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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1951
Page
5
Washington reports the Supreme Court upheld 11 Communist leaders in a conspiracy case under the Smith Act, allowing the government to target top party officials but unlikely to prosecute tens of thousands of rank and file members. The government may pursue active leaders while aiming to avoid a broad crackdown.
Burglars battered through a concrete block wall at Comiskey Park and took a safe containing more than $70,000 in receipts from Saturday and Sunday's ball games. Donald MacKay of Illinois Sportservice Inc. said the safe was in an office under the grandstand and weighed a ton.
West Germany prepares a large revival of sport gliding with 50 000 veteran pilots and 17 000 Aero Klub members amid Allied policy shifts. East Germany already revived gliding, while Germans keep building model aircraft and jet propelled gliders.
Allied forces face intensifying Red artillery and mortar barrages on the eastern front near the Hwachon reservoir as the Reds press in with 105 mm shells. Prisoners report plans for a June 25 Chinese attack, while Allies push through minefields and woods, with large ammunition dumps seized and a pattern of heavy resistance on the ground.
In Minneapolis a charitable gift from Mr and Mrs Royal D Alworth provides two large homes and the adjacent block to the University of Minnesota. The University President notes the property could be used for faculty apartments or student dormitories at the Duluth branch.
MINNEAPOLIS election of four school board members and a council size cut top voters concerns. Thirty one offices are on the ballot with eight school board candidates drawing the most attention. Labor backers say their slate ensures city wide representation. opponents fear ward concentration.
Wisconsin inventor introduces the Vacumatic Carburetor, a device claiming to cut gas costs by automatic vacuuming on the supercharge principle. Easy to install on cars, trucks, and tractors, with free details available from Vacumatic Carburetor Co of Wisconsin.
Charles Lucky Luciano refuses to be photographed as Italian police announce he faces up to 300000 dollars in fines for illegal currency deals. Authorities say Luciano illegally imported a $57000 US car and the American auto.
Funeral services were held Saturday for William Leary of Stephen Minnesota, high school coach, who died from injuries suffered in an automobile accident last Saturday.
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