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* ^SS)RSmovelockoverspringAUSTIN, MINN., TUESDPolio victims sat in the wings to watch the Gene Autry show at the high school auditorium Monday. Kiwanis club members brought the youngsters to the auditorium for the matinee—fighting heavy snow to do it. To keep them busy until thecurtain rose, one of the Four Strongs put ona rope spinning exhibition. He is standing in the rGene greeted each of the youngsters personally, rear.THUNDERING HERD IN AUSTINEven the Autograph HuntersIran RefusesFail to Cow Bold Gene Autryto OK BritishAmbassadorBY DICK WILLIAMSAlong with 4662 other persons, we got a close look at Gene Autry, a real movie cowboy, Monday.We battled snow up to our hips, almost, to get to the Austinpeared before in Austry’s movies he got them startedand radio shows.TEHRAN, IRAN (/P) — Iran inafter the whole thing was over, we had to agree with the 8-year-old who — while recovering from a laughing fit at the antics of Pat Buttram — said, “It’s very interesting.”That, of course, was an understatement. The lad’s reaction to the whole thing might better be measured by the comment of one of the autograph hunters who waylaid Autry in the hall by the auditorium as “America’s Foremost Cowboy” arrived forthe show.This youngster hollered, “Gene Autry — H-o-o-oly Cow!”Burnette didn’t do anything unusual but had an unusual way over for me, dad.of doing what he did. He imitated an airplane, a motor boat and an announcer at the 500-mile In-they didn’t want to stop. ... .. ,fact, one youngster said, “Take another sIaP at Britain today re-high school auditorium. And dianapolis Speedway classic. AllI’m tired. So dad dutifully clapped.fused to accept Robert Hankey asthe new British ambassador toAs for Gene himself, he sang Tehran.have been done before but not in the Smiley manner.A smart showman, he had the audience clap in time while he sang a couple of numbers. Onceseveral numbers with the County Boys forming a ground and he put Little Champ through their es.They’re a couple horses, those two.No reasons were given for the rejection of the career diplomat who served as first secretary of the British embassy in Iran during World war II. Reliable sour-Ignore Individualof smart ces however, that the Iranian government is insisting on a new British ambassador with no previous ties with Iran.Rights/Reds Are ToldHankey, 47, was named ambassador designate to succeed SirShepherd, who has been the chief British representative in Iran during the bitter dispute oil nationalization.WITH THAT THE thunderingherd rushed down the hall in a ...... „solid mass, each wanting to be the individual^first to get Gene’s signature on an assortment of articles — including Autry comic books andBY WILLIAM C. BARNARDMUNSAN, KOREA (A*) — The Allies accused Communist truce negotiators today of making “an out and out grab for military advantage” in Korea and showing “ruthless disregard of the rightsRear-Adm. R. E. Libby made the charge in again rejecting Red demands for “forced repatriation” of all prisoners of war. “We again tell you,” Libby ★-The British had submittedappointment as a new toward ending the dead-between the two countries the Anglo-Iranian holdings, Iran nationalized lastpictures.said, “that we are not going to..t Uito. | «diu, mat wc ai c nut mg j _ _ f • f lA#fAnd Autry, a braver man than , give up our insistence upon” vol- j Q/|f7f( yy ||0f|most, stood his ground and met the stampede head-on. This was not so for a more timid member of his party, an Austinite, who burst into the safe area backstage and said breathlessly, “Man, those kids would tear you apart.”untary repatriation.FORTUNATELY, the youngsters stood in awe of Gene, so he escaped unscathed and the show went on. In fact, two shows went on — a matinee at 4:30 p. m. and an evening performance.IN A SECOND subcommittee session the Reds refused to ban airfield reconstruction although the United Nations command offered to accept Communist wording on other terms for supervising a Korean armistice. That meeting lasted only 14 minutes.No progress toward a truce was made by either subcommittee.Herald BoardThe new Iranian action followed by one day the closing of all nine British consulates on the demand