House OKs Civil Rights Bill Passes 286 to 126
Washington The House today passed President Eisenhower's civil rights bill by 286 to 126. Just before final passage the House defeated 251 to 158 the Southern bloc's final attempt to force a jury trial amendment, ensuring the bill's passage largely as Eisenhower and allied Republicans and Northern Western Democrats supported.
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Washington
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Eisenhower
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Knowland
California
White House
Scientists Flee After Fourth Atomic Test Blast
Atomic scientists detonated the fourth shot at 4:45 am at an atomic test site. Light fallout forced evacuation of the control point, with a balloon-launched device and a six mile mushroom cloud. Over 50 diagnostic tests conducted. live pigs and mice wore recording instruments. No troops participated. over 30 military planes aided support missions. Observers reported a bright flash at Las Vegas and dust kicked up at Angel's Peak from 55 miles away.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Ground Zero
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Due East
Due West
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Angel's Peak
Ortonville Man, 77, Subject of Search
Ortonville Minnesota residents and Boy Scouts joined officers in a hunt for Elof Hamner a 77 year old retired farmer who disappeared from his home early Monday Hamner resided in Ortonville having moved there from Beardsley authorities reported the search ongoing today.
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Ortonville
Minn
Elof Hamner
Beardsley
Mercury in Sharp Drop and Rain Sparks Tornado Warning
A chaotic weather day featured temperatures ranging from 58 to 93 degrees with rain across the Austin area including a tornado warning. Observed rainfall at the observatory reached 0.25 inches in Austin, while Spring Valley measured 0.50 inches and areas nearby saw 0.75 inches.
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Austin
Spring Valley
Mankato Unions Reject Small Pay Increase
The 18 day old carpenters and laborers strike in Mankato remains at a stalemate after union locals 1464 and 132 rejected a proposed 10 cents an hour raise. Workers seek 15 cents and about 70 percent of local construction projects are halted while nine companies have agreed to the union demands.
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Mankato, Minn
Carpenters and Laborers
Mankato
Carpenters Local 1464
Laborers Local 132
Council Holds Up Bingo Permit for Fair Carnival
The Mower County Fair bingo was shelved by the City Council over non profit sponsorship. City Attorney Rodney Dunnette will study the status. The council may vote next meeting on licensing fees for the Don Franklin Shows. Alderman Wayne Austin noted a new state law limiting food handler licenses for county fairs. Licenses for junk dealers garbage collectors and many other trades were issued or denied. city officials urge pending applicants to apply immediately.
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Mower County Fair
Rodney Dunnette
Don Franklin
Baldy Hansen
Fair Board
Meyor
Hansen
Franklin Company
Wayne Austin
Austin
Blood donors rally for Louise Retterath heart operation
Louise Retterath undergoes surgery to close a heart hole at University Hospitals in Minneapolis. The 8 year old needed 14 pints of blood, with five donors from Minneapolis joining Austin area relatives and donors from Mower County to support the procedure led by Dr. Richard Varco.
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Louise Retterath
University Hospitals
Minneapolis
Louise
Mower County Red Cross
Austin Daily Herald
Fred Retterath
Mower County
Richard Varco
Austin
Robert Hague
S. Chatham
Vincent Klein
Nicholson
Richard Espe
Wilson
Leonard Espe
Mamie Eisenhower Enters Walter Reed For Checkup
The White House says First Lady Mamie Eisenhower is not ill and her hospital visit is routine. She checked into Walter Reed Army Hospital today for her second head-to-toe physical, expected to last several days, with a prior stay occurring in February lasting three or four days.
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Washington
White House
Mamie Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Walter Reed
Hagerty
Duluth Milk Strike Settled in Three-Week Walkout
Milk deliveries resume after Monday night settlement ending a three week strike by 12 dairy firms. Eight firms sign 52 cent hourly raises over three years, four more expected to accept. Arrowhead Cooperative Creamery Assn joins with 18 cent annual raises over two years. Bridgeman Creameries led the way. terms include 15 cents retroactive to April 1 and staged increases through 1959 plus a 10 cent pension plan start Jan 1.
