Minnesota River flood storms hit Marshall area again
Heavy rains of three inches in three hours swamped Marshall and nearby towns. The Redwood River rose, flooding business districts and homes as Minnesota River levels rise toward a 23 foot crest. Authorities warned of continuing flooding into the weekend with roads and dikes under watch.
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Associated Press
Marshall
Minnesota River
Mankato
North Mankato
Redwood
Main Street
Powell Firestone
Wetherbee Hardware
J. C. Penny and
Woolworth
Powell and Wetherbee
Russell, Lind
Dead Coon Lake
New Ulm
Minnesota
Minneapolis Weather Bureau
St. Paul
Weather Bureau
Redwood Falls
Twin Cities
Duluth
St. Cloud
Rochester
Alexandria
Chicago and North Western
Butterfield
Andersons Inventions Get Nation Wide Distribution
Francis Anderson of 707 W Maple built a radiator clamp an anti rust inhibitor a heater tester plug and a radiator tester with nationwide reach since 1950 The bulldog radiator clamp is used in 98 percent of shops with 15 wholesalers and 150000 in sales over 64 years The inhibitor requires no patent and methodically helps testing without slipping Also sold are heater plugs and a radiator bug screen Orders come from Los Angeles Omaha Kansas Iowa and South Carolina Anderson is active in Shriner and the Iszaak Walton League His son Dale studies medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School and assists in surgeries
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Francis Anderson
W. Maple
Anderson Radiator Service
Anderson
United States
Los Angeles
Omaha
Kansas
Iowa
South Carolina
Oriental
Iszaak Walton League
Washington, D. C
Storm Ravages Kansas City Sparking Injuries
A midnight thunderstorm in Kansas City produced winds up to 100 miles per hour. Scattered damage reported across the metro area. Two people were injured.
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Kansas City
Fargo Tornado Damage Spreads Across City
A Red Cross survey shows 329 homes destroyed and 1,135 damaged in Fargo’s tornado with 10 dead and over 80 injured. The disaster hit residential areas, destroying churches, schools, and 15 businesses while autos were damaged and residents filled shelters. Government aid plans and a disaster declaration were underway as state officials promised federal help.
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Fargo
N. D
American Red Cross
Don Tutgen
Red Cross
North Dakota Agricultural College
Fargo N D Tornado Disaster Declared Major Area
President Eisenhower designated Fargo North Dakota a major disaster area after a tornado killed ten and wounded more than eighty. Nearly 1,500 homes were destroyed or damaged as the storm swept into a Fargo residential area Friday night. The White House allocated federal Civil Defense funds to aid state and local efforts and informed Gov. Davis by telegram.
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North Dakota
John Davis
Davis
Washington
Fargo
Shanley High School
Federal Small Business Administration
Red Cross
Col
Noel Thoralson
Civil Defense
Eisenhower
N.D
White House
Federal
Civil Defense Administration
John A. Davis
Plane Crashes on Training Flight Near Frederick
A Capital Airlines twin engine DC3 crashed on a training flight between Washington and Frederick Maryland. Two people were killed and a third believed dead. The aircraft went down in a Clarkburg area backyard along Maryland Route 355 after departing from Washington National Airport at 6 25 am. No cause is known and the three aboard were Capital employees.
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Washington
Capital Airlines
Frederick
Clarksburg
Maryland
Four Minnesota juveniles held after Lake Superior gun theft
Four Minneapolis youths including a 14 year old girl were captured after illegal shooting on Lake Superior shore. Police found a car loaded with 13 pistols shotguns and rifles plus ammo and tied the weapons to thefts in the Minneapolis and Balsam Lake areas. The 17 year old said he was AWOL from a Minnesota Youth Conservation Camp. They had been living in motels after leaving Minneapolis.
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Harbors
Minneapolis
Lake Superior
Quartette
Minnesota
U.S. to Cut Forces in Japan in Major Drawdown
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Kishi announce the withdrawal of about 30 000 U.S. ground combat troops from Japan starting in July with a substantial force reduction within a year. The plan includes disarmament steps and revises the 1951 mutual security pact, while Japan faces troop spending losses and civilian job impacts.
