Direct Dialing System Comes to Hormel Co
Hormel & Co will deploy a $150000 Direct Inward Dialing system, the first of its kind in Minnesota and among the earliest in the nation. The 24 hour service lets any caller reach any Hormel extension directly via HE7, with 37 new lines and a new plant number 9-561.
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Hormel Co
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Hormel
Ron Tilbury
Northwestern Bell Telephone
U. S
John Doe
Pongo-Pongo
Haiti
Doe
Austin
Minnesota
J. R. Patterson
St. Louis Park
Harry Barnette
Minneapolis
X15 Reaches 3690 MPH In Winged Flight
Air Force Maj. Bob White piloted the X15 to 3690 miles per hour at about 100000 feet above the California desert. Despite cabin pressure failure and a suit-induced galloon, White completed an 11 minute flight setting a new speed record in winged flight. The craft heated to 750 degrees Fahrenheit and paint was charred. White, five pounds lighter, doubted pain but noted red marks and a forehead welt.
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White
California
Russia
Yuri Gagarin
Alan Shepard
United States
Joe Walker
GI Proviso May Doom School Bill
Senate subcommittee ties a $2 billion GI college program to the defense education bill, risking House approval. The plan covers veterans discharged since Jan 31, 1955 and adds a $125 million yearly loan program for private school classroom construction. The changes expand grants and loans to libraries and increase graduate teaching fellowships while broadening subject support.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Education Subcommittee
House
Kennedy
Ikeda Sees Trade Benefits From U S Japan Ties
Japanese Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda told a Waldorf luncheon that trade with Japan benefits the American economy and that export controls cover 50 items including cotton textiles tuna plywood and transistor radios. He warned against U S protectionist moves and noted labor union protectionist leanings amid the export debate.
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New York
Hayato Ikeda
Japan
Ikeda
JFK and Goldberg Seek Maritime Strike End
U S action aims to cut Cuba imports by halting Cuban molasses flow through a six month pact. Publicker Chemical Corp will receive corn from surplus stocks at a loss to substitute for mollasses in industrial alcohol and liquor production. The deal requires Publicker to suspend all Cuban molasses imports during the contract period.
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Washington
U.S
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Agriculture Department
Publicker Chemical Corp
Publicker
Power Out After 66,000-Volt Transformer Fire In El Paso
A large 100 mile area including El Paso and southeastern New Mexico faced a power outage after a fire in a 66 000 volt El Paso Electric Co transformer at the Santa Fe plant. Restoration followed in about 1 hour 20 minutes. Electrical lines from Elephant Butte Dam and Robles areas were affected and telephone lines went down briefly.
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EL Paso
Tex
New Mexico
Santa Fe
el Paso Electric Co
Carrizozo
N.M
Bureau of Reclamation
Elephant Butte Dam
Truth Or Consequences
Red Cedar Inn to Reopen Soon Under New Management
At a Friday board meeting of the Austin Community Hotel Motel Co the directors reviewed its position with Knutson Hotel Corporation. A Thursday lawsuit was filed against Knutson for default in the management contract. The Red Cedar Inn property and assets are owned by the local company and will require capital for operating charges and purchasing supplies. The board denies Knutson’s breach claims and says the inn will reopen once new management is arranged.
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Austin Community Hotel Motel Co
Knutson Hotel Corporation
Knutson
Red Cedar Inn
Knutson Corporation
Weather mix cool for most. heat in southwest grows
Most of the U S awoke to cool weather with light rains on the East Coast and plains while the southwest baked under sun with 100s and Needles California hitting 108. The maritime strike deepened as talks stalled, unions split, and the threat of a Taft Hartley injunction loomed under Kennedy and Goldberg.
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Needles
Calif
New Mexico
Plains States
Maine
Virginia
Washington
Kennedy
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
New York
Congress
William F. Quinn
Hawaii
White House
Brit lawmaker calls NATO crew training aboard U.S. subs
A conservative legislator urged the British government to seek training for West German and other NATO navy crews aboard American nuclear submarines. The move aims to bolster interoperability among alliance forces and ensure safe operation of fleet assets.
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London
Feuding Laos Princes Again Meet at Geneva Talks
Three feuding Laos princes meet in Zurich to seek agreement on the proposed international control commission. debate centers on powers and duties to guard neutrality during the Geneva conference. Russians favor vetoed truce teams. the West seeks an independent majority-ruled commission.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Laos
International Control Commission
Longtime bachelor Frank Shaw reaches 100 in Verendrye
Frank Shaw of Verendrye North Dakota turned 100 yesterday and says his longevity comes from being a bachelor. He notes he has never owned a car and credits walking as part of his routine.
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Verendrye
N.D
Frank Shaw
Last Fillmore Jail Breaker Surrenders
Patrick Hrdlicka 18 of Rochester surrendered in Rochester after a jail break at Fillmore County jail in Preston. The other three escapees were recaptured within 24 hours. they used a stair railing to break through the wall.
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Rochester, Minn
Fillmore County
Preston
Patrick Hrdlicka
Rochester
Weekend Forecast Warm and Partly Cloudy
Partly cloudy and a little warmer today then fair with little temperature change tonight. Sunday will be fair and a bit warmer.
Traffic Crash Adds 2 More to State Toll
A western Minnesota man died in a crash near Pesham when his car hit a utility pole. In Duluth, a woman, Elvera Elowson, 38, was killed in an intersection collision involving Ar thur Elowson and Anna Baumgartner, with four others injured including Elowson’s children. The state road toll rose to 283, up six from last year.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Duluth
Perham
Elvera Elowson
Krueger
U.S. 10
Pesham
Elowson
Arthur
Anna Baumgartner
Blowson
Jane
Kenneth Perkins
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