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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1966
Page
3
Three freight cars derailed from a train near Beroun Minnesota. No injuries reported and authorities investigated the cause as crews worked to clear the tracks and restore service. Local residents were advised to expect delays until the line reopened.
A Northern Pacific freight train overturned and burned its caboose early Sunday. The incident closed the Minneapolis Duluth line for about 13 hours before reopening. Passenger Train No. 66 was rerouted via the Great Northern line with no injuries reported.
A Paynesville, Minnesota turkey barn burned Sunday night, destroying 13,000 birds on the Sonstegard Bros. farm. Firefighters saved a nearby turkey barn from the flames.
Medical specialists begin a full examination of Jack Ruby to locate the primary cancer site as doctors warn his chances hinge on finding the source. Ruby, 55, hospitalized with pneumonia, has an advanced cancer near a neck lymph node, complicating potential plans for a February retrial in the Kennedy assassination case.
In Island Lake State Park on a snowy trestle, a Chesapeake Ohio freight struck a Boy Scout hike. Howard Lovell 50 and John Gresham 11, both of Detroit, died. Kevin Connors 14, also from Detroit, broke a leg after leaping to safety. Thirty four Scouts escaped unharmed.
DETROIT AP The nation’s auto industry may head for one of its best years in 1967, says Frederic G. Donner chair of General Motors. He predicts total retail vehicle sales could surpass 104 million, with 1967 sales around 10.6 million units, second only to 1965. He cites Viet Nam costs and policy actions as key influences. The new model year began in September and early 1967 data show above-trend sales in October and November.
In eight below weather a young woman walked Hennepin Avenue wearing only a brassiere panties boots and gold paint. Joyce Cabina 18 was booked after a motorist halted to watch and paint marked an officer’s uniform. She said the stunt was a bet and was taken to police headquarters for a bath.
The shooting was televised nationwide as Ruby faced transfer from Dallas City Hall basement to the county jail. Ruby's conviction and death sentence were set aside recently and a venue change to Wichita Falls was ordered with no date but February possible. A medical team member warned prognosis depends on tumor origin tests, suggesting a wide possible survival range.
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