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Newspaper

Austin Daily Herald

Location

Austin, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1956

Page

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Freeman Outlines Legislative Aims at DFL Dinner

Gov Freeman said the 1957 Legislature should adopt a program for better service and government. He cited more funds for mental health parole and Youth Conservation, claiming savings from shorter hospital stays more parole releases and keeping youths out of institutions. He noted Art Hansen may receive a state appointment. The dinner drew over 750 attendees at $25 each and Iowa Gov elect Herschel Loveless praised Minnesota’s DFL.

ST. Paul Freeman DFL Tion Commission Art Herschel Loveless Iowa Minnesota Loveless Midwest

Three hurt in Highway 56 crash near Brownsdale

An Austin man, 23, in critical condition at St Olaf Hospital after a 4:47 a.m. crash on Highway 56 one mile south of Brownsdale. Ronald Gilligan, 22, and Ron Doggett, 22, both in fair condition with multiple injuries. Vehicle left the road, struck a bridge abutment. doggett escaped through a windshield for help.

Austin St. Olaf Hospital Highway 56 Brownsdale William Johnson Grant Johnson Ronald Gilligan S&s Ron Doggett Oakland Highway Norman Storvick Doggett Austin Cab

Couple Fined for Disturbing Phone Calls

Denver jury convicts Mr and Mrs Lewis C Backus of harassment and invasion of privacy for making up to 30 nightly calls to former neighbors. They receive fines totaling 3525 dollars. Damages awarded to Mrs Paul D Cooper and Mrs Edward F Vance include 1000 each plus 600 and 300 for sleep loss and slander respectively with 150 exemplary damages for all. A restraining order against the Backuses to stop telephone contact with the families is made permanent.

Denver Lewis C. Backus Paul D. Cooper Edward F. Vance Cooper Vance Albert T. Frantz Backus

Herald to Run Moving Series on Christmas

The Austin Daily Herald starts "Unto Us a Child Is Born" a eight part series by AP religion writer George Cornell. It traces prophecies 1000 years before the Nativity to modern echoes, featuring Herod Joseph Mary Jesus John the Baptist and is illustrated by Guy Rowe.

Austin Daily Herald George Cornell Associated Press Herod Joseph Mary Jesus John the Baptist Guy Rowe Royal Society of Arts London Rowe

Snowstorms Claim Fourteen Lives in Northeast

The storm sweeping the Northeast killed at least 14 people as snow and ice disrupted travel and communications. New York led with nine deaths from traffic accidents amid up to a foot of snow in parts of the state, with New Jersey and New England also reporting fatalities and hazardous driving conditions.

New York State New Jersey New England Raynham Mass Bristol Albany Schenectady Renssellaer County Boston Massachusetts Bedford Springfield Worcester

North Korea accuses South Korean raid killings and kidnap

North Korea said an armed South Korean raiding party killed a resident in a North Korean village and kidnapped a teenage boy on December 2. The U.N. command called the charge completely false.

Panmunjom Korea North Korea South Korea U.N. Command

Hungary Expels 2 Western Newsmen over Budapest Labor Scene

Budapest government expelled Associated Press reporter Eric Waha and London Daily Express correspondent Richard Kilian, giving 11 hours to leave. Detained after interviewing workers at the Csépel iron and steel works, they cited labor agitation and failure to report arrivals as reasons. Ronald Farquhar of Reuters was also detained but not expelled. Kilian and Waha deny wrongdoing, saying coverage of the labor dispute drew action.

Budapest Eric Waha Associated Press Richard Kilian London Daily Express Waha Vienna Hungarian Foreign Ministry Kilian London H. S. Baker New York City Ronald Farquhar Reuters Csepel Iron and Steel Works Farquhar

Standstill grips Budapest as Hungary faces factory protests

Soviet backed rulers use martial law to suppress strikes and resistance. Radio Budapest reports military trials for a state farm attack with possible death penalties. With Russian tanks, open revolt wanes but factory and mine protests persist, halting production in Budapest and southern uranium and coal sites.

Budapest Radio Keczkemet

U N Peacekeepers Targeted in Port Said Clash

In Port Said Egyptian guerrillas attacked U N patrols and Britain’s forces imposed searches as the hunt for kidnapped lieutenant Moorhouse intensifies. No casualties reported but tensions rose amid ongoing withdrawal of British and French troops. The Theseus carrier ships 1100 British soldiers out. Jewish families flee, awaiting hostages released.

Leonard Eddington Egypt U.N Carl Engholm Cairo Theseus England Port Said Sina Peninsula France Italy Greece Yugoslavia

Dulles Reports to NATO Rift Healed

In Warsaw Poland demonstrators in five towns protest Soviet involvement in Hungary amid fear of a clampdown by the Polish Communist leadership. Reports cite arrests in Stettin and protests by students in Lublin Czestochowa Kutno and Lalisz as Gomulka factions clash with a tougher line. Cegielsko steel workers in Poznan demand Russian withdrawal from Hungary threatening a strike to back the resolution.

