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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1954
Page
1
In Madison Wisconsin Saul Pett reports that with no recall election likely, Senator Joseph McCarthy faces a 1958 re election timeline. If he ran this year analysts wonder whether he could prevail among Wisconsin voters already familiar with his record.
Senator Mundt moved to begin televised public hearings on the McCarthy Army dispute. He faced pressure from the McCarthy camp for a pre inquiry investigation into leaks and the Army’s 29 point bill of particulars. Senator Symington defended releasing parts of the Army document saying leaks forced the issue. McCarthy in Houston said Symington violated rules and called for contempt citations for Pentagon leaks.
Japan’s Fishery Board warned U S hydrogen bomb tests may have contaminated Pacific waters up to 3000 miles from Bikini Atoll. Radioactive boats included 20 fishing vessels 2200 miles SW and 1000 miles NE of Bikini. A survey ship will check a 2000 square mile area outside the danger zone. radioactive rain reported on Honshu raises fears for vegetables and livestock.
A deportation hearing is set in Baltimore next Wednesday for 41 year old Swedish seaman Ronald William Peterson who says he drifted across the United States for 18 years visiting all 48 states with brief stays. He was arrested at Laurel race track on auto theft suspicion and handed to immigration authorities after revealing his background.
Rochester Minnesota reports Darrell Hall, injured by a hitchhiker who shot him as he offered a lift, watched his car stolen. Hall listed in good condition at a local hospital after fleeing to summon help. assailant fled in the car.
The Internal Revenue Service said its agents found 1,149 corporations that received FHA insured housing loans for construction costs and then distributed the excess to corporation owners.
Paul Block Jr. told about 400 editors at the American Society of Newspaper Editors meeting that secrecy on atomic weapons progress leaves the public information lagging and clouds civil defense planning. He cited hydrogen bomb disclosures, shifts in emergency training, cobalt bomb fears, and questioned if voters have enough data to decide on defense spending. The remarks formed part of a FOI report led by J. Russell Wiggins.
Henry W. Dranke recalls a Maplehurst Wis store and a 1914 15 shirt debt repaid with 6.80 including 40 years interest at 6 percent. A money order reached Wihee Wis with a note confirming the unpaid purchase and long overdue payment.
Christians worldwide observe Good Friday with meditation on the crucifixion. Catholics and Protestants mark Holy Thursday with the Last Supper, and at noon Saturday the Lenten fast ends as churches prepare to celebrate Easter.
Reports from Hanoi say Vo Nguyen Giap rushed at least 40,000 fresh Vietminh regulars plus 5,090 new troops to Dien Bien Phu, expanding a third assault as French defenders fight to hold the fortified plain. The Vietminh also pressed along the northern airstrip and surrounding trenches.
Boeing announces a jet engine brake that uses a cap over the tail pipe to redirect the exhaust forward, creating a braking effect. Joseph F. Sutton of Boeing described the device, which could enable jets to land at existing airports.
Seattle area officials and residents debate a surge of damaged windshields blamed by some on H bombs or mass hysteria. Dr. D M Ritter doubts any cause, noting no unusual glass damage outside Bellingham, while police investigate widespread reports and rumors of vandals.
President Eisenhower will receive a personal briefing from Secretary of State Dulles in Augusta on U S efforts to forge a Pacific defense alliance to stem communism. Dulles, just back from London and Paris talks, will also brief on NATO and Geneva conference prospects.
Three Democratic senators Douglas Lehman and Maybank challenge a Senate Banking Committee focus on housing swindles while hearings proceed into a multimillion-dollar scandal. They fault emphasis on older issues and highlight FHA insured loan abuse for repairs and upscale apartment construction still under way after the 1950 act expired.
President Eisenhower vows to keep a fair share of U S troops in Europe as long as Western security is threatened in a six nation message to Britain France Italy and other European leaders. He seeks France’s ratification of the European Defense Community and promises to coordinate forces with NATO allies and the EDC nations while discussing hydrogen bomb information with partner countries.
President Eisenhower outlines U S commitment to expanded information sharing with respect to new weapons and techniques to bolster collective defense. James Hagerty explains the pledge covers military and civilian impacts of hydrogen and atomic weapons but not production secrets. US backs ongoing support for EDC unity and warns against actions that threaten allied security. NATO treaty remains an indefinite pact, tied to Europe’s defense core.
In Mattoon Illinois priests and a few parishioners gathered at churches to pray for rain but low turnout and damp weather undermined the event. Mayor H B Ewing had proclaimed the day two weeks earlier as reservoirs ran dry.
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