Bjornson enters race for Minnesota treasurer
Val Bjornson former state treasurer and 1952 election winner filed today as a Republican candidate for treasurer He has been associate editor at the St Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch since leaving the post two years ago He cites concern over state fiscal problems and vows to end the bonus debt and burdensome levies including the head tax and income tax surtax by targeting pre payment of maturities He notes a recent partial victory by a lone Republican on the Investment Board and urges action next year while criticizing windfall revenue as a solution
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Minnesota
U. S. Senate
St. Paul
Executive Council and Investment Board
Stafford King
Gov. Freeman
DFL
France moves to block Algeria debate at UN
France appears to have sufficient support in the United Nations Security Council to block a debate on Algeria. In diplomatic circles, informed sources say a majority including the United States and Britain would oppose the move, with Russia Yugoslavia and Iran reportedly in favor. Sixteen nations called for action to halt North African violence, seven votes needed to place the matter on the agenda. France argues Algeria is an internal issue as part of France itself.
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N.Y
France
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United States
Britain
Russia
Yugoslavia
Iran
Algeria
Cat Rides Far in Station Wagon
Mrs. Arlen Loving heard a strange sound while driving in Danville Virginia. She stopped for a quick inspection and found a tiny kitten perched on a rear spring straddling the axle. The kitten seemed none the worse for its buggy ride.
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Danville
Arlen Loving
Racketeers Move Inland to Control Labor and City Life
The article exposes how racketeers extend from trucking and docks to inland construction, using union charters to control labor on projects like the Joppa power works. It cites 102 racketeering convictions of labor union officials since 1953 and details extortion across multiple sectors including housing, plumbing, and poultry, with political influence bolstering protection.
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Justice Dept
Evan Dale
Joppa Power Works
Evan Dales
Missouri
Hall Syndicate, Inc
Danny Kaye Excited for UNICEF See It Now TV Program
Danny Kaye, longtime TV skeptic, becomes enthusiastic about a CBS See It Now fall feature as Ambassador at Large for UNICEF. He toured 11 countries with UNICEF filming 200000 feet of footage, showing his pantomime and songs cross language barriers. He notes the project aims to highlight UNICEF work and may produce one or two programs with no prepared script.
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Cbs-Tv
Kaye
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
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England
Nigeria
Spain
Israel
Italy
Yugoslavia
Danny Kaye
Fly Causes $400 Damage After Distracting Driver
In San Diego California James Hom paid $400 after a house fly distracted him while driving causing his sedan to veer off the road strike a street sign and collide with a small building. Police noted the damage totaled $400 to the car.
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San Diego
Calif
James Hom
Hom
Satisfied Cat Flin Flon
A village council in Flin Flon Manitoba debated the bill for a cat held as a rabies suspect. The account ran to three cans of cat food 1.12 dollars housing and heat 3 dollars and overhead 41 cents totaling 4.53 dollars. The exchange reflected the cat’s unusually comfortable treatment.
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Flin Flon
Riley
15000 German Children Still Searching for Parents
A Hamburg bulletin board shows 15000 of 90000 wartime missing children still seeking parents. The German Red Cross struggles with false leads and frantic mothers claiming the same child, as photos circulate in stations and public spaces across Germany.
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Hamburg
Germany
German Red Cross
Red Cross
Nighttime intruder scare turns dream for Oklahoma City woman
A woman called police to report a prowler breaking into her home. Officers arrived too late to catch anyone, only to learn from a second call that the incident was part of a nightmare.
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Oklahoma City
One Piece Suit Gains Ground in Hollywood Fashion
Hollywood haberdasher Sy Devore promotes a front zip one piece suit designed to resemble a traditional outfit with pants belt shirt and tie. The linen model uses wood chip fabric and is praised for quick dressing travel friendliness and no ironing with high end film star clients cited. Prices cited range from 135 to an estimated 45 for mass production.
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Winston Churchill
Sy Devore
Devore
Vine Street
Vic Damone
Bill Holden
Russia
Jerry Lewis
New York
Todays Talk On Trees By George Matthew Adams
George Matthew Adams extols trees as nature’s silent friends praising their beauty and usefulness. He reflects on California specimens, the life of a mature tree, and the sorrow of fallen ones noting care and history behind each tree and quoting Joyce Kilmer Only God can make a tree.
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George Matthew Adams
California
Joyce Kilmer
Two Japanese Air Force Planes Crash in Honshu
Two Japanese air force pilots were killed when their planes collided during a formation flight in northern Honshu. Both aircraft crashed after wing tangling.
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Sendai
Japan
Honshu
Virginia’s First Toll Road Opens in 1786
Virginia completes the Little River Turnpike establishing the first toll road in the United States in 1786, marking a milestone in early American transportation infrastructure.
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Virginia
United States
Little River
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