Austin Flyers Assist in Plane Search for Missing Craft
Yorkville Illinois reports a crashed light plane found in a farm hollow with three bodies and traces of a fourth. Ninety pilots and observers from Austin volunteer in a Civil Air Patrol search covering southern Minnesota on a grid system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkville
Ill
L. A. Parkins
Austin
Minnesota
Danville
St. Cloud
Austin Civil Air Patrol
Robert Small
Waseca
Rochester
Lanesboro
Civil Air Patrol
Minneapolis
Albert Lea
Fire Bill Gains Route to Freeman for Signature
A statenable bill allowing townships to enter long term fire protection contracts with municipalities clears the House and goes to Gov. Freeman for signature. Rep. Loren Rutter notes contracts up to ten years with option for one year terms and that tax authority may fund such contracts. The measure, backed by the League of Minnesota Municipalities and the Minnesota Association of Fire Fighters, clarifies contracting by town councils and expands meeting options.
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ST. Paul
Gov
Freeman
Loren Rutter
Hibbing
Rutter
Minnesota Assn
State Finances Record Revenue in 1954 Minnesota
The Minnesota Institute of Governmental Research reports a 1954 revenue record of $309,758,000, up $10,179,000 from 1953, with expenditures at $323,087,000, driven by higher iron ore taxes and gasoline and license receipts. Property tax rose a million with a $5.091 million federal aid drop, and state debt stood at $94,708,000, down $17.386 million from 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minnesota Institute of Governmental Research
Harold L. Henderson
Aitkin
Beltrami
Cass
Clearwater
Cook
Hubbard
Kanabec
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Mahnomen
Mille Lacs
Pine
Roseau
Wadena
Livestock Sanitary Board
University of Minnesota
AEC Delays Big Shot At Las Vegas Test Site
The Atomic Energy Commission called off the planned big shot near dawn citing weather conditions. A weather evaluation session will be held Thursday to decide if the detonation can be rescheduled for Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Yucca Flat
AEC
Livermore, Calif
Senate No on Tax Cut Predicted By Byrd and Allies
Senate opposition to a $20 per person income tax cut is expected to hold after the Finance Committee rejected the proposal 9-6. Byrd of Virginia led the challenge with other Democrats and seven Republicans, while some Senators may seek compromises if conference talks with the House stall. The House has approved a similar cut to start Jan. 1, and President Eisenhower opposes the measure amid deficits.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Finance Committee
House
Millikin
R-Cole
Eisenhower
Congress
Treasury
Sen. George
Georgia
George
San Francisco
Zhukov
Marshall Georgi Zhukov
Russia
United States
Senate Finance Committee
Cambodia King Sihanouk Abducted In Favor Of Father Suramarit
King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia abdicated in favor of his father Prince Suramarit, according to the French News Agency. The move surprised Paris as a plebiscite had recently boosted his popularity. The French Foreign Ministry offered no further details.
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Paris
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
Prince Uramarit
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Phnom Penh
Bangkok
Manila
Suramarit
France
Sihanouk
Son Ngoc Thanh
Churchill faces Soviet hit over atomic bomb race claim
Moscow radio blasted Churchill in a London speech report, accusing him of backing an atomic and hydrogen bomb arms race. The broadcast quoted the prime minister as urging U S superiority in thermonuclear weapons while warning that global war would bring mutual annihilation within four years.
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London
Moscow
Churchill
House of Commons
United States
Economist urges higher farm price supports to boost national income
A Raw Materials National Council economist told the House Agriculture Committee that low farm prices could cost the United States nearly 100 billion dollars in earned income this year. He urged prices to be supported at 100 percent of parity, versus the current 0 to 90 percent range, noting each farm dollar supports six dollars of national income.
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Washington
Carl H. Wilken
Raw Materials National Council
House Agriculture Committee
Wilken
Hawaii Volcano Coins in the Lava Fountain Game
Sightseers at the canefield volcano play a coin tossing game called the coins in the fountain of lava. They pitch coins into the boiling lava and some coins embed in cooling lava blocks as onlookers comment that this is not a Hawaiian custom and warn about wasting money for drinks.
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Pahoa
Hawaii
Canefield
Civil Service Overhaul Pack Introduced in Minnesota Legislature
A four bill package to revamp Minnesota state civil service, based on a recommendation from an interim committee, was introduced today. The bills are sponsored by Senators Magnus Wefald Hawley and Charles Root of Minneapolis, all interim committee members.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Magnus Wefald
Hawley
Charles Root
Minneapolis
Equalization aid study may shift Minnesota school funds
A statewide four year assessment study on school equalization aid was submitted to the Minnesota Legislature. The report notes wide variance in district assessments from 16.9 to 51.99 percent of current value and warns that undervalued property could cut aid to some districts while others gain.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Commissioners of Administration, Education and Taxation
Koochiching County
Red Lake
Crow Wing
St. Louis
Beltrami
Stearns
Blue Earth
Hennepin
Martin
Nobles
Ramsey
Steele
Ottertail
Polk
Lyon
Mower
Clay
Morrison
Brown
Olmsted
Rice
Winona
Kandiyohi
Goodhue
Boy 14 Charged With Murder in TV Argument Stabbing
In Revere Massachusetts a 14 year old boy John V. Riley was charged with murder for stabbing his 10 year old sister Pauline during a quarrel over a television program. He confessed saying I’ve killed my sister and I never meant to hurt her. The sister died from a bread knife wound in a bedroom. parents are separated with father John F. Riley an attorney and mother Irene Riley a teacher.
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Revere
Mass
Colin A. W. Gillis
John V. Riley
Pauline
Gillis
John F. Riley
Irene Riley
President Eisenhower Notes Uncertain Lead Over Russia
President Eisenhower said the Western world has a significant lead in hydrogen bombs and atomic weapons but he cannot say how long it will last. He also addressed questions on re election plans, Nixon remarks, Zhukov talks, and a Senate tax vote.
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Eisenhower
Russia
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Churchill
United States
Soviet Union
Sen. Goldwater
Rariz
Nixon
Tragedy in Center City: Father Kills Wife and Four Children Then Himself
In Center City Minnesota Dr George C Moffat a Phoenix veterinarian shot his wife Catherine 31 and their four children then killed himself. Neighbors heard a gunshot later that night after the killings occurred in the home. The bodies were to be returned to Chisago City for burial. the couple had been divorced and briefly reconciled.
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George C. Moffat
Phoenix, Ariz
Catherine
Tha
Mitzi
Theoffat
Nelson
Chisago City
Moffats
Phoenix
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Chet Watkins
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Dwight Waldron
Carl Schleicher
John Lembrick
Robert Ames
William Schocher
Duane Nantz
Robert Cooper
Richard Colyer
Larry Vroman
Eugene Allen
Harold Houdak
John Locher
Donald Maxfield
Don Comeau
Jerry Heimsness
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Henderson
By Joe Hall
Volcano
Elkton
Jim Poole
Grand Meadow
Horst Ratike
Adams
Dick Freiland
Rose Creek
Henry Rollins
Lakeshore
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Sister
Center City
Minn
Gunnar Nelson
Mrs. Nelson
Jean
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Moffat
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