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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1950
Page
3
Hollywood interview with George Pal outlines his shift from Puppetoons to Destination Moon and the upcoming epic When Worlds Collide about a planet and star threatening Earth. The human angle follows 40 chosen survivors from 800 hopefuls as a democratic draw selects passengers for a space ship.
In Kansas City a lab room built by Transworld Airlines for testing radio compasses failed tests until carpenters used lead pencils to mark 2 by 4 timber framing. Graphite conducted electricity between copper screens, erasing the issue. after marks were erased the room tested perfectly.
Hopkins man Frank Reynolds, second engineer on the tugboat lost yesterday on a trip from Buffalo to Dunkirk, with about 45 miles to Dunkirk. An all day search failed to locate any trace of the vessel.
Pencoed Wales article recalls Amelia Griffiths a 638 year old hoarding prewar Scotch to aid a 14 year old horse named Frank stuck in a ditch. After one swallow the horse kicked freed himself and ran home as rescuers prepared to call a gunman.
Charles E. Molony explains that many taxpayers can save by concentrating income in 1950 while rates are lower and pushing deductions to 1951 when rates rise. Wage earners may save little, but those with large medical expenses can shift payments, and farmers and professionals are advised to accelerate or delay income and deductions to optimize 1950 versus 1951 taxes.
Secretary of State Acheson returns from Brussels as Democrats rally behind him and Republicans split over his fate. He is expected to brief Congress on Atlantic pact nations agreeing to a 1,000,000-man defense force for Western Europe by 1953 end, with President Truman backing Acheson. Republicans Taft and Wherry lead a faction opposing his leadership, arguing it blocks national unity in foreign policy.
Minnesota patrols report 235 arrests for excess speed in November plus 165 warnings and 234 oral cautions. Total arrests for all causes reached 1385 with fines of 34751 dollars. Unsafe equipment prompted 90 arrests and 1637 tickets. 512 warning tickets and 1426 oral warnings issued for minor violations.
Dr. A N Rogness pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church Mason City Iowa has declined a call to become president of Concordia College replacing Dr J N Brown who has served nearly 26 years and will retire July 1 19 4 4 officials said a third candidate may be considered after the holidays.
A district court jury convicted John Speyers, 54, Windsor, North Dakota, of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill for beating and wounding his 31 year old wife. Sentencing set for December 27.
General Motors seeks a rollback modification and resumption of 1951 model deliveries but the Economic Stabilization Agency rebuffs the request. Ford Motor Co. is commended for complying with the price cuts to December 1 levels as the government weighs negotiations with GM and other manufacturers and the UAW.
Ford and General Motors dispatched top executives to Washington to push for changes to the emergency order. John Bugas led the delegation as discussions with the ESA opened today to seek a modification that would ease constraints on the industry during the crisis.
An error listed H. J. Williams as a second ward alderman. He and his successor Erling Runquist actually represent the first ward, not the second.
Melvin Straube age 32 died when his car left a county road three miles north of Leeds and overturned.
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