Atomic power loan approval for Elk River rural coop
REA Administrator Ancher Nelson approved a 6.7 million dollar loan to Elk River Cooperative Power Assn for atomic energy powered generation with plans to lease steam from an AEC owned nuclear furnace. Other coops in Nebraska and Michigan pursue atomic power options amid higher costs versus conventional plants. Nelson resigns to run for Minnesota governor.
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Washington
Atomic Energy
Ancher Nelson
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Rural Cooperative Power Assn
Elk River
Minn
Nelsen
Elk River Cooperative
Minnesota
Brazos Electric Power Cooperative
Waco
Nelson
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
The
AEA
Nebraska Power District
Michigan
Edward E. Walter
Elk River Association
Atomic Power
Eisenhower Kefauver Victories Expected in Nebraska Primary
The Associated Press reports Nebraska voters head to the polls as Eisenhower on the GOP side faces no opposition and Kefauver leads the Democratic field with write ins allowed. Wyoming Democrats choose a 14 vote delegation with most backing Harriman or undecided, while Republicans pick a 12 man Eisenhower Nixon ticket delegation. Oregon’s May 18 primary features Stevenson challenging Kefauver with both campaigns active in Eugene Hillsboro and Portland areas.
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Associated Press
Nebraska
Eisenhower
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Wyoming
Averell Harriman
New York
Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Sen. Symington
Missouri
Hartman
Stevenson
Oregon
Eugene
Ore
Hillsboro
Administration
Nixon
Two Districts Vote to Join Hayfield Consolidated
Dist. 142 of Dodge and Olmsted counties and Dist. 88 of Olmsted county voted Monday to consolidate with the Hayfield school district. Dist. 142 approved 16 to 8 and Dist. 88 approved 23 to 10. The Hayfield district becomes Joint Independent Consolidated Dist. 16 of Dodge, Mower and Olmsted counties.
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Dist
Dodge and Olmsted
Olmsted
Hayfield
Dodge, Mower and Olmsted
Stocks Fall After Russian Cut News Triggers Selloff
New York traders pushed shares lower in a burst of selling following Monday’s report of a Russian military cut. Leading issues dropped $1 to $4, with observers citing technical conditions rather than a specific bearish catalyst. A veteran analyst warned that absent a rally, recurrent selling could continue as a normal pattern. The Russian move prompted talk of possible U.S. defense spending reductions.
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New York
Wall Street
Boy Hit by Car Near School Taken to Hospital
A six year old boy named David Ree was struck by a car at 12 50 p m near Mill street by High and taken to St Olaf Hospital. The vehicle was driven by Tom E Holgate and witnesses said the boy darted in front of the parked car. injuries not yet determined.
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St. Olaf Hospital
David
Kenneth Ree
Moscow
Tom E. Holgate
S. St. Paul
Heye Hemmen
Victor Bauer
Mill Street
High
Graham Sentenced to Die in August
John Gilbert Graham, 24, was sentenced to die the week of Aug 26 for bombing an airliner that exploded near Longmont Colorado last November 1, killing 44 people. The sentence followed a jury verdict delivered 10 days earlier by Dist. Judge Joseph M. McDonald.
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Denver
John Gilbert Graham
Longmont
Colo
Dist
Joseph M. McDonald
Town turns out for birthday of 110-year-old Confederate veteran
In FT BLACKMORE Virginia a small town celebrated John B. Salling’s 110th birthday. Known as the General he plans to wear his Confederate uniform, a hat, and greet friends from his porch wheelchair. Salling’s Civil War work included digging saltpeter for Gen. Lee. He cites Capt Lon Collins as his company commander and notes he is one of three Confederate veterans still living along with William Lundy and W. W. Williams. The last Union veteran remains Albert Woolson.
