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Austin Daily Herald

Location

Austin, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1958

Page

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Minnesota First District Race Heads to Vote Tuesday

In Minnesota’s First District a tight race for the late Rep. Andresen’s seat pits 34 year old farmer Albert Quie the Republican nominee against 29 year old attorney Eugene Foley the DFL candidate. Turnout is expected higher than the primary with polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Austin where 4,500 to 5,000 voters are anticipated.

Minnesota First District August H. Andresen Farmer Albert Quie Eugene Foley DFL Eyes of the Nation Austin Benson Quie Rochester Owatonna Kroc-Tv Stafford King Sen Humphrey Freeman McCarthy Coya Knutson YDFL Mower County Maynard Weis Knutson Foley Will

U N Demands Return After Reds Seize Airliner

United Nations command plans to press North Korea for the return of a South Korean passenger airliner seized Sunday and flown to Pyongyang. The plane carried 28 passengers and a crew of four, including 2 Americans.

Seoul Pyongyang North Korea Syngman Rhee Korean National Airlines U.N Sunan Pusan Taegu Osan Willis P. Hobbs Vallejo Calif ENA Hong Kong Air Force Howard W. McClellan Buchanan, Mich KNA

Rebels Put Economic Squeeze on Sukarno

In Sumatra the rebel government pressed a financial blockade on central Java, barring gold balances through 40 US banks and 16 other nations. Sukarno’s army chief ordered arrests of top rebels, while oil firms and banks ponder compliance as outer islands protest Jakarta’s share and accuse guided democracy of fostering communism.

Jakarta Indonesia Sumatra Java Sukarno United States

Miller Files Candidacy for at Large Alderman Post

Earl L. Miller, Austin businessman representing King Merritt and Co. Mutual Funds, filed today as a candidate for alderman at large. Former Miller's C station owner, he is a 1929 Austin High School graduate and father of three with a home on West Maple. He joins Wayne Austin as a filed candidate. George Dugan has not yet decisioned reelection.

Earl L. Miller Austin King Merritt and Co. Mutual Funds Miller Miller's Austin Hig School W. Maple Wayne Austin George Dugan

Weather Readings From Herald Site on Fire Station Roof

Official U S readings at 8 30 today show low of 19 and high of 2 with a previous 24 hour range from 19 to 2 General weather is clear

U. S Herald

U S Population Tops 172 Million for 1957

Census Bureau reports the U S population at about 172 790 000 as of January 1 1958. The rise of roughly three million from the prior year marks more than 22 million since the 1950 census, with 1957 recording record births and deaths for a year in U S history.

Washington United States Census Bureau U.S

Snowbound Stork Rescued by Tank

In Washington New Jersey during a heavy snowstorm Mrs. Oscar Dancy went into labor at home atop Montana Mountain. Police called a snowplow that got stuck and then the National Guard deployed a 45 ton tank to clear the way. Mrs. Dancy was rushed to a hospital.

Washington, N. J Oscar Dancy Montana Mountain National Guard Dancy

Princess Margaret Bodyguard Strengthened After Threat Letters

The Daily Sketch reports Princess Margaret's security detail expanded following the receipt of threatening letters targeting the royal. The move aims to safeguard the princess amid ongoing concerns and public scrutiny.

London The Daily Sketch Princess Margaret

Snowstorm Cripples Wide Area and Toll Rises to 142

The state endures the coldest wave of the season as Minnesota towns report brutal lows. Bemidji records 33 below, International Falls hits 27 below, with Duluth and Rochester also deeply frozen. Temperatures are expected to stay near zero to ten above with prolonged extreme cold through the week.

Associated Press Minnesota Weather Bureau Bemidji International Falls St. Cloud Alexandria Redwood Falls Rochester Duluth Twin Cities

Family Flees Blast and Fire in Albert Lea Home

Five members of the McCluskey family fled in bare feet and night clothes during a Sunday explosion in the Albert Lea residence. The blast tore through the basement, trapped them inside, and the front door was damaged while they escaped to a neighbor. The fire, fed by a broken gas line, destroyed the house and contents. firefighters saved a neighbor’s garage.

