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Austin Daily Herald

Location

Austin, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1961

Page

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Perish in Fiery Belgian Plane Crash Claims Two Hadley Siblings

Three Minnesota drivers and a pedestrian died in separate traffic wrecks boosting the state toll to 82. Robert Baum, 22, Elmore, died when his car struck a railroad underpass pillar near Blue Earth. Claude E. ONeill, 39, Savage, died after his car left Highway 23. Richard Brixius, 19, of north Minneapolis, perished when his car hit a utility pole. Mrs Ellen Linderoth, about 70, was struck at a St Paul intersection. In Duluth a grain truck rolled into a vacant lot after brake failure, sparing a girl. Also reported KIA in Brussels Sabena jet crash were U S skaters Ray Hadley Jr and Ira Ray.

Associated Press Minnesota Robert Baum Elmore Highway 169 Blue Earth Richard Brixius Minneapolis Ellen Linderoth St. Paul Martin J. Widness Duluth Brussels Ray Hadley, Jr Ira Ray Seattle U.S Hadleys AP Photofax

U N Security Council in Turmoil Over Congo Clash

U S Ambassador Adlai Stevenson blasted the Soviet Congo move as a declaration of war on the United Nations. Demonstrators, mostly Black Lumumba supporters, surged into the galleries, fights broke out, and guards cleared the hall as the council faced a three-part Soviet resolution calling for Hammarskjold’s dismissal, disarming anti-Communist factions, and UN withdrawal plans.

United Nations, N.Y U.S Adlai E. Stevenson Soviet Union Congo United Nations Patrice Lumumba Stevenson Lumumba U.N Security Council Dag Hammarskjold Hammarskjold Council Patrick Dean Britain International Peace Organization African Republic

Three Die in Lovers Quarrel and Shootout in Iowa City

In Cedar Rapids, Denise Lord 18 and William Malloy 23 are killed by Denise’s rejected suitor Felix Barta 52, a Cedar Rapids officer. Malloy abducted Denise Sorci at gunpoint and after an upstairs confrontation fired on officers on the porch killing Barta and injuring others before shooting himself.

Cedar Rapids Denise Lord William Malloy Felix Barta Marvin Hanson Malloy Miss Sorci Sorci Barta Robert Driscoll Driscoll Miss Lord William L. Meadows Plainfield

Daughters Mother Die as Ex Skating Champion Dies

Maribel Vinson Owen, former nine time U S figure skating champion and noted coach, died in a Belgium plane crash. The AP recalls her career from a 1932 Olympic bronze to mentoring her daughter Laurence who won recent U S and North American titles.

Vinsen Owen Belgium Associated Press Ted Smits U.S NEW York Maribel Vinson Owen Sonja Henie Laurence Tenley Albright Cortina D’ampezzo Lo-Rahns

Entire U. S. Skating Team Dead

Fifty four American athletes including the U S figure skating team died in a Sabena Airlines jet crash near Brussels. The Boeing 707 carrying 61 passengers and 11 crew crashed after takeoff from New York, killing all aboard and a Belgian cabbage farmer. Notable victims include Mrs Maribel Vinson Owen and her daughters Laurence and Maribel Owen, accompanying coach Deane McMinn en route to the Prague world championships.

Sabena Airlines Brussels Belgium New York Idlewild Laurence Maribel Fred Cheval England U.S Sabena Maribel Vinson Owen Winchester Mass Laurence Owen Maribel Owen Owen Philadelphia Prague Czechoslovakia United States Pat Dineen Donna Lee Carrier Diane Sherbloom Los Angeles AP Photofax

Goldberg predicts three million more jobless in 13 months

Labor Secretary Arthur J. Goldberg warned Congress that about three million more Americans could face long term unemployment over the next 13 months as the Kennedy administration pushes an economic package. He urged swift passage of a bill extending unemployment benefits up to 13 weeks for those exhausted under current law.

Goldberg Washington Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg Congress Kennedy House Ways and Means Committee

Kennedy to speed up federal fund spending

President Kennedy is reported to plan a new move to accelerate spending of federal funds to jump start the lagging economy and cut unemployment. Officials say the plan will be unveiled at his news conference tonight in Washington.

Washington Kennedy Congress

Senate Labor Panel Rebuffs Plan for Strike Workers Benefits

The Senate Labor Committee, in a voice vote, rejected a bill to grant unemployment benefits to workers idled by a strike in which they did not participate. The House had passed the measure 74-55, and action now rests with the committee for possible revival or killing at a future meeting.

Northwest Airlines Vladimir Shipka Grand Rapid Charles Root Minneapolis Root Shipka

Skating Meet To Proceed After Brussels Crash

Frankfurt dispatch reports the world figure skating championships will not be canceled despite U S fatalities in the Brussels plane crash. An ISU decision now rests with the Zurich headquarters. ISU president Dr James Koch previously favored calling off the event.

U.S Brussels International Skating Union Switzerland The ISU James Koch

U.S. delays Venus probe launch to three years

NASA propulsion expert Kurt Stehling says the United States cannot launch a Venus probe for about three years. He told the National Rocket Club on Tuesday that more than 1000 pounds cannot be put into the vicinity of Venus sooner, despite efforts.

Washington Civilian Space Agency United States Venus Kurt Stehling National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Rocket Club

Plane crash tragedy wipes out sports group across nations

Cross shows the approximate site north of Brussels where a Sabena jet crashed today. A sports group perished in a dozen years due to air disasters, including Italy Britain and Denmark soccer teams. Sixteen California Poly football players died when their chartered plane crashed near Toledo Ohio on Oct 29. The Boeing fell into a small pond and caught fire. fire engines arrived too late to stop the blaze.

Brussels Belgium Sabena Italy Britain Denmark California Poly

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