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Duluth, Minn
Head of the Lakes
Arrowhead Cooperative Creamery Assn
Cloquet
Bridgeman Creameries
Kenneth Wollen Elected 2nd District Legion Commander
Kenneth Wollen of Mankato was elected 2nd District American Legion Commander as the organization held its convention on Monday in Pipestone Minnesota.
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Pipestone
Minn
Kenneth Wollen
Mankato
American Legion
Lumber Mill Fire Threatens Gilman Village
A lumber mill fire in Gilman Wisconsin raged out of control four hours after discovery. Firefighters from six nearby towns battled the blaze as it destroyed the Konsella Lumber Co mill and office, threatening the village of under 500 residents.
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Gilman
Wis
Wisconsin
Konsella Lumber Co
Weather Readings From Roof Station and Herald Building
Official U S readings show 8 30AM temperature 59 with a high of 93 and low 58 in the past 24 hours. Conditions are partly cloudy with a trace of precipitation. Hourly checks at the Herald Building supplement the rooftop data.
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U. S
Herald
Bus Service to Resume in St. Cloud
The Associated Press reports St. Cloud bus service will resume later this week after drivers and management approved a new contract ending a 14 week strike. The pact includes an 8 cent hourly pay increase retroactive to December 1 and runs through June 1958, with service to Sauk Rapids and Waite Park resuming Thursday.
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St. Cloud
Thursdy
Sauk Rapids
Waite Park
Open meetings rule blocks executive sessions for councils
Atty. Gen. Lord ruled executive sessions of city councils violate a 1957 law requiring openness. He told Austin officials public business must be observed and that press and public cannot be excluded. The decision cites a Utah high court view that sitting as a committee of the whole must be open to spectators.
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ST. Paul
Atty
Lord
Rodney A. Dunnette
Austin
Dunnette
Floods Leave Marshall Area with Dead and Multi Million Damages
Flood waters in Marshall Minnesota rose again as the Redwood River surged up to six inches after a weekend of heavy rains. One person is reported dead and property and crop damage runs into the millions. The river’s rapid rise followed forecasts of a 12 to 15 inch increase, with Russell about 15 miles away also affected.
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Marshall
Minn
Russell
Judge bars Girard transfer to Japan for trial
U S District Judge Joseph C McGarraghy blocked the government from sending GI William B Girard to Japan to face trial for the death of a Japanese woman. The judge ruled the move would violate constitutional rights and said Girard, still in the U S armed forces in Japan, may be prosecuted in a court martial instead.
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Washington
GI William 8. Girard
Japan
U. S
Joseph C. McGarraghy
Girard
U.S
McGarraghy
Man Dies After Car Hits Mailbox Plank in Becker
A 51 year old Foley man identified as John P. Kelash was killed in Becker when his car veered left, struck a plank with mailboxes, piercing the windshield and striking him in the head. Officers suspect he may have dozed or suffered a heart attack.
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Becker
Minn
Foley
Minneapolis
John P. Kelash
Herald Installs Photofax Facsimile Picture Service
The Austin Daily Herald becomes the second Minnesota paper to receive Associated Press Wirephoto via Photofax enabling instant automatic picture formation from New York. About 60 pictures transmit daily during an 18 hour workday. A forthcoming Wirephoto transmitter will link Austin to the national network and boost Minnesota Iowa exchanges. AP chiefs George Moses and Ray Hudson attended the inauguration.
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Iowa
George Moses
Minneapolis
Ray Hudson
Austin Daily Herald
Flood Floods Swallow Marshall Area In Minnesota Disaster
The Small Business Administration declared a disaster area in MINNEAPOLIS F L YON COUNTY on Monday night enabling 3 percent loans for repairs. Emergency volunteers manned boats for evacuations as about 300 people were displaced. One death was reported near Ghent after a submerged car was swept away. rescue efforts continued as the river rose to 11 feet and bridges and transit were disrupted.
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Lyon County
Small Business Administration
Robert C. Alm
Federal Agency
Marshall
Marshall Processing Co
Redwood Falls
J. Gill Gaiser
Red Cross
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