Albert Lea Minn J. Wayne McCluskey McCluskey

Voting Machines Provide Privacy for Tuesday Ballot Casting

Voting machines will be used as paper ballot booths for Tuesday's special congressional election with totals from last week's primaries kept intact for 30 days. Machines will be curtained for privacy but locked during voting. no registration or address changes accepted Election Day.

John Weiland

Eisenhower urges normal channels for East West summit talks

President Eisenhower releases a six page reply to Bulganin arguing for through channels planning and warning against a veto on key peace proposals. He notes eight Bulganin objections and ten topics to discuss while urging good faith discussions of both sides proposals. He questions the value of another summit if mutual discussion is blocked by veto demands.

Washington Eisenhower Bulganin Dulles United States White House Moscow Eisen Hower

Five Die In Minnesota Vehicle Crashes Raise Toll To Sixty Eight

Five men died in weekend Minnesota crashes tolling the year to 68. Causes included a 100 foot embankment plunge near Sleepy Eye and a bulk gasoline truck derailment near Winona. Victims named include Paul Krenz Northfield Elmer Scharpin Goodhue Lyle Orrock Clarkfield Keith Stroup Clarkfield Pearl Orr St Paul Donald Loffelmacher Fairfax Norman Born St Paul Robert Adank Winona.

Minnesota St. Paul Paul Krenz Northfield Red Wing Highway 19 Cannon Falls Elmer Scharpin Goodhue Minn Stroup Clarkfield Pearl Orr Donald E. Loffelmacher Fairfax Sleepy Eye Loffelmacher Norman C. Born Robert Adank Winona

Boy Runs Barefoot to Seek Help as Fire Cleared Home

In Hibbing Minnesota a five year old boy ran a quarter mile barefoot in 20 below weather to seek help when a fire broke out at his family home. Vernon Herberg suffered no ill effects though neighbors called the fire department but firefighters arrived too late. Mr and Mrs Herberg and three other children escaped but lost most clothing and possessions.

Hibbing Minn Here Vernon Herberg Fire Department Herbert Herberg

France and Tunisia Accept Mediation Offer

Paris and Tunis accepted the United States and Britain mediation to settle the French Tunisian crisis. The French Foreign Ministry and Tunisian government spokesman announced the acceptances this morning and Sunday respectively.

Paris France Tunisia United States Britain

Nelson Files for Alderman in First Ward Race

Nelson Rudy Nelson 34 active in civic groups filed today for First Ward alderman. Employed in Geo A Hormel employment dept he lives at 910 N Sixth and is a World War II veteran and former Scarville Iowa council member. He moved to Austin in 1951 and leads the Y's Men and Red Cross committee while serving on YMCA board and other groups. He and his wife have two children and he competes with Walter Klement for the post vacated by Wayne Austin.

Rudy Nelson First Ward Nelson Geo A. Hormel & Co N. Sixth Austin State University of Iowa Scarville Iowa Nelson Austin Y’s Men Austin Public Schools Jaycees Mower County Deborah Cynthia Walter Klement Freeborn Wayne Austin

Winter storm toll soars as northeast endures bitter cold

A vast winter storm swept the eastern United States leaving at least 142 deaths from Mississippi to Maine. New England and upper New York faced heavy snows and states of emergency. Cities logged record cold with Atlantic Iowa hitting 34 below zero while New York City endured 6 above.

Mississippi Maine New York City St. Louis Upstate New York Atlantic Iowa Alabama Connecticut Colorado District of Columbia Illinois Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Missouri New Hampshire New Jersey North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Kentucky Wisconsin New England Buffalo General Electric Schenectady N.Y York City Syracuse N.H Lebanon Boston

Newspaper Carrier Rate Change in Austin Daily Herald

Effective today the subscription rate by carrier in Austin and on motor routes rises to 40c per week. The increase reflects continual publishing costs and the carrier salesman receives a fair share of the change.

Austin Daily Herald Austin

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