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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1966
Page
1
Experts say the federal government could spend as much as 130 billion in the current fiscal year and perhaps 140 billion in the year starting July 1. Revenue may reach 117 billion, yielding a potential 13 billion deficit if 130 billion is spent. Defense and debt service drive most of the rise. tax and investment timing factor in.
A violent winter storm that sank the 603 foot freighter Daniel J Morrell continued to lash the Great Lakes with 35 to 40 mph gusts and near zero temperatures. heavy snow reduced visibility in Traverse City and cold snaps covered the upper Midwest as officials warned of ongoing severe conditions through the region.
A Wisconsin man Bernard P. Hammes aged 58 from La Crosse died when his car rolled over on Minnesota 44 in Houston County near Spring Grove. Mary Rakauskas, 18, of Winona died from injuries after a Thanksgiving Day crash at a U S 61 intersection in Winona.
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Mostly fair Friday with scattered light flurries tonight. Lows 2 above to 8 below. Friday high around 10 to 18. Saturday remains below normal with no precipitation expected.
Multimillionaire Howard Hughes is visiting Las Vegas with his health described as very good by a source close to him. The private figure is keeping details discreet during the trip in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Representatives of 21 Twin Cities area hospitals and 3 200 nurses moved toward, but did not reach, a settlement in a pay dispute. New proposals were filed by the Twin City Hospital Association and the Minnesota Nurses Association as mediators urged talks.
Christian Democrat Kurt Georg Kiesinger was elected West Germanys new chancellor leading a grand coalition with the Social Democrats. The Bundestag approved his cabinet after a 126 to 53 vote with eight abstentions. Kiesinger, 62, has led Baden Wuerttemberg as premier and pledged a nine- cabinet share for the SPD.
Dennis Hale, 26, survived the Daniel J. Morrell sinking in Lake Huron after the vessel buckled and split during a violent gale. He awoke to a crash, escaped on a raft, and was rescued 34 hours later, while 12 crewmen perished. Hale spoke of fear of storms and credited God for keeping him alive.
Minnesota education commissioner Duane Mattheis urged a Senate subcommittee to add 109 million dollars over two years to the current school aid formula, arguing the plan remains sound though it would cost about 535 million to cover half local costs for 1967-69. He warned that without enrichment the state share would fall to 44.4 percent next year and 42.5 percent in 1968.
Negotiators failed to resolve a looming Pan American strike as the TWU plans a noon Friday walkout affecting 13 000 workers and Cape Kennedy personnel. The dispute centers on a 15 percent wage rise over 22 years from a presidential conference board, with Pan Am arguing the raise would push salaries beyond industry norms while mechanics earn 3.59 dollars hourly.
The U N Security Council planned to ask Thant of Burma to serve another five year term as secretary general. Many members expected him to accept and stay on while drafting a formal appeal. Council members and key nations discuss voluntary aid to reduce the U N peacekeeping deficit estimated at 30 to 50 million dollars. Soviet Union and France were among states said to back a renewal and Moscow and Paris may urge Thant to remain.
A rural Charles City woman, 62 year old Matha D Mille, was rescued after being pulled from the frigid Cedar River near the Floyd County courthouse. Monty Brown leaped in to help but couldn't reach her, and firemen eventually recovered her from the water by boat.
Virgil F. E. Boyd age 54 is named Chrysler president succeeding Lynn A. Townsend who becomes chairman of the board Townsend remains chief executive officer George H. Love will retire at year end from the board position as Townsend steps up
In Pittsburgh AP reported Roni Sue Aronson is the sole survivor of the Aronson quintuplets. She suffered a convulsion and doctors fear she will not live, marking a grave turn in the family’s historic medical case.
An American, Craddock M. Gilmour Jr., is to be released on bail of $11,111 from a Leningrad jail after two months. A second American, Ray Buel Wortham Jr., remains jailed without bail on currency violations and theft charges, with U.S. Embassy confirming the status.
Rescue forces scoured Lake Huron as the Daniel J. Morrell sank with 28 feared dead and one survivor after a 603 foot freighter broke in two amid 60 mph winds and 20 foot waves. Eleven bodies were recovered and a 12th was spotted. two days of snow squalls hampered the search.
The Daniel J. Morrell sank off Harbor Beach Michigan with 29 aboard. Among the dead are Second Asst Eng Alfred Norkunas Superior Wisconsin Third Asst Eng Alfred Norkunas Superior Wisconsin Third Asst Eng George Dahl Duluth Minnesota Albert P Wheeme Knife River Minnesota Stanley Pomchak Minneapolis Minnesota and Hjalmer Edwards Ashland Wisconsin. Dennis Hale 26 Ashtabula Ohio survived.
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