Thompson begins life sentence orientation at Stillwater prison
T Eugene Thompson started a two week orientation at Stillwater state prison as his lawyers plan an appeal of his first degree murder conviction. William Fallon said an appeal notice would be filed and bail could be sought, with prosecutors seeking a high bond. Thompson was moved to the prison after sentencing, while warden Tahash noted fellow inmates watchful as tests begin.
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Minneapolis
T. Eugene Thompson
Stillwater State Prison
William S. Fallon
Hennepin County
Hyam Segell
Thompson
William Randall
St. Paul
Ralph Tahash
Tahash
Iron Mine Becomes Minnesota Property
Minnesota acquires the Soudan iron mine and 1,026 acres from United States Steel Corp to join Tower Soudan State Park. Opened in 1884 and produced over 16 million tons of ore before closing in 1962. its deepest shaft reaches about 2,400 feet.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Tower-Soudan State Park
Oliver Mining Division
United States Steel Corp
Great Commoner Title Shared by Statesmen Across Lands
The name Great Commoner was given to William Jennings Bryan in America and to Thaddeus Stevens in the United States as well as to William Pitt and William Gladstone in England. Each earned the label for championing the rights of the common man.
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William Jennings Bryan
Thaddeus Stevens
United States
William Pitt
William Gladstone
England
Heavily Guarded On Funeral Trip
President Lyndon B. Johnson’s New York visit for Herbert Lehman’s funeral featured one of the tightest security sweeps yet. About 5 000 officers and Secret Service personnel guarded the route from Idlewild to Temple Emanu El and the Waldorf Astoria, with roof patrols and helicopters as cars moved under scrutiny.
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New York
Lyndon B. Johnson
Washington
Secret Service
Johnson
Idlewild
Herbert H. Lehman
Waldorf- Astoria Towers
Herbert Hoover
Temple Emanu-El
Lehman
Hoover
Kennedy
Temple
Japanese Judge Rules A Bomb Attacks Violated International Law
Tokyo civil court Chief Judge Toshimasa Koseki states the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings violated international law in a suit by five victims seeking damages from the government. He denies individual war compensation rights. prosecutors disagree but will not appeal.
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Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
U.S
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Toshimasa Koseki
Japan
Civil War Scholar William Hesseltine Dies at 61
Prof William B Hesseltine a UW Madison history professor and noted Civil War author died at home after a heart attack aged 61 He chaired the Wisconsin Historical Society and led the Southern Historical Association in 1960 61 Funeral services set for Madison on Tuesday Survivors include his wife Katherine and two children
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Madison
William B. Hesseltine
University of Wisconsin
Hesseltine
State Department
U.S. Army University
Shriveham
England
U.S. Grant
Wisconsin
University of Arkansas
Chattanooga
Brucetown
Wisconsin State Historical Society
Southern Historical Association
Washington and Lee University
University of Virginia
Ohio State
Katherine
Lincoln
Reorganization Of Pig Club Planned
The Rural Affairs Committee of the Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce and the La Crosse Pig Club will hold a joint meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday in the chamber conference room. Carlton Prinz, Pig Club treasurer, says the gathering will reorganize the Pig Club and consider a merger with the Rural Affairs Committee.
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Greater la Crosse Chamber of Commerce
The
la Crosse Pig Club
Chamber
Carlton Prinz
Pig Club
Rural Affairs Committee
Yale Professor Emeritus Dr. Franklin Edgerton Dies
Dr. Franklin Edgerton, 78, noted author and Yale University professor emeritus, died Saturday in Laramie Wyoming. The report also notes the forget me not as Alaska s floral emblem.
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Laramie
Wyo
Franklin Edgerton
Yale University
Alaska
Pauling In Norway To Accept Peace Prize
Linus Pauling arrives in Oslo to receive the delayed 1962 Nobel Peace Prize. He says the award will encourage peace workers worldwide and especially in the United States after attacks on peace activists. Pauling previously won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1954.
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Oslo
Norway
Linus Pauling
United States
Pauling
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