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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1952
Page
1
SAM DAWSON reports industry maintains a two way trend as fall approaches. Production remains slow with post strike rebound hoped after July vacations, while retail sales improve and prices ease. Tax hikes bite profits though dividends stay ahead of last year.
Washington reports the 650000 CIO steelworkers strike may extend a week even if President Truman requests a court order to end it under the Taft Hartley Law. Congress questions the president's stance as the union seeks to use the act to force bargaining and curb steel hoarding with enforcement steps announced by the National Production Authority.
New York Democratic State Chairman Paul Fitzpatrick says the state's 94 vote delegation to the national convention is 100 percent behind W. Averell Harriman and will continue to be. He denied Kefauver supporters’ charges that Harriman’s bid is only a holding action while leaders pick another candidate.
The 1952 steel strike, into its 25th day, has cost about 253 million in wages to 650,000 idle steelworkers and 216,320 allied-industry workers laid off or kept from reporting. Michigan auto layoffs loom. GM extends Fisher Body cuts to Saginaw. Canton, Duquesne see hardship. City of Canton declares state of emergency. officials urge mills to resume operations.
A riot broke out at the Kentucky state Prison in Eddyville today. Eight inmates were wounded by gunfire as prisoners looted the commissary of food amid the unrest.
A civil suit over an assault at Mike's Bar ended with an out of court settlement between Mike's Bar and Donald Wilson. The confidential settlement covered Wilson's damages while Schumacher and other party claims were dropped. Judge Nelson dismissed the jury and possible further testimony was deferred. Wilson, 30, suffered facial injuries and partial vision loss from the Dec 29 incident. Attorneys Bandler and Plunkett appeared for Wilson and Schumacher.
Eddyville Ky two guards were reported held as hostages after a riot at the state penitentiary housing about a thousand inmates. The uprising began at 10 PM and was quelled four hours later with another riot breaking out around 11 AM. State police were summoned to Western Kentucky to manage the crisis.
Oscar Collazo a Puerto Rican who attempted to assassinate President Truman was scheduled for execution August 1 in the electric chair after failing in his appeals. He was brought before U S District Court and informed of the date, with only the President able to intervene to save him.
Jackson Mississippi Democrats opened their state convention with 22 national convention delegates to be chosen and a stance on states rights. Gov Hugh White scheduled to give keynote after 11 am. The party recognizes J P Coleman as national committeeman amid a historic challenge from a loyalist faction.
Senator Taft said Gov. Dewey’s political organization now runs Eisenhower’s presidential bid. He warned that if Eisenhower is nominated, he may lose in November with the backers’ campaign style. Taft questioned Gallup’s role as propagandist and dismissed Lodge’s taunt as political talk.
Jose Romero, 23, reportedly signed a statement confessing to strangling Mrs Irene Thompson in a hotel room. Her partially nude body was found at the Jefferson Hotel after a dispute at a dance studio where she taught. Romero surrendered on a murder warrant.
Hollywood news reports actor Robert Lowery and actress Jean Parker have announced their marriage and that they are expecting a baby.
The House approved ending federal rent controls on Sept 30 except in critical defense areas or where local governments request. Rent would continue in those areas until March 31, 1953. The vote followed debates on wage and price controls and broader stabilization measures amid coalition opposition and conference prospects.
The region endured its hottest day in decades with 90s and 100s across the East South and Midwest. Baltimore reported 99 with one heat death, New York 96.5, Virginia cities 102 Newport News 102 and Richmond 100, Presidio Texas 106, St. Louis no relief, and several cities recorded new June 25 records.
In Omaha and southern Minnesota exploratory drilling will begin soon by Northern Natural Gas to determine underground storage for natural gas. The plan envisions depositing gas in warm months to meet peak winter demand, using a dome where porous rock lies beneath thick cap rock to prevent leakage, near major load centers and near the northern end of pipelines.
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