Hatfield urges reform to keep property taxes local
Hatfield told the League of Minnesota Municipalities in Grand Rapids that property taxes should stay with local governments and be simplified. He urged expanded use of special assessments, fewer property classes, professional assessors, easier tax appeals, statewide value equalization, and a legislative ceiling, while noting other municipal taxes like beer and tobacco, cars, gross receipts, sales, and income taxes are used elsewhere.
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Grand Rapids
Joseph R. Kerstetter
American Municipal Association
Safer Boating Talk At Kiwanis Meeting
Ferris Furtney of the Austin Boat Club spoke on safer boating at the Kiwanis Club noon meeting at the Red Cedar Inn. A follow up movie demonstrated boat and motor selection for families and proper operating methods.
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Ferris Furtney
Austin Boat Club
Kiwanis Club
Red Cedar Inn
Furtney
Forestry Vet Faces Transfer Ahead of Retirement
Dean Parmeter, 62, longtime Forestry Division supervisor, testified he is being transferred from Littlefork on the eve of retirement for refusing to rubber stamp timber sales. Parmeter oversees 21 men, earns $569 monthly, and has 33 years in state service. His attorney, Hibbing legislator Jack Fenn, says Parmeter is being punished.
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ST. Paul
Dean Parmeter
Forestry Division
Littlefork
Parmeter
Jack Fenn
Hibbing
E.L. Lawson
Moose Lake
Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co
Fenn
U S Must Share Its Intellects
Dr. Robert C. Good urges broader sharing of American intellectual resources with Asia Africa and the Americas during the Quadrennial Convocation of Christian Colleges. He notes structural international changes and calls for expanded teacher and student exchanges beyond Christian colleges.
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Northfield
Christian College
Nation in Red or Black Depending on Which Set of Books You Believe
AP News analysis outlines three federal budget frames the administrative budget the cash budget and the national income accounts and explains how deficits or surpluses appear depending on which is used. It notes debt near 300 billion dollars and potential gaps between 7 and 8.5 billion in the red.
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Treasury
Sam Dawson
AP Business News
New York
Sam
U.S
Congress
Budget Bureau
U.S. Treasury
Kennedy
Department of Commerce
The
Nurse Reinstated After Salt Mishap
Lillie Mae Colvin a licensed practical nurse is reinstated at Binghamton General Hospital after being linked to a salt poisoning case involving fourteen infants. Six babies died after receiving salt laden formula and Colvin says she prays for relief and feels relieved by the decision. Sweden's first auto carrying passenger train begins operation by the Swedish State Railways between Stockholm and Malmo.
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Binghamton, N.Y
Binghamton General Hospital
Lillie Mae Colvin
Sweden
Stockholm
Malmo
Cuban government urges former medical students to return
Key West reports the Cuban government appealed to former medical students on Wednesday to return to classes, signaling a push to rebuild its medical education ranks.
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Key West
Fla
Fidel Foes and Friends Duel Outside Hall in New York
Several hundred Cuban exiles gathered outside Palm Gardens in Manhattan to protest Fidel Castro and clash with anti Castro supporters. Two Molotov cocktails were thrown, a Castro dummy was burned, six men were arrested, and a man was stabbed before fleeing in a taxi. Hospitals treated bruises to several participants.
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New York
Fidel Castro
Castro
Palm Gardens
West 52Nd Street
Kennedy Gala Ends With Poolside Dip Among Guests
At a Virginia estate dinner dance for 300 hosted by Attorney General and Mrs Kennedy the poolside event turned splashy as Betty Beale notes Mrs Kennedy and two other guests slid into the water fully clothed. Astronaut John Glenn stayed dry while Byron White stood firm on the edge.
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Robert F. Kennedys
Kennedy
Virginia
Betty Beale
Washington Evening Star
Peter Lawford
Mrs. Kennedy
Glenn
Ocean
Earth
Spencer Davis
Arthur Schlesinger
Harmony Boy 13 Drowns in Farm Pond Near Harmony
Larry Bigalk aged 13 drowned while swimming with a cousin on the Francis Grebin farm three miles northeast of Harmony Minnesota. A cramp caused him to go under in nine feet of water. Roger Applen 15 tried to save him before help arrived. Firemen recovered the body but he could not be revived. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Delbert Bigalk farmers six miles southwest of Harmony.
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Harmony, Minn
Larry Bigalk
Harmony
Francis Grebin
Roger Applen
Larry
Roger
Preston
Delbert Bigalk
Minnesota
Tempest Gets Loud Cheers at Stratford
Stratford Ontario Shakespeare Festival caps 10th season with The Tempest. George McCowan directs a nuanced production praised for depth, fantasy, and integrated performance. William Hutt Martha Henry Peter Donat Bruno Gerassi John Colicos are highlighted for fresh glow with strong comic moments.
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Stratford, Ont
Canada
Shakespeare Festival Company
George McCowan
William Hutt
Prospero
Martha Henry
Peter Donat
Prince
Bruno Gerassi
John Colicos
Ariel
Caliban
Welsh
Hugh Webster
Traffic Toll Dips to 243 From Year Ago in Minnesota
The Associated Press reports Minnesota’s traffic toll reached 243, down 40 from last year. Duluth man Kenneth Brouse, 28, died when his car hit a utility pole and overturned into a gully near Duluth. Also listed are elderly injury cases and two non highway deaths: Lawrence Edstrom, 40, Forest Lake, fatally injured by a trench-digging machine. Julie Ann Henrickson, 4, and Ray Henrickson, 2, in Morris when a sprayer toppled.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Duluth
Kenneth Brouse
Joseph Fincel
St. Paul
Charles L. Vadnais
Battle Lake
Highway 218
Underwood
Six Faith Analysis Set Publishes on World Religions
George Braziller Co released a six volume boxed set on the great religions of modern man. Each volume, written by noted authorities, covers Buddhism Catholicism Hinduism Islam Judaism and Protestantism.
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New York
George Braziller Co
Riceville Class of 1922 Holds First Reunion in Osage
Riceville Iowa Riceville High School class of 1922 plans a first reunion in Osage. Members will meet at the Jack Stibal home, dine at the Coffee Shop run by Clifford Woodiwiss, and return for a program.
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Riceville
Iowa
Riceville High School
Osage
Jack Stibal
Clifford Woodiwiss
Stibal
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