Burnquist to Retire After Current Term in Minnesota
Minnesota attorney general Burnquist, a WWI veteran and 28 years in public office, will retire at end of his present two year term in January. He did not seek re election and may prompt a Republican contest for attorney general with Bernhard Levander named as a leading possible challenger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Burnquist
Minnesota
U. S
Val Bjornson
Winfield S. Hammond
House of Representatives
Hammond
Twin Cities
Dayton
Iowa
Government Goes Underground in Test
Washington conducts a nationwide civil defense test as the capital uses air raid shelters. President Eisenhower and about 30 staff members shelter at the White House while a 54 city alert tests emergency communications via teletype telephone and radio with Western Union links to Washington Chicago and New York.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Western Union
Chicago
New York
Mental Tests Slated Today for Whisky- Drinking Youngster
Chicago inquest probes deaths of seven in a tenement fire started by a discarded match. An 11-year-old boy, noted for whisky drinking and cigarette smoking, faces psychiatric tests as nine others are injured. The boy’s father Lewis is jailed after urging silence and admitting he supplied whisky and cigarettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Marion Gregory
Lewis
Marion
Drownings Mark Weekend in Minnesota Lakes
Three drownings during a weekend in Minnesota are reported. Harold Larson 22 of Wilder drowned at Cottonwood Lake west of Windom while attempting to reach a diving platform. Ernest Welin 27 of St Paul drowned in Turtle Lake while diving without a rope and became entangled in weeds. Donald Frederick 6 of Walker fell from a dock at Leech Lake and was recovered by his brother. Earlier victims Edmund Thielen 25 of Eden Valley died in Lake Koronis Paynesville and Frank Maki 68 of Orr drowned in Pelican Lake after a capsized boat. companion Frank Silanpaa survived.
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Harold Larson
Wilder Farm
Cottonwood Lake
Windom
Ernest Welin
Turtle Lake
St. Paul
Mathew Bubb
Welin
Donald
Ernest Frederick
Walker
Walker Bay
Leech Lake
Raymond
Minnesota
Edmund Thielen
Eden Valley
Lake Koronis
Paynesville
Orr
Frank Maki
Pelican Lake
Maki
Frank Silanpaa
Silanpaa
Total Eclipse of Sun June 30 to Be Observed by Thousands
Minneapolis readers may witness the June 30 solar eclipse from air and ground as hundreds of scientists and thousands observe the rare event amid clear weather. The path begins near O Neill Nebraska and moves northeast through Minnesota and other states, with a partial view across most of the U S. The University of Minnesota hosts a 400 member physics meeting June 28 30 and Northwest Airlines plans an Eclipse Special carrying noted scientists including Harold C Urey Donald H Menzel and J William Buchta to view the skyward phenomenon.
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Minneapolis
O'Neill
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Canada
India
United States
University of Minnesota
American Physical Society
American Association of Physics Teachers
Old University
New Brighton
Northwest Airlines
Harold C. Urey
Donald H. Menzel
Harvard Observatory
J. William Buchta
National Science Foundation
State Milk Prices Hit Minnesota Hardest in U S
Minnesota dairymen received the lowest average price for milk in May, Sen. Humphrey says on the Red River Valley Co op Power Assn. address. He notes Minnesota wholesale milk per hundredweight at 2.90 versus Florida 6.70 and the national average 3.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halsted
Minn
Minnesota
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Red River Valley
Florida
New England
House Panel Backs Dairy Support Price Increase
The House Agriculture Committee voted 22 to 6 to raise the dairy support price from 75 to 80 percent of parity for Sept 1 through Apr 1, 1955, aiming to lift butter and cheese prices by about 3 to 12 cents per pound. The panel also empowered the secretary to subsidize farmers and processors to bridge the gap to the 80 percent level, reducing government stockpiling needs.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
House
Rep. McIntire
R-Me
Secretary of Agriculture
Hope
R-Kan
Rep
Andresen
R-Minn
Carr Accuses Army and Flanders Plan Doomed
Francis P. Carr testified that Army officials tied talk of special treatment for Pvt G David Schine to efforts to halt Sen McCarthy's Reds in the Army probe and described Schine as a hostage. He named Secretary Stevens as discussing preferential treatment while noting only Army counselor John G Adams spoke of Schine as a hostage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Francis P. Carr
Army
Pvt
David Schine
Sen. McCarthy
Schine
McCarthy
Stevens
John G. Adams
Hands Off Policy Adopted in Senate
Senate Democrats move to stay hands off on disciplining McCarthy while Sen. Knowland signals no move against the Wisconsin Republican. The minority party faces a pivotal choice as Democrats hold a razor thin edge in a tense chamber.
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Senate
Washington
P—A
Sen
Flanders
R-Vi
McCarthy
R-Wis
Knowland
California
GOP
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Carr Describes Alleged Red Infiltration Evidence
Francis P. Carr testified that after joining the McCarthy sub committee staff last July he was told the panel had evidence of Communist infiltration of the Army intelligence section. Known as the “strong, silent man,” Carr served as chief investigator, while McCarthy rested, with Mundt presiding.
