Progress in Welfare Field Seen in Minnesota
In St Paul, Commissioner Morris Hursh urged passage of major child welfare bills to modernize juvenile court procedures and fund a Circle Pines residential center. Senator Eugene McCarthy noted shd attitudes toward welfare are changing, with stigma fading. About 2,500 delegates attended the Minnesota Welfare Conference emphasizing finances mental health and administration through Wednesday.
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Eisenhower focuses on Berlin crisis address
President Eisenhower drops all else to prepare his national address on Berlin. He meets Cuba's ambassador briefly and spends the day with speech writers and staff at the White House. The 9:30 p.m. EST broadcast will outline Soviet aims and a firm U S position, with no new policy.
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Welcome Home Pacelli Celebrated After Washington Finish
A welcome home event for Pacelli is planned this afternoon led by Pacelli Booster Club president Bob Kasak. The Shamrocks, who finished fourth in the National Invitational Catholic basketball tournament in Washington, D C, are due at 5:30 p.m. A car caravan will assemble at the Austin airport and parade along U S 16 to Pacelli High School, with a program on the Moscow Street steps.
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Herter Urges Backing for Ike's Foreign Aid Program
Acting Secretary of State Christian A. Herter urged Congress to vote President Eisenhower's 3.93 billion foreign aid plan. He said no other expenditure could advance the nation's great objectives and pressed for immediate 1.6 billion military aid to keep allies ready with five million troops on alert.
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It’s No Banner Year for Counterfeiters Says Secret Service
The U S Secret Service says 2024 has been a banner year for counterfeiters but cites human desire rather than recession as the motive. Authorities warn of fake currency and ongoing enforcement efforts nationwide.
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Last Civil War survivor dies at 116 in Texas
Col Walter Williams, who predicted in 1954 he would be the last Civil War survivor, dies at 116 in Houston. John Salling, another survivor, dies at 112 in Kingsport Tennessee. Williams leaves daughter Mrs Willie Mae Bowles who recalled his wish to visit Salling. Williams spent much of his life on a farm near Franklin Texas.
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Breath Record Bet That You Can't Even Come Close
In San Rafael California Robert Foster a 32 year old electronics technician from Richmond and member of the Marin Skindivers Club held his breath underwater for 13 minutes 42.5 seconds claiming a new world record. He reportedly beat the previous record by 7.5 seconds after receiving 30 minutes of pure oxygen administered by an anaesthetist to drive carbon dioxide from his lungs.
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Fatal fires sweep nation killing dozens including children
A rash of fires across the country left at least 42 dead, many children, over two days. Oklahoma and Texas reports cited range fires driven by high winds burning 200,000 acres. A firefighter died. In Superior, Wisconsin a father and five children perished in a duplex blaze. In Buckingham Virginia a log cabin fire killed five, three were children.
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Ed Chilgren Honored in International Falls Day Ceremony
Gov Freeman and state officials led Ed Chilgren Day celebration in International Falls as about 3,000 lined the streets and a 50 car caravan escorted Children through the business district. He received an oil portrait citations from VFW encampment and National Disabled Veterans of America and gifts for him and his wife.
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Winter Storm Ravages Midwest Killing Eight Racking Rail Lines
A severe weekend storm swept the Midwest with high winds and heavy snow, stirring tornadoes in Arkansas and claiming at least eight lives. About 350 travelers on four Chicago and North Western trains were stranded up to 12 hours in Wisconsin drifts, later freed by diesel units. Columns of snow and gusts up to 78 mph snarled roads and left extensive property damage across Wisconsin Iowa Michigan and Nebraska.
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Price Supports Still Too High and Farm Bureau View
The American Farm Bureau Federation stated that government price supports for wheat remain too high despite recent reductions. It noted incentives to produce the current surplus persist, and technology lowers production costs. Present support is 1.82 per bushel versus a postwar peak of 2.20.
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Syrian Charge Accuses Iraqis of Border Attack
In Damascus, the UAR Army says 30 Iraqi forces crossed Syria’s frontier Sunday and attacked two guards, wounding one. President Nasser says uprisings against Iraqi Premier Kassem will continue as long as dictatorship and the growth of communism persist.
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Pioneers Begin Alcan Highway Homestead Quest
The Michigan 59ers caravan, 37 people strong, set out from Edmonton for the Alcan highway aiming to homestead in Alaska. They arrived in Dawson Creek, B C, after a 370 mile one day drive and move toward the Kenai Peninsula.
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Willie Groundhog Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter
A weather drama unfolds as Willie the Groundhog and Joe the Weatherman debate winter. Willie quips I told you so as snow flurries fall, insisting spring is five days away while winter retreats toward the North Pole.
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Five die in Minnesota traffic deaths over weekend toll rises
The Minnesota weekend toll reached 109 after five people died in accidents statewide. Myrtle Stoa, 45, of Minneapolis, died when her husband Harold lost control near St Paul and struck a light post. Several other victims including James Kiesel and Timothy Matt, both 18 or 19, died in separate crashes in Grand Forks and Detroit Lakes.
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Former Policeman Executed in Cuba
A former policeman was executed today in Havana at La Cabana Fortress and a former army captain was executed at Santa Clara in Las Villas Province. The executions raise the unofficial total of Cubans convicted by revolutionary tribunals for war crimes to 423 since January 2.
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Weather Reading From Fire Station Roof Site
U S readings at 8 30 am show high 38 and low 10 in last 24 hours cloudy conditions. Temperatures logged at The Herald Building reflect a generally cloudy day with cool temperatures.
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