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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1963
Page
16
The 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake killed 28 vacationers with 19 still entombed under rock and debris. Tourists now view Quake Lake and the damaged canyon as rangers explain the disaster, its dammed Madison River, and ongoing rescue and recovery efforts.
New York City taxi driver Domingo Maldonado, 24, received a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct for reckless driving on a miniature amusement park car at Palisades Amusement Park on August 4. Magistrate Peter Fornabie ordered $10 court costs. Special Officer Frank Carrora described weaving and crashing the vehicle.
NBC picks Robert Vaughn for The Lieutenant as a Marine Corps captain shaping the show. Vaughn expects 36 episodes, quadrupling his usual work and income, while pursuing acting study and a near-finished doctorate.
AP survey shows 54 of 1962 63 Ole Miss faculty will not return for fall term amid fears of political interference. Chancellor Williams notes higher turnover than usual with 11 full professors and 17 associate professors leaving, affecting liberal arts and several departments.
Oliver Iron Mining Co. plans to file for water rights with Minnesota’s Conservation Department for a major Mountain Iron area taconite plant. President Christian Beukema said hydrological data will accompany the application as the firm bets on a $30 million research investment and expected tax assurances under a taconite amendment. The group toured Babbitt, Silver Bay, Hoyt Lakes, Calumet, and Red Cliff area sites as support grows for the measure.
Idaho Governor Robert Smylie announced the newly formed Republican Governors Association will meet on Sept. 14 in Denver. Smylie said the group aims to improve liaison between governors and the national Republican party.
NASA expected to announce a joint U S Soviet space venture possibly an Echo balloon to relay messages across the iron curtain. The move follows a contract for three Echo balloons including one to launch from the Pacific Missile Range this winter and aligns with an earlier agreement between Hugh Dryden and A L Blagonarov.
Temperatures through Wednesday run 2 to 6 degrees below normal with normal highs in the mid 70s to 80s and lows around 50 to 60. A warming trend starts early next week then cools again midweek, with 0.5 to 1 inch of precipitation expected in showers or thunderstorms mainly mid next week.
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