of the Iranian government. It came on a day proclaimed as an Iranian national holiday celebrating “another blow at British interference.Goes on BlinkArlene Bringsjord, Herald switchboard operator, had onesided conversations this morning with persons who indulged in the same.OPS AllowsBaseball ClubsWhen the office opened at 8But negotiators did take steps to safeguard prisoners of war a. m., Miss Bringsjord discover-The show was the usual vanH from air attack. They agreed staff ed that the Herald switchboardofficers would start working out safeguards Wednesday.to Boost Priceety with emphasis on the western motif. There were rope twirlers, singers, jugglers and the like.AS LONG AS everyone wore chaps and spurs, the youngsters approved. However, one comely acrobatic dancer made the mistake of appearing in a brief costume which closely resembled lace-trimmed unmentionables.This caused one young lady to remark, “She better have a dressPRESUMABLY THISrequire the Reds to tell the command exactly where their POW camps are situated and mark them plainly. None marked now. The UN command said its airmen have not been able to locate any.Tuesday’s agreement was thewas on the blink. Literally, however, it didn’t even blink. She answered the rings and cheerfully said, “Good morning, Austin Daily Herald,” and the party on the other end said, “Hello?” followed by “Hello-hello-hello” and so on. She could hear them but they couldn’t hear her.WASHINGTON (/P)—The government today authorized six major league baseball teams and all minor league clubs to raise admission prices for the 1952season.The action was taken by the office of price stabilization.The ticket cost boost for the major league teams ranges from five cents on grandstand seats for the Cleveland Indians to 50 centsThe girl’s daddy said, “Shush, watch the show” and her mama — well, she just glared at daddy.To make matters worse, Miss Bringsjord discovered that she on box seats for the Chicagooutgrowth or. 'Communist 're- eKven caU out t0 in,to™ ?ubs and the Chicago Whitethe telephone company of the Sox.problem. So she and some of theport last week that Allied killed 20 Allied soldiers andMinor league clubs may raiseMost colorful performance was put on by the Jemez Indians from Albuquerque, N. M. They didwounded senrec nf nth-re o other staffers put their heads to- their total admission ceilings byLe__f“re_i °!h.ers ln a gether and fixed the switchboard 8%, the maximum allowed un-inPOW camp near Kangdong.Staff officers will meet Panmunjom where both committees scheduled new ses-a buffalo dance, and eagle dance sions at 11 a. m. Wednesday (8 and a war dance in the traditional; p m. Tuesday (CST).so that they could call the company. They fixed it and a man sub- came right out, checked it and said all was OK. The switchboard was fixed by 9 a. m. andder the services price regulation.The OPS action sets dollarsand cents ceilings on tickets toIndian manner. Sammy White Cloud did the war dance in double time just to prove that the “Flaming Youth” of the 20s didn’t originate jitterbugging. In fact, the Charleston is pretty tame stuff compared to the war dance which, even in an earlier day, was hair-raising.then — buzzzzzzzzzz — like mad, The 14-minute truce supervis- yet.ion session was the subcommittee’s longest this week.all major league parks. The ceil- ( ing includes the federal admission tax. 1No Plans forLawsofFROM THE standpoint of comedy, the youngsters were fractured by Pat Buttram, Johnny Bond and the one and only Lester Alvin Burnette, commonly known as Smiley. All three have ap-Master PacificPact: Dulles\NarcoticsWASHINGTON (A*) — John Foster Dulles told a senate committee today no plans are being made right now for a master Pacific pact. One of the reasons,(Editors note: This is the first of a series on “America’s Slave-World of Narcotics” in which an alarming number of ’teen-age children are being trapped. AP writer Don White-ANYONE MAY ENTER whowishes. Each year ^n alarming number of people either wander in or are lured into this other world. Many deliberately choose to go there.The WeatherVOL. XCin SINGLE COPY 5cCold wove tonight. Low five below. Strong winds Iwth snow flurries.
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