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Austin Daily Herald

Location

Austin, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1962

Page

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Two Officers Suspended for Beating Korean in Korea

CAMP HOWZE Korea AP Two U S Army officers Swanson and Wilde were reprimanded fined 600 and suspended from command for six months in a case of unlawful detention assault battery and false testimony They faced a court martial after allegedly raping and beating Lee Il yong 30 in their area May 29 The incident sparked protests at Seoul and Taegu universities over a status of forces agreement with South Korea

U.S. Army Swanson Wilde Lee Il-yong Lee Seoul Taegu South Korea United States

VFW Commander Addresses Meet at Texas Convention

Delegates to the state VFW convention gather in Austin for a three day encampment with resolutions talks a banquet and a military ball. Gov Elmer L Andersen speech canceled as he is in Seattle for Minnesota Day at the Worlds Fair.

VFW Austin Elmer L. Andersen Seattle Washington Minnesota Sota Department Robert FE. Hanson South St. Paul Kinney John Foster Star Spangled Post Minneapolis Post

Moppy Anderson Retires From Public Office

Preston Minnesota AP reports state Rep. Moppy Anderson retires after 12 years as representative for Fillmore and Houston counties and 28 years as Fillmore County treasurer. His seat was eliminated by reapportionment. he will not run against Clinton Hall or Lew Larson, citing arthritis.

Preston, Minn Moppy Anderson Fillmore Houston Fillmore County Clinton Hall Lew Larson

Alcatraz Escapees Had Aid

San Francisco investigators believe three convicts John Anglin Clarence Anglin and Frank Morris may have received outside help to escape Alcatraz Island and reach the mainland. FBI and police widen searches focusing on recent visitors as 200 guards scour Angel Island for possible landing sites. A fourth inmate Allen West remained on escape plot but did not flee.

San Francisco Alcatraz Island San Francisco Bay San Francisco Examiner FBI John Anglin Clarence Frank Morris Angel Island Allen Clayton Atlanta Morris Olin Blackwell Fred Wilkinson Federal Director of Prisons Anglin Brothers

Estes testimony opens new avenues in Marshall death probe

Billie Sol Estes testified for nearly two hours before the Robertson County grand jury investigating the fatal shooting of Henry H. Marshall, state chief of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. Atty. Gen. Wilson said more witnesses will be subpoenaed Monday as prosecutors press Estes on about 100 questions.

Franklin Tex Billie Sol Estes Agriculture Department Bryan Russ Russ Robertson County Grand Jury Henry H. Marshall Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee Estes Texas Will Wilson Wilson

Filing Sparks Races for Mower County State Seat

Austin officials Emil Schaffer and Mrs. Kenneth K. McMillan seek the 5th District urban seat while rural Mower County ballots split into a three way race with Richard R. Cotter joining Harvey B. Sabre and Ed Millenacker for the rural post. Cotter, a Notre Dame law graduate and former Air Force lieutenant, brings law firm tie and local roots.

Austin Emil Schaffer Kenneth K. McMillan Mower County Richard R. Cotter Schaffer Cotter Harvey B. Sabre Adams Farmer Ed Millenacker Adams Leighton, Meany & Cotter University of Notre Dame

Senate probes hear police and syndicate in girl entertainers case

Senate investigations subcommittee to hear Chicago police from Calumet City and alleged underworld figures as it examines claims that girl entertainers forced to mingle with patrons and hustle drinks at syndicate clubs. Joan Gainsley to be questioned as part of review of the American Guild of Variety Artists and its ties to city crime.

Washington Senate Underworld Joan Gainsley American Guild of Variety Artists Afl-Cio Union of Entertainers John L. McClellan D-Ark Chicago Calumet City Jimmy the Monk) Allegretti Joey Aiuppa William Scott U.S Northern Illinois Scott Tony Accardo Leslie Killer Kane

Nuclear Device Detonated at Nevada Test Site

The United States announces the detonation of another nuclear device at the Atomic Energy Commission underground test site in Nevada.

Washington W United States The Atomic Energy Commission Nevada

Too Much in Fargo Is Costly Too Much in Fargo Is Costly

Governor Elmer L. Andersen met with state Agriculture officials after returning from Seattle to discuss aid for northwestern Minnesota farmers hit by excess moisture. The Associated Press reports drought relief efforts shift as floods along the Red River bury valley land and ruin seeded crops.

