Mayflower II Reaches Mainland After Coast Guard Tow
Mayflower II the Pilgrim replica arrives in Provincetown harbor after a 53 day voyage from Plymouth England guided by Alan Villiers. The vessel rode a northwest gale, and spectators watched as the ship was moored to the Coast Guard tug Yankton.
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Provincetown Harbor
Plymouth
England
Alan Villiers
Gulf Stream
Race Point
Cape Cod
Yankton
Villiers
Christian Radich
Yngger Kjelstrup
AF Reserve Jets Begin to Leave Wold Air Field
Eight F-80s took off from Wold Chamberlain Field bound for Oakland California in the start of an Air Force reserve jet exodus. Fourteen jets planned to depart today with remaining T-80s and T-33 trainers due to leave by month end. Local residents call for removal of all jets amid recent crashes.
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Minneapolis
Air Force Reserve
Wold- Chamberlain Field
Oakland
Calif
440Th
Twin Cities
475Th Fighter Group
Air Defense Command
Navy Base
Wold Chamberlain
Ferry Command
California
Hopes Dim for Finding Miner Alive
Rescue workers press on after a shale collapse trapped 19 year old Frank Pufnock 100 feet underground at an independent mine near Shamokin Pennsylvania. Heavy rain and a night shift hinder efforts as the Independent Miners Union maintains hope and calls for fresh help.
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Shamokin
Frank Punnock
Independent Miners Union
Independent
Pufnock
George
Pennsylvania
Earl Geist
Geist
Weather Readings From Fire Station Roof
Official readings taken from the roof of a fire station at 8:30 report a temperature of 63 degrees with clear skies. Previous 24 hours saw a low of 49 and a high of 73 as conditions remained dry.
Parents Take Tiniest Baby From Hospital
Mr and Mrs John Stout traveled from Fort McPherson Georgia to Austin to take their 2% month old son John Michael home. Born March 24 at St Olaf Hospital he weighed one pound 13 ounces the lightest there. By mid April survival chances rose to near 50 percent thanks to St Olaf nurses and Dr Wallace Anderson. Now the family heads to Atlanta with a healthy six pound baby after three weeks apart.
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John Stout
Austin
John Michael
St. Olaf Hospital
Austin Daily Herald
Wallace Anderson
Happy Stouts
Stout
Fort McPherson
Georgia
John
Harriet Hendrickson
Grove
Paratrooper Dies After Midair Struggle at Fort Bragg
At Fort Bragg North Carolina medical officials report Pfc Wayne H Flugum 23 of Lealand Iowa suffocated while entangled in static lines during a routine airborne exercise. Three crew members worked three hours to free him as the C123 transport skimmed above a foam slick runway.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
Iowa
Pfc
Wayne H. Flugum
Leland
Flugum
Marengo Man Dies by Electrocution on Farm
Melvin Vogt aged 42 was electrocuted Tuesday while using a power drill on his farm near Marengo Iowa authorities said. The death occurred after an accidental contact with a live electrical line during routine work on the property.
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Marengo
Iowa
Melvin Vogt
Here
Senate Extends Soil Bank Victory for farm program in Senate action
A 13 hour session yielded a unanimous 78 to 0 passage of a 3.67 billion farm money bill extending the soil bank payments to farmers through 1958. The vote followed sharp floor testing and sets up a House Senate compromise on extensions while lawmakers pursue separate appropriations.
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Washington
Senate
Soil Bank
House
Eisenhower
Senate House
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Lausche
Ohio
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Stork Club Proprietor Faces Assault Charge
New York police ordered a full inquiry into Sherman Billingsley’s gun permit after he was charged with felonious assault by a painter at his Manhattan home. Billingsley, 57, appeared in court with Roy Cohn and sought an immediate hearing while a cross-complaint was postponed.
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New York
Stephen P. Kennedy
Stork Club
Sherman Billingsley
Manhattan
Roy M. Cohn
Joseph R. McCarthy
Joseph A. Martinis
Cohn
Billingsley
William Nevins
President Eisenhower Hosts Breakfast With GOP Congressmen
President Eisenhower, looking chipper after illness, hosted a breakfast for 40 House Republicans to reconnect on his stalled legislative program. Doctors say he is nearly recovered from stomach distress believed due to slight overeating. He ate modestly and plans future breakfasts to press his school construction and other measures with Congress.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Eisenhower
House
Congress
White House
GOP
Rep. Brown
Ohio
Duluth Tot Drowns in Creek at Picnic
A 2-year old Duluth boy wandered from a family picnic and drowned in a creek at the Duluth Auto Club grounds by Pike Lake. James Almquist was found under a foot bridge by his mother Mrs. Harrison D. Almquist. Lifesaving efforts failed.
