Eight Feared Dead In Hotel Fire In Crookston Minnesota
A hotel fire in Crookston Minnesota turned the Northwood Hotel into a blazing torch. Eight feared dead with three others believed trapped inside. Two escapees died later in hospital. Names of victims and those injured were tentatively identified as local residents and out of town visitors.
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Crookston
Minn
U.P
Northwood
A. F. Lows
Duluth
Betty Hedburg
Colonel Hurd
Grand Forks
N. D
John Quamn
Timan Gillingsrud
Curly
Gregory
Josephine Takle
Kasota
Angelo Pacifico
St. Paul
Four GOP ticket spots remain unfilled in Vigo County
Early reports suggest a GOP precinct convention may nominate a full ticket to fill four vacancies. William Allen claims he already filed and would be the regular nominee if the rest falter, under state law. No Republican candidates filed for county recorder, county surveyor, First District councilman, or Second District councilman by the May deadline, prompting leaders to scramble for a solution in Vigo County politics.
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William Allen
Vigo
East Germany Declared Sovereign by Soviet Move
Berlin reports Soviet Union says East Germany is fully sovereign while Russia will keep occupation forces in the East Zone to safeguard security. Western governments denounce the step as a sham and press for recognition only if the regime represents the people.
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Berlin
Soviet Union
East Germany
East Zone
U.S. State Department
Washington
18 Die In Monterrey Area Plane Crash
A Mexican airliner crash 16 miles north of Monterrey killed all 18 on board including five North American named passengers. The Torreon Monterrey run operated by Aereo Naves Line went missing since Thursday night with wreckage found at daybreak in the Sierra de Salinas near Puente de Morales.
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Mexico City
Monterrey
Torreon-Monterrey
Mexico
Aereo Naves Line
George
Donald
James McCormick
Farmer Burton
James A. Johnson
Pacific Coast
Mazatlan
Johnson
Torreon
Puente de Morales
Sierra de Salinas
Weather Summary From U S Weather Bureauearly report
The record notes fair conditions with temperatures rising to 45 by 2 pm and 39 at 9 am. River stage 2.1 feet and rising with humidity 68 percent at 9 am and 55 percent at 2 pm. Yesterday's high 72 and low 36 with 0.10 inches precipitation.
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Ci Bea
Forecast for Terre Haute and Vicinity
Fair and rather cold tonight with a partially cloudy Saturday and warmer conditions. Overnight low around 31 and Saturday high near 50 with morning temperature around 39 and afternoon around 46.
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Terre Haute
Leading Educators Gather for Indiana Speech Therapy Meet
The Indiana Speech and Hearing Therapy Association holds a two day session at Indiana State Teachers College campus. Miss Margaret Rowe chairs local arrangements as Lambda Psi Sigma hosts and coffee serves before 9:45 registration. Noted speakers include Dr Martin Palmer on cerebral palsy care and Dr Joseph Wepman on brain injury diagnosis.
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Indiana Speech and Hearing Therapy Association
Indiana State Teachers College
Margaret Rowe
State
Lamba Psi Sigma
Martin Palmer
American Speech and Hearing Association
Joseph Wepman
University of Chicago
Tank hits old mine in maneuvers kills three soldiers
Three American soldiers of the U S 25th Infantry Division were killed and another seriously injured when their tank ran over an old land mine during maneuvers near the central front. Names of the men were withheld.
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Seoul
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Senate approves Air Force Academy plan
The Senate approved a 126 million dollar Air Force Academy project to train future air officers. The measure moves to the House for final action before White House signing. A five man site selection board will report as soon as practicable on the academy location with three candidate sites.
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Washington
Senate
Air Force
House Senate
House
White House
Eisenhower
Air Force Academy
Air Secretary
Harold E. Talbott
Violence on New York docks as 3 AFL longshoremen beaten
Violence erupted on the New York waterfront as the AFL International Longshoremen's Assn. suffered a beating of three members in Brooklyn and Manhattan amid a longshoremen strike that has halted port activity for 22 days. A National Labor Relations Board examiner urged dismissing the AFL contest election due to felonious assault and intimidation by ILA hoodlums during December voting.
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New York
International Longshoremen’s Assn
Ind
AFL International Longshoremen’s Assn
AFL
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Independent International Longshoremen’s Assn
Aflila
ILA
East
Robert F. Wagner
Deep Cut in Ike Housing Plan by House Committee
The House appropriation committee recommended slashing President Eisenhower’s four year public housing program from 140000 units to 35000, and ending it in two years. The omnibus bill totals 5566118763 dollars, six point two percent below the president’s request and 375168400 below this year’s funding.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House Appropriations Committee
House
Atomic Energy Commission
Rep
Phillips
R-Calif
AEC
Veterans Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Appropriations Committee
Voters Can Register Today in Local Schools and Townships
Unregistered voters may register for the May primary at multiple sites. Register at Hays School Fayette Township Fort Harrison School Harrison Township George Barnett Residence north of Grover Sugar Grove School Honey Creek High School Blackhawk School Community Building Hut ton Prairie Creek Township Marion Heights School Consolidated School Glenn High School East Glenn Lost Creek Township.
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Hays
Fayette Township
Fort Harrison
Harrison Township
George Barnett
Grover
Sugar Grove
Honey Creek
Honey Creek Township
Blackhawk
Pierson Township
Hutton
Prairie Creek Township
Marion Heights
Sugar Creek Township
Glenn
East Glenn
Lost Creek Township
Excise Tax Relief Due Next Thursday
The Senate approved a billion dollar excise cut affecting furs cosmetics luggage and travel costs while keeping rates on cigarettes liquor beer wine gasoline autos and auto parts for another year. If passed to consumers a $600 fur coat may drop to $550 and a $12 bottle of perfume could fall in price.
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Washington
Senate
House
West Terre Haute Bank Robbery Shocked by Bandit Hit
State Police issued a statewide alert for a black 1946 sedan carrying two men a woman and a child suspected of aiding the bank holdup at the State Bank of West Terre Haute. A teller and a customer were involved as the gunman fled after grabbing cash and firing a shotgun.
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State Bank of
West Terre Haute
William Grady
Racine
Wis
Terre Haute
U. S
Paris
Ill
Rita Edwardson
James Brown
Mike Martin
South Eighth Street
George Berry
Martin
Berry
Brown
Grady
R. J. Clifton
Clifton
Church Street
Traffic Changes Here To Clear City Bottlenecks
Terre Haute police chief Frank Riddle reports traffic problems improving. He notes radar speed checks, plans to order a radar unit, and street changes to make Ohio Street and Cherry Street one way. Budget limits may affect sidewalk widths and widening Cherry Street. Continued on Page 12.
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Bob Cronin
Frank Riddle
Terre Haute
Ohio Street
Cherry Street
Ohio
Second
Third
Cherry
Coast Guard Seizes Chinese Ships Near Korea
The South Korean Coast Guard seized two Chinese Red junks with 17 crewmen about 100 miles south of Korea. This marks the first seizure of Chinese vessels for violating the Rhee line, which extends about 60 miles around Korea. Earlier last week Reds seized a Korean fishing boat with 11 men aboard.
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Pusan
Korea
South Korean
Coast Guard
Reds
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Minnesota
G.O.P
Germany
Robert Tuckman
U. 8. Weather Bureau
Margaret L. Rowe
Ike
William F. Abrogast
Bulletin
Robert H. Reeves
ROK Coast Guard
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