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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1956
Page
3
The soil bank program will pay farmers only for reductions they themselves cause by planting fewer acres or plowing under immature crops. Payments depend on actual appraised yields, not potential drought or flood losses, with rates set per crop and a 1956 implementation reflecting new rulings.
Ad copy promotes FASTEETH alkaline denture powder to keep false teeth stable while eating talking and laughing. Claims reduce slipping wobbling and denture odor with a simple dusting on plates from drug counters.
Two men, sailor John DeShazo and civilian William F. Burns, were detained by naval authorities in San Pedro California after reportedly taking a Navy tugboat for a joy ride. The tug, piloted from Terminal Island, was later recaptured by its crew off Huntington Beach 10 miles south of San Pedro.
A 16 year old Detroit high school student and two accomplices stole a diesel engine and nine box cars from a West Side yard. They operated for over two hours through a switch yard before returning the locomotive. Police said the youth admitted planning and operating the theft and will be turned over to Juvenile authorities.
British-born skater Belita Jepson-Turner has filed a cross complaint for divorce against Hollywood actor Joel Riordan. The move comes amid ongoing marital disputes in Los Angeles as both sides contend with separation matters.
Knoxville police arrested three suspects, including two women, accused of stealing potted plants from two cemeteries in Knoxville Tennessee. The case details show arrests followed by charges of theft and trespass.
Washington reports a renewed debate on Stalin’s death whether natural brain hemorrhage or murder. Khrushchev’s 25 000 word speech, released in part, accuses Stalin of ruthlessness and purge planning while officials note the speech questions official accounts and warns of Soviet system instability.
In a June 5 1956 Austin Minnesota Herald opinion piece the author argues bungled wartime conduct led to massive casualties through poor strategy and lack of preparation for fighting Germany.
In Florida on May 29 Adlai Stevenson edged Estes Kefauver by 13,736 votes. Secretary of State tallies show Stevenson 230,285 to Kefauver 216,549 with Stevenson claiming 22 delegates to Kefauver's six at the Democratic National Convention.
Quebec City in Canada, famed for its strategic position, is sometimes called the Gibraltar of America due to its vantage and defenses. Local historians cite its cliffside fortifications and historic role in regional defense as the basis for the moniker.
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