Warsaw Lublin Poland Hungary Czestochowa Kutno Lalisz Cegielsko Steel Works Poznan

NATO Backs U N Settlement For Middle East Crisis

Paris reports say NATO leaders urged a United Nations settlement to the Israeli Arab dispute and to reopen the Suez Canal. The four day NATO council session also highlighted Hungary, US nuclear weapons policy, and closer political liaison among members as Dulles met Lloyd and Pineau before flying to Washington.

Paris Atlantic Alliance Middle East United Nations U. N Suez Canal United States Britain France Big Three Harmony Washington Suez Canal Zone

Punch in Safety Slogan Contest Opens in Austin

The Austin Daily Herald announces a safety slogan contest running two weeks with prizes each week and a grand prize of 10 dollars. Ten weekly honorable mentions accompany three prizes per week for slogans up to ten words. Entries from Mower County residents may be mailed to the Traffic Safety office.

Austin Daily Herald Austin and Mower County Safety Council Herald National Safety Council Mower County Austin Minn Austin Daily Herald and Safety Council Baldy Hansen R. K. Nangle Austin Junior Chamber of Commerce Dick Joyce Safety Council

Father Killed in Crash as Girls Escape

MARTIN South Dakota a 63 year old man driving his daughter and several other members of the high school girl pep squad to a basketball game was killed Friday night when the car struck the rear of another. The girls escaped serious injury. Dead was Frank Boyles Martin South Dakota service station operator. His car struck the rear of one driven by Chris Runs Above Pine Ridge South Dakota. Heavy fog was blamed. Mary Evelyn Boyles daughter of the victim Joen Brown Eldene Rooney Sharon Knecht and Mar gie Ogden were taken to the Martin Community Hospital for observation. All were released today. All are high school sophomores. The death was South Dakota's 174th traffic fatality this year compared with 188 up to this time a year ago.

Martin S.D Frank Boyles Chris Pine Ridge Mary Evelyn Boyles Joen Brown Eldene Rooney Sharon Knecht Margie Ogden Martin Community Hospital South Dakota

Burglary Ring Hit Hollandale and Clarks Grove Stores

Four Hollandale establishments and one in Clarks Grove were entered after midnight. Items stolen include 30 dozen eggs 11 cartons of cigarettes five $4 wrist watches jewelry a butcher knife pennies and rolled money. Sheriff Lindahl and deputies investigated this morning.

Hollandale Minn Clarks Grove

Burglary at Rochester Branch Probed. Loss Under $10,000

A spokesman for L. S. Donaldson Co. said Rochester branch burglary losses were under $10,000 with exact figures pending after burglars scattered checks. Police described the professionals as having smashed a safe and rifled two cash registers.

Donaldson Minneapolis L. S. Donaldson Co Rochester

Methodists to Launch Refugee Aid Drive

Bishop D Stanley Coors announced Minnesota's 400 Methodist churches will launch a Sunday appeal for funds to aid Hungarian refugees. The drive runs through Jan. 6 following guidance from the Methodist Council of Bishops meeting in Pasadena, California.

Methodists ST. Paul D. Stanley Coors Minnesota Methodist Methodist Council of Bishops Pasadena Calif

Dulles Returns to Report on NATO Unity Efforts

Secretary of State Dulles arrives in Washington from Paris to brief President Eisenhower on progress toward healing the Atlantic alliance after the Britain France Egypt strike. He is not planned to report to the nation. Discussion includes Nehru talks and NATO moves toward atom bomb capable weapons.

NATO U. S Atlantic Bfore Washington Dulles Lloyd Pineau State Dulles Paria Eisenhower Atlantic Alliance Egypt White House State Department Paris Selwyn Lloyd Christian Pineau Nehru China Hungary Suez Canal North Atlantic Treaty Council Britain France United States NATO Council Congress Sen Fulbright D-Ark U.S

Life and Red Cross clash over Hungarian relief

Life magazine accuses the American Red Cross of unequal relief to Hungarians in Budapest. The Red Cross calls the charges confusing and incorrect while Life defends its position and supports air drops as a means to aid refugees. Andrew Heiskell says the piece aims to find new ways to help without undermining relief efforts. E Roland Harriman expresses concern after reviewing the editorial advance copy.

Life Magazine Red Cross New York American National Red Cross The International Committee of the Red Cross Hungary E. Roland Harriman Hiskell Life Ed Clark Budapest

Also Mentioned on This Page

Gov. Freeman Arthur Hansen Val Bjornson Mamoru Shigemitsu Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Japan General Assembly Tion Jamaica Paul Magloire Haiti Kingston Roy Head Head Magloire Port-Auz-Prince E. L. M. Burns Guerrila Nasser Hugh Stockwell St. Anthony Moorhouse Moorhouse Stockwell United Workers’ (Communist) Party Russia East Germany Stettin Mideast Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization John Foster Dulles Carl Lindahl Freeborn County Red Owl Hollandale Hardware Store Trusdale Tavern Bill Jensen Royal Air Force Nave By John M. Hightower Europe Andrew Heiskell
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