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I 4 Considerable cloudiness with scat- Injuries 66 The Weather 1955 City Traffic showers and thunderstorms to- Fatalities None AUSTIN DAILY HERALD Accidents 533 ight; Wednesday scattered showers. Damage $72,645 VOL. XCV- No. 82 Single Copy 6c AUSTIN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1955 Member Associated Press 20 Pages Dodgers Capture World Series, 2-0 City Employes Veto 6-Cent Raise Offer; Insist on 14 Cents A pay Increase of six cents an hour plus insurance, was rejected by city employes of a few hours after it had been voted by the The Council took action on the wage question late Monday afternoon. They granted' a surance included, amounted to an GI Sentenced to 33 Years for Desertion Wads BERLIN -Pvt.

Tommy R. Woods, 24, of Rogersville, was sentenced today to 33 years in prison for deserting to Communist East Germany. A U. S. Army court de! liberted 25 minutes on Woods' guilty plea before passing sentence The penalty, which included disonorable discharge, was the maximum.

It is subject to review by higher authorities. Woods did not take the stand. When the court's law officer asked him if he fully. found, understood the implications of Wads his plied in a clear voice: "Yes, sir." He did not appear to be shaken by the stiff sentence. He smiled and joked with spectators as he left the court, telling them, "Take it easy." Woods disappeared from his West Berlin unit March 1, 1954, and spent 16 months in East Germany, Shortly after his disappearance, the East news agency ADN said he had.

asked for political asylum. He was returned to U.S. territory last July Russian authorities. In addition to being charged with desertion, Woods was also accused of associating himself with East German Communist organizations which advocate the violent overthro of the U.S. government, and with urging Pvt.

Gerard R. Pepin, of Auburn, Maine, in January 1954 to desert and affiliate himself with Stock Market Rallies After Monday Break NEW YORK UP- The stock market held most gains stubbornly. this afternoon in a come-back from Monday's break. Prices were ahead about $3 a share in pivotal issues while losses were kept mostly within the $1 area. on a day when news of President Eisenhower's condition was reasin later trade.

suring. Earlier gains were shaded hire hospitalization and surgical Local 867-CIO Monday night, City Council. at a special meeting held "package" which, with the inraise. It would cost the city an estimated $35,482 per year, or slightly more than 2.8 mills in taxes. Fred Miles, Local 867 business agent, said the employes feel they are entitled to an increase of 14 cents, the same as was recently given Hormel employes, and they "do not believe the Council's offer was fair." Miles added that they were not notified of the Councils meeting to vote on the wage question, as they understood they would be.

Hold to Original Request The employes, he said, were holding to their request for a 14- cent increase plus hospitalization and surgical insurance. The council voted 5 to 2 to accept the finance committee's recommendation for a six-cent raise and city-paid. hospitalization and surgical insur ance. Aldermen Lund, Austin, Diederich, Dugan and Johnson approved the motion, while Aldermen Jacob and Jones were opposed. City firemen and policemen announced after a meeting this morning they also had decided to reject the Council offer.

An amendment to make the wage package a total of 14 cents. an hour instead of cents, was voted down earlier, 4 to 3. Johnson, Jacob and Jones voted for the amendment, while Lund, Austin, Diederich Dugan were opposed. Johnson siad he believed a straight pay increase should be given, and (Continued on Page 19) CITY COUNCIL lowa Firm Renews Management Contract With KMMT, KAUS officers of the Cedar Valley Broadcasting Co. and the Minnesota-Iowa Television operators of Radio Station KAUS and Television Station KMMT, announced today that they have renewed a contract with the Broadmanagement, casting operators of Radio Station KWWL and Television Station KWWL-TV, Waterloo, Iowa: Martin Bustad is president of the Cedar Valley Broadcasting operators of Radio Station KAUS.

Chester Weseman is president of the Television operators KMMT. lowa, The Black Hawk Broadcasting Co. originally assumed the management- KMMT-KAUS Oct. 1, 1954. Gene P.

Loffler, formerly of Des Moines, Iowa, has been manager of the local stations. since April of this year. MOCH ATTENDS U. N. SESSION Jules Moch, French delegate to the U.N.

