefs
Russia
Moscow
White House
James C. Hagerty
U. S
Clown Loses Hand in Firecracker Accident
Lawrence Anderson a Chicago clown at the Jimmy Lynch Thrill Show in Shreveport lost his left hand when a giant firecracker exploded during the act. Despite the tragedy his greasepaint smile remained as he was rushed to a nearby ambulance and hospital. Physicians reported his condition not serious.
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Shreveport
Lawrence Anderson
Jimmy Lynch
Anderson
Chicago
Second Term Speculation Follows Eisenhower Recovery
Speculation on Dwight D. Eisenhower seeking a second term grows as doctors say full convalescence may take four to six weeks. Hagerty says the priority is getting the President out of the hospital, with a final decision likely after recovery. Democratic leaders see better chances against a GOP rival, while White calls the illness temporary and not a term decision changer. Gov Averell Harriman earlier announced his involvement.
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Washington
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
United States
Hagerty
San Francisco
Paul Dudley White
Boston
White
Winston-Salem
N.C
Averell Harriman
New York
District Legion to Meet Here in 1957 Convention City Named
Austin selected as the 1957 convention city for the First District American Legion. At closing sessions in Albert Lea Sunday Frank Koch of St. Charles was named district commander and Mrs. Irle Gusa of Elgin was named president of the women's auxiliary.
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Austin
American Legion
Albert Lea
Frank Koch
St. Charles
Irle Gusa
Elgin
Women’s Auxiliary
Geordie Seeks Radio Permit in Austin
Geordie Hormel has filed with the FCC for a permit to operate a radio station in Austin. The 1220 kHz, 500 watt station would air news and music with no network connection. Carroll Stephenson of Zephyr Recording Co. is slated to manage the outlet. Hormel was unavailable for comment.
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Austin
Federal Communications Commission
Washington
Associated Press
George (Geordie) Hormel
Hormel
California
Geordie
FCC
Carroll Stephenson
Zephyr Recording Co
Westinghouse Witnesses on Stand Today
Westinghouse Electric and the Austin Utilities Board face a civil suit over the death of Lester Johnson in a municipal plant accident. Delores Johnson seeks 7500 dollars claiming a near wall bus bar caused fatal arcing. Westinghouse contends the bar was three and one sixteenth inches from the wall with ample clearance. The trial of the Johnson case and other juried sessions continue as judges plan September deliberations.
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Westinghouse Electric
Delores Johnson
Lester Johnson
Austin
William O’brien
St. Paul
Westinghouse
Austin Utilities Board
Warren Plunkett
Freeman Won’t Be Alternate Delegate
Governor Freeman announced he would not serve as an alternate delegate to the Democratic national convention. He plans to attend the meeting to advise committees as needed.
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Freeman
ST. Paul
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Raymond Fetty
East Chain
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Lorraine Miller
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