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Newspaper

Austin Daily Herald

Location

Austin, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1966

Page

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Coppolino Cleared in N J Murder Case Faces Florida Trial

In Freehold New Jersey Dr Carl Coppolino is acquitted of murder in the Farber case and returns to custody. He heads to Florida where he is charged with killing his first wife Carmela Coppolino and faces trial in February. His wife Mary calls the verdict a blighted victory as Coppolino prepares for another courtroom battle.

Freehold N.J Carl Coppolino Florida Coppolino Monmouth County Army William E. Farber Sarasota Fla Carmela Cappolino Mary New Jersey F. Lee Bailey Boston

NATO Ministers Back Italian Tech and Science Cooperation Plan

NATO ministers endorsed Italian plans for expanded technological and scientific cooperation with Soviet bloc nations, starting in Europe. Fanfani outlined East West tech ties and U S support for linking American and European science, aiming to narrow the brain drain and foster wider participation. The meeting set Brussels as HQ move site, with a temporary structure in Moere and a permanent building due 1969, while reviewing East West bilateral contacts and alliance reform amid France’s ongoing independence.

Stephens Broening PARIS North Atlantic Treaty Organization Amintore Fanfani Europe Fanfani NATO East Moere Brussels Belgium Heysel de Gaulle Alexei N. Kosygin Joseph Tydings Maryland Democrat Moscow France

Traffic Deaths Mark Year Ago In Iowa

A brief item notes Iowa traffic fatalities comparing current totals with figures from a year prior. The page lists sections for editorials, churches, women, comics, and various pages, highlighting a statewide traffic death count and page routing.

President Johnson lights national Christmas tree in Washington

President Johnson delivered a sober national Christmas message as he lit a 70 foot red fir on the Ellipse near the White House. He warned that Vietnam days ahead will be hard while noting aggression has been blunted and peace with honor will follow. A soldier’s last letter to his wife was read as Lt. John Cochran, who died in action, was remembered.

Raymond J. Crowley Washington Johnson Vietnam Hanoi White House John F. Cochran Elaine Highland Calif Arlington National Cemetery California Sierras

NC State Freshman admits tying self to test theories

Kenneth Wayne Glasgow 18, Halifax, told Raleigh police he trussed himself up Wednesday night to test police theories on the death of Raymond P. McCauley, found strangled in his locked dorm room with an extension cord around his neck. He said no hoax was intended and no charges were filed pending an inquest.

Raleigh N.C North Carolina State University Kenneth Wayne Glasgow Halifax Raymond P. McCauley McCauley Glasgow

Continent May Lose Historic Trading Post

A Duluth lawyer warns Manitoba risks losing the last remaining North American site of a potential Hudson Bay fur trading post restoration at York Factory. Arthur Roberts, of the Minnesota Historical Society, toured the York Factory ruins northeast of Winnipeg and urged immediate government action.

Winnipeg Man Duluth Manitoba Arthur Roberts Minnesota Historical Society Hudson Bay York Factory York Roberts Duff Roblin

St Paul Pedestrian Among Latest State Traffic Victims

Minnesota 1966 highway death toll rose to 100 as four victims died on Thursday. A St Paul suburban pedestrian about 50 to 60 believed railroad worker was struck on Highway 61 near Newport. Driver Bernice L. McAleese 41 of St Paul Park arrested. A Bloomington widow Esther Newport 73 and a Ulen man also among late Thursday fatalities.

Associated Press Minnesota St. Paul Austin Charles Nielsen

Actress Chris Noel heads to Saigon with US troops sponsor

Actress Chris Noel chats with newsmen at Los Angeles airport before leaving for Saigon on a US sponsored trip. Her Hollywood radio show, aired to troops by the Armed Forces Radio Network, has made her a favorite among GIs. She brings a portable record player.

Chris Noel South Vietnam Los Angeles International Airport Saigon Uncle Sam Hollywood Armed Forces Radio Network

Mill Citian Leads Attack on Bridge

SaigonAP Air Force Maj. Vernon L. Frye 33 of Minneapolis led a flight of F105 Thunderchiefs in an attack on a bridge 16 miles northeast of Ma Gia Pass North Vietnam. Frye said bombs hit one approach to the bridge.

Saigon Air Force Vernon L. Frye Minneapolis North Vietnam Ma Gia Pass Frye

Five Die as Car Hit by Semi Near Plankinton South Dakota

A stalled car was struck by a semi trailer near Plankinton South Dakota killing five people including four Plankinton High School girls and a North Dakota youth. The truck driver George Pfeifer 19 Spencer Nebraska said I didn t see the car until I was right on top of it. Jerry Obenauer 18 Minot North Dakota initially survived but was severely injured. School officials canceled a basketball game and closed the high school after the crash.

Plankinton High School Mary Mayclin Pamela Bult Holly Jensen Karen Justman Gary Heringer Minot N.D Jerry Obenauer Gerald Walsh Granville Pfeifer North Dakota Jerry Pfeifer

Private Services Set for Master Cartoon Maker

Walt Disney producer and cartoonist, a Missouri farm boy who found worldwide fame, died after hospital treatment. Funeral services will be private with memorials to the California Institute of the Arts in lieu of flowers. He had undergone surgery, then returned to St Joseph Hospital before his death.

Burbank, Calif Walt Disney Missouri California Institute of the Arts Disney San Fernando Valey St. Joseph Hospital

Ortho Division Strike Ends In Fort Madison

A 56 day walkout at Chevron Chemical Ortho Division in Fort Madison ended when IAM Lodge 1034 voted to accept a 15 cent hourly wage increase. Nineteen production and maintenance workers had been on strike since October 21 after seeking 50 cents and then 30 cents.

