Minnesota farmers hopeful as rainfall eases drought
Despite pockets of severe drought, Minnesota farmers report varied conditions. Southeastern Minnesota and northeastern Iowa see good progress while western regions remain dry. experts warn the year could be among the driest on record if rain does not come. Some areas report ahead of normal crop development, though nationwide harsh conditions persist.
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Bruce Lindquist
Herald
Minnesota
Austin
Jon Werald
Loel Gorden
Austin Area Vocational- Technical Institute
Airie
Ellendale
Gordon
Bemidji
Dwain Wangsnews
Southland
Adams
Vangsness
Vaess
Eldon Lenske
Freeborn County
Fillmore County
Milton Hoberg
Hoberg
Iowa
Mitchell County
Edgar Dorow
Orchard
Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
U.S. Departments of Agriculture
Weekend twister damages Beman farm near Austin
A tornado struck seven miles north of Austin Saturday evening causing extensive damage to four Clifford Beman farm buildings including a twisted barn roof a damaged calf housing and shattered house windows. Sheriff Halstenson confirmed a tornado caused the damage though it did not show on radar and urged immediate reporting of storm damage to the sheriff before passing details to the Rochester Weather Bureau.
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Austin
Mower County
Clifford Beman
David
David Bruggeman
Bruggeman
Crmen Halstenson
Halstenson
Sheriff's Office
Rochester Weather Bureau
Storms Kill Elderly Man Near Mankato Minnesota
An 83 year old man, Carl Wirsing of rural Mankato, was found dead in a collapsed barn after a tornado ripped through the area striking the Mankato airport, damaging more than 20 light planes and injuring none. The storm caused extensive damage across several farms and towns in west central Minnesota, with a wide swath from Windom to Fish Lake and losses including barns, sheds, homes and 14 damaged cabins on Fish Lake.
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Associated Press
Mankato
Minnesota
Carl Wirsing
Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Office
Wirsing
Paul Arenson Jr
Arnesen
Good Thunder
Windom
Westcentral
Cottonwood-Jackson Counties
Fish Lake
Bingham Lake
Canby
Porter
Mountain Lake
Pope County
Donnelly
Hoffman
Alexandria
Glenwood
Jay Backstrom
Mike Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
American kidnap victim released in Acapulco
The eight year old Gayle Moony daughter of Peter Moony was freed unharmed in Acapulco after a 23 day abduction. A high ransom was believed paid and police reported the release by the kidnapers.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Gayle Moony
Peter Moony
Howe to enter innocent plea in arraignment
Rep Allan Howe prepared to plead innocent at his Salt Lake City arraignment on a misdemeanor charge for allegedly offering two police decoys $20 for sex acts The case follows an arrest Saturday night and Howe’s promise to respond to calls for resignation amid congressional pressure A second item reports an Anoka Minnesota armed robbery and abduction probe at a Coon Rapids Drive-In Theater with a suspect detained for questioning by the county sheriff’s office.
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Jonathan Wolman
Washington (Ap
Allan Howe
Salt Lake
Utah Democrat
Salt Lake City
Howe
Wayne L. Black
Democratic National
Gravel
Kenneth Gray
D-Ill
Young
Joseph Prendergast
Gray
Miss Ray
New York Daily News
FBI
Capitol Hill
Utah
Anoka, Minn
Rosea Coon Rapids
Anoka County
Coon Rapids Drive-In
Sheriff's Office
Fridley
Senate weighs breakup of 18 big oil firms
A closely divided Senate Judiciary Committee considers a bill to force the 18 largest oil companies to split into production, transportation, or refining and marketing within five years. Supporters say competition would rise and prices fall. critics warn higher costs, reduced output, and more foreign oil dependence.
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John Chadwick
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Sen
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Departments of Justice, State, Defense, Treasury, Agriculture
Ford
Federal Trade Commission
Exxon
Texaco
Shell
Abwi Oil
Indiana
Gulf, Mobil
Atlantic- Richfield
Standard Oil of California
Getty
Union
Sun
Phillips
Continental
Cities Service
Syrian forces near Israel in push to Arkoub region
Syrian tank and troop reinforcements moved into Lebanon advancing toward Marjayoun near the Israeli border after capturing Rachaya, the main gateway to guerrilla bases in southern Lebanon. The Palestinian spokesman cited 14,000 Syrian troops with 450 tanks, while the U.S. and Israel weighed risks and responses amid Lebanon’s civil war.
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Farouk Nassar
Associated Press
Beirut, Lebanon
Marjayoun
Israel
Rachaya
Lebanon
Arkoub
Panhandle
Hussein
Jordan
Beirut
Golan Heights
Fromyria
Syria
Israeli Panhandle
Yigal Allon
Itelf
U.S. State Department
Saiga
Palestine Liberation Army
U.S
Washington
United States
Hoban enters race as fifth candidate for District 31 Senate
Austin Realtor Richard B. Hoban, 29, announces as the fifth candidate for the District 31 Senate seat held by C R Hansen. Hoban seeks the Democratic endorsement and pledges to represent all district residents. The June 23 district convention in Albert Lea will endorse a candidate for the seat.
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Austin
Richard B. Hoban
Austin Rt. 3
C R
Baldy) Hansen
Hoban
Democratic Party
Heald Real Estate
U.S. Army
Freeborn County
Senate
DFL
Sen. Hansen
Loren Bellrichard
Tom Nelson
Ellis Middle School
John E. Frydenlund
Hayward
Mead Containers
Albert Lea
GOP
Tom Hagedorn
Man seeks house wrecker in cheap Herald ad
A man posted a low cost want ad in the Herald under miscellaneous for sale hoping to hire someone to tear down a small house for lumber. The notice ran for three days and was scheduled to run six days with payment only for the times the ad appeared.
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Herald
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