Senator Francis Case dies at 65 veteran Republican lawmaker
Senator Francis Case of South Dakota, a 25 year Capitol veteran and key voice on water conservation and highways, died at 9:19 a.m. EDT. The former newspaper editor, 65, served seven House terms and two in the Senate and chaired or served on major committees. He was born December 9, 1896, near Everly, Iowa, and spent childhood in the Black Hills region. Survivors include his widow Myrle Graves of Mitchell and a daughter Jane. His son died in 1945.
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Ex Gov C Elmer Anderson files for Sixth District Congress
Former Minnesota governor C Elmer Anderson announces plans to file for Congress in the sixth district at 10 am Monday. He is the fourth Republican candidate in the GOP primary joining Aubrey Dirlam Robert Odegaard and Charles Cooper.
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Kehrets Get Hearing in Tax Dispute
The Kehrets, Carl E. and wife, face a U S Tax Court hearing in Minneapolis over a claimed tax deficiency. The government says they owe over 39 000 in additional taxes plus penalties exceeding 19 000 for 1946 to 1952 from farming and other income. The Kehrets contest the claim and say they have paid enough. They run Streverling Dairy and developed the Cresthaven addition beyond Turtle Creek.
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Lutheran Leader Eyes Expansion
Dr. Oliver R. Harms of St. Louis, newly elected president of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, aims to expand missions and establish 135 new congregations annually during a three year term. Delegates elected Harms on the fourth ballot to succeed Dr. John W. Behnken, who led the denomination for 27 years.
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Kennedy Posed as Angel on Vatican Altar Panel
Washington sculptress Irena Wiley recounts that a 22 year old John F Kennedy modeled for an angel figure on a St Therese altar panel she carved for the Vatican. The life size altar shows St Therese and 12 life scenes. the angel panel was moved to the Vatican during wartime.
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Rusk and Adenauer Reach Agreement on Berlin
AP reports in Bonn that Chancellor Adenauer and U.S. Secretary of State Rusk announced full agreement on Berlin and other mutual interests after a 70 minute private meeting. Both praised frank talks and pledged to continue discussions with Moscow as needed.
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British Repudiate Philippine Claim Over North Borneo
London reports the British government repudiated a Philippine claim to sovereignty over North Borneo clarifying that the British hold over the territory remains uncontested by Manila.
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Speak Out on Estes Mundt Tells Kennedy
Senator Mundt and Senator Curtis accused Secretary Freeman of trying to intimidate the Senate investigations panel. A sworn statement said Thomas Hughes ordered staff to pull department correspondence with Mundt and Curtis while excluding other members. Both senators questioned the motive and said they did not accept the explanation.
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Plane Crashes in Guadeloupe Kills 100 on Flight 117
A Boeing 707 air France liner carrying about 108 people crashed on a forested hillside near Pointe-a-Pitre Guadeloupe during a final approach from Santa Maria Azores. Debris burned. search planes found wreckage inland and no signs of life. Coast Guard and Navy aided in the daybreak rescue effort as numbers of passengers and crew varied in early reports.
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Kennedy Farm Bill Defeated in House Vote Shock Local Politics
President Kennedy's farm bill failed 215 to 205 in the House late Thursday. Democratic defections helped 48 Democrats join 167 Republicans against sending the measure to committee, risking higher taxes and continuing agricultural surpluses. The White House condemned the party split while the American Farm Bureau hailed the outcome as a victory for farmers, consumers, and taxpayers. The Senate had already approved a similar measure.
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Ozark Pilots Stand Firm as Strike Looms at Midnight
Negotiators reported no headway to avert a pilots strike at Ozark Airlines set for midnight. Ozark employs about 1,175 including 180 pilots across 54 cities in nine states. The union seeks a 2 percent wage increase and pension contributions around 7.5 percent of payroll.
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Ford strike fallout cuts weekly compensation nationwide
In Cleveland Ford workers laid off due to the plant walkout will receive 2,060,000 dollars weekly in compensation. Minnesota workers totaling 1,363 will get an estimated 51,794 dollars each week.
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Railroads Break Off Talks With Five Unions in Feeder Bedding Clash
CHICAGO AP The nation's railroads ended negotiations with five operating unions for the second time as they push to end featherbedding.
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Stock Market Skids Lower
New York shares fell as trading intensified with the market sliding for a sixth straight month and extending losses across major indices.
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Last Amendment to Proposal Fails
Washington AP reports the final amendment to the bus farm bill, No. 72, offered by Rep. Robert P. Griffin would limit USDA staff to not exceed the number of farmers. Laughter from both parties gave way to a defeated voice vote, then a 230-171 roll call against the measure led by Majority Leader Carl Albert.
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Guild Officials Await Week To Respond To Racketeering Charges
Washington AP reports the two leading officials of the American Guild of Variety Artists face charges alleging their AFL-CIO union conspired in prostitution rings. Both must wait until next week to answer.
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Two N J Girls Murdered In Morris Township
Police hunted killers after the bodies of Margaret Kennedy sixteen and Noreen Buckley seventeen were found in woods near Morris Township New Jersey. An eighteen year old acquaintance was questioned and released after a lie detector test. Both Bailey Ellard High School students had been reported missing after a shopping trip.
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Richfield Judge Quits Over Funds Shortage
Joseph J. Poitris, 67, longtime Richfield justice of the peace and municipal judge, resigned after a state public examiner report found a $6,669 shortfall in his accounts. Poitris acknowledged using official funds personally and restitution was made. Don Seel named temporary replacement as municipal judge.
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