Three Way Race Develops for County Board
A first primary contest for a Mower County office emerged with the filing of Holger Larson of Le Roy for Second District commissioner alongside Clark Warn of Grand Meadow and Ralph B. Turner of Grand Meadow. Milo Morse, the present Second District commissioner, will retire when his term ends Jan. 1. The district includes Grand Meadow Bennington Le Roy Pleasant Valley Racine and Frankford townships. Larson has lived in Le Roy 16 years and previously ran a dairy and farmed for 20 years. He is married with two grown children. The only other contest known is for First District commissioner where Luther Larson faces Robert Clark.
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Mower
Holger Larson
le Roy
Pentagon to Review Vanguard Program
A Defense Department official says the Navy Vanguard program will be reviewed after only one of six launch attempts succeeded. Deputy Secretary of Defense Donald A. Quarles said the review does not imply abandoning Vanguard but indicates a need to reassess how the program adds up.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Defense Department
Navy
Donald A. Quarles
Defense
Tanker Sets New New York to London Speed Record
A U S Air Force KC135 Stratotanker landed at Brize Norton after a 3 337 mile New York to London flight in 5 hours 22 minutes 29.68 seconds. A second KC135 beat previous transatlantic marks while a third tanker crashed at Westover Air Force Base killing 15. Pentagon officials timed the missions with EDT references.
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Cross Marks
Westover Air Force Base
Springfield
Mass
Westover Air Force Base Mass
Air Force
London
Brize Norton Air Base
England
Oxfordshire
New York
Westover Air Force
Massachusetts
Pentagon
Washington
Royal Air Force
Westover
Brize Norton
Farm Receipts Rise 9 Percent in Five Months
The Agriculture Department reports farmers earned 9 percent more from agricultural products in the first five months of this year, totaling 11.3 billion dollars. Prices averaged 8 percent higher and marketings were up, with overall farm prices about 9 percent above last year and parity at 86 percent. Returns from live stock and livestock products rose 12 percent, while crops gained 4 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Benson
Department
Shah of Iran visits Minneapolis Moline plant
The Shah of Iran tours the Minneapolis Moline plant as part of a 36 hour Twin Cities farm equipment visit. He accepts a large tractor for the Pahlavi Foundation and plans meetings with Eisenhower and Dulles after touring farms and universities.
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Minneapolis
Iran
Minneapolis - Moline
Shah
Twin City
University of Minnesota
Washington
Eisenhower
State Dulles
Fox Claims Adams Got House Too
Washington reports Bernard Goldfine said he bought a house for Sher man Adams and sent checks over years, a claim Adams denies in a heated House subcommittee session. Fox also said he received a $500000 loan from Joseph Kennedy after backing John Kennedy in 1952, which he repaid. Adams disputed Fox's other statements and the subcommittee recessed until Monday.
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Eisenhower
House
Rep
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Fox
Goldfine
Boston
Washington
Congress
Joseph P. Kennedy
U.S
Great Britain
Kennedy
John
Boston Post
O'Hara
Mr. Fox
Bernard Goldfine
Mr. Goldfine
Sherman Adams
White House objects to Fox testimony on Adams houses
The White House accused the House Legislative Oversight Committee of allowing fantastical testimony by John Fox about presidential aide Sherman Adams. Press secretary James Hagerty read a statement denying Fox facts that Adams bought or received money, urging verification at Washington deeds records and calling the claims false and ridiculous.
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White House
House Committee On Legislative Oversight
John Fox
Sherman Adams
Congress
James C. Hagerty
Adams
the Register of Deeds
Fox
Goldfine
Mr. Adams
Gasoline Explosion Hits Hayfield Injuring Welder
A welder on a 24,000 gallon gas tank exploded at a Sinclair bulk plant in Hayfield Minnesota injuring Verl Taylor 3 Mankato. The blast shattered about 20 windows two blocks away and caused significant damage to the Myster and Lohn department store. Two other workers were unharmed.
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Hayfield
Minn
Verl Taylor
Mankato
Sinclair Oil Refining Co
Great Western Yards
Mankato Hospital
James Taylor
Myster and Lohn
Rick Lenz
Lohn
Lenz
Howard Lohn
Lohn's Block
Holland Furnace Co
Minnesota approves quick one time bonus and extended benefits
In a four day special session Minnesota lawmakers enacted three anti recession measures sought by Gov Freeman. A $1.5 million distressed areas fund will be set up and unemployment benefits extended from 24 to 39 weeks. Veterans benefits total up to 400 dollars for foreign service and 200 dollars for U S service with about 90 000 expected applicants. Checks for Korea bonuses may start within two weeks to about 45 000 approved claims.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Freeman
Lyle Kinvig
Veterans Affairs
Edmund Tiemann
Sauk Centre
House
Military Affairs Committee
Joseph Karth
Peter Popovich
Senate
Rochester Minneapolis to Get Weather Tracking Radars
Weather Bureau confirms radar stations to be installed in Rochester Minnesota and Minneapolis as part of an expanding network. Chief F W Reichelderfer noted a 1954 Sioux Falls radar successfully spotted tornadoes, and a letter to Sen Hubert H Humphrey explained the western Minnesota weather coverage.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Rochester
Minne
F. W. Reichelderfer
Hubert H. Humphrey
Sioux Falls
M.D
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Reichelderfer
E. A. van Alstyne
Kate
Albert Lea
Humphrey
Rebels Nab Ten Americans in Cuba Raid
Rebels under Raoul Castro seize ten U.S. nationals in Cuba accusing Washington of aiding the Cuban army. Officials say the captives were workers on a Nickel cobalt mine project for Freeport Sulphur Co. Castro accuses the United States of supplying gasoline to Cuban aircraft from Guantanamo base.
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Tlen
Cuba
Raoul Castro
Fidel Castro
Castro
U.S
Freeport Sulphur Co
United States
Guantanamo
Weather Reading From Herald Site At Fire Station
Readings show high 75 and low 48 in last 24 hours. At 8 30 a m the thermometer registered 52 with clear skies.
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U. 8
Herald
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