Flying Breakfast Marks Austin Centennial Day Celebration
Visitors from Minnesota Iowa North and South Dakota Wisconsin will fly in for Austin's Centennial Year breakfast at the Municipal Airport on July 4 at 7 a.m. The event, supported by Austin flyers and CAP, blends old and new travel traditions for a regional commemoration.
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Minnesota
Iowa
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South Dakota
Wisconsin
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CAP
Austin Municipal
Pig crop declines 8 percent in spring report
The Agriculture Department reports this spring pig crop at 53.085 million head, an 8 percent drop from last year, signaling smaller fall and winter pork supplies and higher hog prices. Forecasts for 1956 total pig production and state-by-state figures are included along with upcoming Austin Centennial festivities and a CAP breakfast for flyers featuring pancakes and sausage.
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Agriculture Department Today
Department
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Fisherman Drowns When Boat Overturns on Crow Wing River
In Brainerd Minnesota Joseph Mattoes age 27 of Philbrook drowned after his fishing boat overturned on the Crow Wing River Wednesday. A companion Lee Kalisch of Staples swam to shore, then back out but could not locate Mattoes. The body was recovered.
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Lee Kalisch
Staples
International Falls Offers Site for Jets
International Falls Minnesota joins Brainerd and Bemidji in offering its local airport as a base for military jet plane operations.
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Brainerd
Bemidji
U S Joins in Probe of Airliner Disaster
The U S Civil Aeronautics Board said grappling for the 74 victims would depend on Venezuela's decision as inspectors move in after the Venezuelan four engine Constellation crashed off New Jersey. Twenty Americans were aboard and 24 Venezuelan students aged 12 to 20 were returning home. The plane took off from Idlewild at 11 18 p m Tuesday, and the pilot’s last words indicated a plan to dump fuel before the crash near New York.
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U. S. Civil Aeronautics Board
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Luis Plata
Two Sisters Die in Morris Crash at Highways 59 and 27
In Morris Minnesota two elderly sisters Elizabeth Neill about 78 and Margaret King Rowan were killed in a collision 16 miles north of town. Their brother James King of Wheaton was critically hurt. The other car occupants Julius Stoltenberg his wife, and their children Judy and Bobby were hospitalized with varying injuries.
Summer at Peak Winter on the Way
The article notes today is the year's longest day with 15 hours 37 minutes of daylight in Minneapolis and computes 202 million whiffy jiffies from 56 220 seconds. It recalls Northern Hemisphere summer starts June 20 21 or 22 and southward seasons in December February and that winter is coming.
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Africa
Fight Over Air Force Funds Moves to Senate Floor
A Democratic drive to raise Air Force funding advances to the Senate for debate on a 35 billion defense bill. The appropriations committee added 1.16 billion to boost aircraft, personnel, and bases, setting a record for peacetime defense spending.
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15 Percent of Taxes Go to Waste Explained
A U S Chamber of Commerce official told Fargo area chamber executives and Rotarians that 15 percent of all income taxes go to waste as government spending. T. Rice, Hoover Commission coordinator with the U S Chamber, cited 52 billion dollars in a campaign to halt the flow of tax dollars.
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Conferees Approve 32.9 Billion Minnesota Road Bill
Gov. Freeman and Highway Commissioner Hoffmann announced a Minnesota trunk highway program for 1956-57 totaling 74 million dollars. The plan includes 63 million in new projects and 11 million in carryovers, the largest highway effort in state history, with Austin Freeway grading and 12 bridge constructions among the items. About 60 projects are to be let by December, leaving over 100 for early 1957, with potential federal funds boosting totals for interstate work.
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M. J. Hoffmann
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Eisenhower Leaves Hospital Room in Walk About 40 Feet
President Eisenhower left his Walter Reed Hospital room for the first time since his June 9 operation. He walked about 40 feet to a corridor chair and back, with vitals normal. He conferred about 45 minutes with Sherman Adams and White House staff on presidential business.
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UPWA Approves Merger With Amalgamated Meat Cutters
In Cincinnati the United Packinghouse Workers approved merging with the Amalgamated Meat Cutters. The convention featured a 14 minute demonstration with firecrackers and cheer as Ralph Helstein was carried aloft. Officers and directors were reelected and salaries boosted ahead of merger next fall.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Playwright Arthur Miller Plans Marilyn Monroe Wedding
Arthur Miller announced during a House hearing he intends to marry Marilyn Monroe before July 13. He said the date is not fixed yet but will be settled soon as Monroe leaves for London to film. Monroe has previous marriage history and Miller had just finalized a divorce from Mary Grace Slattery in Reno.
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House Committee On un-American Activities
Miss Monroe
London
Final Action Expected Next Week On Highway Bill
Senate House conferees completed action on a 32.9 billion highway construction measure sending it to both chambers for final action likely next week. The House acts first and the President is expected to sign before July 1. Tax increases totaling about 14.8 billion over 16 years finance the program.
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Road Commissioner Appointed to U S Senate
Gov. A. B. Chandler of Kentucky appointed highway commissioner Robert Humphreys to fill the U S Senate seat until the November general election. Humphreys, 61, has advised Chandler and planned to fly to Washington. Joe Leary, 49, initially named for the interim post, declined to serve citing party harmony concerns.
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Riesel Accuses Bridges of Blocking West Coast Ports
Senate testimony depicts Victor Riesel alleging Harry Bridges, West Coast ILWU leader, can shut down Honolulu and San Francisco ports by striking. Riesel brands Bridges a champion of Communist and Soviet causes with influence in New Orleans, seeking control of East Coast docks.
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