Senate hears Army chief say Russia failed to cut forces
Secretary of the Army Brucker told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee that Soviet Russia did not fulfill last year's pledge to reduce armed forces by about 1.2 million. He urged restoring $204.7 million of the $1.75 billion Army budget cut and warned reductions would hinder national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Brucker
Soviet Russia
Maxwell D. Taylor
Army
House Appropriations Committee
House
Taylor
Senate Appropriations
Chavez
Smith to Head USI Campaign
Clarence L. Smith, assistant vice president at the Austin State Bank, was named USI drive chairman. He previously led the 1951 Red Cross Drive in Austin and the 1952 Mower County drive and has served as a USI Boy Scout agency representative since 1954. The 1957 drive is tentatively set for Oct 7–12 with captains, budgets, and workers arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence L. Smith
The
Austin State Bank
USI Drive
Red Cross
Austin
Mower County
USI
Boy Scout Agency
Injured Boy Fights Off Hog Herd For Thirty Minutes
A 13 year old farm boy, Bob Welvaert, was dragged 200 feet by a spring toothed harrow and fought off a herd of hogs for about half an hour before his mother and brother freed him. He was treated at Marshall hospital for severe bruises and 12 stitches near an ear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Minn
Bob Welvaert
Vic Welvaert
Here
Bob
Jim
Marshall Hospital
Eisenhower urges selective veto power on appropriations
President Eisenhower challenged Congress to grant selective veto authority to cut specific appropriations. Speaking by telephoned message at a Tren ton New Jersey Republican rally, he criticized current partisan bickering and urged a Republican Congress in 1958. He defended the 71.8 billion dollar budget, the 3.865 billion foreign aid program, and his school construction plan while opposing deficit spending and tax cuts that threaten national security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Trenton
N.J
White House
Weather Readings From Fire Station Roof
Official U S readings taken at 8 30 indicate a temperature of 57 degrees with clear skies. The previous 24 hours ranged from a low of 43 to a high of 47. General weather outlook remains clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Fragmented timetable snippet from 1900s newspaper
Obscure page fragment shows partial daily schedule items with times and codes. Readable lines include Thursday and Friday entries with numbers like 12 Midnight and 73, but many letters and abbreviations are garbled, leaving the overall event or venue unclear.
Twin Cities Arrest 15 Men and 2 Girls in Theft Ring
Fifteen men in their 20s and two teenage girls were arrested across the Twin Cities in a crackdown on a theft and forged travelers checks ring. Police say the gang traveled widely, cashing checks and money orders in Detroit Cleveland Chicago Duluth Des Moines and more, with 150 checks still unpassed. Five suspects face robbery charges in St Paul while others are held on robbery or forgery charges. Some members are linked to the Northern Pacific Como Shops credit union heist and Jimmy's Bar robbery in St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Twin Cities
Detroit
Cleveland
Charles Wetherille
Wetherille
St. Paul
Duluth
Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago
Northern Pacific Como Shops Credit Union
Jimmy
Selby
Morris Girl Killed In Graduation Party Motorcade Crash
A Morris Minnesota high school party for graduates ended in tragedy when two motorcade cars collided killing 18 year old Myrna Hall and injuring seven others. Beverly Boucher 18 was seriously hurt along with Delores Wollett and Betty Spear while Gary Melchert Howard Jack Dennis Haren and Eugene Pasche were treated and released. The party at Donnelly church and Pomme Terre Country Club was halted and the tally of state traffic deaths rose to 217. Melchert had football honors and planned to attend the University of Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris, Minn
Morris
Myrna Hall
Gordon Hall
Beverly Boucher
Delores Wollett
Betty Spear
Gary Melchert
Howard Jack
Dennis Haren
Eugene Pasche
Donnelly Church
Pomme Terre
Donnelly
Jaeck
Melchert
University of Minnesota
Non-Striker Injured in Minneapolis Fight
