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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1963
Page
2
In Havana Prime Minister Fidel Castro slipped back into Cuba unnoticed after a five week visit to the Soviet Union. The departure drew minimal ceremony as world focus rested on Pope John XXIII's death. Castro’s arrival went unaccompanied by guards or officials at the airport.
Weather listing reports high and low temperatures for multiple cities with conditions ranging from cloudy to clear and occasional rain. Notable readings include Alexandria 63, Bemidji 61, Rochester 64, Chicago 79, Los Angeles 66, New York 69, Phoenix clear, and Dallas area not listed.
Raymond Bynum 46 of Roanoke faced murder charges after a hearing in municipal court for the death of Leroy Lewis Young 25 of Mankato Minn a Norfolk based sailor. Young was shot during a confrontation at a viaduct stoplight involving a car with three men.
LES TER J. THORNE 59, a patient at Willmar State Hospital, was struck by a truck and killed while walking on Highway 71 in Willmar. The driver was Gerald Dyer, 52, of Miller, South Carolina. The incident raised Minnesota’s road toll for the year to 271, up from 218 a year earlier.
Two witnesses testified that railroad engineer Fidon Lynn was seen in Camas Hot Springs and another tavern hours before his Northern Pacific passenger train derailed on Eva Hill near Missoula. The crash on June 10 killed one and injured over 200. Lynn faces a manslaughter trial.
Richard M. Nixon began his first day at Mudge Stern Baldwin Todd in downtown New York, but his secretary said a regular routine starts July after a European family vacation. The report also notes Pablo Casals to return to Marlboro Vermont for the festival, and details on a Texas school integration remark by Justice Tom C. Clark, Ernest Borgnine divorce from Katy Jurado in Los Angeles, and Robert Frost estate values and allocations.
Cadet Capt. Colin P. Kelly III, son of WWII hero Col. Colin P. Kelly Jr., vows to earn merit rather than ride on his father’s name. He ranks 316th in a 504 class, will be commissioned as second lieutenant, and plans a military career with later airborne and ranger training at Fort Knox and Fort Benning. He marries Mary Margaret Coover on June 22.
Several new residents are listed including Alice Behrens from Lyle and Austin area and George Bensen with Lena. Family ties span Austin Albert Lea Davenport Portland and more. Memorial Day brought 70th birthday for Mable Hattlestad and Red Cross Gray Lady volunteers. Visitors and outdoor activities encouraged at the home with no fixed visiting hours.
Capt. Robert Scott Misener 85, veteran Great Lakes mariner, died after a 70 year career. He rose from a $15 a month deckhand to a major fleet operator and had been treated for a heart condition. In two weeks he was to receive an award as
The Great Lakes man of the year is Scott Misener, chosen by marine editors for his outstanding contribution to lake shipping. He served as president and general manager of Scott Misener Steamships Ltd, formerly Colonial Steamship Line, which operates 12 lake vessels with assets over 25 million dollars.
In Chicago, Local 418 of the Grain Elevator, Flour and Feed Mill Workers Union was found guilty of civil contempt and fined 1000 for failing to comply with a court order to load the Canadian grain vessel Howard L. Shaw. The local claimed members attempted to comply, with the order issued last Wednesday. McKittrick Canyon houses Texas’ only known wild elk herd and likely hosts mountain sheep and cougars.
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