Girl 14 Sustains Critical Injuries in Bicycle Crash
A 14 year old girl Marjorie Kamp was critically injured after being struck by a car driven by Charles Hinsch while bicycling on Highway 56 northeast of Austin. She suffered brain concussion scalp injuries and possible skull fracture and underwent a 35 minute surgery. Hinsch said he tried to pass as she swerved eastward. The crash occurred four miles south of Brownsdale.
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St. Olaf Hospital
Highway 56
Austin
Marjorie Kamp
Charles Hinach
Dexter
Marjorie
Vernon Kamp
Hinsch
al Reinartz
Reinartz
Brownsdale
Spacemen Spray Cedar River to Kill Weeds
Three men from General Spray Service of Wayzata sprayed a section of the Cedar River northwest of the utilities plant on Tuesday. They wore welder masks, gloves, boots and rubber coats as protection against sodium arsenite used in the weed control operation.
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Cedar River
General Spray Service
Wayzata
Bernard Koll
Koll
Fox Drive
Great Western Railroad
Harold Lamon
Melchior Robbery Loss Put At 250000 Hollywood Opera Star
Opera singer Lauritz Melchior says three masked gunmen robbed his Hollywood home of cash jewelry furs valued near 250000. He and wife Kleinchen were bound but freed themselves and pursued the intruders as they fled in an old sedan. Police reported losses include 150000 in jewelry and four fur coats.
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Hollywood
Lauritz Melchior
Melchior
Kleinchen
Mulland Drive
Humphrey Reports to Ike on Trip to Middle East
Senator Humphrey described his Middle East trip to President Eisenhower as showing some improvement in the region though not cause for enthusiasm. He praised the President’s intimate knowledge and said his influence is significant in the area as they discussed developing a sounder policy under the Eisenhower aid plan.
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Washington
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Middle East
Eisenhower
White House
Mideast
Japanese Premier Kishi In Washington For Three Day Visit
Japanese Prime Minister Kishi arrived in Washington for a three day visit and opened talks with President Eisenhower that could mark a new era in United States Japan relations. He met at the White House shortly after landing aboard Eisenhower’s plane and later lunched with the president. A White House golfing date at Burning Tree Club followed. Vice President Nixon welcomed Kishi and expressed American admiration and friendship for Japan.
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Washington
Kishi
Japan
Eisenhower
White House
National Airport
Columbine III
Burning Tree Club
Maryland
Nixon
John Foster Dulles
Nobusuke Kishi
Arthur Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Richard Nixon
AP Photofax
Laboratory blast fatal to ex-Solon official Walter Bubel
Walter Bubel 53 former speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives died Tuesday evening in a hospital after another explosion at the state laboratories department where he was employed.
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Bismarck
N.D
Walter Bubel
North Dakota House of Representatives
State Laboratories Department
Hormel reports payroll rise at Fort Dodge plant visit
H. H. Corey announced at a Fort Dodge luncheon that the Hormel plant has added 100 workers and surpassed 5.8 million dollars in yearly payroll. He cited a 300000 hog increase and expanded operations with new lines and customers across 12 states. The event honored 12 Hormel board members touring the facility.
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Corey
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Hormel Company
H. H. Corey
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Fort Dodge Chamber of Commerce
Hormel Board
U S Appeals in Girard Case Move Quickly to Supreme Court
The U S seeks direct appeal to the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling barring the surrender of GI William S. Girard to Japan for trial on manslaughter charges. Rankin expected to decide today whether to go to the high court, with Girard in Army custody near Tokyo and the case affecting status of U S service members abroad.
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Washington
U.S
William S. Girard
Japan
Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
J. Lee Rankin
U.S. Dist
Joseph C. McGarraghy
Girard
United States
Two Oil Tankers Collide Off Brittany Killing Eight
In darkness and fog off Brittany two large oil tankers the Stony Point under Liberian papers and the Ioannis Greek collided and burned. Eight sailors died and more than fifty were rescued with ten seriously hurt. By late Wednesday no one was reported missing.
