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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1954
Page
1
The atropine nerve gas antidote can now be artificially produced with petroleum chemistries, enough to treat 400 million people. Winthrop Stearns and Rensselaer announce production, stockpiling for military and civilian use, with 330 pounds already supplied to defense stocks.
Washington Senator Douglas argues new Commerce Department figures using a broader Census Bureau method show January unemployment at 3.087 million or five percent of the labor force, supporting his view that the U.S. is in recession. Critics note timing and question method accuracy.
Gus Glaser, 55, of rural Moorhead, waived a preliminary hearing on second degree manslaughter charges in the death of 77 year old Andrew Herman Anderson. Judge Roscoe Brown ordered him bound over to Clay County District Court after Anderson's battered body was found Feb. 5 near Moorhead city limits. Glaser's wife was released after the hearing. Autopsy showed a punctured lung among injuries. Glaser claimed an argument and fight occurred at his residence the night before.
Regular gasoline sold as low as 21.9 cents a gallon in Minneapolis as a price war that began last week in the Twin Cities continues to drive down fuel costs across the area.
Sen. Aiken accused Democratic senators of playing politics over Secretary Benson's April decision to cut government butter price supports. Benson raised the price support from about 66 to 58 cents a pound, drawing counterattacks from Humphrey and Kerr who warned of dairy industry collapse and political maneuvering.
Manila reports the U S Air Force has sealed tight security on a Clark Air Base airlift to Indochina. Brig Gen John W Sessums commander of the 13th Air Force says he cannot release any information on the movement of supplies for 250 U S technicians sent to Indochina.
American housewives in Rome report sharp coffee price increases. Medium grade coffee moves from 1.32 to 1.45 dollars per pound, while best quality climbs from 1.45 to 1.80 dollars in the last month.
Washington prison camp superintendent reports an inmate earned promotion to the honor grade not by good conduct but by being too lazy to try to escape. He is described as “just as sorry as he can be” and not worth guarding, making him unlikely to run.
Rep. W Sterling Cole chairman of the Atomic Energy Committee said the 1952 thermonuclear test at Eniwetok created a mile wide crater 175 feet deep and could devastate a three mile radius if detonated over a city He warned the hydrogen weapons program is moving and must be faced by the American people while promising more powerful devices exist
Winona Minn Pat Two Mey basketball coach and athletic director at St Marys College resigns. Twomey led teams to a 38 29 record over three years with a 20 20 conference mark, announced by President Brother J Ambrose.
Dun & Bradstreet index shows wholesale food prices rising this week to 7.11, up from 7.09 the prior week and 6.20 in the year-ago week. The index is 14.7 percent higher than a year earlier, signaling continued inflation pressure.
President Eisenhower proposed amendments to the Atomic Energy Act to permit exchange of restricted data on atomic weapons and peace time uses with allies. He urged safeguards to prevent military misuse while boosting allied defense planning and national industry.
At the secret Big Four meeting in Berlin Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov pushes for a five power talks including China. Bidault seeks new French instructions as Western powers press Molotov to back a Korean peace and open an Indochina conference with Peiping excluded as a sponsor.
President Eisenhower told a White House conference on highway safety that solving the traffic toll requires mobilizing public opinion. He framed 38,000 annual deaths as a national crisis and urged citizens to support safety enforcement, training, and education alongside a six point plan. Secretary Weeks urged communities to act with urgency to reduce agony on streets.
Senator Bricker of Ohio said he may support Senator George's substitute if Bricker’s version fails in the Senate. He argued any through Senate proposal could be strengthened by House members seeking re election and responsive to public sentiment.
Gov. Anderson Myron Clark and Dr. Ralph West urged Congressional action to supply at least one million dollars for continued cattle tuberculosis and brucellosis campaigns in Minnesota and other states. They warn the 1954 55 USDA budget lacks indemnity funds and endangers the dairy program.
SACRAMENTO Calif They couldn't even give the Camino Placerville Lake Tahoe Railroad away The eight mile logging line was offered free by its owners to the Southern Pacific Co but SP President D J Russell rejected it because new rails would have to be laid and curves would have to be straightened between Placerville and Camino
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