Diamonds stolen from Waseca jewelry store safe
A $4000 loss in diamonds from Bageson Jewelry Store in Waseca Minnesota followed a break in Tuesday night. Police say a back door was forced, the safes dial removed, and about $70 in cash taken. owner Dick Bageson says part of the loss was insured. Sheriff Stan Bailey investigates reports of three suspicious men in town.
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Waseca Jewelry
Waseca
Minn
Bageson
al Spies
Dick Bageson
Franklin Phillips
Salary Boosts for State Department Heads Proposed
State administration drafts a bill to raise salaries of unclassified executive branch leaders not in civil service. Ten major department heads would rise from 11 600 to 16 000, while other unclassified heads gain 20 percent. supreme court pay may also be addressed.
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ST. Paul
Naftalin
Gov. Freeman
Prison
Reformatory
Gillette
Judicial Branch
State Supreme Court
Bond Issues Approved in Faribault and Northfield Elections
Voters approved a $2,350,000 Faribault Independent School District bond for a new senior high school and grade building by 2 481 to 1 369. Northfield approved a $275,000 hospital addition 1 998 to 404. Voters rejected a hard liquor sales ban 1 408 to 992. In Rochester, several alderman and council seats changed hands, with Leo C. Anderson and Paul Schwanke defeated, A. G. Whiting reelected, and L. G. Schroeder defeating William LaPlante for justice. Mayor Carl F. Schrer lost to Woodrow W. Lobnitz as 458 of Renville’s 550 voters turned out. John R. Hawbaker won alderman at large 248 to 198. Alexandria elected two incumbents Tomlinson and Dietz despite contests.
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Associated Press
Faribault Independent School District
Northfield
William Bierman
Frank Murphy
Leonard Hager
Rochester
Leo C. Anderson
J. C. Haas
Paul Schwanke
Stanley Morris
Renville
Carl F. Schrer
Woodrow W. Lobnitz
John R. Hawbaker
Owen Smith
Hawbaker
Alexandria
Joe Tomlinson
A. W. Trumm
Earl Dietz
Alton Johnson
Fire at Lloyd Products plant seals $150000 loss
Flames from a broken hydraulic line spilled oil into molten aluminum at Lloyd Products Inc. on University Ave in St Paul. Eleven machines and the interior of the 50 by 150 foot facility burned while 13 workers led by William Dooner escaped injury. The plant makes tools dies and die castings and was producing parts for Western Electric and Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator Co.
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ST. Paul
Lloyd Products, Inc
William Dooner
Minneapolis
University Ave
Dooner
Lloyd C. Gordon
Western Electric
Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator Co
Highway Crash Claims Second Life Near Litchfield
Nim rod Barrick, 70, of near Litchfield, dies in Meeker County Hospital from injuries suffered in a Sunday traffic crash that killed his 68-year-old wife as they returned from church. Five others in the second car were injured. the fatality toll reaches 102 statewide. Double funeral plans announced for the Barricks.
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Litchfield, Minn
Nimrod Barrick
Litchfield
Meeker County Hospital
Barrick
Arnold Goetsch
Gaylord
Minn
Barricks
Communist Party Dues Drop From 100000 to 17500
John Lautner testified before the House Un American Activities subcommittee that dues paying members of the American Communist party fell from a peak of about 100000 to around 17500. He noted the party press has a strong impact on foreign language groups, especially in key industrial areas.
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New York
American Communist Party
John Lautner
House Un-American Activities
Lautner
Nixon Selassie Confer on Ethiopian Bases Near Egypt
Haile Selassie signals Ethiopia open to U S base cooperation if aid increases. Nixon presses for Massawa air force and naval anchorage with wary Soviet and Egyptian reactions. Massawa would flank the Suez area, aiding navigation claims in the Gulf of Aqaba. Ethiopia seeks equal footing and development aid to expand the port facilities.
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Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
U.S
Egypt
Ethiopia
Nixon
Red Sea
Massawa
Moscow
Cairo
Suez Canal
Gulf of Aqaba
United States
Gulf
Aden
Rochester Receptive to Area Airport Idea
Austin officials promote designating Rochester’s new airport as an area port serving southern Minnesota. Mayors Hansen and McQuillan, with airport officials, discuss site nine miles south of Rochester and a planned interstate highway route to cut drive time to Austin. Rochester to consult Minnesota Aeronautics Commission on proposal.
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Austin
Rochester
Baldy Hansen
George Weiss
Airport Committee
Claude McQuillan
Rochester Airport Commission
Minnesota
Austin- Albert Lea
Austin Council
Minnesota Aeronautics Commission
Slivers of Glass in Chocolate Box Aimed at Dinah Washington
A 12 pound box of chocolates sent to blues singer Dinah Washington contained glass slivers. The box arrived by mail, was opened by a friend who bit one chocolate and alerted police after the killer note signed Yasha was found. Postal inspectors investigate.
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Singer
Hollywood
Dinah Washington
Mark Nolan
Ann Moore
Most of Modern Russian Millions Have No Memory of Early Revolutionary Days
Article traces how 40 years ago civil war tore Holy Russia apart as Bolsheviks seized power. It notes 75 percent of current Soviet rulers have little memory of the 1917 revolution or the civil war, and describes early Cheka terror and the dispersal of the constituent assembly.
