Benson Defends Farm Programs Against Critics
Secretary of Agriculture Benson told a Washington news conference that U S farming is stronger than congressional critics claim and called their criticisms political propaganda. He cited rising farm asset values and a modest gain in per capita farm income while warning against new wheat quotas and noting 580 million dollars in surpluses to be sold for foreign currencies.
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Washington i
Benson
Eisenhower
Warborn
Col. McCormick Seriously Ill At Illinois Farm Home
Col Robert R McCormick 74 editor and publisher of the Chicago Tribune is seriously ill at his farm home near Wheaton Illinois Dr Theodore R Van Dellen said he had taken a turn for the worse after leaving Wesley Memorial Hospital March 17 He underwent surgery January 19 for adhesion and bladder and liver conditions He has headed Tribune operations since 1911 and has suffered health issues since a pneumonia attack in April 1953.
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Chicago
Robert R. McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
Wheaton
Theodore R. van Dellen
McCormick
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Tribune
Mink jackets stolen from Davenport fur shop
Davenport police investigate the theft of two pastel mink cape jackets valued at 2500 dollars from Rhomberg fur store on Tuesday.
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Davenport
Iowa
Rhomberg Fur
Weary Nebraskan Prisoners End 65 Hour Rebellion
Eight exhausted convicts surrendered after 65 hours at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln. Two guards and a hostage were released unharmed. Gov. Victor Anderson guaranteed punishment terms including 15 days in the hole and 60 days in solitary for four rebels.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraskan
Victor E. Anderson
Eugene Swanson
Warren Miller
Anderson
Uranium Rush Slowed by Warm Weather Near Fort Frances
Warm weather slowed uranium prospecting near Fort Frances Ontario as three foot snow cover became soft and slushy hindering snowshoe use. Over 200 claims have been filed with the mining recorder while activity expands from Mainville Obikoba and Cattle Lakes with ski planes landing on the lakes.
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Fort Frances
Co. RR
Richardson
Ontario Department of Mines
Tony Mio
International Falls Daily Journal
Mainville
Obikoba
Cattle Lakes
Three Lakes
Toronto
Chief of Lands
Department of Mines
Democratic women from four states meet in Milwaukee
Democratic women from Michigan Minnesota Illinois and Wisconsin will gather in Milwaukee on April 27 and 28 to map their participation in the 1956 elections.
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Washington
Michigan
Minnesota
Illinois
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Viet Nam War Stalemate After Night Battle in Saigon
National troops massed at key Saigon points after repelling a private army bid to topple Premier Ngo Dinh Diem. At least 16 killed, nearly 1,000 U.S. personnel reported unscathed as fighting limited to troop concentrations and scattered roadblocks.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
U.S
Binh Xuyen Society
Ellsworth Convicted in Fur Burglary Case
Frank Ellsworth, 35, of Omaha and Chicago, was convicted in a non jury trial of second degree burglary and assault with intent to kill. District Judge W. Lee Johnson set sentencing for April 8. Ellsworth and Rubin Shetsky, 49, of Chicago and Minneapolis, were linked to a $31,500 local fur burglary. Shetsky already received six years for burglary and awaits trial next month on an assault charge. The trial duration favored Ellsworth at eleven minutes versus Shetsky’s two days.
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Tulsa
Ohio
Frank Ellsworth
Omaha
Chicago
W. Lee Johnson
Ellsworth
Rubin Shetsky
Minneapolis
Shetsky
Lawford Welcomes First Child in Santa Monica
Actor Peter Lawford and wife Patricia Kennedy announce the birth of their first son yesterday at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica California.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Peter Lawford
Patricia Kennedy
St. John’s Hospital
Eisenhower cautions on war talk and Quemoy Matsus risk
President Eisenhower urged against war speculation at a Washington news conference. He said no one has a crystal ball to predict war timing and noted he has no definite information of an imminent Communist attack on Quemoy and Matsu. He did not reprimand Admiral Carney over prior comments.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Eisenhower
Quemoy
Matsu
Robert B. Carney
Naval Operations
Carney
Matsus
United States
Five Named to State Posts in Freeman Administration
Gov. Freeman announced five appointments to his official staff, elevating Dr. George Selke to state conservation commissioner and Frank T. Starkey to commissioner of employment security. Rochester businessman John D. Chisholm joined the State Board of Tax Appeals, while Harry J. Peterson and Nick Kimpotich were named to the Advisory Commission on Business Development. Selke aims to craft a broad conservation program and Starkey pledged liberal interpretations after reviewing the duties.
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ST. Paul
Freeman
George Selke
Frank T. Starkey
John D. Chisholm
Rochester
State Board of Tax Appeals
Gunnar Bjornson
Advisory Commission On Business Development
Harry J. Peterson
Minnesota Assn. of Cooperatives
Nick Kimpotich
Coleraine
CIO
United Steelworkers
Selke
St. Cloud Teachers College
University of Montana
Chester S. Wilson
Minnesota
Walter Stickney
Clear Lab
State
Starkey
Congress
St. Paul Trades and Labor Assembly
F. W. Nichols
Freeman outlines plan to save $1 million in 2 years
Gov. Freeman presented a plan to consolidate more than 100 state agencies into 10 departments aiming for about $1 million in savings over two years. He spoke to the House Civil Administration Committee, detailing centralization, new departments, and shifts of audit duties, with expected personnel cuts and annual savings around $350,000 plus additional efficiency gains.
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Freeman
ST. Paul
House Civil Administration Committee
Minnesota
Department of Administration
Senate Passes Bill to Boost TB Care and Rail Tax Returns
ST. PAUL The Senate approved four bills aimed at improving the tuberculosis program. The key change would raise care costs for free TB patients in county sanatoriums from seven dollars fifty cents per week to three dollars fifty cents per day. The measures also raise the railroad gross earnings tax refunds to 130000 dollars for the 13 communities with the highest railroad property, up from 65000. All five bills move to the House.
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ST. Paul
Senate
St Olaf Hospital to Launch Fund Drive for Expansion
For the first time in 59 years St Olaf Hospital in Austin will begin a fundraising appeal to secure support for expansion and remodeling. Harold C. Westby, chairman, said the hospital cannot borrow enough to complete the program. The plan adds 77 adult beds and 11 bassinets, with a focus on expanding operating suites, delivery, X ray, labs, and support facilities.
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Austin
St. Olaf Hospital
Harold C. Westby
St. Olaf
Rollin Co. Alderson
William Holmquist
Clarence A. Nockleby
Harry E. Rasmussen
L. H. Williams
Westby
Minnesota
James A. Hamilton
American Hospital Assn
U. S. Public Health
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Gov. Anderson
Nebraska
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Daily Herald
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Ike
Virgil Phillips
Birmingham
Ala
Elk River
Here
Phillips
Adolph Johnson
State Department of Administration
Department of Commerce
Department of Labor
Board of Health and Livestock Sanitary Board
Board of Health
Department of Agriculture
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