Eisenhower and Elizabeth open St. Lawrence Seaway
President Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth II dedicated the St. Lawrence Seaway for the common good and opened the inland ship channel with a cruise along its first 31 miles. They attended ceremonies at the St. Lambert Lock near Montreal and praised the project as a technical and commercial triumph.
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Montreal
Eisenhower
St. Lawrence Seaway
Washington
St. Lambert
Congress
Shutdown of all Austin dairies ends after 132 hours
After 132 hours of negotiation with a federal mediator a dairy strike ended with all Austin dairies closing. Land O Lakes service halted and a miscommunication briefly delivered milk during the shutdown. Union leader Barton Hess and dairy lawyer Joseph Hamilton led talks as St Paul attorney represented the dairies.
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Labor Center
Frederick Lusk
Austin Dairy Assn
Land O'Lakes Dairy
the Herald
John Beck
E. Collins
John Halverson
Land O' Lakes
Ankeny Bros. Distributing Co
St. Paul
Joseph Hamilton
Dairies
Barton Hess
Free to Resume Governorship After Hospital Release
Louisiana Governor Earl K. Long was ordered released from the Southwest Louisiana mental Hospital in Mandeville, ending 27 days of confinement. He returned to Baton Rouge to resume duties amid a cheering crowd, after an earlier transfer to Galveston and a family separation request.
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Covington
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Southwest Louisiana
Mandeville
Long
Galveston
Tex
Jones
Baton Rouge
Steel Union Ends Negotiations With Industry Bargaining Team
United Steelworkers refuse further talks with the four man steel industry bargaining team and seek direct talks with company executives. President David J. McDonald says two union offers were rejected and a concrete money settlement offer has not been made in eight weeks. Present contracts expire Tuesday with a potential strike by 500,000 steelworkers looming.
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New York
United Steelworkers Union
David J. McDonald
McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
Cooper
59 Feared Killed in Plane Crash Over Italy
A four engine TWA jet with 59 passengers crashed in a thunderstorm near Busto Arsizio 15 miles north of Milan while en route from Athens to Chicago via Rome and Milan. Witnesses saw the aircraft in flames as it climbed to about 1,500 feet.
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Italy
Milan
TWA
Busto Arsizio
Athens
Chicago
Rome
Malpensa
Constellation
Minnesota Lawmakers Set Tuesday Deadline for Session End
Lawmakers, in recess, hope marathon special sessions end by Tuesday after tax and education bills pass. A remaining hurdle is the Brainerd State Hospital construction appropriation, Rosenmeier seeking 14 million and House conferees 4 million over four years. If adjournment comes Tuesday, session length reaches 48 days of overtime, beating the 197? record.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Gordon Rosenmeier
Little Falls
Brainerd State Hospital
Fred Cina
House
Tornado Strikes Area Farms and City Rain Hits Austin
A tumultuous storm drenched Austin with 3.97 inches of rain and hail, flooding streets and damaging property. One man, Lawrence Lee, 53, suffered a heart attack when his basement wall collapsed and was listed in critical but improving condition at St. Olaf Hospital. The city faced widespread flooding with toppled trees, water-filled streets, and numerous emergency calls as residents reported flooded homes and washed-out roads.
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Austin
St. Olaf Hospital
Lawrence Lee
N. Millfield
Rochester
Lee
Herald
John Wangan
Water
Sterling Shopping Center
Winona
Mapleview
Verne Maxon
Graham
Les Hansen
North Third
Prospect
Steve Hoag
S. River
Country Club
Clayton Pike
Hope
River
Cedar Rapids
Millfield
Tornado Topples Barns and Silo North of Austin
Six barns and one silo were leveled as a southwest tornado moved over the city and north of Austin. Farms struck include Subra, Watkins, Schroeder, Larson, Gar bisch, and Hayden with damage around 100000 dollars. Crops and fields suffered heavy rain fallout. No official damage total yet. insurance adjusters surveying.
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Austin
Earl Sabra
Fred Wwtkins
Henry Schroeder
Carl
Tornado Hits Austin Area Leaves Farms Damaged
A small tornado northeast of Austin damaged farms in the Austin Brownsdale corridor and north of Sargeant. The storm snapped trees toppled barns and flooded streets, with 4 to 5 inches of rain falling in the region. Mayor Baldy Hansen ordered an alert as the funnel struck farms and briefly veered toward the city.
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Austin
Red Rock
Sargeant
Fred Watkins
Henry Schroeder
Carl Larson
Peter Kirtz
Austin- Brownsdale
Carl Bartlett
Baldy Hansen
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Brownsdale
Waltham
Spring Valley
Grand Meadow
Liberace Bids Adieu To British Fans In Manchester
Liberace waves to starry eyed middle aged women at London airport ending his British concert tour then departs for Paris. He notes memories from the trip after recently winning a libel suit against a British paper that had criticized his musical ability and habits. He recalls the Manchester royal performance as a kindly press reception.
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London
Liberace
Paris
Manchester
Patterson Johansson Heavyweight Title Fight Cleared For Yankee Stadium
Promoter Bill Rosensohn announced the Floyd Patterson versus Ingemar Johansson title bout at Yankee Stadium is definitely on after rain delays. The fight is set for 9:30 p.m. EST with clearing skies and favorable weather reports reducing the chance of further rain disruption.
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New York
Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johansson
Yankee Stadium
Bill Rosensohn
Weather report from The Herald site atop fire station
The Herald Weather Site on the fire station roof reports 8:30 a.m. reading of 60, low 56 and high 86 in the past 24 hours with clear general weather and 3.97 precipitation.
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