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Austin Daily Herald

Location

Austin, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1952

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Fluoridation halted by mixing difficulties at city plant

Water and Light Board secretary William Dunlap said fluoridation is temporarily stopped due to minor mixing pot issues in the municipal plant and Todd Park unit. Two mix pots per unit. second pot saw fluoride settling. Minnesota Board of Health rep investigated. resumption depends on condition rectification to boards.

William Dunlap Water and Light Board Todd Park Dunlap Minnesota Board of Health State Health Board Austin Water and Light Board

Thye Seeks Re-election to Second Senate Term

Senator Ed ward J. Thye of Northfield filed today for a second six year term on the Republican ticket. He pledged a moderate and balanced approach, saying he based decisions on what seemed right and in the public interest, not expediency or partisanship, and aimed to serve all the people rather than any faction or special interest.

ST. Paul U. S Edward J. Thye Northfield Sen. Thye Senate

GOP delegates weigh second choice at strategy meeting

Minnesota's 28 Republican delegates met Saturday to map a strategy. Twenty four are pledged to Harold Stassen on the first ballot and four are bound to Dwight Eisenhower, with decisions on second choices postponed pending developments.

Minneapolis Minnesota Harold Stassen Gan Dwight Eisenhower

Swift Faces OPS Charge In Meat Regulation Case

U S District Attorney Leo P Flynn filed a criminal information in Sioux Falls charging Swift & Co with violations of the Defense Production Act and ceiling price regulations. More than 400 counts allege false invoicing and sales to meet OPS rules during a 1951 meat shortage, involving Swift Watertown SD plant and a salesman. Credit penalties include up to 10000 dollar fines and a year in prison per count. Swift says it has followed all regulations and instructed employees to comply.

Sioux Falls S. D U. S Leo P. Flynn Swift & Co D. C. Walsh District Office of Price Stabilization Flynn Massachusetts Connecticut New Hampshire Big Meat Packing Company U. S. Department of Justice Office of Price Administration Swift Watertown Tom Schoop Frank J. Brady South Dakota W. E. Erickson Red Owl Estelline Boston William A. Costello OPS Chicago Swift & Company

Nepal Delegation to Spread Good Will

Nepalese officials announced a goodwill mission to Nepal organized by the All-Burma Nepali Association. The delegation will carry greetings from the 600,000 Nepalis in Burma to Nepali leaders.

Nepal Khatmandu Burma Nepali Congress All-Burma Nepali Association

Kefauver and Taft Spar on TV Forum for Presidency

Washington reports a lively televised exchange between Senators Kefauver of Tennessee and Taft of Ohio on American Forum of the Air. They clashed over isolationism and government honesty while promoting their convention bids. Taft claimed near nomination. Kefauver criticized Eisenhower and budget plans.

Big 3 to Discuss Key Issues

Washington officials open talks with British and French counterparts to tackle Korea Indochina and Germany. Moscow shifts diplomat Andrei Gromyko to London elevating Western concern as Western powers seek a path to German unification and possible USSR talks.

John M. Hightower Washington United States Korea Indochina Germany Moscow Andrei Gromyko London Russia Acheson Gromyko

Doctor Reitmann resigns as Sandstone Hospital boss

Dr John Reitmann resigns as superintendent of the Sandstone State Hospital to pursue psychiatric training at the Rochester State Hospital. He leaves with plans to advance his specialization and continue service in mental health care.

ST. Paul John Reitmann Sandstone State Hospital Rochester State Hospital

Soviet Jets Shoot Down Swedish Search Plane

Soviet MiG-15 jets shot down an unarmed Swedish Catalina searching off the Estonian coast. Seven crew members rescued by a German merchant ship. twoSwedish crew wounded. Sweden protests, demands investigation and halting further espionage.

Lars Eklund Stockholm Sweden Estonia Erlander Soviet Union

Heat Wave Grips U.S. toll hits 89

Heat and humidity blanket the nation as AP records show a four day toll of 89 with seven direct heat deaths and 82 drownings. Readings peak at 108 in places and St Louis reports 101 with a record date. Cooler fronts bring some relief but no broad drop in temperatures yet.

