Jet Crash Blamed on Pilot Error
The Minneapolis crash at Wold-Chamberlain Field killed six, with Rear Adm. Daniel Gallery blaming pilot error. Hearings continue into a second jet crash and a fatal highway collision. Military officials defend ongoing flight activity as essential to defense. Maj. George Armstrong and five civilians died. five children burn critical.
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Minneapolis
Wold-Chamberlain Field
Daniel W. Gallery
Chicago
Naval Air Reserve Training
Metropolitan Airports Commission
MAC
Judd
R-Minn
Wold-Chamberlain
Kenneth B. Bergquist
Air Force
Navy
F. F. Gill
Naval Air Station
Here
Gill
Adm
Thomas $. Combs
Naval Air Operations
George Armstrong
Poet T. S. Eliot Stricken at Sea
Nobel laureate T. S. Eliot suffered a heart attack aboard the liner Queen Mary en route from New York. He was rushed to the French Hospital in London in a cardiac condition described as not serious, with estimates of a few days rest.
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London
T. S. Eliot
New York
Playwright
Southampton
Eliot
America
University of Minnesota
Boston
Cambridge
St. Louis
England
Hiroshima
Japan
Idlewild
Sadamu Takahashi
Tomako Nakabayashi
Dulles Sees Encouraging Signs in Soviet Behavior
Secretary of State Dulles said there are encouraging developments in Soviet behavior but uncertain whether the regime will become more responsive or revert to Stalinist dictatorship. He cited Khrushchev speech reforms and possible greater worker freedom, noting mixed signals about long term direction.
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Washington
Dulles
Soviet Union
Stalin
Khrushchev
Krushchev
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Meany
Walter
Robeson
Richard Arens
United States
Russia
America
House Panel Moves to Cite Robeson for Contempt
The House Committee on un American Activities votes to cite Paul Robeson for contempt of Congress after a heated session with Chairman Walter and other members. The panel adjourns then reconvenes and unanimously approves the contempt citation recommendation to Congress.
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House
Robeson
Ities
Paul Robeson
Congress
Walter
D-Pa
Iowa crash toll rises with two more dead in 1956
A Lansing man Fred Sickles 64 died in a Caledonia hospital from injuries after a head on crash Sunday on a rural road ten miles south of Caledonia. His son William 25 of Cedar Rapids was in the other car and is in poor condition. Owen Beneke 17 of Caledonia suffered a broken leg. Also reported a Clinton man Hans Christen son 65 died Saturday from injuries four days earlier on U S 75 south of Clinton. Minnesota’s 1956 traffic toll reached 183.
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Lansing
Iowa
Caledonia
Minnesota
Fred Sickles
William
Cedar Rapids
Owen Beneke
William Sickles
Beneke
Hans P. Christenson
Clinton
U. S. 75
Dried corneas restore sight with dry eye storage bank
Ten previously blind patients regained vision using dehydrated corneas stored in simple test-tube containers under vacuum. The method, developed by the Army unit and Georgetown researchers, avoids freezing and could allow corneas to be shipped globally while preserving clarity for months.
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AP Science Reporter
Chicago
American Medical Assn
John H. King Jr
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington
Dr. King
Army Medical Corps
King
25000 State Drivers Lose Licenses Under Point System
More than 25,000 Minnesota drivers have had licenses suspended since the point system began May 17 1955 under Gov. Freeman. Drivers accumulate demerits for violations. 12 points in 12 months leads to license suspension. warnings were sent at six points to deter habitual violators and promote safety.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Freeman
Nings
Kennley
Eisenhower Signs Three Documents After Surgery
President Eisenhower signed three papers on the fourth day after his intestinal operation. He sat up to sign, received a briefing from Sherman Adams on a White House foreign aid meeting, and held a short staff conference with Maj. Gen. Wilton Persons and Andrew Goodpaster. The actions included a $50,000 emergency allocation for Colorado flood areas, a new Army flag design, and the 1956 International Wheat Agreement, effective unless the Senate disapproves within 30 days.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
White House
Adams
Wilton B. Persons
Congress
Andrew J. Goodpaster
Clear Creek
Jefferson Counties
Colorado
Georgetown
Senate
James Hagerty
Gustafson Joins St. Olaf Faculty From Owatonna Role
Leslie J. Gustafson, former Austin and Lyle High School official, will become associate professor in the psychology and education department at St. Olaf College. The appointment is announced by President Clemens Granskou. He leaves his post as Owatonna superintendent and will commute from Owatonna to Northfield.
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Leslie J. Gustafson
Austin
St. Olaf College
Clemens Granskou
St. Olaf
Gustafson
Owatonna
Lyle High School
Austin High School
University of Minnesota
Northfield
Recording Confirms Fire Set At Mill and St Paul Church
Police Chief reports Lanny O Marin O Marro age 22 of 1307 Euclid confessed on tape to setting the blaze that destroyed the old Congregational Church at Mill and St Paul streets. He aided by a crime tied to car theft.
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George Roope
Lanny O’marro
Euclid
Old Congregational Church
Mill and
St. Paul Streets
Roope
Robert Baumgart
O’marro
State Hospital
Hastings
Tobar
Thaung
C. Gordon Beale
Central Presbyterian Church
Cool Front Fades as Heat Lingers Across Minnesota
The cool front weakening to a weak trough keeps Minnesota hot for a third day. Highs reach 80s to 90s statewide with records in Minneapolis and St Paul possible as heat continues behind the waning front.
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Minnesota
Weather Bureau
Redwood Falls
International Falls
Twin Cities
Alexandria
Bemidji
Rochester
Duluth
St. Cloud
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Senators Urged to Restore Aid After White House Conference
Administration leaders urged Senate leaders to restore at least 600 million dollars of the 1.1 billion dollars cut from a foreign aid bill. Secretary Dulles and Admiral Radford warned of great injury if the 600 million was not added to the 3.8 billion authorization, while President Eisenhower, recovering from surgery, pressed for the full 4.9 billion request.
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Washington
Administration
Senate
House
White House
State Dulles
Adm. W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Adams
GOP
Truman to Address Demo Convention
Former President Truman will address the Democratic National Convention after the party's presidential nominee is chosen. Democratic chairman Paul Butler announced the plan and noted it aligns with Truman's wishes. Truman remains neutral regarding nomination preferences and the exact timing of his speech is not yet fixed.
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Chicago
Truman
Paul Butler
Butler
Hormel reports six month net gain but warns full year unsure
Hormel & Co reports six months ended April 28 1956 net income of 2 238 907 up from 1 906 569 a rise in tonnage and sales of 162 431 319. chairman H H Corey cautions interim results may not reflect full year due to wage structure and seasonal production and materials costs.
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Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Securities & Exchange Commission
Washington, D. C
Hormel
H. H. Corey
Hormel Company
Corey
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Juvenile Bureau
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J. G. Thaung
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