State Crop Prospects Are Generally Good
Statewide crop prospects are generally good with adequate moisture in most areas. Some soybeans and corn lag last year, while northern Minnesota and the Red River Valley report the best conditions. Hay and pastures are strong though some fields suffered winter kill, and weeds remain a persistent issue across counties.
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Minnesota
Associated Press
Gus Falls
Federal
State Agricultural Statistician’s
St. Paul
Red River Valley
Faribault
Rice County
Warren Liebenstein
Liebenstein
ST. Cloud
Stearns County
E. C. Lenzmeier
Austin
Mower County
Ronald Seath
Rochester
Olmsted
Mankato
Blue Earth
Byron Kunkel
ST. James
John Ankeny
Watonwan
Albert Lea
Freeborn County
Elton Senske
Senske
Fergus Falls
Nick Weyrens
West
Youths Beat Pigs to Death at Vernon Henaman Farm
At Vernon Henaman’s farm, 507 Oakwood, youths assaulted two pigs with clubs and shot another with a .22 rifle. Henaman reported each injured pig suffered broken ribs and died shortly after. deputies investigated as trespass issues rose with about 155 pigs on the property.
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Vernon Henaman
Oakwood
Henaman
Stassen Sees Gains in Disarmament Drive
U S delegate to the five nation UN Disarmament subcommittee Harold Stassen returns from Washington to resume talks in London noting progress toward a first step in disarmament. He cites lingering major problems but says the first step remains the toughest hurdle in 11 years.
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Stassen
London
Harold Stassen
U. S
U. N. Disarmament
Washington
Secretary of State
Dulles
State Department
Russia
Valerian Zorin
Baby Twister Destroys Barn Near New Ulm
A small tornado struck near New Ulm Thursday evening causing barn damage on the Donald Schroeder farm and downed trees on adjacent land. Hail in the Buffalo Lake area damaged farms, with six inch hail piles and over 400 chickens killed on the Denton Burgstahler farm. Rain totals topped 2 inches in Benson and Brainerd with other towns reporting soaking showers.
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New Ulm
Donald Schroeder
Walter Schroeder
Buffalo Lake
Denton Burgstahler
Benson
Brainerd
Fort Ripley
St. Cloud
Alexandria
Bemidji
Redwood Falls
Twin Cities
International Falls
Rochester
Weather Readings From Fire Station Roof Today
Official readings at 8 30 show 66 degrees with a low of 61 and high of 88 over the previous 24 hours. Sky cloudy with 16 percent precipitation reported.
Tavern Owner Shot in Holdup Struggle
Minneapolis police said Harold Sutton a 48 year old tavern owner was shot in the upper thigh during a struggle with two youthful holdup men Thursday night He was removing his car from the garage at 11 pm to drive to Suttons Tavern at Glenwood Avenue He was listed in fair condition at General Hospitals The youths took no money according to James Olson a son in law visiting from Indianapolis
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Minneapolis
Harold Sutton
Cedar Lake Road
Sutton
Glenwood Ave
General Hospitals
James Olson
Indianapolis
Freeman Attacks Local Bills and reapportionment limits
Duluth Governor Freeman criticized legislative horse trading over local bills and urged home rule to take local matters from the Legislature. He warned of pressure on lawmakers and discussed potential steps on reapportionment. State Treasurer Bjornson noted a shift away from direct loans to cities as Minnesota funds a large building program.
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Freeman
Duluth
Minn
League of Minnesota
Walt Bjornson
St. Paul
Bjornson
Minnesota
State Board of Investment
14 Paratroopers Killed as Truck Plunges Into Creek
At Fort Campbell Kentucky a canvas covered Army truck veered off a gravel bridge and overturned into a rocky creek, killing 14 paratroopers and injuring nine others. Survivors described a sudden fall and crew members trapped in the wreck as helicopters evacuated the injured. A board of inquiry opened to determine cause with excess speed cited by witnesses.
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FT. Campbell
101St “Pentomic’ Airborne Division
Tennessee
Army
327Th Airborne Infantry
Bastogne
Ronald J. Curtis
Kalamazoo, Mich
Ground Gives Way Drowns Farmer in 40-Foot Well
In Tower Minnesota a 75-year-old farmer John Ollila drowned when the ground around a 40-foot well caved in pulling him and his wife into the shaft. His 77-year-old wife was saved by their grandson Marvin Ollila who fetched a rope.
