Fire Destroys El Rancho Vegas Casino Restaurant in Las Vegas
Fire swept the El Rancho Vegas casino complex on the Las Vegas Strip early today destroying the casino restaurant and lounge building, with no injuries reported. Authorities investigated possible arson after a man discussed fires with casino executives hours before the blaze. Hotel guests evacuated safely as a 50-foot windmill atop the resort collapsed, and damage was estimated at about five million dollars.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Red Skelton
el Rancho Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
Betty Grable
Harry James
Sheriff's Deputies
David Winestine
Beldon Katleman
el Rancho
Austin Drops From Top Ten In Census Count
Preliminary Census figures show Bloomington rising to fourth with 50 417 people and Edina replacing Minneapolis area rivals in the top ten. Minneapolis St Paul and Duluth remain first three as Anoka and Washington counties move up while Winona and Blue Earth fall out.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Bloomington
Winona
Richfield
Mankato
Edina
Duluth
Blue Earth
Anoka
Washington
Rochester
St. Cloud
Austin
St. Louis
Stearns
Otter Tail
Dakota
Olmsted
Mower
Japanese leftists rally as Kishi government presses treaty
Tens of thousands of demonstrators surround the Diet in Tokyo in a drive to block the U S Japan defense treaty. A Socialist leader is stabbed as rightists blame the attack on the government while Kishi vows to ratify the pact and call elections to seek a mandate.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
Nobusuke Kishi
America
Gene Kramer
Jotaro Kawakami
Kawakami
Eisenhower Presses Toward Formosa as Quemoy Bombardments Rise
President Eisenhower moved toward Formosa as Communist shells pounded Quemoy and nearby islets. Peiping Radio called the strikes a display of contempt for the U.S. leader while the U.S. Seventh Fleet kept vigil around the presidential ship.
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Formosa
Peiping
U.S
Quemoy
Red China Coast
China
Ouemoy
Little Quemoy
Tan Islets
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Charles D. Griffin
Japan
Adams Man 79 Killed in Three Car Crash West of Rose Creek
Roy Wood a 79 year old Adams farmer died when a car failed to pass on a curve two miles west of Rose Creek. Ernest LeVasseur 302 20th St NW Austin was in serious condition and Elmer Nelson Austin Rt 2 was uninjured. Ralph Majerus a 22 year old Tappi youth reported the wreck to Sheriff Reinartz and patrolmen. Wood's car damaged heavily. Wood is Mower County's fourth traffic fatality this year.
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Roy Wood
Rose Creek
St. Olaf Hospital
Ernest LeVasseur
20Th St. NW
Elmer Nelson
Austin Rt. 2
Nelson
al Rein
Wood
Mower County
Austin
Locke Roberts
10Th St
6Th Ave
Hazel Glasser
Strike Settled at Convair Atlas Missile Plants
A 11 day strike by International Assn. of Machinists at Convair Atlas missile facilities in California ended with a negotiated agreement covering over 26 000 hourly workers. Terms were not disclosed and reinstatement of the expired contract was briefed pending union member ratification.
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San Diego
Calif
Convair
International Assn. of
United States
California
Air Force
Atlas
Tion
IAM
United Auto Workers
Douglas Aircraft
Long Beach
Striking Austin Bars Faces Court Restraining Order
A restraining order to halt the strike against 12 Austin bars was sought in District Court at 2 p.m. before Judge War ren Plunkett. The On Sale Liquor Dealers Assn. claims the strike violates the Minnesota Labor Relations Act and the contract’s wage reopener. pickets and wage demands of 25 cents for bartenders and 15 cents for waitresses were noted as the strike began Thursday.
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Austin
Warren Plunkett
Kermit Hoversten
Hoversten
Larry Hunter
Wisconsin Tops Northwest in Population Growth 1950 60
Washington led the Northwest in percentage population gain between 1950 and 1960, with Wisconsin surpassing the region in overall growth during the decade.
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Wisconsin
Washington
Northwest
Thieves Steal Furs From Petersons in Minneapolis
Thieves stole ten fur coats from Peterson Furs Inc in Minneapolis today and fled. An automatic burglar alarm sounded prompting a hasty exit, during which three mink coats were dropped.
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Minneapolis
Peterson Furs, Inc
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