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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1965
Page
2
Clearing the tracks southeast of Strong City Kansas 18 cars left the rails Monday night with cars stacked four and five high forcing a swift response to clear the line and restore service.
U S Air Force and Navy reconnaissance craft monitor North Vietnam during a lull in bombing. Officials avoid comment on the pause itself while assessing repairs, traffic, and new air defenses as potential targets should hostilities resume. A Christmas Eve flight dropped 5000 gifts for children in North Vietnam.
State legislators must decide by Friday whether to join the 1965 legislative retirement program. Contributions run seven percent of salary with $100 to $200 monthly benefits at age 65 for those with ten years or more. Some lawmakers are buying back prior service to meet the ten-year minimum, while others may stay in PERA.
Rome reports that President Saragat tapped Aldo Moro to assume the foreign portfolio as Amintore Fanfani resigns amid criticism of his handling of a Hanoi peace feeler. La Pira's remarks and Fanfani's motives spark debate within the center left coalition led by Moro.
Washington AP by Neil Gilbride reports talks over the East Alton Olin Mathieson gunpowder strike stall further as the Army readies to reactivate the Badger plant in Baraboo Wisconsin. Officials warn of a possible ammunition shortage for U S forces in Vietnam if no settlement is reached soon. The AFL CIO unions balance representation among machinists and other workers as federal mediation pressures continue. President Johnson weighs a Taft Hartley injunction if needed to avert supply gaps.
Police opened fire on rioting workers at Tarapur near Bombay killing eight and injuring many. About 4,000 workers began a December strike for union representation. 36 strikers were arrested and 50 policemen were hurt. Other items note China arming Pakistan and Soviet steel output in 1965.
Rain and snow persist across the western United States as a storm shifts east. Flagstaff reports 1.14 inches of rain on an 8 inch snow cover. Pocatello and Ventura County also see heavy precipitation and mudslides in Los Angeles suburbs. Traffic deaths occur on slick roads. Sierra Nevada and Cascades report 4 to 7 feet of snow on higher passes. Flood centers see no immediate major threat in California.
Allen W. Haugsted 34 signed an extradition waiver in Houston allowing release to Minnesota authorities. Willmar sheriff said Kandiyohi County deputies will fly to Houston to take him back for first degree murder charges in the February slayings of his wife and mother in law and injuries to a daughter and brother in law. He was on the FBI ten most wanted list when arrested and had been living in Houston since April under the alias David Larsen.
The state seeks permission from the Army to construct and run a museum at the Ft. Knox military reservation. The project, valued at $250,000, would include a viewing platform for tourists to view the gold depository.
Ridahl Construction Inc of Minneapolis wins a 274800 dollar General Services Administration contract to extend and modify the Little Falls Post Office, congressional sources said Wednesday.
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