Minnesota Supreme Court strikes down minimum wage order for women and minors
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled the 1953 minimum wage order for women and minors in retail trades illegal. The ruling reversed Ramsey County Judge Parks 6 to 1 with Justice Murphy dissenting. Ed Linehan of Hillman appeals related public housekeeping wage order still pending. Florence Burton's bias questioned by the majority.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota Supreme Court
State Industrial Commission
High Tribunal
Clayton Parks
Ramsey County District Court
William P. Murphy
C. B. Thomas
Pipestone
Minneapolis
Duluth
Supreme Court
Ed Linehan
Hillman
Minn
Parks
Oscar Knutson
Florence Burton
Fireman Admits Starting $8000 Barn Blaze
White Bear Lake volunteer Fred Black 39 admitted setting an $8000 fire that destroyed a barn on Dr. Egil Boeckman estate six miles east of the city. He returned as truck driver to fight the blaze after Navy recruiter reported seeing his car nearby. Black said he had headaches and did not know why he acted. He also confessed to setting an abandoned house fire last month and dialing several false alarms.
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ST. Paul
White Bear Lake
Fred Black
Egil Boeckman
Navy
Black
Dr. Boeckman
James J. Hill
Hill
Four Airmen Rescued After Pacific Bailout
A Navy seaplane tender Floyds Bay rescued four of five airmen who bailed from a stricken Flying Boxcar 650 miles east of Honolulu after a voyage from California to Japan. Aboard were Lt Kenneth E Whitney and Airman Harry W Brinegar spotted by flashlights, with Lt D O Nelson and Lt D M Hibbard later recovered. The rescue, called a miracle by an Air Force spokesman, involved multiple ships and search aircraft.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Floyds Bay
Kenneth E. Whitney
Harry W. Brinegar
Navy
D. O. Nelson
Air Force
McClellan Air Force Base
Sacramento
Calif
Hickman Air Force Base
Japan
1708Th
Kelly Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Coast Guard
New Pay Plan for State Employes Starts Jan. 1
ST. PAUL The new salary pay plan for 12 800 state employes will be installed next Jan 1 announced by Arthur Naftalin state commissioner of administration The average increase will be between 4 and 5 a month with about 3000 workers receiving no raise The plan shifts many from maximum in their range to new ranges enabling merit increases and reduces inequities among 800 civil service job classifications Officials say the plan will fit within the 2 percent salary appropriation and reflect cost savings from earlier economies with unfilled vacancies.
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ST. Paul
Arthur Naftalin
Naftalin
John Jackson
Jackson
Frigid Blasts Sweep Minnesota Ahead of Blizzard Anniversary
The Minneapolis weather bureau issued cold wave warnings for tonight and Friday as strong northwesterly winds drive temperatures well below freezing. Lows range from 5 to 10 above in the northwest and around 32 in the southeast, with snow flurries and rain-to-snow transitions expected as temperatures drop.
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Minnesota
Minneapolis Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Intersts
Church Burglar Gets Prison Term in Minnesota Case
Glenn Smith a 23 year old from Toledo Ohio was sentenced to up to five years in Stillwater Prison after pleading guilty to second degree grand larceny for stealing about $25 000 from hundreds of churches He blamed society for his crimes and said churches are easy targets He admitted robbing about 3 000 churches since his release from an Oklahoma reform school and described himself as hungry and penniless at the time of his crimes
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Fairmont
Minn
Stillwater
Glenn Smith
Toledo
Ohio
J. L. Irvine
Smith
George Cavers
Oklahoma
Portland
Ore
Minnesota
Veteran Woodsman Oscar Levine Killed in Lumber Camp Accident
Oscar Levine 64 of Superior Wisconsin died when a tree he had just cut fell on him at the George Biondich lumber camp near International Falls Minnesota. He had worked at the camp for 14 years and the incident occurred Wednesday.
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International Falls
Minn
Oscar Levine
Superior
Wis
George Biondich
Here
Levine
Eisenhower Emphasizes Economic Aid Over Arms Race in Middle East
President Eisenhower reaffirmed U S support for Middle East peace through economic and security aid and warned against fueling an arms race. Dulles proposed loans to refugees and irrigation, and U S treaty pledges to defend borders if a permanent peace is reached.
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Eisenhower
United States
Near East
Denver
Dulles
New York
Middle East
U. S
Israel
Geneva
Harold Macmillan
Egypt
Nile
World Bank
Aswan
Eden
London
Anthony Eden
Russia
Czechoslovakia
V. M. Molotov
Mideast
USI’s Latest Report Shows Progress Toward Goal
A total of $19,052.44 has been received toward the $59,998 USI goal, Race Crane, general chairman, reported today. "Every income has a responsibility to USI." Solicitations are completed except for Geo. A. contacts. others may send contributions or call the USI office Hemlock 7-2240.
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USI
Race Crane
Crane
Geo. A
Hemlock
Eisenhower Nears Check-Out After Recovery at Fitzsimons
President Eisenhower enters the final full day at Fitzsimons Army Hospital with a mending heart and light agenda. Sherman Adams is the only scheduled visitor as he plans to depart tomorrow at 8 30 a m MST aboard Columbine II for Washington where a televised address from the seventh step ramp awaits. The president hopes for rest and gratitude for prayers and get well messages.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Washington
Sherman Adams
Columbine II
Lowry Air Force Base
Too Flashy for Soviet Housing Shakeup Hits Architects
Night view of Moscow's 28 story Leningrad Hotel shows architects Polykov and Boretsky stripped of Stalin prizes as Soviet government denounces flashy construction. A. V. Vlasov and A. M. Chechulin, both visiting U S delegations, lose decorations and posts in broad shakeup.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Polykov and Boretsky
A. V. Vlasov
Soviet Academy of Architecture
U. S
A. M. Chechulin
Freeman Seeks AEC Nod for Elk River Reactor Project
Gov. Orville Freeman of Minnesota asked the Atomic Energy Commission for approval of a plan to build a small reactor at Elk River. The Rural Electric Cooperative Power Assn. backs the project to provide power locally. The AEC, which earlier questioned the proposal, invited national plans for reactors up to 40 000 kilowatts with a Feb 1 1956 submission deadline.
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Washington
Orville Freeman
Minnesota
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Elk River
Minn
Rural Electric Cooperative Power Assn
Lewis L. Strauss
Molotov Rejects Eisenhower Plan in Global Disarmament Move
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov rejects Eisenhower aerial inspection proposal and urges a broader disarmament program. He calls for immediate renunciation of atomic weapons and a joint declaration, while Dulles argues the plan could be a later step and urges UN backed technical studies on control systems.
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John M. Hightower
V. M. Molotov
Eisenhower
Foreign Ministers
Molotov
Russia
United States
Britain
France
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Soviet Union
United Nations
Minnesota Firm Plans Big Iron Ore Project in Montana
E. A. Young of Young-Montana Co. says the firm will ship 75 000 to 100 000 tons of Bessemer-Lump ore next year from Running Wolf Range near Stanford, Montana. Open pit mining will require no overburden removal with reserves around one million tons and leases from the federal government recently arranged.
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Hibbing
Wolf Range
Stanford
Young
Lewis and Clark Forest Reserve
Joseph Lovallo
Mountain Iron
Young-Montana
Mankato Man 72 Dies After Being Struck by Car
Willam White, 72, of Mankato, died in a hospital Wednesday night from injuries after being struck at a downtown intersection. Police said driver Lee Williams, 37, also of Mankato, was cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian. White’s death pushed the state traffic toll to 498, 52 fewer than the year before.
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Mankato
Minn
Willam White
Lee Williams
White
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