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Brest
France
Brittany
Stony Point
Luther Bang Named Vice President at State Bar Convention
Luther M Bang Austin attorney was elected vice president of the Minnesota State Bar Assn for the coming year at the annual Duluth convention. James P Nye of Duluth was elected president. Bang was endorsed for president at the Tenth Judicial Bar Assn meeting in Austin last month. The state convention opened today and runs through Friday.
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Luther M. Bang
Austin
Minesota State Bar Assn
Duluth
James P. Nye
Bang Bang
Tenth Judicial Bar Assn
Louise Retterath Recovering After Heart Surgery
Eight year old Louise Retterath is in satisfactory condition after six hours of surgery to close a hole in the wall of her heart at University of Minnesota Hospitals. The operation involved four pints from Austin donors and ten pints of AB negative blood. a donor named Robert Hague missed his scheduled donation due to a timing mixup.
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Little Louise Retterath
University of Minnesota
Fred Retterath
Austin
University Hospitals
Richard Varce
University
Robert Hague
Louise
Eisenhower Sees Russian Disarmament Proposals Hopeful
President Eisenhower called Russia's disarmament proposals hopeful and urged serious study while cautioning against any unlimited or unconditional suspension of atomic tests. He suggested a temporary pause could be possible as part of broader negotiations toward a package disarmament pact. The press conference followed his London talks and addressed Harold Stassen's role and Supreme Court rights.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
United States
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Congress
Flood conditions in Marshall area update and road status
Minnesota Highway Department reports open routes from Marshall to Pipestone Hanley Falls Redwood Falls and Granite Falls Wood Lake. several segments closed including Taunton to Marshall and Florence to Tyler due to floodwaters. Water remains in Marshall with 7 foot stage. health officer orders maximum chlorination and disposal of submerged canned goods amid power outages and recent storm impact.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota Highway Department
Marshall
Pipestone
Ivanhoe
Taunton
Clarkfield
Hanley Falls
Redwood Falls
Florence
Tyler
Lake Benton
Granite Falls
Wood Lake
K. E. Peterson
Marsha
Peterson
Duluth Tragedy: Husband Slays Wife and Self
In Duluth Minnesota Kenneth Eld 26 fatally shot his wife Rose 24 then killed himself. Three children Dale 7 Wendy 22 months Terry 13 months orphaned. Police say the couple had a history of marital discord and the gun was bought the day of the incident.
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Kenneth E. Eld
Rose
Russell Barber
Duluth
Eld
Dale
Wendy
Terry
Mill City Fallout Reported Average
Washington Minneapolis and Rapid City report average accumulations of radioactive strontium 90 from atomic bomb tests. Government testing in 39 U.S. cities measured samples on gummed tape. Minneapolis shows 144 millicuries per square mile and Rapid City 11.6.
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Mill City
Washington
Minneapolis
Rapid City
D.D
Weather Readings From Fire Station Roof
Official U S readings at 8 30 today show 64 degrees with clear weather. Low yesterday 55 and high 79 in the prior 24 hours.
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U. S
Downstream Threat Dims as Redwood River Crest Taps Off
In Marshall Minnesota flood specialists report the Redwood River crest has passed and water levels are dropping. Downriver areas flooded, Redwood Falls power plant knocked out by water up to 30 inches, now being restored with power lines. Weather Bureau notes river at 9.5 feet rising to 8.5 feet by morning, then forecast to fall further.
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Redwood
Russell
Marshall
Corps of Engineers
Redwood Falls
Minneapolis
Weather Bureau
Blooming Prairie Driver 81 Fatally Hurt in Highway Crash
A Blooming Prairie man, 81, died in a two car crash at the intersection of Highways 63 and 390, 14 miles south of Owatonna. Ed Swanson, 91, and two others had died earlier from traffic injuries, with Swanson driving onto Highway 65 before the collision.
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Blooming Prairie
Associated Press
Minnesota
Minn
Ed Swanson
Owatonna
Amos Hinderaker
Radcliffe
Iowa
Swanson
Highway 65
Hinderaker
George E. Thomas
Minneapolis
Elizabeth Katral
New Prague
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Defense Department
State Department
England
Spain
Luther Bang
State Bar Convention
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Lynne Peterson
Marshall, Minn
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