Senate Favours Keeping President's Postal Pay Veto
Senate expected to sustain Eisenhower veto on an 8.6 percent pay raise for about half a million postal workers. With a two thirds override needed, Republicans anticipate solid votes to back the President, while Democrats plan to vote to override. Debates ran three hours before the late afternoon showdown.
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Sen
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Calif
Eisenhower
Senate
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House Gop
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Mass
House
Sen. Kennedy
D-Mass
GOP
Odd Jobs Man Empties Sack Banks $5754 in Minneapolis
In Minneapolis 63 year old odd jobsman Amen Balkin dumped a gunny sack onto Capt. Maurice Smiths desk revealing $5754 in dollar bills. Balkin said he feared banks after a prior loss but was reassured as deposits are insured up to 10000. Police counted the money over two hours.
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Balken
Balkin
Lower Loop
Maurice Smith
Smith
Pittsburg Des Moines Steel wins bid for 79 fuel tanks in Spain
Des Moines Steel Co. on Monday announced the government accepted its apparent low bid of about 7 million dollars to construct 79 fuel tanks for U.S. military bases in Spain.
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Des Moines
Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co
U.S
Spain
Second Graders to Get First Polio Shot in Austin
Austin schools begin Salk polio vaccinations at 9 a.m. Thursday at Neveln School with follow up through next week. Parents must return signed slips and pay 50 cents. absent children may receive at another campus with proper forms.
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Neveln
Nevetn
Holy Cross
Nevetn School
Whittier
Shaw
Woodson
Queen of Angels
Banfield
Columbus
St. John’s
Lincoln
Sumner
Webster and
Central
Minnesota moves to 18 demerit points for serious traffic crimes
Larimer outlined a new point system that can revoke a driver's license for up to five years after 18 points for offenses such as DUI, hit and run resulting in injury or death, manslaughter, or multiple violations. Suspensions vary by offense and point total, with 2 to 12 point ranges triggering shorter penalties.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Gov. Freeman
Minnesota Safety Council
Larimer
Germany ruled out as neutral by Dulles
Secretary of State Dulles announced with presidential authorization that the United States rejects neutrality for Germany whether West or a future unified nation. He noted the stance applies to all of Germany and argues the country’s size and power preclude neutrality, while outlining related positions on Austria Yugoslavia and the Big Four talks.
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Dulles
Eisenhower
Germany
West Germany
U.S
Heinz Krekeler
United States
Russia
West
Austria
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Berlin
Teachers Aid Hospital Fund Kickoff Breakfast Held
The Education Group of the Government and Education Division launched the St. Olaf Hospital Building Fund drive at Normandy Cafe. Chairman Robert W. Meinhard outlined solicitor duties and urged all public school teachers to join the Buck a Month Club, aiming for broad participation. Attending members represented various schools including Austin High, Webster, Banfield, Woodson, and vocational schools. several members were unable to attend.
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Meinhard
Leland Arneson
Glen Darling
Doron L. Warren
Charles Willard
Robert Roberts
George Rabideau
Wayne Puttmann
Ruth Mitchell
Austin High School
George Falconer
Webster School
Edith Morey
Banfield School
Dorothy Putt
Woodson School
Ove Berven
Benjamin Rank
Phyllis Sanden
Earl Schroeder
Merle Sondergaard
James Sorgine
Scientists in closed session on polio vaccine program
Dr Jonas Salk and Basil O Connor joined a long all night meeting at the National Institutes of Health to draft recommendations on resuming polio inoculation this summer. O Connor pressed for immediate release of Cutter study results amid a rise in post inoculation cases.
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Jonas Salk
Basil O'Connor
Salk
O’connor
National Foundation For
O'Connor
New York
Leonard Scheele
Ice
The
National Foundation
American Medical Association
State and Territorial Health Officers Association
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
the Health Service
Parke, Davis & Co
Detroit
Cutter
Eli Lilly Co
Indianapolis
Wyeth Laboratories
Marietta, Pa
Scheele
Public Health Service
American Medical Assn
Association of State and Territorial Health Officers
National Institutes of Health
William Sebrell Jr
Sebrell
Pssible
Moisture Mix in Minnesota Counties Hurts Crops
In Mower County moisture is poor but not critical with alfalfa and clover suffering while Rose Creek remains moist. Brainerd reports a critical drought with only .67 inch May rainfall and high fire risk. West Polk County enjoys adequate moisture though the south remains a concern as counties race planting and fieldwork accelerates.
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St. Cloud
Anton Traut
Mower County
Donald Hasbargen
Rose Creek
Brainerd
Ray Norrgard
Lake Cottage
West Polk
Red River Valley
Glen Chambers
West Polk County
Austin Fliers Join Jet Hunt
Nine planes from the Austin Civil Air Patrol scanned a 4000 square mile zone from Austin to La Crosse to locate a missing National Guard jet F80 en route from Fort Wayne Indiana to Duluth. The 2 a.m. alert sent crews up at 1000 feet with observers searching ground.
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Austin Civil Air Patrol
National Guard
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Duluth
Clash Reported at Gaza Strip Post Involving 20 Israeli Troops
An Egyptian spokesman said Egyptian troops dis abled and captured an Israeli army truck after a clash with 20 Israeli troops in the Egyptian held Gaza Strip near Al Oga. Egypt claimed Israeli forces attacked from within Egyptian territory as U.N. armistice observers opened an investigation.
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Gaza
Gaza Strip
al Oga
U.N
First Phase II Completed Polio Vaccination Efforts
Polio vaccinations using the Salk vaccine were completed this morning at Grand Meadow with first shots given at Adams on Monday. County nurses Miss Suzanne Radermacher and Mrs. Carl Peterson, along with Mower County Medical Society volunteers, oversaw the program. No clinic Wednesday due to a medical meeting. operations resume Thursday at Ramsey Elkton Rose Creek and Austin sites. About 700 children are expected to be vaccinated by program end.
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Adams
Suzanne Radermacher
Carl Peterson
Mower County Medical Society
Paul Leck
Ramsey
Elkton
Rose Creek
Austin
Lyle
Brownsdale
Creek Rescue After Creamery Fire Claims Center Valley Plant
Center Valley Minnesota creamery operator Henry Marshik escaped burning plant by leaping into a nearby creek. He suffered serious burns and was taken to Little Falls hospital as the Center Valley Cooperative Creamery was destroyed in a fire estimated at twenty five thousand dollars by a creamery official.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Center Valley
Minn
Henry Marshik
Little Falls
Center Valley Cooperative Creamery
Educators back income tax withholding plan over sales tax
Minnesota educators favor a state income tax withholding plan to fund schools and oppose a sales tax. A 483 delegate assembly of the Minnesota White House Conference on Education endorsed withholding and favored diverting 50 percent of iron ore tax receipts to educational expenses. The group also supported federal aid limited to current programs and recommended school law reforms and unified districts.
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Minnesota
White House Conference On Education
University of Minnesota
Gov. Freeman
John Cowles
Minneapolis Star and Tribune
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