Minnesota Hospitals Boom Drives Record Building Spree
Minnesota readers face a hospital building boom described as the state's largest ever. An Associated Press survey shows about 63.8 million dollars in projects under way or planned, with 49.0 million in progress and 14.8 million in planning. Hill Burton funds cover 45 percent, with 55 percent locally raised through subscriptions, loans, bond issues, and donations. Large new wings and beds are planned across St Paul, Minneapolis, and other communities, including St Josephs in St Paul, Abbott and Fairview in Minneapolis, and many others with detailed bed counts and costs.
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Eisenhower Reviews Defense Strategy at Quantico Base
President Eisenhower arrived at Quantico in heavy rain for the Defense Department annual conference. He met Secretary McElroy and Lt Gen Twining, then attended briefings on the Pacific with Adm. Stump and planned informal talks with Dulles and Herter.
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Marine Corps Schools
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Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Christian A. Herter
Second Youth Jailed in Tavern Slaying
An 18 year old Richfield youth, William Quick, is jailed as the second suspect in a Dakota County tavern holdup that killed Meadow Inn owner Don Haeg. Quick admitted his part in the raid. Russell Swanson, 20, also Richfield, is held after being subdued by customers. Horace Pederson at Ancker Hospital with four bullet wounds. Evidence will be reviewed by the county attorney before charges.
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Richfield
Dakota County
C. L. Cherry
William Quick
Ted
Meadow Inn
Cedar Ave
Minnesota River
Don Haeg
Hastings
Russell Swanson
Horace B. Pederson
Ancker Hospital
St. Paul
Bloomington
Grand Meadow
Michael Garrity
Hermen Jensen
DFL
Vernon Schaefer
Carl P. Nelson
Maynard Enright
William Mennihan
David Aulderhaus
Prison Terms Stayed for 2 Truman Aides
Chief Judge Archibald K. Gardner ordered a stay of the two year sentences for former Truman aides Matthew J. Connelly and T. Lamar Caudle. He granted time for a hearing on their bid for a new trial based on new evidence. The stay lasts until a decision on the request is made. They were to surrender in St. Louis to begin serving their terms for conspiring to defraud the government in an income tax case.
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St. Louis
Weather Readings from City Fire Station Roof
The Herald Weather Site reports today at 8:30 a.m. the temperature at 43 degrees with the high of the past day 82 and the low 39. Skies cloudy with general weather conditions.
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U. S
Herald
Petersen Says He'll Probably File for Senate
ASKOV Minnesota AP Hjalmar Petersen said Thursday night he probably would file for the Democratic nomination for U S Senator within three weeks. He would oppose Rep Eugene McCarthy who was endorsed by the DFL in Rochester. Petersen plans a West Virginia utilities meeting and talks with Democratic lawmakers before filing. If nominated he would face Sen Thye in the fall and would air a TV radio address after filing. He would not resign his state railroad and warehouse commissioner post unless he defeats Thye.
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Hjalmar Petersen
U. S
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Askov American
Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
DFL
Rochester
West Virginia
Sen
Thye
Rminn
State Commission
Vanguard Launch Scrubbed At Cape Canaveral
The Vanguard rocket launch was scrubbed at 4 30 a m EST due to technical difficulties. The basketball sized satellite had been scheduled to fire at 9 30 p m yesterday as the rocket stood outside its service tower under bright lights.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
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TV Quiz Queen Seeks Loan to Fund Summer Trip
TV quiz star Elfrida von Nordroff applied for a bank loan in Brooklyn to finance a summer vacation. The NBC Twenty-One contestant has won $253,500 so far and faces possible tax losses after a potential defeat.
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TV Quiz Queen
New York
Brooklyn
Elfrida von Nordroff
Miss von Nardroff
Larson Seeks Second Term as Dodge County Representative
Hayfield Minnesota state Rep Alf Larson, a 120 acre farm operator active in soil conservation, filed for re election as Dodge County's representative. He seeks a second term after an unsuccessful bid for the DFL nomination in the special congressional primary. He has served on the interim commission on problems of towns and on major house committees. He is the first candidate in Dodge County.
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Hayfield
Minn
Alf Larson
Dodge County
Larson
DFL
Army tour shortened for Korea defense mission
Seoul AP reports the U S Army will cut the Korean tour from 13 months to 13 months effective July 1. The curtailment shortens the present deployment period to match a new policy change.
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Seoul
Full Probe into Goldfine's Government Contacts Urged
A Republican member of a House investigating subcommittee urged a broad inquiry into Bernard Goldfine's contacts with federal officials over the last decade. Rep. John B. Bennett said Adams was not the only official who benefited from Goldfine's hospitality. The Pentagon and SEC developments are reviewed as the probe continues.
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Sherman) Adams
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Eisenhower
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Brutal assault as 1 year old girl attacked near bus stop
In St Paul, a one year old girl named Frances Grosskreutz, employed as a babysitter, was found severely beaten near a Highland Park home after leaving a cafe in South St. Paul. Police launched an extensive manhunt, reporting skull fractures and critical condition. no rape detected.
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Frances Grosskreutz
Highland Park District
Ancher Hospital
William Proetz
Frances
Jacob Locke
Herman
South St. Paul
Milage
Locke
Pean
Government Workers to Get 10 Percent Pay Increase
President Eisenhower signed a measure granting a 10 percent raise retroactive to last January for about 1.0 million government white collar workers. The roll is worth about 542 million dollars in annual payroll and 250 million in back pay, with distribution to begin next month. The raise mirrors action already given to 530,000 postal workers and covers Civil Service and other federal workers including VA doctors and foreign service staff.
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Eisenhower
U.S
Legislative Branch
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Veterans Administration
Foreign Service
Leighton seeks 5th District Senate seat in strong bid
Leighton filed to run for state senate from Mower and Dodge counties now held by P. J. Holland. He pledged to represent labor and small business, unite agriculture and labor, and push issues in the next session. The Mower County YDFL endorsed attorney Robert Leighton in a Thursday resolution at the Adams Conservation Club.
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Robert Leighton
Austin
Mower County
Young Democrat Farmer Labor Club
Adams Conservation Club
Leighton
Mower
Dodge Counties
P. J. Holand
Niles Shoff
Albert Lea
DFL
Shoff
YDFL
Leightos
Maxine Paulson
Mason City Boy Wins Hollywood Music Man Role
Lynn Potter, 10, of Mason City Iowa, lands a humanoid role in the Broadway musical Music Man after a Hollywood audition. The Red haired Huck Finn from Clear Lake joins Willson’s parade reception with 76 trombones and 110 cornets echoing in the float-filled celebration.
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Huck Finn
Mason City
Iowa
Lynn Potter
Clear Lake
Praire
Meredith Wilson
Broadway
Willson
Lynn
Winthrop Paroo
New York
Eddie Hodges
Earl Hall
Mason City Globe Gazette
Gary
Indiana
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