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Duluth, Minn
Duluth
Astrology and You Seventh in Carroll Righter series
The Herald prints a condensed weekly horoscopes piece drawn from Carroll Righter’s copyrighted book. This seventh installment appears on the editorial page, inviting readers to explore astrological guidance.
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Carroll Righter
Astrology
the Herald
Righter
Minneapolis election shocks liberal power with conservative mayor win
Conservative P Kenneth Peterson defeated incumbent Mayor Hoyer in Minneapolis by about 7,000 votes ending liberal control of the mayor's office. Peterson led a broader swing winning the mayoralty and helping conservatives gain control of the school board while 10 aldermen were re elected amid machine machine balloting with park levy referendum failing to pass.
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Minneapolis
Labor
Eric G. Hoyer
Minnesota
Republican Party
P. Kenneth Peterson
Hoyer
Humphrey
U.S
Peterson
Park Board
Citizens Committee For Independent School Board
Edward J. Egan
Walter T. Halloran
Robert L. Short
Allan W. Anderson
Vernon K. McCrady
Alexander S. Gallus
Eugene Stokowski
Kent B. Youngdahl
Frank Wolinski
H. P. Christensen
Romeo J. Riley
George E. Johnson
George W. Martens
Frank V. Moulton
Earl L. Johnson
Bryan F. Nelson
Norman E. Stewart
City Hall
Central Labor Union
Secretary Benson cites nine half truths about farming policy
At a Minnesota Bankers Assn breakfast in St Paul Secretary of Agriculture Benson contends nine beliefs about farm policy are incomplete. He argues there is no single farm problem or solution and warns against overreliance on acreage controls and price supports. He says prosperity comes from income not price, and notes many potential solutions beyond patching up a fragile foundation.
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ST. Paul
Benson
Minnesota
Congress
Dodge County Official's Son Dies in Crash
An 11 year old, Jerry Derby, son of Dodge County commissioner Paul Derby, died when a pickup collided with a semi trailer on a gravel road between Dodge and Olmsted Counties. Ronald Yennie, 23, of Byron, Minnesota, drove the semi and suffered no injuries.
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Mantorville
Minni
Minnesota
Dodge
Olmsted
Jerry Derby
Paul Derby
Allen Lowrie
Ranson
Ronald Yennie
Byron
Minn
Derby
Yennie
Twin City Bus seeks fare increase before railroad commission
Twin City Rapid Transit Co asks the Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission for a just and reasonable fare hike. The petition seeks to keep operating expenses at 92 percent of income while citing fewer passengers and higher wages. Current rates in Minneapolis and St Paul are 20 cents, five tokens for 95 cents, and 10 cents for students.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Twin City Rapid Transit Co
Minneapolis and
Seven Questioned in St Paul Towne Finance Robbery
Police questioned seven persons about a holdup at Towne Finance Corp in St Paul where two bandits escaped with 1100 after a getaway car was found burning north of the city. An office manager was forced to hand over receipts while a safe containing more money remained unnoticed.
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ST. Paul
Stiffer Penalties for Speeders Urged
Albert Lea city council pushes for tougher penalties for speeding. A resolution sent to Gov. Freeman calls for a get tough policy. One councilman proposed one day in jail per mile over limit and a mandatory one year term for speeders involved in fatal crashes.
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Albert Lea
Minn
Freeman
Austin Girl Seeks AB Negative Blood for Heart Surgery
Eight year old Louise Retterath of Austin needs 14 donors with AB negative blood for a heart operation at University Hospitals Minneapolis. Donors must travel to Minneapolis by 6 am on surgery day. Call HE 3-3335 before 4 30 pm or HE 3-3195 after for slots.
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Austin
Louise Retterath
Fred Retterath
University Hospitals
Minneapolis
Richard Varco
Mower County
Ruth Ramsey
Red
Jimmy Dorsey Dies of Cancer at 53 in New York
Bandleader Jimmy Dorsey, 53, dies of cancer at Doctors Hospital after January lung growth surgery. He leaves mother Teresa Dorsey, daughter Julie Hilton, sister Mrs Anthony Visella, and a complicated legacy with brother Tommy.
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New York
Tommy Dorsey
Jimmy
Doctors Hospital
Dorsey
Teresa Dorsey
Julie Hilton
Anthony Visella
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