Fort Madison Ortho Chevron Chemical Co Lodge 1034 International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

Linehan appeals Minnesota Supreme Court in babysitter case

Dennis Carol Linehan 25 seeks Supreme Court review after a 40 year sentence in the kidnapping death of Barbara Iversen 15 from Shortview. Iversen disappeared June 9 1965 while babysitting and body found six weeks later in the St. Cloud area.

Johnson visits Eisenhower at Walter Reed Hospital

President Johnson traveled from the White House to Walter Reed Army Hospital to visit former President Dwight D. Eisenhower who is recovering from gall bladder surgery performed Monday. The official car departed at 11 05 a.m. from the White House for the northwest Washington hospital.

Washington Johnson White House Walter Reed Army Hospital Dwight D. Eisenhower

Rocket launcher accident near Tan Son Nhut airport

U S military spokesmen say a rocket launcher was fired by accident near the Tan Son Nhut airport gate in Saigon, reportedly by South Vietnamese government troops. An investigation is under way. No injuries were reported.

Saigon South Vietnam U.S Tan Son Nhut

Social Worker's Nude Body Found in Boston Apartment

Elizabeth Orrill a 23 year old social worker from Ohio was found murdered in a Back Bay apartment she shared with a roommate. Police say she was beaten to death after a night at the Playboy Club with Miss Barbara Kish and were investigating a Boston University student as a potential connection. Orrill had moved to Boston a month earlier and held a real estate job while seeking social work work. Her boyfriend Douglas Huot 25 of Brookline said he left to get cigarettes and returned to find her body, prompting a police call.

Boston Ohio Elizabeth Orrill Back Bay Orrill Barbara Kish Bedford Park Square Miss Orrill Kent State University Miss Kish Reading Boston University Douglas Huot Brookline First National Bank of Boston Huot

U S Denies Hanoi Bombing Inside City Limits

The United States flatly denied North Vietnamese claims that American warplanes bombed within Hanoi. Saigon and Washington said reconnaissance photos show all bombs hit designated targets near the city, with pilots reporting no off target strikes. Local foreigners in Hanoi reported only damaged homes, attributing damage to anti aircraft fire or unexploded shells.

Washington United States Hanoi Saigon U.S

Wishful Thinking Shoppers Eye Seasonal Toys

Christmas is approaching as Mike Pesonen and his mother browse a local store. The youngster fixates on a toy mobile hanging by a youth’s bed, dreaming of adding one to his Christmas stocking.

Mike Pesonen Clifford Pesonen 7Th St Mike

Atom Smasher Site Chosen for $375 Million Project

The Atomic Energy Commission selected Weston near Chicago as the site for a 200 GeV atom smasher after a two year national search. The facility would employ about 2,000 people, have a $60 million annual budget, and take six to eight years to build once funds are authorized.

National Academy of Sciences Commission AEC Glenn T. Seaborg Weston Chicago Argonne National Laboratory Congress Madison Wis Brookhaven Long Island N.Y Denver Colo Sierra Foothills Sacramento Calif Ann Arbor Mich

Corpus Christi gunner wows in jungle Christmas dance

Private Paul B Villarrial of Corpus Christi Texas is wounded in jungle fighting west of Saigon. He ignores his crutch to cut a mean rug during his company’s Christmas celebration.

Paul B. Villarreal Corpus Christi Texas Saigon

Teamsters Return to Work After Hoffa Plea

Detroit AP report says Teamsters began returning to work after a 24 hour strike over a Supreme Court ruling upholding James R. Hoffa conviction. Hoffa urged drivers and dock workers to resume by midnight and led a rally before telling about 1,200 members to go back.

Detroit Teamsters U.S. Supreme Court International James R. Hoffa Hoffa No. 299 Michigan

Doctors Give No Hope for Curing Ruby

Doctors have advanced no hope for curing Jack Ruby's cancer and say he is resting comfortably reading and watching television in Dallas. Ruby's lawyers may seek bail. Kunstler says defense advisers will meet to plan proceedings as Ruby faces possible retrial and the death penalty for the November 24 1963 Oswald shooting.

Dallas Tex Jack Ruby Lee Harvey Oswald Ruby William M. Kunstler New York Oswald Warren Commission John F. Kennedy

Latest Raids Steer Clear of Hanoi

U S warplanes avoided Hanoi on Thursday amid global controversy over attacks around the North Vietnamese capital. Weather limited missions to 58 in the north, with two raids near Haiphong, while most strikes occurred in southern North Vietnam near Dien Bien Phu. Rain and low ceilings hindered Hanoi operations and ground fighting in South Vietnam remained sparse.

Saigon South Vietnam Hanoi North Haiphong North Vietnam U.S Dien Bien Phu

Weather outlook with clouds and temps into weekend

Variable cloudiness continues through Saturday with a low in the 20s and a high around 38 to 44. Sunday turns colder but remains above normal with no meaningful precipitation expected.

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By David Rosenzweig Coppolinos Carmela Coppolino Mary Coppolino Santa Claus Carl Cappolino Dean Rusk America Rusk West Germany Britain Holland Italy Greece Canada Luxembourg Maurice Couve de Murville Iowa Capital Mill Citian Plankington S.D By Gene Handsaker Linehan LBJ Iire Walter Reed J.g John Barron Philadelphia London Vatican United Nations Wooton, TN The Atomic Energy Commission Cu Chi Denby Fawcett Honolulu Jimmy Hoffa
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