Associated Press U.S Texas Bélamson St. Louis

Showers Halt Rise of Mercury Here

Rain this morning added to the weekend total in Austin as the Herald thermometer hit 88 degrees before a cooling shower around 10 a.m. Spring Valley saw 98 inches and Pipestone 4.03 inches over the last three nights.

Austin Herald Spring Valley Pipestone

Record heat highs sweep multiple western states yesterday

Temperatures across the Rocky Mountain and Pacific coast regions topped 90 degrees. Peak readings yesterday reached 108 at Imperial Nebraska, 107 at Goodland and Hill City Kansas, 106 at Yuma Arizona, 105 at North Platte Nebraska, 103 at Akron Colorado, and Amarillo Texas.

Rockies Pacific Coast Imperial, Neb Goodland and Hill City Kans Yuma Ariz North Platte, Neb Akron Colo Amarillo Tex

Nanaimo Hometown Engine Placed in Piper's Park

A historic coal hauling locomotive once used for 70 years was donated to Nanaimo and installed in Piper's Park. The engine ran on coal mined in a pit that closed in 1899, supplying power for its final journey.

Nanaimo Canada Piper’s Park

Eisenhower Edges Toward Battle for GOP Nomination

Eisenhower moves deeper into the political fray as a potential rival to Taft for the Republican presidential nomination. Two weeks of civilian campaigning push the five star general toward direct attacks on Taft, with hints he may abandon his no personalities rule and join the delegate dispute in Texas and beyond. His aides say he will likely respond more against Taft, while his campaign remains technically amateur next to Taft’s organized operation. The general learns political details slowly and must adjust to public speeches and party machinery, yet his team believes he has done enough since returning from Europe to press toward the delegate goal.

Washington Taft Ohio Kefauver Tennessee Sen. Kefauver Dwight D. Eisenhower Detroit Hunt Douglas MacArthur Nancy Jack Bell Robert A. Tafte Europe Eisenhower Chicago Texas Defense Javett John J. McCloy Germany

Housewife Makes Home for Raccoons

OMAHA says Mrs. Alvin Konvalin is caring for seven baby raccoons she calls her housemates and acts as their housemother as they play nearby in her yard.

Omaha Alvin G. Konvalin

Malik calls parley of UN Security Council to air germ charges

United Nations United States and other UN members rejected Soviet claims that germ warfare is being carried out in Korea. Jacob A Malik chairman of the eleven nation council set a meeting for Wednesday at 1 p m to hear the Soviet charge after efforts in the disarmament commission failed. The council’s previous August 1950 sessions over Korea ended without action.

Malik Parley UN Security Group United Nations N. Y Russia Jacob A. Malik United Nations Security Council C&t U. N Koreas Soviet Union Security Council U. N. Disarmament Commission United States Council Argue

Air Hunt Shifts Search for Missing Couple in Wisconsin

Searchers scoured Crawford county Wisconsin for missing Danville North Dakota couple after they left Albert Lea Minnesota in a light plane. Leads traced from Prairie du Chien suggest the Humble pair were en route to North Dakota for a funeral and could be returning via Seneca. Storms hampered Sunday operations but pilots from Austin and St Paul CAP teams pressed scouting missions over Seneca and the Mississippi valley.

Crawford County Wisconsin Danville Albert Lea Minnesota Nagel Humble Seneca Wis Prairie du Chien North Dakota Humble Small Austin Dubuque Glen Nelson Bruce Ollman Earl Severson Ray Hansen

Warden Goes on Trial Today in Denver Case

Warden Roy Best formerly of the Colorado penitentiary faces trial in U S District Court on seven counts for disciplinary measures after a riot on July 16 1951. Co defendants include Oran Doolen and guards Lovell Gentry James Kinney Clinton Leonard Ira Binger James Reilly William Davis Jr and Terry Trout. Six convicts transported from Canon City will testify as key witnesses.

Frank Pitman Denver Roy Best Colorado U. S. District Court Best Oran Doolen Lovell W. Gentry James W. Kinney Clinton B. Leonard Ira L. Binger James T. Reilly William J. Davis Jr Terry W. Trout

Bulletins Aid Chinese Community in San Diego

San Diego notices report that Chinese language bulletins from the American Cancer Society are doing an extra job within the Chinese population of the city. Local leaders say the outreach helps awareness and education on cancer prevention.

San Diego Calif The American Cancer Society

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