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Washington
Francis P. Carr
McCarthy Subcommittee
Army
Carr
Joseph N. Welch
McCarthy Army
McCarthy
State Civil Defense Tests In Minnesota Simulate Bomb Attack
Operation Alert in Minnesota tested civil defense readiness across the three largest cities and wider communities. Sirens, flashing lights, and mass evacuation drills simulated an atom bomb strike on the Twin Cities and Duluth while controls routed calls from local to state centers for casualty response and intercommunity cooperation.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Duluth
Col
E. B. Miller
Civil Defense
St. Paul
Alexandria
Bemidji
Faribault
Hibbing
Mankato
High Level Talks Near End at Geneva Conference
Geneva. Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov and British Foreign Secretary Eden met as talks pressed toward a wrap up. Indochina session to be secret. Korea talks seen as likely fruitless. Western delegates urged no further talks with the Communists unless positions shift. Military discussions in Indochina report concrete cease fire proposals affecting the conference’s future.
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Geneva
V. M. Molotov
Anthony Eden
Eden
Molotov
U. N
Korea
Indochina
France
United States
Britain
Paris
Four Die In Weekend Traffic Toll On Minnesota Roads
A Long Prairie man Byron G. Spofford 33 and a Minneapolis woman Laverne Carlson 28 were killed when their car hit a bridge abutment on highway 52 near Freeport. The day’s events also claimed four year old Stephen Bentilla in Albany near a cattle under pass crash.
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Minneapolis
Highway 52
Freeport
Byron G. Spofford
Laverne Carlson
Twenty- Fourth Ave. S
N. J. Libert
Spofford
Stephen Bentilla
Ralph
Albany
Carol Lee Knutson
Jackson
Stanley Gillespie
Worthington
Gillespie
Willard Gillespie
Fairmont
Mendes-France Seen as Next French Premier in Indochina Talks
Pierre Mendes-France agreed to form France's 20th postwar cabinet amid doubts over securing a majority in the National Assembly. He aims to cut Indochina spending and curb European military buildup while negotiating with Ho Chi Minh. He must rally six-party support, as unions split on Europe’s defense pact and Communists are excluded.
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Coty
Pierre Mendes-France
Elysee Palace
Paris
France
Rene Coty
Joseph Laniel
Mendres-France
National Assembly
Laniel
Ho Chi Minh
Indochina
Europe
Mendes-France
Assembly
Vietminh
Mendes- France
Georges Bidault
Geneva
Popular Republican Movement
MRP
Union For Republican and Social Action
URAS
European Army
Riots in Yanoon Signal France Loses Grip in India
Descriptions from Madras report riots in Yanoon Denotes Indian pressure on France in India as about 200 pro Indian demonstrators seize public offices hoist the Indian flag and push for withdrawal of French authority. Nehru demanded France pull out from Yannon Pondichery Karikal and Mahe after talks failed.
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Madras
India
France
Indochina
Yanoan
Nehru
Yannon
Pondichery
Karikal
Mahe
5 000 Accept Vet Benefits Not Due Them
DES MOINES A State Tax Commission official estimated up to 5000 ineligible property owners may be receiving veterans tax exemptions. Director Louis H Cook said the forund undeserved payments likely exceed $100000 annually as nonveterans retain exemptions after purchasing veteran properties and failing to cancel the exemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Tax Commission
Louis H. Cook
Italian baritone Luigi Monte Santo dies at 66
Milan reports the death of Luigi Monte santo a renowned Italian baritone at age sixty six. The artist passed away here yesterday leaving a lasting mark on operatic stages across Italy.
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Milan
Italy
Luigi Montesanto
Mercury Hits 92 This Noon
The article reports a scorching noon as Austin and the Midwest reach 92 degrees, with higher readings in Abilene 93 Chicago 95 Kansas City 91 Phoenix 93 and Washington 96. Thunderstorms sweep the Great Plains western lakes region and middle Atlantic states delivering high winds hail and flash floods. A tornado unroofed a grandstand at Trenton Nebraska during stock car races but no injuries were recorded among about 1000 spectators. Cold spots lie in the northern Rockies with morning readings in the 40s and the Pacific Northwest and upper New England in the 50s.
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Austin
Midwest
Mercury
Abilene
Chicago
Kansas City
Phoenix
Washington, D. C
Great Plains
Western Lakes
Middle Atlantic States
Trenton
Neb
Rockies
Pacific Northwest
Upper
New England
Young Wins War for Control of New York Central Railway
Financier Robert R. Young is officially certified winner in a fight for control of the New York Central Railroad. His 15‑member slate won by a large margin over the Central board led by President William White. Alfred E. Perlman is expected as president with Young as chairman at $1 a year, vowing improved passenger service and dividends.
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Albany
N. Y
Robert R. Young
New York Central Railroad
Young Forces
Central Management
William White
Young Group
White
New York Central
Young
New York City
Alfred E. Perlman
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Perlman
New York
Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad
Rio Grande
Central
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Levander
Harold Stassen
Ail
Benson
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Graceville
Humphey
By Jack Bell
Mundt
R-Sd
George Poston
Lone Star
Dallas
B. F. Rogers
Yanoon
New York Central Railway
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