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Austin Daily Herald

Location

Austin, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1966

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Argentina Moves to Forge Labor Pact Under Ongania

Argentina's new military government led by Juan Carlos Ongania began seeking a working arrangement with unions, signaling possible eight to ten years of rule. Ongania urged unions to abandon politics while promising to improve workers' conditions, amid fears of Peronist-led strikes and a new two-year truce possibly emerging.

Dean Johnsos Buenos Aires Argentina Juan Carlos Ongania Arturo Illia Juan D. Peron Ongania Maia

Congress Faces Major Issues After July Vacation

Congress returns from a long break to confront foreign aid renewal civil rights and poverty programs. Key items include an $8.2 billion foreign aid extension and a $1.75 billion antipoverty push, with housing provisions and wage, unemployment, and transportation bills also advancing.

Washington Congress House Senate Food For Freedom Department of Transportation

Seventh graders welcome Vietnam veteran at Edison School

Marine Sgt. Anthony Gabler from Mankato Minnesota returned to Phoenix to meet the pupils who had adopted him. The class previously sent 345 pounds of school supplies to Hai Ninh and packed more boxes, fueled by gifts from local merchants as part of a Marine civil action program.

Phoenix Ariz Viet Nam Rheata Johnson Anthony Gabler Mankato Minn Edison Mas Gabler Marine Hai Ninh Chu Lai

Lunar Explorer satellite motion plan postponed by weather

The Lunar Explorer concept shows a 206 pound satellite to launch from Cape Kennedy delayed due to bad weather. It would travel 246000 miles to near the moon in 24 hours then use a rocket motor to enter an 800 to 4000 mile lunar orbit. Western Electric Co. designed the guidance for the Delta rocket.

Cape Kennedy Moon Lunar Western Electric Co Delta Rocket

Experts Estimate British Seamen Strike Cost $280 Million

London AP reports British merchant seamen's 45 day strike may cost up to 280 million dollars to the country with losses across wages, exports, and Bank of England interventions. Officials warn higher prices and delayed ship operations as ports unclog. Seamen Union cites 750000 dollars in strike benefits.

Congress Viet Nam London Britain Seamen's Union

Defense study urges shift to younger draft brackets

A Defense Department report concludes the draft should target the youngest-eligible group, focusing on 19 and 20 year olds. It argues volunteers alone cannot meet needs and outlines deferment rules, training, and a phased path to concentrate services among the 19–20 bracket while preserving broader access.

Washington Defense Department House Armed Services Committee Asst Defense Thomas D. Morris United States Korea Morris Pentagon Johnson Congress

Weather: hot humid through Friday with fair skies

The forecast calls for hot humid conditions through Friday with fair weather. Lows tonight expected around 66 to 75 degrees and Friday highs largely in the 90s with a precipitation chance under five percent.

Deaf Mute Charged in Slayings of Parents in Rochester

Milo Bacon, 30, described as a deaf mute, faces murder charges for the deaths of his mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Godfred Christensen, whose bodies were found in their Rochester home. Arraignment was set for Municipal Court before Judge William F. LaPlante.

Rochester, Minn Milo Bacon Godfred Christensen Olmsted D.P. Mattson Mattson Bacon William F. LaPlante Christensen Geneva Pochester Christensens Faribault State School Faribault Institution First Methodist Church

Iraqi government ousted after revolution signals on radio

Washington AP reports Baghdad Radio quoted by name Arif Abdel Razzaq saying the army will assume power and the revolution seeks to establish security internally. Razzaq had served as Iraq's prime minister for 11 days in September 1965.

Washington Baghdad Radio Iraq Arif Abdel Razzaq

Insurance Rate Hike Expands Austin Area

Minnesota's State Insurance Department approved a new rating territory spanning Austin, Albert Lea, Mankato, Rochester, St. Cloud and Winona with about a 20 percent rate increase. Auto insurers in the National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters will see bodily injury liability up 14.7 percent and property damage liability up 16.3 percent effective now, with at least 12 percent of motorists facing higher premiums.

State Insurance Dept Austin Albert Lea Mankato Rochester St. Cloud Winona Minnesota National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters

Thompson Lawsuit Denied Venue Change

A Ramsey County District judge denied a change of venue in the T Eugene Thompson lawsuit. The four suits involve more than 1 million dollars in claims on a policy taken out by Thompson’s late wife. Judge Ronald E Hatchey ruled the cases will be heard in Ramsey County.

ST. Paul Ramsey County T. Eugene Thompson Mrs. Thompson Thompson Ronald E. Hatchey

McCarthy and FU Leader Welcome Rise in Milk Price Supports

Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy and Minnesota Farmers Union President Edwin Christianson praised the Agriculture Department action raising manufacturing milk producer prices from 3.50 to 4.00 per hundred pounds to halt production declines. The move, effective in 73 federal markets for eight months, is aimed at easing a tight dairy supply and influencing cheese and butter costs.

Eugene J. McCarthy Dminn Minnesota Farmers Union Edwin Christianson Department of Agriculture Minnesota McCarthy Christianson Orville L. Freeman Department

Hormel Board Meets as Local 9 Seeks Counter Proposals

Local 9 president Frank Schultz announced that counter proposals will be presented to George A. Hormel & Co as talks continue after an Austin High School rally. Union officials and Hormel directors set a joint meeting to ease production and wage issues amid potential plant closures and the loss of 800 jobs.

Local 9 Frank Schultz Austin High School Geo. A. Hormel & Co Schultz Austin Hormel

Cordele Faces Second 1966 Race Incident and Curfew

In Cordele Georgia the town of about 11 500 faced a second race incident this year. A city curfew from 8 30 p m to 6 a m was imposed after a gun battle between whites and Negroes. Officials say desegregation proceeds with 15 policemen, three Negro officers, and three Negro crosswalk workers.

Cordele South Georgia City Commission McMurrain Richard H. Folger

They Collected Clinton Funds in Local Store Incident

Two women in long dresses visited a local store on Wednesday and said they were collecting money for an Indian reservation and would bless the cash register. After they left, clerks discovered $50 missing from the till.

Clinton

Third quake rocks central California in three days

A strong earthquake, the third in as many days, jolted a wide area of central California near Paso Robles. Seismologists from the University of California logged the event at 12:35 p.m. PDT Wednesday with a magnitude of 5 on the Richter scale and noted numerous aftershocks with little damage due to a remote epicenter.

Paso Roblins Calif California University of California

Winona Pair Held on Larceny Charges in S D

A 37-year-old man Larry Charles Peterson and 16-year-old Charlotte Elaine Peterson of Winona Minn were arraigned in Municipal Court on grand larceny charges for stealing two televisions from a local motel Tuesday. The man sought a Friday continuance, bond set at $5,000. The girl waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to circuit court for trial with bond at $5,000.

Mitchell Winona Minn Larry Charles Peterson Charlotte Elaine Peterson

U.S. Military Plans Saigon Withdrawal by Next Year

The U S military pledged to hand Saigon back to Vietnamese by year end next year while Vietnamese forces need three more years to depart. Officials described a broad plan to remove personnel from the crowded capital. Most troops will relocate to a new camp at Long Binh spanning about 31 square miles on the northern outskirts.

Saigon South Viet Nam U. S Long Binh

Hunt Delivers Escapee From St. Cloud Reform School

Robin Warren Rudrud a 21 year old Minneapolis man serving a five year term for receiving stolen property escaped from the St. Cloud Reformatory farm around 1 PM Wednesday. Officials said a man matching Rudrud's description was spotted hitchhiking south along Highway 10 after the escape was found.

ST. Cloud

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