Disarmament Com mittee, enters United Nations headquarters yesterday to attend meeting of the committee. Although France called home her delegation to the U.N, she is holding her "big power" seat on the Security Council and her place on the disarmament committee and subcommittee. (AR Wirephoto) Menon Asks France to Return to U.N. UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (P)- India's V.

K. Krishna Menon appealed to France today to end its boycott of the U.N. Assembly and return for the forthcoming debate on Algeria. winding up the Assembly's general debate, expressed regret" that the French had walked out of the 60-nation body. India was one of the 28 countries which voted over French opposition last Friday to inscribe the Algerian problem on the Assembly's agenda and thus provoked the French walkout.

FIRST RUN FOR DODGERS -Dodgers' Campanella dents home plate under watchful eyes of catcher Yogi Berra and Umpire Jim Honochick to score first run of today's Series game in fourth inning. Roy tallied on Gil Hodges single to left. (AP Wirephoto) RUINS OF JAPAN'S WORST FIRE SINCE WORLD WAR I- This is the smoking Oct. 1, of what the day before had been the busy shopping center of Niiwreckage, gata, Japan, a city of 250,000. A great section of the city burned in what was Japan's fire since the B29 bombings of World War II.

Flames that swept across the worst winds, destroyed 1,200 buildings in the first seven hours of the fire. city, whipped by (AP Wirephoto) 'RESTED AND REFRESHED' Ike Perks Up; Writes Nixon DENVER In President Eisen- was reported, today to he feeling "rested and refreshed" aftere a good night's sleep. A 7 a.m. MST medical bulletin from the bedside said: "The President had another good night. He slept from 9:30 p.m.

to 5:30 a.m., when he awoke feeling rested. refreshed. In Cheerful Mood "His condition continues to progress satisfactorily with out After writing his vice president Monday night to carry on affairs of the National Security Council the Cabinet, Eisenhower last night had been reported a cheerful mood" after a day." The uneasiness created by word Sunday night that the chief executive didn't "feel as well as usual" Court Test Set for Associated District Validity of the recently organized Associted School District will undergo a legal test at a hearing scheduled for Oct. 28 in District Court here. The test shaped up today after issuance of a writ of quo warranto by Dist.

Judge A. Richardson on the request of four petitioners who are challenging the district's status. He ordered that copies of the writ be served on the board chairmen of each of the 10 rural districts comprising the Associated District, and each of the recently NEWSPAPER WEEK Big Window Feel ISSUES Offa Let it be said once. and for all that your newspaper is not trying to take over your right to make up your own mind. As an American citizen it is your duty to weigh the facts and have opinions.

Why, then, the Editorial Page? It is designed merely to give your Big Window a slightly higher vantage point. Day and night, the scans the news trails. paper On the Editorial Page the reader gets the advantage of this close scrutiny. Yankees Rally in 8th Fails; Podres Tough in Clutch sixth inning with two Yanks' on base and none out was another decisive factor. DODGERS FIRST: Gilliam looked at a called strike then went out on a high bouncer to Rizzuto.

Reese hit the third pitch and raised a soft fly to Cerv in straightaway center. Snider was given an ovation as he came to bat. He looked at two balls and a called strike, bouncing out, Martin to Skowron. Snider didn't seem to be affected by his knee injury as he ran down the line at a good rate of speed. No runs, no hits, no errors, none left.

YANKEES FIRST: Rizzuto fouled to Campanella to the right of home plate. Martin flied to Gilliam who caught the ball in the left field corner. McDougald was fooled by a change-up curve, looking at a third. strike. runs, no hits, no errors, none left.

DE SECOND: Martin tossed out Campanella. Furillo flied to Howard in deep left center. Hodges walked on five pitches to become the first base runner. Martin darted to his left for Hoak's bouncer and threw him out in a close play. No runs, no hits, no errors, one left.

YANKEES SECOND: Berra lined to. Snider who made a running catch after, getting off to a slow start. Zimmer threw out Bauer. Skowron lined a ground-rule double that landed in the right field stands on one bounce for the first hit of the game. Reese flipped out Cerv.