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Farmer
Tower
Minn
Here
John Ollila
John Bolka
Ollila
Marvin Ollila
Ginia
Bolka
Car Rollover Ends in Fatal Wreck on Rural Road
A late Friday crash on a dead end country road near Madelia Minnesota killed 24 year old Glenn C Watte of Round Lake and injured six others from Round Lake. Wiese 19 Rowley 19 reported most seriously hurt but hospital reports indicated none in poor condition. The 1957 Minnesota traffic toll rose to 255 at the time.
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Madelia
Minn
Glenn C. Watte
Round Lake
Donald Wiese
William Manitz
Eldon Vonholdt
Marilyn Rowley
Victor Techau
Gloria Freshour
Wiese
Miss Rowley
Minnesota
Cafe Fire Damage Estimated at Thirty Thousand Dollars
Springfield Minnesota fire officials assess about $30,000 in damage from a basement blaze at the Springfield cafe. Smoke and water caused most of the loss as firefighters could not reach the fire below. Nearby bakery, barber shop, and a veterinarian’s office also reported damage.
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Springfield
Minn
Ernest Guse
Tax Reduction Impossible Now Says Humphrey
Secretary Humphrey told a Senate House Economic subcommittee that a tax cut this year is absolutely out of the question and unlikely before 1959. He urged restraint on the budget and warned against meat-like budget cuts while forecasting a period of sustained prosperity if spending is controlled.
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Humphrey
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Treasury
Senate House
Mills
Peterson to be envoy Hoegh nominated for top CD post
President Eisenhower nominates Val Peterson to be ambassador to Denmark and Leo A. Hoegh to head the Civil Defense Administration. Peterson has led the CDA since 1953 and will earn 25,000 as ambassador. Hoegh, former Iowa governor, 49, served as attorney general and governor, now in private practice. Nominees require Senate confirmation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Val Peterson
Denmark
Leo A. Hoegh
Iowa
Peterson
Senate
GOP
Nebraska
Civil Defense Administration
Hoegh
White House
James C. Hagerty
Robert D. Coe
Teamsters Withdraw From Rochester CLU
Rochester Minnesota Teamsters Local 874, the second largest union in the Rochester Central Labor Union, withdrew from the CLU on Thursday night. Bert Alexander Jr. resigned as CLU president at delegates’ request. Alexander, a plasterers union business agent, had worked part time as a Teamsters organizer and headed the CLU since January. Twenty two AFL CIO unions were affiliated in the CLU. only Hospital Hotel and Restaurant Employes Union was larger at 700 members.
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Rochester, Minn
Teamsters
Rochester Central Labor Union
CLU
Bert Alexander Jr
Alexander
Plasterers Union
Afl-Cio
Hospital, Hotel and Restraurant Employes Union
Edward J. Cassidy
Teamsters Union
Richard H. Plunkett
Max Durand
Cassidy
Durand
CLA
Plunkett
Donors Sought for AB Negative Blood for Heart Surgery
Dr. Richard Varco prepares University Hospitals for a child’s heart repair but needs 14 donors with AB negative blood. Thursday four volunteered. search continues in Mower County. Contact Ruth Ramsey at HE 3 3335 or HE 7 4983. Names: Robert Hague Vincent Klein Richard Espe Leonard Espe.
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Richard Varco
University Hospitals
Mower County
Ruth Ramsey
Red Cross
Haiti Government Overthrown Again
Provisional President Daniel Fignole’s government was toppled today in Port au Prince as military forces ousted the regime. It marks the fifth government unseated in the troubled republic since last December after clashes and a brief civil conflict on May 25.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Daniel Fignole
Negro Republic
Fignole
Youth Drowns Trying to Reach Raft in Lake
Kenneth Schipansky aged 17 from Maplewood drowned Thursday night in McCarran's Lake while swimming about 200 feet from shore. He was with his brother Larry and friends Stephen and Duane Cunningham, all Maplewood residents, when he disappeared.
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ST. Paul
Kenneth Schipansky
Maplewood
McCarran’s
Kenneth
Henry Schipansky
Larry
Stephen
Duane Cunningham
Nuclear test blast postponed at the site
At the Atomic Test Site on November 1 the fourth blast of the current season was delayed 24 hours due to unfavorable winds.
Air Force repays Minnesota couple fleeced by escort
A Minnesota couple says the Air Force repaid $350 after an escort who accompanied their son's body from the Far East defrauded them. The widow wrote Sen. Thye detailing how a military escort, Jesse R. Evans, cashed checks and vanished, later arrested by the FBI. Brig. Gen. Kalverer paid the debt in Minnesota after Gen. Twinings ordered action.
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Air Force
Washington
Minnesota
Sen. Thye
R-Minn
Far East
Travis Air Force Base
Jesse R. Evans
Evans
FBI
Joe W. Kelly
Thye
Pentagon
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