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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1957
Page
1
The Minnesota Senate passed a foundation school aid bill 55-0 setting $215 as the per pupil cost. Aid to districts equals the difference between $215 and local property levy revenue.
Two women testified they signed a false affidavit under threats from a Portland deputy sheriff. The deputy denounced the affidavit as a hoax and accused Oregon officials of pressuring the witnesses to reverse their statements. The case aimed to impeach Portland racketeer James B. Elkins who denied his alleged profits from prostitution and drugs.
The Minnesota House Appropriations Committee backed a 51.6 million dollar state building bill funding land purchases new buildings and campus improvements. It sets allocations for five teachers colleges the University of Minnesota and several state hospitals and schools with Senate figures shown in parentheses where provided.
In Calumet Minnesota Hill Annex open pit mine operations halted due to a strike by 130 workers in a second day of walkout. A United Steelworkers Local 14 spokesman cites a contract violation by Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp as the dispute’s focus. The company calls the walkout an illegal work stoppage.
Rioters and a general strike failed to force Premier Hussein Khalidi from office in Amman. Police trapped rioters as troops held key positions. Khalidi vowed not to quit, citing cabinet support. Meetings continued as King Hussein faced a second political crisis after dismissing the Nabulsi government.
Minnesota legal leaders and Gov Freeman defend Chief Justice Roger Dell amid charges he lobbied for a judicial redistricting bill. The state eyes reorganizing 19 districts with Senate proposing 10 and House 14. Rep Arthur Ogle accuses Dell of overstepping. Freeman's letter circulated to key lawmakers is cited in the dispute.
John Ruehl 44 barricaded himself in his home with two shotguns and a rifle during a three hour standoff with police and sheriff's deputies outside Waseca Minnesota. Tear gas was used five times before officers entered and subdued Ruehl after a chase for suspected drunk driving.
Heavy nocturnal showers raised river levels and flooded highways in northern Minnesota. Highway 65 near Littlefork was under water with a washed out bridge on the Littlefork River. Rat Root River threatens Highway 217 near Ray as water covers road sections and ice pushes onto Mille Lacs and Gull Lake shorelines.
Mercury Aircraft Inc of Hammondsport New York announced a Midwest plant in Faribault Minnesota this summer. Joseph F Meade Jr president said the firm will lease a building under construction by Faribault Industrial Corp. The plant will start with 40 60 workers and may expand later.
Bids for Ellis Junior High School will be opened at 4 30 p.m. today in the Austin High School auditorium.
Reports from Jerusalem indicate Iraqi troops are moving toward the Syrian border amid rising Arab tensions. Officials cautioned no confirmation yet as Iraq previously was near the Jordan frontier. Israel notes Egypt openly pressed to topple Jordan, widening regional conflict concerns.
A Minneapolis woman, Mrs. Manfred Olson, 47, died of injuries after a car crash with another vehicle and a house impact. She died at St. Andrews Hospital, as her husband, 46, improved. The crash occurred April 10 at a southeast Minneapolis intersection. Minnesota’s 1957 traffic toll rose to 169, up 63 from last year. Kent Althaus, 2½, was killed Tuesday after darting into a laundry truck’s path near his suburban Crystal home.
A 15 year old Brownton farm boy admitted the tale of being abducted and beaten was a hoax. Sylvan Becker said he fabricated the story after claims of being forced at gunpoint by two men near his father’s farm. He ripped his clothing to simulate an attack and hitchhiked away, with no motive given.
Marvin Kratter doing business as St. Cloud Telecasting Co. filed an application with the Communications Commission on Tuesday for a channel 7 television station at St. Cloud Minnesota. He is the sole applicant in the filing.
The Austin Police Civil Service Commission will hold a hearing to decide if Patrolman Emil Lahann will be dismissed. Lahann requested the hearing by the Tuesday deadline after a notice of dismissal charges was mailed April 18. He remains under a 30 day suspension as the process advances.
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota travels to the Middle East for three weeks to review diplomatic military and agricultural issues. He aims to meet Egyptian President Nasser and officials in Israel Lebanon Italy Greece and Spain. Accompanying him are staffers and an agriculture advisory member from Mankato Minnesota.
Leonard Dickinson of Bemidji sues the Minneapolis Star and Tribune Co. for 26269.68 alleging an election ad in The Morning Tribune Nov 5 misattributed to him. He claims the ad harmed his bid for lieutenant governor in 1956 by implying he supported the amendment and caused voters to switch, seeking 25000 damages plus 1269.68 costs.
The 1957 Minnesota Legislature enters its final day facing potential deadlock over taxes. The Senate Tax Committee backs a measure for personal property relief, abolishing the annuity tax and shifting cigarette duties, while House leaders insist on reenacting current taxes aside from the head tax. Projections show possible $33 million personal property relief if adopted, with broader budget implications and calls to rethink withholding and bonus tax allocations.
A Herald sampling indicates area residents largely favor daylight saving time with 2-1 approval in the Austin region while rural voices oppose or fear confusion. Telecast schedules and farm rhythms complicate the shift as Minnesotans prepare for Sunday clock changes and mixed regional times.
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