Picnic host: Sen Taft woos Pa delegation in Eisenhower drive
Gen Eisenhower staged a picnic on his 189 acre Gettysburg area farm to win Gov Fine and the Pennsylvania Republican delegation to his camp. Delegates from Pa, plus Taft supporters, met in shirt sleeves for questions and a brief town talk as part of a broader bloc-building effort before the Chicago convention.
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Leonard A. Unger
Gettysburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John S. Fine
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
Eisenhower
New York
Fine
GOP
Associated Press
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Michigan
Maryland
Theodore McKeldin
Detroit
Chicago
Harold E. Stassen
New Jersey
Germany
Berlin
Tom Bradshaw
Wilmington
Del
Delaware
Middle Atlantic
U.S
C. Douglass Buck
Virginia
Theodore E. McKeldin
Washington
McKeldin
Clair J. Killoran
Thomas Peeney
Buck
Buena Vista
United Nations
Korea
Ohioan
Shrine executives open six day convention in Miami
National executives of the Shrine organization, with a 665000 member base, begin business sessions in Miami before their annual six day convention set to start Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Shrine
Star Route to Start July 1
An Austin to Minneapolis star route will begin July 1, replacing the Milwaukee Road passenger service. Southbound mail departs Minneapolis at 7:45 a.m. and reaches Blooming Prairie, Lansing, and Austin by 12:50 p.m. Northbound leaves Austin at 3:30 p.m., arriving Minneapolis at 8:25 p.m. A tentative schedule exists and the operator is not named yet. A St Paul to Austin way pouch will carry registered and local first class mail.
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Austin
St. Paul
Missing Ten Crewmen After Ditched B29 Near Kwajalein
HONOLULU reports ten crewmen of a ditched B29 superfortress are missing in shark infested waters 175 miles west of Kwajalein. One rescued captain, with a broken leg, said the plane broke up on impact. Debris and search efforts continue as sister bomber crews confirm only one survivor on a life raft.
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Honolulu
Kwajalein
Air Force
Navy
Hawaiian Sea Frontier
Guam
Beach officials ban French bathing suits at Atlantic City
Atlantic City officials ruled no French bathing suits on resort beaches this season, requiring lifeguards to enforce decent attire. Beach patrolman Richard Hughes said the French swimsuit is out. The decision follows ongoing debates over how modest beachwear should be.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Beach Patrol
Richard Hughes
Two Wage Controls Bills Move In Congress
The House and Senate moved separate bills to extend wage price and rent controls beyond June 30 1951. The Senate bill would extend eight months to February 28 1952 and add a year for credit checks and material allocation while the House bill provides a one year extension to June 30 1953 but ends consumer and real estate credit limits. A conference would resolve differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Rogers JR
Washington
House
Senate
House Banking Committee
Banking Committee
Spence
D-Ky
Truman
Senate House
Wage Stabilization Board
Congress
Oust 6 Nations From Aviation Group
The International Civil Aviation Organization stripped six member nations Poland Czechoslovakia Bolivia El Salvador Guatemala and Hashmite Jordan of voting rights for unpaid dues totaling over half a million dollars. The action occurred at the final plenary session though these nations retain other membership rights and may still send delegates to meetings.
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Montreal
International Civil Aviation Organization
ICAO
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Bolivia
el Salvador
Guatemala
Hashmite
Jordan
Pilot Dies Hunting Ship Carrying Family over Japan
Lt. Hildreth L. Payne, 28, AP journalist from Charlotte, was killed in a plane collision while trying to locate a ship carrying his wife Mollie Nesbit Payne and their two children to Japan. His F51 Mustang collided with a Corsair about 50 miles north of Mt. Fuji. the other pilot also died. Mrs. Payne learned of the death as she and the children stepped ashore in Japan.
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Tokyo
Hildreth L. Payne
Associated Press
Charlotte
N.C
Japan
Payne
Mt. Fuji
Mollie Nesbit Payne
United States
Mollie Lee
Chris
Two West Berlin Newsmen Held and a City in Lockdown
Russians freed one kidnapped German in West Berlin while keeping two West Berlin newspapermen in custody. A young West Berlin woman was arrested last night under a new Communist decree extending border controls to Berlin. The measure tightens the frontier with armed barriers and potential penalties for crossing. Miss Ingeborg Henning, 26, was seized after stepping into the Soviet zone while returning from delivering a package near the French sector.
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Moscow
Walter Ulbricht
West Berlin
Ingeborg Henning
Police Study Auto Thefts in Minnesota Passerby Parks
Austin police investigate two car thefts involving a 1948 Buick Roadmaster sedan owned by Paul Haynes of 1100 E Oakland stolen from Oakland and Railway. A Faribault vehicle owned by Marian Hollis of El Paso was found parked near the Buick, suggesting a traveling thief or a joy ride between Faribault and Austin.
