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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1958
Page
7
A runaway electric train crashed into a crowded station at Maltrata Point near Orizaba killing ten and injuring about twenty. Authorities say a power short and brake failure caused the train to surge out of control after power returned. Searchers comb the wreckage as about twenty-five people were unaccounted for.
In Ashland Ohio historians recount Johnny Appleseed’s tree knowledge aiding frontier defense. During the War of 1812 he is said to have made a 54 mile round trip from Mansfield to Mount Vernon in one day to warn settlers of massacres and rally defenders at Mansfield block house.
St Ansgar Iowa reports Eugene Mouw a transfer from the Minnesota Selective Service system was inducted into the Army last week by the Mitchell County Selective Service Board.
New York report surveys evolving postwar terms for economic slowdown. It notes bottoming out and saucer recession as popular labels, with economists debating shades of meaning while real effects include slower hiring, lower prices, and cautious consumer sentiment.
Hungarian refugees outside the Soviet delegation to the United Nations in New York tried to break police lines and trample officers. They damaged Park Avenue windows, injured several officers, and arrested nine pickets amid a weekend of anti Nagy protests. In Ottawa, 320 refugees splattered the Soviet Embassy with red ink during a protest.
In Los Angeles a supposed bomb plot near a waterfront dive prompted a three hour search of Lt Gen Rafael Trujillo Jr s yacht Angelita by police and Coast Guard. No explosive was found as guests including Zsa Zsa Gabor and ex husband George Sanders continued mingling aboard during the disturbance. The longshoreman who heard the claim reported two men in a bar made the threat to frighten them.
In Louisville Kentucky Juvenile Court Judge Louis H Jull faced a suggestion that letting children shoot firecrackers would curb hub cap stealing He paused then spoke briefly No The courtroom erupted in applause after the single word reply highlighting his firm stance on juvenile crime.
Atomic Harbor excavation could occur in 1960 if safe and practicable as Strauss reveals. Alaska’s northwest coast lacks harbors hindering mineral development. survey parties will assess a site between Capes Seppings and Thompson north of the Arctic Circle. A separate note covers stamps: a 7 cent air mail stamp with jet airliner imagery debuts Aug 1, first day sale in Philadelphia July 31, and Turkey and Philippines issued stamps for tourism and university jubilee respectively.
Mitchell South Dakota AP reported Leonard Storm, 34, an ex convict, mortally wounded at Jay’s Service Station identified his killer before dying. Storm then shot himself as officers closed in after a statewide chase ending near Madison. Kerr, 49, the slain attendant, was shot twice in the back and died en route to hospital. A later search found $264.69 in money bags. Sheriff reports Storm had prior weapons conviction.
Ingrid Bergman speaks from Penrhyndeudraeth Wales about the actor’s life while sewing her son’s pants. She notes fans, crews, and gear converge for closeup work and reflects on play and childhood in her role as Gladys Aylward in a war drama.
Dr. Herbert Moscon of Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals says state prison inmates have agreed to help in a medical study on acne, a common skin disorder among teenagers.
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