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Washington
U.S
Japan
Eisenhower
Kishi
U. S
State Dulles
San Francisco
Two Die in Car Train Collision at Clitherall Crossing
In Clitherall Minnesota a car struck by a train at a crossing fatally injured Emil Peterson aged 61 from near Clitherall and Magnus Anderson about 60 visiting from Saskatchewan Canada. Anderson died at about 10 p.m. en route to Fergus Falls hospital. The fatal crash raises Minnesota's traffic toll to 270.
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Clitherall
Minn
Emil Peterson
Fergus Falls
Magnus Anderson
Peterson
Saskatchewan
Canada
Akabira Mine Explosion Kills Ten Miners Near Sapporo
Ten coal miners died in a night explosion at the Akabira mine 50 miles northeast of Sapporo. One miner was seriously injured, officials said.
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Sapporo
Japan
Akabira
Airport tiff between Mike Todd and Elizabeth Taylor
Photographers recorded a quarrel between film director Mike Todd and actress Elizabeth Taylor at London airport after delaying their Nice flight. They argued over Paris plans, then calmed, with Todd arranging a private plane from Blackbushe to Nice.
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Elizabeth Taylor
London
Nice
France
Liz
Mike
Todd
Paris
Blackbushe Airport
Hells Canyon dam bill passes Senate on party lines
The Senate approved a federal dam for Hells Canyon by a 45-38 vote, threatening three private Idaho Power Co dams on the Snake River. Public power supporters cheered as Eisenhower foes warned of a likely veto in the House.
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Hells Canyon Dam
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House
Hells Canyon
Snake River
Idaho
Oregon
Eisenhower
Idaho Power Co
Sen
Watkins
Utah
Rats
Potter
R-Mich
Idaho Power Company
Death of Nobel laureate physicist Johannes Stark in Traunstein
Johannes Stark, 83, Nobel Prize in Physics winner for spectral analysis of electromagnetic fields, died in Traunstein on Friday after a heart attack. He was honored for his 1919 award and contributions to physics.
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Traunstein
Germany
Johannes Stark
Stark
Brandy-Drinking Parrot Delays City Building Plans
In Victoria B C Mike a parrot favors brandy over crackers and blocks a prime hotel or apartment site for six years. Owner Doug Abrams bought the ground four years ago and will lease the Wilson mansion to Mike the bird and its two companion parrots until the bird dies. Maid Wah Mong earned the funds to fund the daily brandy ration of one ounce. Abrams has never seen Mike only heard him squawk.
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Victoria
B.C
Mike
Doug Abrams
Abrams
Miss Victoria Wilson
Miss Wilson
Wilson
Parrot Paradise
Wah Mong
Thye Invites Ike To Vacation In Minnesota
Sen Thye of Minnesota invites President Eisenhower to vacation in Minnesota this summer. Thye says Minnesota citizens welcome the invitation and that adviser Gabriel Hauge will follow up. He notes Minnesota enthusiasm would match past warm receptions Ike has received there.
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Thye
Ike
Minnesota
Washington
Eisenhower
Sen. Thye
R-Minn
Gabriel Hauge
Hauge
Mysterious Lawn Mower Handle Found, Owner Sought
Police report a lawn mower handle found and awaiting owner retrieval at police headquarters upon proper identification.
Safe Door Drilled to Gain Entry at Austin Clinic
Narcotics and about $500 in cash were stolen from a safe during a break-in at the Austin Clinic on Greenwich and Mill. burglars drilled a hole through the safe door mechanism after entering via a window and unlocked the door. Narcotics total missing undetermined. police continue investigation.
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Austin Clinic
Greenwich and
Mill
Norstad backs troops abroad trial agreements
Gen Lauris Norstad testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee that United States would face disaster if it renounced status of forces agreements guiding foreign trials of GIs off base. He said sovereignty permits foreign courts to try offenses within their territory and praised foreign tribunals for fairness and lighter sentences.
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Washington
Lauris Norstad
United States
Norstad
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Army
William S. Girard
Supreme Court
Rex Harrison Marries Kay Kendall in New York
Rex Harrison 49 wed Kay Kendall 31 in New York. Harrison, star of My Fair Lady, and Kendall are both British born. This is Harrison's third marriage and Kendall's first.
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Rex Harrison
Kay Kendall
New York
Harrison
Miss Kendall
Weather Readings From Fire Station Roof
Official readings taken at 8 30 today show 62 degrees under overcast skies with 1.60 inches of precipitation in the last 24 hours. High yesterday was 93 and low was 60.
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