Beef Imports May Decline In 195? Forecast
The Agriculture Department forecast a modest drop in beef imports this year from last year’s peak. Much of the imports are lower grade meat for processed products like sausages and frankfurters. Domestic producers push tariffs or quotas as the Tariff Commission weighs live stock complaints. Australia and New Zealand are expected to reduce beef output this year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S. Tariff Commission
Australia
New Zealand
Township Elections Bring Rescue Truck Decision and Board Changes
Blooming Prairie area voters approve funding for a rescue truck shared with Adolpho and Westfield as Oak land and Moscow townships hold annual meetings. In Oakland S. E. Kurth wins by four votes, Lester Williams unopposed. Moscow fills Ward vacancy with Reynen over Wood 59 to 46 and approves abandoning a half mile road. Racine unseats two appointees. Duane Wolfgram elected supervisor and Myron Cooper chosen treasurer. Dexter votes 108 for Julius Schultz to the board. Ed Halvorson elected marshal, Hayward clerk, and LeRoy clerk chosen. Fire district votes back the rescue truck with village and township support. soil conservation ballots list unopposed B. J. Huseby.
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Oakland
Moscow
Blooming Prairie
Spring Valley
S. E. Kurth
Emil Prantner, Jr
Lester Williams
Moscow Township
Frank A. Ward
Willis Reynen
Oscar Wood
Reynen
Racine Township
Racine Village
Duane Wolfgram
George Seehusen
Myron Cooper
Russell Hotopp
Dexter Township
Julius Schultz
Harold Boeff
Marshal
Ed Halvorson
Lawrence Johnson
Hayward
Ray Ostley
Karen Johnson
Frederick Bhend
LeRoy Clerk
Ray Meness
Adolpho
Westfield
Newry
Spring Valley Fire Dept
B. J. Huseby
Mower County
Rescue Crew Bypasses Fire Near Trapped Miners
A rescue team reached behind the blaze four miles into Island Creek Coal Co. mine Logan West Virginia where 18 men have been trapped for over a day. Spokesmen said the fire was under control and bypassed, possibly via a parallel tunnel. Hope rose that the miners barricaded inside may be rescued alive.
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Cue
Island Creek Coal Co
Eisenhower cites high US Latin relations despite Cuba rift
President Eisenhower says US Latin American relations are at an all time high during a South American tour but Cuba marks an exception as Havana protests a State Department accusation and Cuban denial of saboteur claims. Foreign Minister Raul Roa demands respectful treatment amid the diplomatic clash.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Latin America
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Princess Margaret to Wed Antony Armstrong Jones May 6
Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong Jones will marry May 6 at Westminster Abbey in a traditional ceremony. Archbishop Fisher will preside and Prince Philip will give the bride away, per a Clarence House announcement. The public reacted with enthusiasm.
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London
Margaret
Antony Armstrong
Jones
Westminster Abbey
Canterbury
Geoffrey Fisher
Clarence House
Prince Philip
Elizabeth II
Kennedy optimistic on New Hampshire primary showing
Sen John F Kennedy said he hopes his New Hampshire primary results will solidify Democratic support for his presidential bid. At the University of Wisconsin he reported being 17 000 votes behind Nixon with 40 247 votes in 39 precincts remaining and noted his NH effort nearly doubled Kefauver's 1956 mark.
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Madison
Wis
John F. Kennedy
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Kennedy
University of Wisconsin
Richard M
Fstes Kefauver
Oregon Senator Richard Neuberger dies at 47
Senator Richard L. Neuberger of Oregon dies at 1:30 a.m. after a cerebral hemorrhage. The 47-year-old Democrat had recently won a cancer battle and filed for re election. His death shifts Senate balance and prompts appointment and May 20 primary planning.
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Oregon
Portland
Ore
Richard L. Neuberger
Oregon Democrat
Neuberger
Senate
Mark Hatfield
Snow Pelts Minnesota as Sharp Western Blizzard Hits State
Snow measuring over six inches in southwestern Minnesota forced several schools to close while other districts reported drifting side roads. Detroit Lakes saw one inch while Worthington exceeded six inches as Marshall logged five inches by 8 am.
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Minnesota
North Dakota
Detroit Lakes
Worthington
Marshall
Wood Lake
Lake Benton
Tyler
Verdi
Fairmont
Albert Lea
Faribault
Dom
Morris
Mankato
Montevideo
Laverne
Twin Cities
Weather Bureau
State Highway Department
Parking Facilities Compared on Chart
A City Planning Commission chart compares Austin with 11 other Minnesota and Iowa cities on parking facilities and appears today on Page 16.
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City Planning Commission
Austin
Minnesota
Iowa
Weather Report From Herald Office March 9, 1960
Weather note filed from the Herald office building on March 9 1960 records conditions for the day. Details include temperature trend and brief atmospheric observations.
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Herald
Pharmacy Group Protests Red Owl Drug Sales Wins
Minnesota and the Minnesota State Pharmaceutical Assn lost efforts to enjoin Red Owl Stores from selling trade name drug products. Judge William C. Larson ruled the products are harmless proprietary medicines exempt from the Minnesota Pharmacy Act and posed no health danger.
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Red Owl
State of Minnesota
Minnesota State Pharmaceutical Assn
Alka Seltzer
Bufferin
Ex-Lax
William C. Larson
Hennepin County
State
Larson
Ike Rejects High Level Berlin Flights Plan
President Eisenhower has ruled against United States high altitude flights to Berlin, citing no technical necessity. Secretary of State Herter said the move would not proceed despite allied agreement on a 10 000 foot ceiling and follows Khrushchev's Paris summit remarks. He noted improving U S Cuba relations but provided no further flight plans.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U. S
Berlin
Soviet Union
Christian A. Herter
Herter
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Paris
Nixon And Kennedy Rally After New Hampshire Primary
In New Hampshire Kennedy surged to a record 65 077 votes in the Democratic primary while Nixon, unopposed on the GOP ballot, hit 65 077 total and surpassed Eisenhower's 1956 mark. The NH result marks the first of 16 state primaries and reshapes expectations for both campaigns. Kennedy's rise narrows the gap with Nixon and shifts attention to centrist positioning.
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Nixon
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Kennedy
Snow Falls in Austin Stuns City
Snow covered Austin streets with motorists urged to drive cautiously as light flurries continued, police reported no accidents by noon, and additional scattered snow was expected throughout the day.
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Austin
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Dem Neuberger
National Health
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Yvonne Moore
Charleston
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Wilbur Prescott
Luton
England
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