Agreement Averts Big Ship Tieup
In New York 5140 National Maritime Union members approved a coastwide contract ending much of the maritime strike on the East and Gulf coasts. The deal with passenger ship and freighter operators provides employer financed unemployment benefits totaling 40 dollars weekly for up to 26 weeks, affecting about 16,000 NMU members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Maritime Union
Gulf Coasts
CIO National Maritime Union
NMU
Francis T. Greene
Employers’ Bargaining Committee
East
Gulf Coast
AFL International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots
Gulf
Freeborn County Dairy Princess is Bonnie Herman of Glenville
Bonnie Herman a 20 year old from Glenville crowned Freeborn County Dairy Princess. She works for Northwestern Bell in Albert Lea and will be escorted by attendants Audrey Hoyt and Glennyce Toenges. Her parents Mr and Mrs Ross Herman recently moved to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairy Court
Audrey Hoyt
Inez Rasmussen
Boanie Herman
Eleanor Maley
Glennyce Toeriges
Freeborn County
Albert Lea
Glenville
Bonnie Herman
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Bonnie
Glennyce Toenges
Alden
Ross Herman
The
Athletic Club
Cy Carroll
Lew Conlon
Minnesota Dairy Association
Conlon
Audrey
Orval Hoyt
Glennyce
Harry Teenges
Beef Division Plant Dispute Neer Solution
Prospects for settlement of a production schedules dispute at Geo A Hormel & Co beef division appeared favorable after a morning meeting. Frank Schultz of Local 9 CIO United Packinghouse Workers reported progress to the union executive board bargaining committee and division representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Frank Schultz
9-CIO United Packinghouse Workers
Formel
Vatican receives expelled Argentine prelates amid church state clash
Pope Pius XII met Auxiliary Bishop Manuel Tato of Buenos Aires and Msgr Ramon Pablo Novoa in Rome after their expulsion by President Peron. The excommunication of Peron and his government followed the incident, signaling a strained Vatican Argentine relationship amid a Catholic defense plea for liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius XII
Juan Peron
Argentina
Manuel Tato
Buenos Aires
Msgr
Ramon Pablo Novoa
Rome
Vatican
Tate
Church
Peron
Pope
Giuseppe Cardinal Siri
Genoa
Cardinal Siri
Peron Promises to Restore Order in Argentina
President Juan D. Peron announced via radio that his government would stop further church attacks and curb communism after a Thursday revolt. He blamed radicals for the violence, spoke of a state of siege, and warned justice would be served under the law. He cited heavy casualties and fires at churches with reports of six or seven burned in Buenos Aires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevideo
Uruguay
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Buenos Aires
Government
Plaza de Mayo
Vatican
Government House
Casa Rosada
Pink House
California picked for 1960 Winter Olympics
PARIS The skiing resort of Squaw Valley Calif was selected by the International Olympic Committee to stage the 1960 winter games It will be the second time the winter Olympics have come to the United States In 1932 when the summer Olympics were held in Los Angeles the winter games were held at Lake Placid NY
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Squaw Valley
Calif
International Olympic Committee
United States
Los Angeles
Lake Placid
N.Y
Hospital Fund Leaders Grateful as Campaign Surges
Leaders of the $350,000 St. Olaf Hospital Building Fund Campaign praised recent solicitor reports as the drive accelerates in city and county. Four Austin firms joined as Buck a Month Club benefactors, including J. C. Penney Co and Gordon Electric Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Olaf Hospital
Park Dougherty
Austin
J. C. Penney Co
Gordon Electric Co
Gray Insurance Agency
Austin Button Co
Fred L. Pickett
Chain Stores
Penney Co
Jack McGrew
Pickett
Dougherty
Rex Cutter
D. E. (Duke) Gray
Suspend Buses to Mapleview for Summer
Austin Bus Line will drop service to Mapleview during the summer starting at 9 a.m. Saturday due to low patronage. Regular service will resume in the fall after school starts. Mapleview-Crane Addition route change was approved but delayed by Mapleview residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Mapleview
Melvin Olson
Mapleview-Crane
Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Olson
Cunard to airlift Queen Mary passengers to the United States
Cunard officials chartered planes to move more than 1,100 American bound travelers stranded in Britain by a seamen strike. About 1,500 strikers have halted eight transatlantic liners and could face the draft after 14 days without a ship. 200 passengers already en route. 12 aircraft more to transport the rest with fares refunded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cunard Line