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Russia
William L. Ryan
Soviet Union
Holy Russia
Lenin
Trotsky
Constituent Assembly
Bolshevik Party
Communist
Cheka
Okhrana
Communist Editor Balks at Hearing
New York John Gates editor of the Daily Worker refused to answer questions before the House Un American Activities subcommittee citing the First and Fifth amendments. Gates scolded the committee as using any means to trap people into framed up charges.
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New York
John Gates
Daily Worker
Today
House UN- American Activities Subcommittee
Gates
Israel Holds Back Action If Egypt Returns To Gaza
Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion told the Knesset Israel reserves freedom of action if Egypt resumes control of Gaza. He warned that when needed the government will not give prior notice. U.N. and Egyptian officials discussed a civil administration under U.N. supervision with Gaza police by U.N. troops.
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Jerusalem
David Ben-Gurion
Gaza Strip
Ben-Gurion
Egypt
Mediterranean
Israel
Knesset
Cairo
U.N
Gaza
Bunche
Nasser
Abba Eban
Washington
Florida
U.S
Freeman Raps Extremists on Tax Program
Gov. Freeman assails extremists from both sides over opposition to his tax package. In prepared Moorhead remarks, he defended sincere disagreement with study committee recommendations and urged Minnesota businesses to back the tax plan, noting disputes were resolved within the committee rather than under legislative pressure.
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Moorhead
Minn
Freeman
Jaycees
Minnesota
A Few New Faces Re-election Rule at Township Polls
Several new faces appeared on township boards in the Austin area while incumbents mostly won re election. Townships elected supervisors for three years and other officers for two year terms, setting tax levies and tackling road and weed control. Voting varied with raises in Adolpho and Blooming Prairie, and contests in multiple townships including Austin Lodi Nevada Frankford Spring Valley and Summit. Some soil conservation district supervisors were unopposed.
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Austin
Lodi
Joe Munson
Leonard Deggan
Nevada
Frankford
Spring Valley
Hayfield
Grand Meadow
Summit
Clayton
Shellrock
London
Soil Conservation District
C. J. Pfeifer
Incumbents Re-Elected In Sargeant Township Vote
In Sargeant Township voters returned incumbents to office. Supervisor Ray Miner received 33 votes, Wallace Gronseth 34 as treasurer, and Gilbert Anderson 34 as assessor amid 37 ballots cast. No justice of the peace was elected and the tax levy remained at $10,000.
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Sargeant
Sargeant Township
Ray Miner
Wallace Gronseth
Gilbert Anderson
Waltham Officials Reelected as Levy Update Continues
A $10,000 levy was continued in Waltham Township at Tuesday's town meeting. Re-elected were Howard Herr as supervisor with 31 votes, Cecil Gunder son as treasurer with 29, and Millen Jensen as assessor with 29.
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Waltham
Waltham Township
Howard Herr
Cecil Gunderson
Millen Jensen
Madison Re elected Red Rock Township Officials
Red Rock Township held its annual meeting at 2 p m with re elected supervisor George Madison treasurer Harvey Holst and assessor Byron Garnham returning to office Lester Hug won a two year term as supervisor replacing resigning Richard Clayton The levy was set at 9500 dollars.
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Red Rock
Red Rock Township
George Madison
Harvey Holst
Byron Garnham
Lester Hug
Richard Clayton
Eisenhower abandons Florida trip to Bermuda plan in budget remarks
President Eisenhower said he will assist with budget cuts but Congress must decide where to cut the 71.8 billion dollar plan. He gave up tentative Florida health trips and will likely depart for Bermuda with Prime Minister Macmillan for talks starting March 21. He noted the need for congressional action on spending and suggested tightening the Post Office deficit as a possible path. He also reported feeling better after doctors said he was in good shape. The United States’ stance on the Middle East crisis was conveyed to UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Florida
Bermuda
Harold Macmillan
House
Post Office Department
Mideast
United States
Gaza Strip
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Grand Marais Doctor Makes House Call by Ski
Dr. Richard Soderberg traveled 50 miles by car and 12 miles on skis to reach Mary Cook near 100 to examine her for admission to a rest home. The Chippewa resident spoke only Chippewa. interpreter Lillian Plummer helped.
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Grand Marais
Minn
Skiis
Richard Soderberg
Mary Cook
Gunflint Lake
Ontario
Canada
Mercury Hits 6 at Bemidji
Winter weather returned to Minnesota with Bemidji the coldest spot at six below zero. Overnight readings included zero in International Falls and 11 in Duluth as five day outlooks show temperatures slightly below normal across the region.
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Minnesota
Bemidji
International Falls
Alexandria
St. Cloud
Duluth
Redwood Falls
Twin Cites
Rochester
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Highway Crash
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Lyle Rooters
Cannon Falls
Nixon, Selassie
Yasha
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Paul Falkner
Revena
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Blooming Prairie
Austin Township
Myron Aultfather
Raymond Wilkemeyer
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R. L. Furtney
Clarence Lewis
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F. E. Kurth
Frank Chriz Jr
Mower County
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Steele County
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