In Minneapolis a confrontation near the Napco Industries plant left a non-striker with a head wound and a quick hospital treatment. Napco president Max Rappaport condemned violence and noted about 30 workers declined UAW representation since Local 125 won bargaining rights last May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Napco Industries
General Hospital
Max Rappaport
Napco
Leonard Melhus
Melhus
United Auto Workers
UAW
Schultz to Give Dedicatory Address at Albert Lea Hall
The Albert Lea Union Hall at 404 Babcock will be dedicated at 10 a.m. Saturday with Frank Schultz, Local 9 president, delivering the dedicatory address. Local 9 members and area unions and civic leaders are invited. A dance will follow the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schultz
Albert Lea Hall
Albert Lea Union Hall
Frank Schultz
Local 9
Albert Lea Union
Babcock
Albert Lea
John Walden
UPWA
Austin
Cost of Living Rises for Eighth Straight Month
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports April living costs at a new record, rising 0.3 percent from March driven by higher food prices. Automatic 2-cent pay boosts go to 1.4 million auto, electrical and farm equipment workers, with a 6-cent raise for many on May 29 via existing contracts. Clothing falls as post Easter discounts shave prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Young Slayer Referred to District Court
Norman Goldberg, 16, accused of slaying his father, will be referred to district court and treated as an adult. Juvenile Judge Harold Tallakson ruled the higher court offers better investigative facilities. Goldberg appeared with his mother and attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Norman Goldberg
Harold Tallakson
Goldberg
Outbreak of emotion as Tong airs regrets over Formosa rioting
Chinese Ambassador Tong Hollington K. Tong told U S reporters there is no deep anti American sentiment in Taipei rioting, calling it an outbreak of emotion. He said many mob members were arrested, a curfew and martial law were set, and the situation is under control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spenccer
Moosa
Taipei
Formosa
U. S
U. S. Information Agency
Chiang Kai-Shek
Washington
Hollington K. Tong
United States
George Yeh
Tong
Walter Robertson
Robertson
State Department
U.S
Karl L. Rankin
Formos
Formosan
Benny Goes Home with Gifts After Well Rescue
Benny Hooper, the 7 year old famous for his well mishap, arrived home in Manorville with his parents after a hospital stay. The boy appeared happy and in good condition aside from a light cough and some arm soreness and weakness amid the gifts and well wishes from supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manorville
N.Y
Benny Hooper
Aged Woman Strangled in St. Paul Home
A 91-year-old woman, Mrs. Ann Patterson, was found strangled today in her St. Paul home at 1230 Charlton. The Dakota County sheriff said the body was found about 10 am and no arrests had been made 2% hours later. A man was being sought for questioning. Patterson lived with her son in law and daughter on the second floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West ST. Paul
Minn
Ann Patterson
Charlton
Dakota County Sheriff's Office
Humphrey Urges Wheat for Spain
Senator Humphrey publicly urged Secretary Benson to allow Spain to buy 500000 tons of wheat in one shipment to prevent bread rationing there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey
Spain
Washington
Sen
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Foster Parents Win Custody Battle Over Hildy
Gov. LeRoy Collins granted sanctuary in Florida to Melvin and Muriel Ellis, Jewish foster parents of 6 year old Hildy McCoy, after Massachusetts sought to remove the child under religious adoption limits. He defended the Ellises as the child's true home, citing the right to be wanted and loved and noting the mother had rejected both. The ruling sparked tears and applause at a crowded hearing as the Ellises thanked supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
Hildy McCoy
LeRoy Collins
Florida
Melvin B. Ellis
Hildy
Massachusetts
Ellises
Collins
Also Mentioned on This Page
London
Defense Department
Ellender
D-La
Wilson
USI Campaign
U5 Information Agency
Alexander Boase
Carl Ackerman
William Sutton
Robert R. Reynolds
Colora
Coatesville
Manila
Herald
Lake Nokomis
William Therres
Rappaport
7Th Street
Minnesota
Barbara Jean Bossus
Princess Kay
Gettysburg
Minnesota Dairy Industry Committee
New York
Miss Bossus
Cost of Living
Young Slayer
Benny
Ellis
Ben Cohen
Massachusett
Mr. and
Mrs. Ellis
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!