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Ft.blackmore
Virginia
John B. Salling
Salling
Thomas B. Stanley
Texas Rangers
Lon Collins
Robert E. Lee
William Allen Lundy
Crestview
Fla
W. W. Williams
Franklin
Tex
Albert Woolson
Duluth
Accidents Kill Two Children in Minnesota Fatalities and River Drowning
Two Minnesota children died Monday in separate incidents. Avis Molde, 11 months, was struck by a gasoline truck near Alexandria after alighting from a school bus. A 5 year old, Anthony Samuels, was found suffocated under a hay arch at Wildwood Park Crookston. The third death involved a 2 year old, their body found in the Mississippi at St. Paul. Other fatalities included Emil Saari struck by a car near Gheen and Roger Sells injured in Park Rapids hospital after a Friday accident.
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Avis
Edwin Molde
Alexandria
Uels
Wildwood Park
John Samuels
Anthony
Robert Gorz
St. Paul
Emil Saari
Gheen
Minn
Ronald Fredlund
Cambridge
Adolph Johnson
Saari
Roger Sells
Byron Sells
Nevis
Park Rapids
Clarence Kowalke
No Time to Be Cross Driver Stalls Train
A motorist stuck at a crossing in Minneapolis pulled the coupling pin between two freight cars in a bid to cross. The action slammed the air brakes on, delaying the train for an hour and 45 minutes. The driver vanished after the crossing was cleared.
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Minneapolis
Farm Problem to Be Crucial Issue in Campaign
Secretary Benson told Union League Club the farm problem will be front and center in the coming campaign. He criticized past officials for failing to treat surpluses early and warned nine million dollars tied up in price support programs is a catastrophe for farmers. He praised flexible price supports as sound but said the 1954 farm law has not yet fulfilled its potential due to two unspecified reasons.
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New York
Benson
Union League Club
Eisenhower
Department
Soviet to Cut Armed Forces in Major Reduction Shift
Moscow announces a plan to trim 1.2 million troops in a year, disband warship numbers, and shift personnel to industry and farming. It claims parity with the United States and invites London and Washington to follow with proportionate cuts, while warning no U.S. reductions are planned.
George Takes NATO Position in Nonmilitary Wider Role
Retiring Sen. George of Georgia will represent President Eisenhower to broaden NATO beyond military fields. He will advise on bipartisan foreign policy after leaving the Senate, and he is noted as Democrats’ chief foreign policy spokesman.
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Washington
Sen
George
D-Ga
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
White House
Georgia
Senate
NATO
Sees Shift in Soviet Strategy
Secretary of State Dulles said Moscow may cut 1.2 million armed forces but this will not lessen Soviet power. He noted the move could free manpower for atomic weapons and said the United States will not reduce its own strength. He cited U S force reductions since World War II and suggested the Soviets aim to bolster industry and agriculture.
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Moscow
Russia
Soviet Union
United States
Washington
White House
London
State Department
Dulles
Trucker in Minnesota Faces Sentencing for Egg Theft
Florida trucker Lee H. McLaughlin pleaded guilty in federal court in Minneapolis to embezzling eggs and brazil nuts valued at 17 000. The 526 crates were shipped from Grand Meadow to Miami but sold en route. Dispatches show the theft involved Siats Refrigeration and a broker linked suspect Henderson. Crawford also pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing. Wright is reimbursed by insurance.
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Florida
Minneapolis
Farmers Produce Co
Grand Meadow
Lee H. McLaughlin
Canal Point
Fla
Edward J. Devitt
McLaughlin
Miami
Ben Wright
Farmers Produce
Siats Refrigeration Service
Austin
South Carolina
Henderson
Wright
Consignee
Ment
Siants
Rochester
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lee Crawford
Marion
Ohio
Crawford
Indian Airlines Plane Crashes on Landing in Katmandu
An Indian Airlines jet crash landed in Katmandu Nepal catching fire and killing 20 passengers while 11 were injured. The disaster occurred during the approach to Tribhuvan International Airport. Authorities investigate the cause as survivors recount the chaotic scene.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Indian Airlines
Domestic Trouble Mixed Up in Strike of Car Salesman
In Minneapolis a domestic dispute spilled into a car salesmen strike at local 1086A offices. The wife of striker Julian Lowy left two children at the office asking aid, saying she cannot work while caring for two invalids and an ill son. The union arranged financial assistance to Lowy’s wife, while noting the dispute is domestic and not union business.
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Minneapolis
Julian Lowy
Richard
Gary
Lowy
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