Freeman regrets early Estes remarks as hearings loom
Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman regrets saying the Estes case was blown out of proportion, a remark now viewed as premature as Senate and House investigations continue. Mundt says Freeman spoke for an hour and a half with him and that the matter is far more serious than Freeman first indicated.
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Crookston Faces Flood Threat As Red Lake River Rises
The Red Lake River in Crookston Minnesota rose to 21.58 feet at 10 a.m., flooding some streets as homes in Samson's Addition moved belongings upstairs. About 200 volunteers built dikes, while National Guard aid was pledged if needed. The river crest is expected later today after a crest at Red Lake Falls.
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Clara City man killed in car crash near Granite Falls
Clara City resident Erin Weflin, 48, died when his car hit a bridge abutment four miles north of Granite Falls Sunday. Two other occupants were treated at a hospital and released.
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Severin Weflin
Granite Falls
Freeman Loses Ham Label Suit in High Court
The Supreme Court refused to review a lower court ruling upholding a label requirement for imitation ham with added water. The appeals court called the secretary’s order capricious and arbitrary. The decision stood 6-2 with Frankfurter not participating.
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Supreme Court
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Bottle Club Limits Set by Mondale in Liquor Rule
Minnesota Attorney General Walter Mondale ruled that private bottle clubs may serve liquor only to bona fide members and their guests. He said clubs must store and mark liquor properly and may not let nonmembers buy drinks. Applying to become a member in unspecified clubs may violate the Liquor Control Act.
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Body of 4th Man Recovered in Lake Miltona
Skindivers in Alexandria Minnesota recovered the final of four drowning victims from Lake Miltona. Harrison Tietz, 29, of St. Paul, was identified among the dead. Earlier recoveries included Walter Martin, 50, of Bertha Minnesota, and his sons Eugene 23 and Donald 26. The four were believed to have capsized on a fishing trip. their boat remains missing.
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Walter Martin
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Three Princes Reach Laos Coalition Cabinet Agreement
Souvanna Phouma announces that Laos three rival princes have agreed on a cabinet list for the coalition government he will head. He names Souphanouvong and Boun Oum as co signers and outlines key minister assignments and future formal signing planned for Tuesday.
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Peru presidential race narrows to three frontrunners
Partial unofficial returns show Manuel A. Odria, Fernando Belaunde Terry, and Victor Raul Haya de la Torre leading Peru's presidential contest. Early figures from 1,617 districts total roughly 12 percent of expected votes, with no candidate near the 34 percent required. official results due June 18 after electoral scrutiny.
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Train derailment kills child. 219 hurt on Montana mountain curve
Investigators consider air brake failure on a Northern Pacific luxury train that plunged 100 feet after a mountain curve near Missoula. Fifteen cars derailed, one child killed, 219 aboard injured, many kept for observation. The Seattle to Chicago service popular with World’s Fair travelers.
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Train Crash Near Missoula Kills Child and Injures Many
Northern Pacific derailed near Missoula Montana killing a child from Ekalaka and injuring 67 others. The crash scattered 15 cars down a canyon slope. 68 remained under care with 151 treated and released. Wreck halted traffic as guards and Red Cross aided victims.
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Concordia Professor Secures GOP Nod in 7th District
Concordia College political science professor Noblitt, 39, emerged as the sole candidate after Rep. Ben Wichertman withdrew on the 7th District Democratic Farmer Labor convention ballot. Noblitt faces Republican Odin Langen in September. Republicans endorsed Lt Gov candidate C Donald Peterson after a three way race, with D’Aquila switching votes to Peterson. Governor Andersen and other statewide GOP incumbents were endorsed, and the convention closed with a large demonstration.
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Odin Langen
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Carl D’aquila
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Twenty-One Kiddies Drown at Boat Races
In Formosa Taipei four more bodies were recovered today, raising the known death toll of school children to twenty one as police warned the toll could rise further.
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Formosa
Vote challenge on New York apportionment revived
The Supreme Court directed a lower court to reconsider a suit by New Yorkers challenging the constitutionality of how the New York Legislature is apportioned. Alan B Shepard Jr received an honorary Master of Arts degree from Dartmouth College in Hanover New Hampshire on Sunday for his spaceflight achievement.
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R-N.y
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N.Y
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Train Bus Collision in Fog City Crossing
A commuter train and a school bus collided at a Buenos Aires crossing in dense fog. Initial reports by Telepress put fatalities at 13 with many injured. In London, St. Paul’s Cathedral north transept, damaged in the April 17 air raid, was reopened.
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London
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Congress to Study Iowa Grain Case
A Knoxville grain elevator operator sentenced to federal prison for stealing government grain will be examined by a congressional committee, per the Des Moines Register. The case involves grain left in storage and highlights alleged misuse of government grain programs.
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Knoxville
Seven Die in Two-Car Wisconsin Crash
CHIPPEWA FALLS Wis A two car collision on a hill in northwestern Wisconsin Sunday night killed seven people. Six youths rode in one vehicle and none survived. The other car occupants also perished.
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