ST. Paul Elmer L. Andersen Seattle State Department of Agriculture Minnesota Associated Press Midwest Minnesota-North Dakota North South Dakota Rapid City Marlin Johnson Crookston N.C Minot North Dakota

Goldberg Fails to Resolve Airline Labor Dispute

Washington AP reports a 21 hour deadlocked wage and job dispute between Pan American World Airways Trans World Airlines and Eastern Airlines and their flight engineers. Secretary Goldberg said the union may strike and Kennedy had proposed voluntary arbitration.

Washington Arthur J. Goldberg Engineers’ Union Pan American World Airways Trans World Airlines Eastern Airlines Goldberg Kennedy Flight Engineers

Fragmented Local Notice About Aged Event

The readable fragments reference a dated event and a person aged around 54. Details are incomplete and names places or organizations are missing.

Morey Decision Due in August, Board Told

The Austin school board was told a ruling on Edith Morey’s contract termination will not come before August and may be later. Special attorney William Nierengarten said the cost of transcript copies from March hearing will be decided then, and the judge will base review on the transcript. If evidence supports affirming the board, the judge would favor the board. Morey faces a tough hurdle. If unresolved by fall, Morey cannot teach. if the judge rules for her, the district would owe back pay from the start of the year. Also approved were about 20 new Citizens Advisory Committee members, plus bids on Webster school tuck pointing and a new audit firm. Rural District 549 dissolving and attaching to Austin was noted.

Austin School Board Edith Morey William Nierengarten Miss Morey Nierengarten Citizens’ Advisory Committee Board of Education

Rolvaag to Tour Flooded Red River Valley

Lt. Gov. Karl Rolvaag and officials will fly to northwestern Minnesota to view flood damage in the Red River Valley around Moorhead as residents evacuate for a third time this spring. The region faced heavy rains and persistent flooding while elsewhere in the Dakotas fields faced delayed planting and abundant moisture.

ST. Paul Karl Rolvaag Minnesota Red River Valley

Armour Cudahy Among Firms Indicted in Price Fix Probe

Ten companies and fourteen individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles on charges of price fixing in shortening and salad oil markets. Armour & Co, Cudahy Packing Co, Swift & Co, Corn Products Co, and others were named in shortening indictments, while Corn Products Co, Swift, and Vegetable Oil Products faced salad oil counts. Disney said firms stabilized prices from 1957 to 1960, suppressing competition across California and western states with a combined annual fat product value above $40 million.

Los Angeles Stanley E. Disney Justice Department Armour & Co Chicago Corn Products Co Omaha Neb Cudahy Packing Co Glidden Co Cleveland Ohio Lever Bros. Co New York City Procter & Gamble Distributing Co Cincinnati Swift & Co Vegetable Oil Products, Inc Wilmington, Calif Wilson & Co., Inc and Wesson Swift Vegetable Disney

Debates Over Debt Increase Loom in House Amid Threats

Washington AP reports House members weigh raising the national debt limit by 8 billion or 6 billion or not at all as cries of blackmail and threats of a special session echo through the chamber. The date Friday ties to Grove Street briefs.

Washington House

Two-way traffic to resume on Fourth Ave NW after council action

City crews will remove one way signs this afternoon or Friday morning restoring two way traffic on Fourth Ave NW from 4th to 11th streets. The change follows a city council action earlier this month ending the one way provision and affects westbound travel.

4Th Ave Grove Roger Nelson Fourth Ave 4Th St 11Th St Ih St

Wisconsin Gov to Call Special Session on Redistricting

Gov. Gaylord Nelson announced a special session of the Wisconsin legislature after a Milwaukee panel of three federal judges urged action on redrawing political districts. The judges asked the governor to issue the call within 10 days.

Madison Wis Gaylord Nelson Wisconsin Milwaukee

Also Mentioned on This Page

Charles Kinney Waseca Post Camp Howze Korea David W. Swanson Galesburg Ill Thomas M. Wilde Wordsworth, TH Austin Post James Ballantine Owatonna Vets Hospital Minne Resolutions Committee Benjamin Davis University of Minnesota Moppy Termers Alcatraz Estes Balks By Jerry Pillard Grand Jury Torney Mrs. McMillan McMillan American Legion Auxiliary Quiz G. Milton Kelly al Reinartz Don Sandeen Register of Deeds Purl Enger William Sucha Graham Uzlik Fargo Austin Area Herald Red River Morey Supt L. S. Harbo Freeborn County Ali Ziemer James G. Huntting, Jr Ted Sandell Rolvaag Moorhead Minn Cyril Anderson Devils Lake N.D Armour, Cudahy California Oregon Hawaii Idaho Montana Utah Arizona New Mexico Grove St Algeria Algiers Soviet Geneva Soviet Union
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