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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1963
Page
1
Fireman Robert Peterson scales a 100 foot aerial ladder to rescue Phillip M. Teetzl, 20, from a dangerous perch nearly halfway up the ladder. The incident highlights daring rescue work by the fire department.
Debris including KC135 parts life rafts and a helmet marked Gardner was found 335 miles southwest of Bermuda as search planes and Coast Guard ships cover a ten mile area. Capt. Gerald Gardner of Lincoln Nebraska was aboard one of the missing four engine tankers returning to Homestead AFB Florida after losing radio contact Wednesday.
For 31 years Bob Neller of Appleton Wisconsin has sold metal whistles at the Minnesota State Fair without charging admission. He draws crowds of up to 1500 with a four foot square stage on a trailer pulled by his car. Neller uses improvised props including a copper trumpet, whiskey-still inspired bell, toilet plunger, and a violin bow to perform a humorous routine and a Sugar Blues style number.
Orestes Portales 28, a Cuban who defected from Fidel Castro's UN delegation, was indicted by a federal grand jury on transporting a stolen $126 check across state lines and cashing it in Minneapolis. Portales is sought by the FBI. he toured with Minnesota Twins shortstop Zoilo Versalles on a recent visit.
Four Minne sotans die Thursday as two groups of brothers are buried when a seven foot ditch walls cave in in Sauk Rapids. Francis Froelich and Jeffrey Stang, ages 12 and 10, perish while Nicholas Frolich 8 and Ronald Stang 15 escape and help. Dennis Stang 6 and Donald Stang 5 are buried to their shoulders and rescued. A fifth death comes from an earlier traffic crash injuries. Kathleen Peterson 16 dies in Duluth hospital. Total fatalities reach 470, up 61 from last year.
Fidel Castro’s government raises state of alert for the armed forces. Military concentrations increase in Havana while beefed up measures extend to other areas following intelligence on possible anti-Catro raids. Exiles suspected of planning larger incursions near the North Coast and potential attacks from Nicaragua or Central American refuges.
President Kennedy urged Congress to restore foreign aid funds cut by the House. Gen Lucius Clay condemned the 600 million reduction, warning the Alliance For Progress and military aid would be harmed. Kennedy said restoring funds affects security and the balance of power worldwide.
In Saigon, Communist ground fire brought down a U S Army helicopter, killing two aviators and wounding four. Seventeen other helicopters were hit in the same area, signaling intensified combat around the capital.
The Senate conducted a one member one sentence session led by Sen. Lee Metcalf. He presided solo to match his own 3 second adjournment record and avoid a longer break amid Labor Day travel limits.
Miners David Fellin and Henry Throne were rescued earlier as authorities review a TV image showing what appears to be a man’s body in 308 feet underground. State Mine Secretary Charmbury plans a descent this afternoon to confirm if Louis Bova is in the same chamber, with a husky young man identity kept secret for now.
Albert Belhomme a 34 year old former S Army turncoat from Belgium left Red China and crossed a Hong Kong border bridge with his Chinese wife and three children. He plans to take the family to Antwerp as his mother remains in Ashland Pennsylvania at his enlistment site. A British Red Cross aide stands nearby.
Sen Mundt questions whether the committee vote to favors ratification without provisos guarantees approval. Debate set for Sept 9 as Radford criticizes vagueness. Fulbright forecasts up to 20 votes against, Aiken suggests 12 to 15 opponents. Ratification needs two thirds.
In Moab Utah five more miners were saved in good condition from the deep tunnel where 25 men were trapped after a blast. The final toll stood at 18 dead with seven survivors. Rescue teams found the remaining five in the east shaft, while the other tunnel yielded 10 fatalities. Investigations were ordered by state and federal authorities.
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