Britain
Cunard
Court Awards Crash Damages to Family in Iowa
In Davenport District Court three members of a Moline Illinois family received a total 16000 in damages after a January 15 1954 collision on Highway 6 near here that killed Sam Fagin 71 and Tessie Schwartz 67. Ralph Pilger 4 000 his wife 11 000 and their son 1 000 were awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
Moline
Ill
Ralph L. Pilger
Ralph Jr
Sam Fagin
Rock Island
Pilger
Mother Witnesses Double Drownings At Gravel Pit
In Euclid Minnesota a mother unable to swim watched as her children Paris 7 and Nancy 11 drowned in a gravel pit about five miles north of Euclid. Paris slipped and Nancy fell attempting a rescue. Donald and Jesse Philips recovered the bodies and aided in resuscitation efforts before fire crews ended relief attempts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euclid, Minn
Euclid
Nancy
Paris
William Vavrina
Angus, Minn
Here
Park Rapids
Carl Knutson
Polk County
Donald
Jesse Philips
Crookston
Senate Extends Draft Action Four Years More
The Senate approved a four year extension of the regular draft and a two year extension of the doctors draft after brief debate praising the draft as essential to national defense. The measure returns to the House which had approved a different version for the draft beyond June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
House
Extensive search ends missing boy body found near beach
The body of 5 year old Bobby Lawrence was found about 9 30 a m in 10 feet of water about 400 yards from where he disappeared Thursday morning His father Maynard Lawrence Scanlon a steelworker from Morgan Park near Duluth had beach ed the boat and went into the brush The find was made by Fred Smith a plane passenger and resort operator The coroner awaited as more than 100 searchers scoured Big Sandy Lake area with help from National Guard planes and a helicopter The Mc Gregor Ladies Aid Society fed the searchers at night The disaster mirrors the disappearance of 3 year old Larry Coleman in 1949 nearby and underscores the danger of lake areas in the region
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Cottage
Fred Smith
Bud Johnson
Leo Grause
National Guard
Camp Ripley
Joseph E. Nelson
Minnesota National Guardsmen
Camp Riley
Lawrence
Northern Pacific Railroad
McGregor Ladies Aid Society
Big Sandy Lake
Aitkin County
Larry Coleman
New Brighton
Red Papers Report 82 Spies Arrested in Peiping
Hong Kong reports that 82 alleged spies criminals and counter revolutionaries were seized in Peiping last month. Eight held in raids for possessing firearms and radio stations. The other 74 were said to be counter revolutionaries concealing themselves in Peiping hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Peiping
Work Stoppage Ends at Albert Lea Plant
A two day stoppage at Queen Stove Works Inc in Albert Lea Minnesota involving 750 workers ended and production returned to normal. The dispute centered on transfer of a worker who drew earnings and vacation pay. Settlement reached with United Steel Workers of America aid from William F Richter of St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lea
Minn
Queen Stove Works Inc
William F. Richter
St. Paul
United Steel Workers of America
Cuban Police Arrest Newspaper Editor
Cuban police arrested Luis Orlando Rodriguez editor of La Calle in Havana last night and seized the paper's offices. Officials say Rodriguez, affiliated with the Orthodox opposition, had recently published articles deemed offensive to the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Luis Orlando Rodriguez
la Calle
Rodriguez
Governor Freeman to Review 47th Viking Division at Camp Ripley
More than 6000 Minnesota Guardsmen prep at Camp Ripley for inspection by Gov Freeman, marking his first public appearance as head of the state's military. The highlight is a Saturday 10 a.m. airstrip review of the 47th Infantry Division with Maj. Gen. Bettenburg commanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Ripley
Minn
Minnesota
Viking
Camp Air Strip
Brainerd
136Th Infantry Regiment
Philip C. Bettenburg
Offic
Patrick J. Ryan
Army Chaplains
Vincent Ryan
St. Thomas College
St. Paul
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Maritime Union
C1o Marine Engineers Beneficial Assn
CIO American Radio Assn
Joseph Curran
Greene
Curran
Glenville Farm
Chamber of Commerce
Albert Lon
Rochester
Rochestre
Margaret
Margaret O'Brien
Center
University High School
California
Leonard Dugan
Queen Mary
U.S
Dale
Paul
Ervin Kahlstorf
Lake George
Pickford
Mary Pickford
Buddy Rogers
Red Papers
Albert Lea Plant
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