La Crescent approves bids for new high school project
La Crescent Minnesota board awards bids totaling 1 153 741 for a high school to serve 540 students grades seven through 12 with future capacity for 800. General construction goes to George Madsen Construction Co of Minneapolis, mechanical to Winona Plumbing and Heating Co, electrical to Brown Electric Company of Waseca. Construction to start within three weeks, land purchase pending, with completion set before September 1965.
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Austin
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George Madsen Construction Co
Minneapolis
Winona Plumbing and Heating Co
Howard Keller
Winona
Nels Johnson
S. L. Pavela
la Crosse
Nelson Construction
Caledonia
Frank O’laughlin
India Faces Crisis in Picking New Leader
The AP report notes a hushed Parliament in New Delhi mourns Nehru and debates a united path forward. Acting Prime Minister G L Nanda sits grave as J B Kripalani urges party unity amid looming leadership contests.
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J. B. Kripalani
Congress
G. L. Nanda
Kripalani
U.S
Dean Rusk
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
G. S. Nanda
Congress Party
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Nanda
T. T. Krishnamachari
Shastri
Radhakrishnan
Kumaraswami Kamaraj
Judy Garland Taken Off Critical List in Hong Kong
Judy Garland was removed from the critical list at a Hong Kong hospital after a 12 hour coma. Traveling companion Mark Herron said she looked better and could speak, with doctors not disclosing the illness while speculation ranged from exhaustion to possible heart issues.
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Hong Kong
Judy Garland
Mark Herron
Herron
Viola
Miss Garland
Hollywood
Guy McElwaine
McElwaine
Sydney
Melbourne
Senate panel urges stronger ties of anti Castro exile groups
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee report calls for uniting exile organizations for a concerted effort to topple Castro in Cuba and exile communities. It urges resettlement measures for Cuban refugees, family unity for unaccompanied children, and a new Inter-American Institute to advance democratic development in Latin America.
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Senate
Cuba
Judiciary
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Subcommittee
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
U.S
Scott
Miami
United States
Inter - American Institute of Political and Social Science
Latin America
Reynolds to Speak at Clyman Grade School Commencement
Madison AP Gov John W Reynolds accepts invitation to address 11 graduates at Clyman Consolidated Grade School in Dodge County Wisconsin. Michael Gundrum, secretary of the seventh and eighth grades, arranged the invite. Clyman is about 10 miles north of Watertown with a population of 279.
U.S. weighs larger UN role in Southeast Asia policy
Washington officials discuss a broader United Nations role in Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia at a Honolulu cabinet meeting. Officials consider expanded military action and potential UN patrols on the Cambodian-Vietnamese frontier as part of long-range peace efforts.
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United Nations
Southeast Asia
Honolulu
Johnson
Laos
Viet Nam
Cambodia
United States
Dean Rusk
Adlai E. Stevenson
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U.N
Khrushchev Says Soviets Took Photos of U S Installations
Former Senator William Benton quotes Khrushchev claiming Soviet spacemen photographed U S military sites and suggests a potential photo exchange. He says Khrushchev hinted the United States could inspect Cuba from space to avoid crisis while both nations seek restraint.
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William Benton
Connecticut
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Benton
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Caribbean
Kremlin
U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Washington
State
Defense Departments
Michigan man dies in Highway 16 crash near Tomah
Lucian Susalla 54 of Ruth Michigan was killed when his car collided with a truck on U S Highway 16 seven miles west of Tomah. His wife Gertrude and son Gary injured. their other son Leonard to receive a degree at Holy Cross Seminary Friday. Truck driver Francis Sorenson of Tomah absent injuries. truck carried eight tons of fertilizer. Memorial Day weekend fatality also reported in Water Town area a three car crash near Watertown killing Mrs June McKenzie 54 of Milwaukee.
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Ruth, Mich
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Gertrude
Gary
Sparta
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la Crosse
Holy Cross Seminary
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Lucian Susalla
Ruth
Mich
St. Mary’s Hospital
Susalla
Susallas
Leonard
Lusalla
Francis Sorenson
Wisconsin
Watertown
Jefferson County
June McKenzie
Milwaukee
Watertown Memorial Hospital
Memorial Day Parade Set To Start At 9 A.M In La Crosse
La Crosse marks Memorial Day with a 9 a.m. parade forming near Cameron Park then moving along King Street to Oak Grove Cemetery for a service at the Old Soldiers lot. Units include drum and bugle corps, school bands, veterans groups, Camp McCoy units, National Guard and scouts. The Oak Grove service follows around 10 10 a.m. with remarks by Rev Thomas E Lang er and history professor Robert Voight. Additional observances occur at local cemeteries and Riverside Park throughout the day.
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National Guard
Naval Reserve
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Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Thomas E. Langer
Aquinas High School
Robert Voight
Logan High School
Charles Hastings
Catholic
Woodlawn
Jewish
Campbell Cemetery
Wilson-Colwell Relief Corps
Riverside Park
State approves loan for Two Harbors fiber glass plant
ST PAUL AP Financing of a new fiber glass plant at Two Harbors Minnesota was completed when the State Executive Council approved a state loan of 125635 dollars Thursday. The plant will produce fiber glass automobile fenders. Universal Fiber Glass Corp will operate the plant and has already secured 408314 dollars in federal ARA funds and 62816 dollars from the Two Harbors Development Agency.
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ST. Paul
Two Harbors
Minn
State Executive Council
Universal Fiber Glass Corp
ARA
Crowds to Swell Wisconsin State Parks Over Memorial Weekend
About 200000 people are expected at Wisconsin state parks and recreation areas for Memorial Day weekend. Park director Donald Mackie said visitors will lead to more than five million park users this year. With good weather, the 60 campgrounds may reach capacity. 300 new camping spaces bring total to 3600 and daily rates rise from 1.00 to 1.50 dollars, funding maintenance and development.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Conservation Department
Donald Mackie
Park and Recreation
Mackie
Traffic Deaths Lag At Start Of Holiday
The Memorial Day traffic death toll starts slowly with 29 fatalities by 6 p.m. Thursday as pleasant weather spurs road travel. The National Safety Council estimates 410 to 490 deaths during the 78 hour holiday period with 83 million cars on the move, citing prior records and a comparison nonholiday weekend.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Wisconsin Public Service approves 2-for-1 stock split
Wisconsin Public Service Corp directors approve a two for one common stock split at the annual meeting. The split becomes effective June 22.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Public Service Corp
Grandmother’s kitchen scalding case goes to damages ruling
Minnesota Supreme Court upholds $4,500 award to David Scott Paulson and $398.50 to Norman B. Paulson after a 1960 coffee pot burn incident at grandmother Nora Jarmel’s Minneapolis home. The court found foreseeability due to cord span and parental absence but not mere presence of the percolator.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota Supreme Court
High Court
David Scott Paulson
Norman B. Paulson
Nora Jarmel
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