No runs, one hit, no errors, one left. DODGERS THIRD: Rizzuto scooped up Zimmer's sharp grounder near second base and threw him out. Podres bounced out to Martin. Gilliam walked on four pitches. NEW YORK (P) The Brooklyn Dodgers finally won their first World Championship Tuesday by whipping the New York Yankees, 2-0, in the deciding game of the classic behind the iron-nerved pitching of young Johnny Podres and the clutch hitting of Gil Hodges.

Hodges drove in runs in the fourth and sixth innings while the 23-year-old Podres, pitching out of one hole after another, came through magnificently in the clutch to win his second game of the series with an eight-hitter. A spectacular one-handed catch by Sandy Amoros in the Reese lined to Cerv. No runs, no hits, no errors, one left. YANKEES THIRD: Howard raised a soft fly to Snider. Byrne was caught.

looking at a fast ball for a called third strike. Rizzuto walked on four pitches. Podres' first two pitches to Martin were causing Bessent to start warming up in the Dodger bull pen. Martin punched a single to right, Rizzuto stopping at second. Manager Walter Alston came out to talk to Podres.

McDougald's slow grounder hit Rizzuto as he slid into third and the runner was automatically out. McDougald was credited with a single. With a count of 3-2 on McDougald, the runners were off with the pitch and Rizzuto, sliding into third couldn't avoid the ball. No runs, two hits, no errors, two left. after physicians: found, no evidence of fatigue.

'Everything Goes Well' Dr. Paul Dudley White, Boston heart specialist, reported "everything goes at the sickbed on the eighth floor of Fitzsimons Army Hospital. By the weekend, barring complications, his doctors look forward hopefully to a period of convalescence which will enable Eisenhower to move into a more active direction of government. The expectation is that he will be flown to his farm at Gettysburg, two or more weeks a period of recuperation durting which he will be able to confer with administration advisers on matters requiring his early attention. In a 10-minute business conference yesterday with his chief deputy Sherman Adams, the President signed a letter to Vice President IKE (Continued on page 8) Dulles Notes Danger of Red Arms Shipment WASHINGTON UP- Secretary of State Dulles said today he "has told Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov that Communist bloc arms deliveries to the Middle East "would not contribute to relaxing tensions" in the world.

Dulles said that when he was recently, the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York he discussed the Middle East problem twice with Molotov. He said he spoke to Molotov to the effect that "from the standpoint of U. S. relations with the Soviet Union, such delivery of arms would not contribute to ret laxing tensions." Red Czechoslovakia has contracted to sell military equipment to Egypt in return for cotton, rice and other Egyptian products. Dulles told his news conference today he thought Egypt and had not yet completed details of the deal.

He said he does not know how much or what types of equipment are involved. Therefore, he said, he does not yet know what the effect would be in starting a Middle East arms race. Asst. Secretary of State George Allen has been conferring with Egyptian Premier Abdel Gamal Nasser at Cairo on the matter. Dulles has received reports from Allen.

Here's the USI Budget Boy Scouts YMCA $11,151 Girl Scouts 7,245 YWCA 3,736 Salvation Army 9,057 Milk Fund 5,094 Sister Kenny 3,471 Heart Assn. 2,673 Mentally Retarded 3,625. USO 1,493 National Newspaper Week, Oct. 1-8 DODGERS FOURTH: Snider struck out. elected Associated District- board members.

Request for the writ of quo warranto was made by attorney Ondov on behalf of the four petitioners, George N. Smeby, Tennis Van Wilgen, both of Freeborn County, and Bernard M. As-' per, and Joseph M. Dolan, Mower County. Actually, the action is brought in the name of the State of Minnesota on the petition of the four men.

Consent to Challenge Consent to challenge the validity of the Associated District was granted by Atty-Gen. Miles Lord Before the writ was issued. The repsondents are ordered to show by COURT TEST (Continued on Page 8) Miner's Body Is Recovered ELY, Minn. IP- The body of Joe Glensek, 43, iron miner trapped by. a cave-in at the Pioneer Mine last Friday, was recovered by rescue diggers at 7 a.m.

today. Mine officials said indications were Glinsek died instantly when covered by mud and debris. He and three other miners were working to reach an ore vein when cribbing gave way and tumbled tons of earth into the passage at the 1,300 foot underground level. One man sprinted to. safety.

