Slayer's Weapon Found in Elk River Area Slaying Case
A Luger pistol used in the March 6 slaying of Mrs. T Eugene Thompson in St Paul was found in a roadside swamp three miles north of Elk River. The gun bore fingerprints and hair fibers. Contacts linked it to a Minneapolis burglary and a pair of matching grips.
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Elk River
Minn
T. Eugene Thompson
St. Paul
Chester Goenner
Sherburne County
Thompson
Goenner
Ramsey County Grand Jury
George Barkley
Minneapolis
Wayne F. Brandt
Brandt
Barkley
Henry W. Butler
Columbia Heights
Butler
Willard Ingram
Thompson testifies as Ramsey murder case widens
Ramsey County Grand Jury hears Thompson for over two hours in closed session. Prosecutors plan to link three men to the murder of Mrs. Thompson, 34, shot in their St Paul home on March 6. Suspects Dick Anderson, Norman Mastmian, and Sheldon Morris held on $100000 bond. William Randall cites kill for hire motive.
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William Fallon
Thompson
Richard Sharp
Minneapolis
Dick W. C. Anderson
Norman Mastmian
Spring Lake Park
Sheldon S. Morris
William Randall
Ramsey County
Dirksen warns of war threat in Middle East
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen called the Middle East situation explosive and dangerous with the risk of a world war. He urged careful monitoring as lawmakers push for firmer U.S. action and unity with Britain France and other allies.
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Dirksen
Middle East
Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Israel
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
U.S
Javits
United States
Britain
France
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
U.N
Soviet Union
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Humphrey
Fidel Castro Sees Russian Rocket Types at May Day Parade
In Red Square Castro stood with Khrushchev at the Lenin mausoleum as a 10 minute Soviet military review rolled past. Western observers noted 500 to 700 mile range rockets shown. no new weapons were displayed. Castro, offended by Khrushchev not warning him of withdrawal, listened to Malinovsky defend peaceful socialist policy and readiness to counter aggression.
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George Syvertsen
Moscow
Fidel Castro
Khrushchev
Cuba
Kennedy
Lenin Mausoleum
Red Square
U.S
Foy D. Kohler
Castro
Kohler
Soviet Union
Cen
Marshal Rodion Y. Malinovsky
United States
Malinovsky
U.S.S.R
Iowa Conservation Director Resigns for Health Reasons
Glen G. Powers resigned as director of the Iowa Conservation Commission effective June 1 and was named director of the planning section. Powers, 53, suffered a heart attack on January 9 and cited health as the reason for stepping down.
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Iowa
Mason City
Glen G. Powers
Iowa Conservation Commission
Commission
Powers
Castro with Khrushchev’s grandson photographed in Russia
Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro smiles while posing with Nikita Khrushchev's grandson at Nikita Khrushchev's country home near Moscow. Castro is in Russia for his first visit and talks with Khrushchev. Tass/AP wirephoto via London.
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Fidel Castro
Khrushchev
Nikita
Mos
Castro
Russia
Tass
London
House Drops General School Aid From Kennedy Education Bill
Democratic leaders on the House Education Committee abandon general federal aid for public schools as part of Kennedy's education measure. They aim to preserve other provisions and push a seven-section omnibus bill while separating college facilities aid as a separate measure. Powell departs June 3 for Switzerland to attend an ILO meeting.
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Washington
House Education Committee
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Congress
Kennedy
House
Powell
Europe
International Labor Organization
Switzerland
Minnesota Senate Revives Oleo Sale Bill
The Minnesota Senate voted 38 to 27 to accept a minority report and revive a bill to legalize the sale of colored oleomargarine. The bill carries a 20 cent per pound tax and requires triangular packaging. Sen. Jack Davies may push to reduce tax to 10 cents and drop the triangular shape rule.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota Senate
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
House
Tax Committee
Finance Committee
Jack Davies
Minneapolis
Davies
Bill Would Give Discount on Taxes
In St Paul the Senate gave preliminary approval to a bill granting cigarette distributors a 4 percent discount on the first quarter million dollars of tax stamps purchased and 2.5 percent on the remainder, replacing the current flat 2.5 percent rate.
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St, Paul
Senate
Minuteman Chief Denies Reports Of Target Failure
Brig. Gen. Samuel C. Phillips, director of the Minuteman program, says there is absolutely no basis for claims that the intercontinental missile cannot reach its Soviet targets. He notes tests show range and payload exceed requirements and explains testing differences at Atlantic ranges and Vandenberg failures were limited and corrected.
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U.S
Samuel C. Phillips
United States
Minute
Sman
Minuteman
Air Force Ballistic Systems Division
Phillips
Atlantic
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
A. Vandenberg
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Vandenberg
Senate Building Bill Version Nearly Doubles House Plan
In St Paul the Senate version proposes a $41,056,266 two year building program, nearly double the House plan of $22,679,402 and above the Building Commission’s $47,459,428. The plan, funded by 20 year bonds, adds 1.51 mills to the state property levy and prioritizes university, mental hospital, and correctional projects along with park improvements. If enacted it would push total new authorizations over $70 million, signaling a drawn out path to compromise.
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House
Senate
Sen
J.A. Josefson
Minneota
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Duluth
Morris
Allowance State
Bemidji
Brainerd School
Faribault State School
Faribault School For the Deaf
St. Cloud Reformatory
Red Wing Training School
Finance Committee
Waseca
Charter Unit Hears Plea for Revision
The Austin Charter Commission studied a proposal to appoint the city assessor with council and mayor approval, not elect him. The plan, from the Mayor's Advisory Committee subcommittee on taxation, was supported by Denver Daily, Don LaValley, and Don Meighan. The panel referred the idea to its standing committee.
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Austin Charter Commission
Denver Daily
First Ward
Don LaValley
Don Meighan
Sidney Wakefiled
Richard Garbisch
Fladland
Doug Fladland
William Ellickson
Ellickson
Daily
State Taxation Department
Austin
LaValley
George Schottler
2Nd Ave
Robert Enright
Third Ward
Fox Drive
M. J. Schleuder
Ray Ondev
Bowles Confirmed U S Ambassador to India
The Senate confirmed by voice vote President Kennedy’s nomination of Chester Bowles as ambassador to India. Only Strom Thurmond objected, not stating reasons, but seeking to place his opposition on the record.
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Washington
Senate
Kennedy
Chester Bowles
India
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Court Asks for Severe Tests On Submarine Equipment
Portsmouth based naval court of inquiry into the Thresher disaster announced it requested shipyards perform severe tests on equipment resembling that used aboard the submarine Thresher. The inquiry aims to validate safety and reliability of critical systems.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Naval Court of Inquiry
House Overrides Hughes Veto On Interim Appointment Bill
The Iowa House voted 78 to 29 to override Governor Harold Hughes veto of a bill denying the governor power to appoint someone after a Senate rejection of their nomination for state office.
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DES Moines
Harold Hughes
Senate
Iowa House
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