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Austin
Paul Haynes
Oakland
Oakland and Railway
Faribault
Marian Hollis
el Paso
Texas
Hollis
Minnesota
Minnesota Unemployment Fund Holds Strong for Years
A Temple University economist reports Minnesota’s unemployment compensation fund can cover benefit payments for about 11 years under current conditions, and about five years if the worst economic pattern develops. The study notes rising per capita income, strong manufacturing, and a bright production outlook, with iron ore/taconite employment expected to grow as shipments increase. Governor Anderson notes low employer contribution rates and relief at the fund’s health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minnesota
John F. Adams
Bureau of Economic and Business Research
Temple University
Adams
United States
Liquor Sale to Minor Case Goes on Trial in District Court Here
William Stark owner of the Paramount liquor store stands trial in district court on a city charge of selling liquor to a minor. James Edmunds testified he and Bruce Converse bought whisky and blackberry wine on March 29 with Stark present. A 15 year old Austin girl and other witnesses described parking and purchases while police investigated. Judge Martin A. Nelson presides as two jurors with former city alderman backgrounds are seated.
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William Stark
Paramount Liquor Store
Stark
Albert Lea
James Edmunds
Bruce Converse
Swank
Edmunds
Austin
R. A. Dunnette
H. V. Plunkett, Jr
Plunkett
Robert Nelson
Robert Babcock
Harold Williams
Martin A. Nelson
Murray Cites 4 Obstacles
Pittsburgh based President Philip Murray of the CIO United Steelworkers outlined four obstacles to a steel strike settlement. He named union shop, management clause, seniority, and incentive pay as blocking a deal, accusing industry of misrepresenting the union shop as the sole issue while stressing wage and policy concerns remain central.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
Murray
USW
Steel Industry
U. S. Steel Corporation
Hovland Family Involved in Highway Collision
Glenn Hovland an Austin airport operator and his wife and children were in an auto truck crash near Faribault this morning while returning from Minneapolis. No serious injuries reported. two airport men rode to Faribault to retrieve the Hovland vehicle.
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Hovland
Glenn Hovland
Austin
Faribault
Hovlands
Minneapolis
Friday the 13th Storm Hits Minnesota Cities
A Friday the 13th storm lashed Minnesota with wind and lightning from Bemidji to Minneapolis. Rain amounts varied from under a quarter inch to over an inch, while Brainerd and Outing reported heavier totals. A Brainerd airport fire, power outages, and telephone circuits down were linked to lightning, and a toy factory fire occurred in Bloomington. Winds disrupted flying at Wold-Chamberlain Field and damaged structures across the Twin Cities area.
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Austin
Twin Cities
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Bemidji
Brainerd
Brainerd-Crow Wing
Hackensack
Emily
Breezy Point Lodge
St. Cloud
Morrison County
Little Falls
Bethany Fellowship Missionary Training Center
Bloomington
Wold Chamberlain Field
Two Austin Workers Injured in Falls At Work
Two Austin construction workers are in fair condition at St. Olaf Hospital after falls on duty. Jens Hyland of Austin Route 5 broke his neck and clavicle in a scaffold fall at a Grand Meadow site. Raymond Busch of 610 South Fourth Street fell from a roof at 1705 Sun Valley Road and suffered a back injury.
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Austin
St. Olaf Hospital
Jens Hyland
Rt. 5
Grand Meadow
Raymond Busch
610
Sun Valley Rd
Drownings at Sauk Centre Dam Claim Boy Five
A five year old, Richard J. Korf, son of Mr and Mrs Jerome J Korf, drowned yesterday while fishing with two other boys below the Sauk Lake dam in Sauk Centre Minnesota. Firemen recovered his body after Andrew Henningsgard nearby pulled Lester Gilbert nine to safety.
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Sauk Centre
Minn
Richard
Jerome J. Korf
Sauk Lake
Andrew Henningsgard
Lester Gilbert
Army Board Reports on Arsenal Blast
ST. PAUL The May 20 blast at the New Brighton arsenal killed one worker and injured two others. An army inquiry board found the cause was chemicals in a remote control powder mixer. Dale Dickinson 33 Minneapolis was killed. Raymond Huhne 32 Melrose and Murray S Force 32 Minneapolis were hurt but have recovered.
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ST. Paul
New Brighton Arsenal
Army
Dale Dickinson
Minneapolis
Raymond Huhne
Melrose
Murray S. Force
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Moxee
Wash
Yakima
Dale Anthony
Beatrice
Cherie
Beverly
Marilyn
Doreen
Shirley
Elaine
Sylvia
Jeffrey Gamache
Sen. Taft
Shriners Meet
Mme
Jeanne Longuet
France
Union Station
Theodore Fahrenwald
Longuet
Fahrenwald
Ted
Mary
Roxanne
Victor Christgau
Division of Employment and Security
Anderson
State
Boy
Sauk Centre Dam
Army Board
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