Two others, Toyvo Hill, 55, and Albert Marolt, 41, trapped in a small pocket, were rescued after 20 hours by digging teams who opened a new passage. Glinsek' was trapped by the falling debris. Glinsek is survived by his widow and two children. doubled into the left field corner, his first hit in Yankee Stadium in 13 times at bat in four. games.

Howard trouble fielding the ball as it caromed off the low fence, but no error was charged. On McDougald's hit in Yankee Third, Hoak was credited with a putout. Rizzuto charged in behind the mound to make a nifty stop and throw and retire Furillo as' Campanella advanced to third. Manager Casey Stengel came out to talk to Byrne. Hodges lined a single into left, scoring Campanella to put the Dod: gers in front 1-0.

McDougald threw out Hoak. One run, two hits, no errors, one left. YANKEES FOURTH: Gilliam and Snider crossed signals and Berra'! easy fly to center field dropped for a double between the two outfielders Snider was all set to make the catch when he apparently though Gilliam was going to take it ant stepped aside as the last instant allowing the ball to fall no more thai a foot away from him. Bauer sent a looping fly to Furillo Zimmer threw out Skowron, Berr: taking third. Reese backed into short left cen ter for Cerv's towering popup.

No runs, one hit, no errors, on left. DODGERS FIFTH: Zimmer struck out swinging. Podres fouled to McDougald be tween third and home.Gilliam rolled out to Martin. TEMPERATURES MONDAY 1 M. ..70 2 P.

M. 1: 73 3 P. M. ......76 4 P. M.

78 5 P. M. ......77 6 P.M. 77 TUESDAY 1-A. M.

68 2 A. M. 66 3 A. M. 63 4 A.

M. 68 5 A. M. 60 6 A. M.

..60 7 P. M. ......77 8 ......75 9 P. M. 10 P.

M. 72 11 P. M. 70 12 Midnight ...71 7 A. M.

.61 8 A. M. 61 9 A. M. 62 10 A.

M. .65 11 A. M. 66 12 Noon 69 WORLD SERIES (Continued on Page 8) Skowron Welcoming Parade at 10:30 Tonight The schedule for the welcoming of Bill (Moose) Skowron was switched again Monday but only for a few hours. Than the plans reverted back to those announced in Saturday's Herald.

When it was learned that Mr. and Mrs. Skowron and Harry. Smith would land at the Minneapolis airport tonight, instead of Rochester, H. B.

Lidstone, Chamber of Commerce secretary manager, figured Skowron it. would be at least 11:30 p. m. before the Yankee star could arrive in Austin via car. Monday night, Lidstone was advised from New York that Skowron would be glad to accept a ride in Glenn Hovland's Austin Aero Service plane from Minneapolis Skowron to Austin, so Hovland will be waiting at Minneapolis to whisk Skowrons in time to meet the welcomnig party at the time and place originally scheduled along Airport Drive (10:30 p.

All local people are invited to join in the welcoming caravan, which will proceed north on Airport Drive to Highway 16, thence west to Main street, then north- to the pool. The Legion Drum and Bugle Corps will lead the way, followed by Skowron and motorcycle police, and the caravan of cars. Representatives of clubs participating "in the gift-giving, will go to the Legion Club for a brief presentation ceremony, H. V. Plunkett, Chamber of Commerce, will present Skowron with a statuette, inscribed with the words: "Bill Skowron, the Pride of Austin, 1955.

Chamber of Commerce, Austin, Minn." Plunkett will also present a Hormel ham for Skowron to take with him to Japan. Many local clubs and organizations have donated to start a fund to help pay for a college education for the Skowron's young son, Gregory. Some other gifts are also planned. The Skowrons' stay in Austin will be brief since they are scheduled to be in Los Angeles Saturday, from where they will fly to Hawaii. After a short stay there, Skowron will proceed to Japan for a barnstorming tour with his fellow Yankee teammates.

Mrs. Skowron will return to Austin from Honoulu..

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