Tax Cut Possibility Toned By Surplus Boost
Speaker Rayburn said a 1956 tax cut is a possibility but not a probability as the June 30 surplus estimate rises to 1.828 billion dollars. Treasury Humphrey and Brundage note a 1.828 billion surplus will aid debt reduction, while Democrats keep doors open for relief if fiscal moves warrant.
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Rayburn
D-Tex
Secretary of the
Treasury
Humphrey
Percival Brundage
Capitol Hill
Brundage
Eisenhower
House
Moe Cormack
Massachusetts
Sen
Kerr
D-Okla
Congress
Rep. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means
Zig Zag as School Burns in Morning Fire
Firefighters chased a false alarm at rural marker 161 near Highway 218 N before discovering a real blaze at rural marker 116 district school 122 in Lansing Township. Teacher Mildred Fahler evacuated pupils as firefighters climbed onto the roof and stopped the fire quickly. Units returned by 11 08 a m.
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Lansing Township
Mildred Fahler
Austin
Robert Earl
William McNee
Senate OKs Change in Farm Bill Amid Ward on Feed Prices
The Senate approved selling up to 100 million bushels of government wheat at cut rates for livestock feed. The 49 to 31 vote backed Sen. Young left to amend the new soil bank substitute, signaling a long, stormy session over price supports for oats rye barley and grain sorghums and disputes with House and Eisenhower administration positions.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Young
RND
Eisenhower
House
Soil Bank
Senate Agriculture Committee
Drake co‑ed panty raid turns tame at male dormitory
About 50 Drake University co‑eds staged a panty raid on a men’s dormitory in retaliation for a previous intrusion by male students at the Stalnaker residence. Witnesses said the event was mainly noise with little action, similar to Wednesday night’s earlier incident.
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Des Moines
Drake University
Stalnaker
Foray
Man Dies After Freak Bathtub Accident
Chris Knos 82 of Fayette, a former Oelwein dairy operator, died in a hospital Thursday after a bathtub accident last Saturday. He slipped while turning on hot water, became trapped as the door was locked and family could not reach him promptly.
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West Union
Lowan
Chris Knos
Fayette
Knos
Oelwein
House Group Changes Mind on Foreign Aid
The House Foreign Affairs Committee reversed itself and voted against a provision that would bar U.S. foreign aid to many countries. It near voted a billion dollar cut in Eisenhower’s foreign aid bill but postponed final action until next Tuesday. Chairman Richards announced the actions after a closed session and said the panel knocked out an amendment restricting aid to countries shipping strategic materials to the Communist bloc.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S
Eisenhower
Richards
D-Sc
America
United States
Reds
Mollet and Pineau End Moscow Talks Without Agreement
French Premier Mollet and Foreign Minister Pineau wrapped meetings with Soviet leaders in the Kremlin after 70 minutes and left France’s Western alignment unchanged. Two committees were appointed to draft a final communique and a cultural trade accord reflecting practices already in effect. Mollet invited ambassadors from the United States Britain Italy West Germany and the Netherlands to lunch for his report.
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Moscow
Guy Mollet
Christian Pineau
France
Kremlin
Mollet
U. S
Wonderful Way to Live Pair Survive Winter in Wilderness
Two women LeNore Morehouse and Connie Singleterry spent eight months isolated at a Canadian lake area, enduring heavy snow and subfreezing temps while living with their dog Pal. They received regular visits by trappers and pilots, kept busy with chores, writing and sketching, and planned to return next year as counselors at a Wisconsin camp.
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Minne
Minnesota
LeNore Morehouse
Minneapolis
Connie Singleterry
Arlington
Pal
Lake Country
Rusty Myers
Miss Morehouse
Miss Singleterry
Myers
Lawrence Lake
Minnesota-Ontario
Twin Cities
LaCrosse
Wis
Green Lake
Dorothy Eisterhold Competes In Miss Minnesota Pageant
Dorothy Eisterhold Miss Austin joins 25 contestants for the Miss Minnesota Pageant in Albert Lea. She arrives with mother and stays at Hotel Albert. Contestants rehearse at Albert Lea High School. Dorothy plans a vocal solo and participates in bathing suit and gown events with talent numbers Saturday.
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Dorothy Eisterhold
Miss Austin
Dorothy
Minn
Austin
Herman Elisterhold
Hotel Albert
Albert Lea High School
Patty
Rod Jones
Gene Loffler
Austin High School
Ulm
Benson
Fairmont
Red Wing
Wheaton
Mankato
Madison
Lester Prairie
Winnebago
Waseca
Laverne
Duluth
Minneapolis
Wold Drug Store
Minnesota Airman Killed in B25 Crash
A B25 bomber crashed in a wheat field after takeoff from Lowry Air Force Base. Three crewmen died and a fourth was critically injured. Among the dead was Lt. Murray E. Hird, 27, of Minneapolis, a student navigator.
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Denver
Air Force
Lowry Air Force Base
Murray E. Hird
Minneapolis
Estes Kefauver and Adlai Stevenson clash in Oregon primary
Oregon voters weigh write in ballots for Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver with 16 Oregon delegate votes at stake. Stevenson campaigns optimistic while Kefauver touts a strong showing amid cross state races including McKay and Hitchcock for the GOP senate nomination.
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Estes
Adlai
Oregon
Adlai Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Stevenson
California
Florida
Kefauver
Names Group to Study Soviets Military Cutback
President Eisenhower appoints eight member task force to study Russia's announced manpower cutback. Harold Stassen says the group meets in Washington May 29 with military, nuclear and economic experts to review his London disarmament talks and plan U S response to the Soviet pledge to reduce forces by 1 200 000 by next May 1.
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Eisenhower
Russia
Harold Stassen
Stassen
London
Bulganin
Khrushchev
United States
Duluth Judge Convicted of Grand Larceny
Duluth probate judge Ben P. Constantine was found guilty of grand larceny for converting a 1250 check to his own use. A seven to twelve jurors deliberated seven hours before verdict. Sentencing set for June 18 after Constantine settles personal affairs.
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Duluth
Duluth, Minn
Ben P. Constantine
Minnesota Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation
Constantine
Rol E. Barron
Wadena
Vincent A. Tini
Eveleth
Tini
Virginia
Minn
Tim
Knoblauch Offered TC Chancellor Job in Minnesota
Moorhead State Teachers College President Arthur L. Knoblauch said he may become chancellor overseeing five state teachers colleges. The offer from the State Teachers College Board carries a 15000 dollar annual salary and authority over budgets curricula and personnel. If he accepts he would supervise Bemidji St. Cloud Winona and Mankato colleges in addition to Moorhead. He expects a decision in about ten days.
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Moorhead, Minn
Arthur L. Knoblauch
Moorhead State Teachers College
Knoblauch
State Teachers College Board
Michigan
Moorhead College
University of Connecticu
Bemidji
St. Cloud
Winona
Mankato
Court Upholds $10,421 Verdict for 9 Year Old Pony Rider
Minnesota Supreme Court backs jury verdicts awarding Wayne Mortenson 10,421.40 and Fred Mortenson 3,643.80 against Arnold and Dorothy Hindahl after a June 25 1953 highway pony incident. The court found the 9 year old boy not negligent and noted the pony appeared uncontrollable while the driver was warned she would hit the horse. Stake included fault assessment of the Hindahls for the collision near Glyndon Staples area.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota Supreme Court
Wayne Mortenson
Fred Mortenson
Glyndon
Arnold Hindahl
Dorothy Margaret Hindahl
Staples
Thomas P. Gallagher
Rol E. Barron
Becker County District Court
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