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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1956
Page
3
NATO prepares for a high level meeting in Paris as foreign, defense, and finance ministers from 15 nations convene to mend tensions after the Suez crisis. Key talks aim to restore unity among Britain France and the United States after a period of division.
New York Fire Commissioner cites acetylene torch sparks from ship riggers repairing the roof of the Brooklyn pier as the cause of a blaze that touched off 37 000 pounds of detonating fuses. The blast killed ten and injured 246 with damage estimated at 15 million dollars.
The 1957 National Auto Show opens at New York's Coliseum on Columbus Circle with 125 passenger cars and 70 trucks and coaches. Production models and several built to order showpieces attract attention as Ford, Chrysler, General Motors, Studebaker Packard, American Motors and Pontiac display new models and advanced features including fuel injection and retractable tops.
A slow-moving storm dusts half a dozen Rocky Mountain and Great Plains states with snow and bitter cold. Temperatures dip below zero in Montana and Wyoming. lighter snowfall hits Colorado and eastern plains while mountain passes clog with snow. Forecasters expect the system to exit by nightfall with possible brief subzero readings to follow.
The Treasury announces the fiscal year ended June 30 produced a surplus of 1.6256 billion dollars. Final receipts and expenditures were revised after late reports, with both above prior estimates but spending up more than receipts.
R. F. Clough aged 70, Mason City attorney and former president and vice president of the Iowa State Bar Association, died at a local hospital after an illness. He served on the Foreign Economic Administration legal staff in Washington during World War II and was a notable figure in state Republican circles. Survivors include his widow, a daughter, and Ray E. Clough, Mason City city attorney.
Port Said unrest grows as British French withdrawal tightens. Security crews intercept a felucca carrying ammunition and explosives and arrest some individuals. A large civilian march mourns war dead while British riot squads stand by amid rising tensions and a shrinking garrison.
A 300 pound lioness used in a promotion escaped its wire cage at an auto agency in Garden Grove California and mauled 11 year old Erian Trenholm injuring his knee hip and face. Deputy reports say the animal lunged as the boy neared the cage and was finally restrained by bystanders and its owner after running across Brookhurst Avenue.
Hollywood reports Victor Perry aged 31 and Mae Williams aged 35 wed after seeing her nightclub act ten years earlier. A mutual friend reintroduced them last month and they obtained a marriage license yesterday ahead of a planned Sunday wedding.
AP report from Beirut notes Iraqi anger at Britain fueling opposition to the Baghdad Pact. Violence flares in Mosul and Najaf, with police using machines guns against protesters. Nuri Said's rule and Iraq's political isolation compound tensions as opposition remains divided.
Retired Brig. Gen. Herbert C. Holdridge, 64, was bodily removed from a House Un American Activities subcommittee hearing after accusing the panel of treason and subversion. Chairman Clyde Doyle condemned the action as disgraceful. Two attorneys were also ejected for conduct during the stormy session.
Bela Karsay, a member of a Hungarian trade mission in Communist East Berlin, escaped with his family to Allied-occupied West Berlin, refugee officials said.
An electronic eye attached to the index finger enables blind operators to work on private telephone switchboards. The device guides the user by tracking finger movements, offering an assistive solution for visually impaired workers in this setting.
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