Mayor Denounces Alderman Over City Sales Probe
Mayor Baldy Hansen denounces an unidentified alderman for selling to the city and a city board alleging personal gain. He cites the city charter and seeks a council consensus to stop the practice. All seven aldermen vote yes on stopping the conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldy Hansen
John Weiland
Ernie Jacobs
Hansen
Austin
Citizens of
League of Minnesota
Attorney Generals Office
State of Minnesota
Common Council
Bemidji Sets Record With Nine Below In Bitter Cold
The Associated Press reports extreme cold across the eastern half of the United States. Bemidji Minnesota recorded a nine below zero low as snow and rain shaped weather from Wisconsin to the Carolinas. Flood warnings and sporadic tornado activity were noted in several states.
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Associated Press
Mississippi Valley
Rockies
Shreveport
Bemidji
Minn
Wisconsin
Arkansas
Chanute
Kaw
Tennessee
Lower
Michigan
New England
Carolinas
Alabama
Mississippi
Tupelo
Miss
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Coast Guard Cutter Bibb Leaves Post Over Mumps Outbreak
The Coast Guard cutter Bibb, famed for weather duty under storms, had to depart its post as several crew members contracted mumps. Coast Guard headquarters stated the vessel is returning to Boston for treatment and precautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Boston
Bibb
Freeman addresses students at Macalester week
Gov Freeman spoke to Macalester College students announcing support for the administration's program and urging adoption. He criticized iron ore tax opponents and defended tax increases as not harming industry while noting a prior drop in ore shipments stemmed from weaker demand rather than taxes. The address opened Political Emphasis Week with a model House event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Jin
Freeman
Macalester College
Duluth
Chisholm
Range Area
Macalester
United States
House of Representatives
Minnesota
Navy Air Transport Crashes in Hawaii Killing Dozens
A U S Navy transport plane with 66 aboard crashed into a Hawaiian mountainside near Oahu damaging the Lualualei depot. Debris fire halted rescue efforts as officials reported no survivors. 57 passengers and 9 crew were aboard with 20 Air Force personnel and 19 Army among the travelers.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian
Lualualei
Oahu Island
Honolulu Star Bulletin
Cmdr
J. Smith
Hawaiian Sea Frontier
Moffett Naval Air Station
San Jose
Calif
Smith
Laulaulei Naval Ammunition Depot
MATS
Washington
Hickam Field
Hawaii
Travis Air Force Base
ADG
Barbers Point
Hickam
Air Force
Navy
Army
Pacific Division
Pacific
Serious Abuses Reported in Grain Storage Program
Congressional investigators and the GAO report serious abuses in the grain storage program. They cite unsatisfactory wooden bins with large knotholes and weatherproofing compounds that ignore specifications, risking heavy future losses under federal price support operations. Rep. Whitten calls for a state level committee probe.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Government Accounting Office
GAO
Rep. Whitten
Agriculture Department
Commodity Stabilization Service
Whitten
Federal Pay Raise Seems Sure Thing
Senator Olint Johnston says enough votes exist in the Senate to pass a 10 percent pay raise for about 1 percent million federal employees. Debate may start on bills for 500,000 postal workers, followed by civil service workers. The House rejected a 7 percent postal raise under a no amendment rule 302 to 120.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Olint Johnston
D-Sc
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Johnson claims Yalta papers show collusion by officials
Democratic Leader Johnson charged in the Senate that the Yalta papers were released under circumstances suggesting official collusion. He argued the papers were used to attack the Democratic party and questioned the timing and control of their publication by Secretary of State Dulles and others.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
Yalta
D. Tex
Sen
Knowland
Calif
State Dulles
Rural telephone firms urge tax relief in Minnesota hearing
Representatives from rural telephone companies urged the Minnesota House Tax Committee to oppose a gross earnings tax hike. They warned higher taxes would push investments to Iowa and Wisconsin and force rate increases, stressing the need to protect rural communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minnesota House Tax Committee
Gov. Freeman
E. C. Gates
Minnesota Telephone Co
International Falls
Clearwater
Red Lake
Ostby
Eisenhower Opposes Immediate High Level Talks With Russia
Senate GOP leaders say President Eisenhower wants concrete Soviet good faith before any top level conference. He insists such a meeting wait until after Paris arms deals are ratified and Austrian peace, German unification, and Korea steps are evident. George urges link to Formosa and Red Chinese restraint.
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Eisenhower
GOP
William Knowland
Calif
Joseph Martin
Mass
Tell
Russia
Associated Press
Marvin Arrowsmith
Murray Snyder
Washington
Sen
Knowland
Bulgaria
Paris
West Germany
Senate
House Republican
Martin
Sen. George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George
Germany
Korea
Formosa
Moscow
Peiping
State Library Aid Requested in Minnesota Hearing
At a Senate Education Committee hearing Minnesota Library Assn urged 500000 state aid for public libraries. Glenn Lewis, Minneapolis librarian, said 26 percent have no service and 35 percent are inadequately served. D R Watkins, association president, called libraries essential to education and informed citizenship amid technological progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minnesota
Senate Education Committee
Minnesota Library Assn
Glenn Lewis
Minneapolis
Association
D. R. Watkins
Watkins
Marines Practice With Live A-Bomb At Yucca Flat
Las Vegas reports the sixth nuclear device of the 1955 test series was detonated atop a 500 foot tower at 5 05 a m local time. Marines and observers watched the blast as towers melted and cloud rise. The AEC announced maneuvers proceeded with 115 aircraft taking part and cloud movement directed away from Las Vegas looming safety concerns along Highway 91 potential closure.
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Las Vegas
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Yucca Flat
AEC
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Phoenix
Ariz
St. George
Utah
Caliente
Nev
Bishop
Calif
U.S. Highway 91
Salt Lake City
Angel’s Peak
Mt. Charleston
Nevada
Nations Brokers Win Praise in Stock Probe
Senate stock market inquiry hears SEC chair Demmler praise brokers while noting no wave of illegal practice exists. He calls violations possible but not systemic and stresses ongoing rulemaking to close loopholes. Galbraith debate and Capehart Fulbright clash echo amid remarks on prosperity and SEC limits.
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Nations
Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Senate
Ralph H. Demmier
Senate Banking Committee
Demmiler
Fulbright
D-Ark
Sen. Capehart
Indiana
Fullbright
Harvard
John Kenneth Galbraith
Capehart
Galbraith
Cambridge
Mass
Truck Bill Near Passage In Minnesota Senate
The Minnesota Senate rejected the Highway Committee recommendation and moved the 50-foot truck bill toward passage by a 35 to 30 roll call. The measure would raise the legal maximum truck length by five feet, backed by farm and industrial groups and opposed by railroads. Approval by the Senate as a whole would be needed to pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Senate
Highway Committee
House Approves Education Fund Bill in Minnesota
The Minnesota House approved a bill to fund schools and the University of Minnesota from iron ore tax receipts, proposing a 1956 constitutional amendment. If passed, 40 percent would go to school aids and 10 percent to the university, with the rest to general revenue and trust funds.
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ST. Paul
Senate
House
University of Minnesota
General Revenue Fund
Uni
University
Sen
B. G. Novak
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ED Creagh
Benjamin Fairless
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SEC
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Aurora
John Hartle
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