Authorities Question 40 in Slaying Probe
Authorities questioned nearly 40 persons in connection with the violent death of Arthur Thompson a 63 year old Austin area farm worker found in a ditch with a fractured skull. Investigators traced his movements to Tuesday evening and urged sightings after 6 30 p m. Call the sheriff at HE 3 3411 with tips.
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Arthur Thompson
Austin Area
Thompson
Car
Austin
H. M. Fisch
Albert Lea
al Reinartz
Reinartz
Sheriff's Office
Mower County
Arthur E. Thompson
Gaillard Wins UK on Algerian Issue
Paris reports that the French National Assembly approved two bills on Algeria restricting home rule while rejecting independence. Premier Gaillard's government survived a confidence vote as he rejected mediation offers and pledged no concessions with the FLN. The plans keep Paris in control of foreign policy and defense with a federal partial home rule scheme to be tried after peace.
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Paris
French National Assembly
Algeria
Felix Gaillard
Gaillard
France
Missing Boy Found Asleep At Neighbor S Home
Eight year old Blake Egerstrom disappeared after leaving school at Willmar Minnesota. A wide search involving police firemen deputies highway patrol volunteers and KWLM radio failed to locate him overnight. He was found sleeping at a neighbor's home after reporting he had permission to stay there all night.
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Willmar, Minn
Willmar
Robert Egerstrom
Blake
Foot Lake
KWLM
Egerstrom
Wind Shift Brings Warmer Night Across Minnesota
An overnight wind shift spared most of Minnesota from subzero temperatures with statewide readings around 10 degrees warmer than forecast. International Falls logged 9 below, Duluth 5 below, and Bemidji 2 below as gusty north winds moved to the west and southwest. A gradual warmup was expected, lifting daytime highs into the 20s across much of the state.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Mercury
International Falls
Duluth
Bemidji
Adenauer Cancels London Visit Over Flu Illness
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, age 81, postponed a three day official trip to London after contracting influenza. The visit was to begin Wednesday and was canceled due to his illness as announced.
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BOM
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
London
Widow of Man Slain by O Kasicks Receives $10278
Anoka Minnesota contributions totaling 10278 were given to Mrs Eugene Lindgren whose husband a painting contractor was killed after being forced to ride with the O Kasick brothers on Sept 14 Lindgren age 30 and three children were left after the incident deputies organized the drive.
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Eugene Lindgren
Anoka Area
O’kasick Brothers
Lindgren
Roger
Ronald O’kasick
James
Minneapolis
Anoka
Hennepin County
British Ship Feared Sinking Off Antarctica
A British scientific research ship with about 58 people aboard struck an iceberg near the South Orkneys and faced possible sinking. Rescue ships were hundreds of miles away as Captain Norman Brown ordered cargo dumped and boats readied for abandonment while water rose on deck.
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London
Antarctic
Shackleton
South
Orkneys
Norman Brown
England
South Atlantic
Three die in Minnesota traffic crashes Friday night
Two pedestrians and a Guthrie man died in separate accidents. John Olson, 54, of Guthrie died after losing control near Guthrie. Antonia Sidorowicz, 55, of Duluth was struck while crossing. Charles Casper, 60, of St. Paul died after being hit near a grocery run.
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Minnesota
Guthrie, Minn
Olson
Duluth
Antonia Sidorowicz
Ahti Sipila
Charles F. Casper
St. Paul
Isadore Linden
Casper
Ancker Hospital
Mild earthquake rattles Portland area
A mild quake of about one minute duration shook the Portland area and southwestern Washington at 8 46 p m yesterday. Bill Geitz, who operates a seismograph in the basement of a Portland hotel, recorded the minor quake.
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Portland
Ore
Washington
Bill Geitz
Gein Farm Yields Another Skeleton
Stevens Point Wis. Portage County Sheriff Wanserki reports a new human skeleton dug from a Waushara County farm owned by Edward Gein who has confessed to killing two women and looting graves. A skull with teeth and gold crowns was found in a garbage trench about a quarter mile from the farmhouse amid ongoing digs.
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Stevens Point
Wis
Portage County
Herb Wanserki
Waushara County
Edward Gein
Wanserski
George Cummings
Gein
Cummings
Wanserki
Waushara
Bancroft
Mary Hogan
State Crime Laboratory
Plainfield
Crispy Cold Austin Earns Unofficial Christmas City Title
Austin endures a frigid cold wave with temperatures near zero and a 30 degree high yet remains optimistic. Fans blame the chill for frozen cars and early walks as the city braces for a cool weekend with a likely warm up by Sunday.
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Austin
Farmer Survives 15 Hours Trapped Under Tractor
Maurice Hoaglund, 40, of Monticello area, spent 15 hours trapped between a tractor and a truck in sub freezin g cold after the tractor rolled back pinning his leg. Rescued by neighbor Dale Athey, he was treated at Monticello hospital and sent home.
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Monticello, Minn
Monticello
Hoaglund
Ean
Ogilvie
Dale Athey
Hoagland
Athey
Monticello Hospital
Eisenhower’s recovery boosts science policy push
President Eisenhower, recovering from a mild stroke, is resting at his Gettysburg farm and plans to watch the Army Navy game on TV. Doctors call his progress excellent as he weighs a possible Paris NATO summit trip and continues rest before returning to the White House. The West Point alum’s family, including four grandchildren, is with him at the farm.
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Eisenhower
West Point
Washington
Tours Farm
Howard M. Snyder
White House
Snyder
Paris
NATO
College Head Killed in Hunting Accident
Dr. John W. Headley 56 president of South Dakota State College was killed in a hunting accident eight miles northwest of Brookings. Coroner Conrad Lee called the death accidental describing the gun snagging on the car as Headley reached for a pheasant. A coroner's inquest was planned and a successor to Headley was to be considered by the State Board of Regents. He previously led Mayville and St Cloud Teachers Colleges and had been SDSC president since 1951. He is survived by his widow and a son John Jr.
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Brookings
S.D. W
John W. Headley
South Dakota State College
Here
Headley
Conrad Lee
Volga
Lee
Brookings County
H. R. Claussen
State Board of Regents
John Jr
Stillwater City Council Approves $334,167 Budget
Stillwater Minnesota city council approves a next year budget of 334,167 dollars, up 52,000 from the current year.
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Stillwater
Minn
Weather Readings at 8:30 Today
Readings show a clear day with a low of 24 and a high of 30 in the past 24 hours. General weather is clear with no precipitation indicated.
Advisory Group Expands Amid Space Race Coordinating US Efforts
President Eisenhower tightens White House science oversight by expanding the 12 member Science Advisory Committee to President’s Science Advisory Committee status. New members include James Doo Little, R F Bacher, E M Purcell, Herbert York, and George B Kistiakowsky. The move aligns with preparations for the first American satellite launch as Sputnik I’s fate looms.
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Eisenhower
White House
U.S
Office of Defense Mobilization
I. I. Rabi
Columbia University
Science Advisory Committee
James H. Doolittle
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Shell Oil Co
R. F. Bacher
California Institute of Technology
E. M. Purcell
Harvard University
Herbert York
Livermore Laboratory
University of California
George B. Kistiakowsky
Harvard
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
Russia
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Bunk) Travis
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