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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1961
Page
3
Astronaut Alan Shepard disclosed that rocket vibration briefly fogged his vision during the May 5 suborbital flight. He noted most of the mission went well and said design changes will be made to the Mercury capsule to reduce vibration after launch.
Seventy four percent of District 7 Communications Workers of America members approved the Northwestern Bell wage agreement. Increases range from 3 to 22 cents an hour, lifting men’s weekly pay to up to 142.50 and women’s to 87.50. Effective May 21 1961, the deal affects 18 600 workers in Iowa Minnesota Nebraska North and South Dakota across 646 communities.
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller warns Camden audience that the New Jersey gubernatorial election will significantly affect the Republican Party's prospects in 1962. Rockefeller, seeking re-election in 1962, campaigned for James P. Mitchell, GOP gubernatorial candidate, in Camden County during his first out of state speech since last fall's presidential race.
The Soo Line railroad informed the Interstate Commerce Commission on Monday of plans to discontinue two daily passenger trains between St. Paul Minneapolis and Portal North Dakota effective July 2.
The Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission will reopen a hearing July 11 on dualization of depot agent service at Milwaukee Road stations. The 1961 law extends the commission’s jurisdiction in dualization matters and the hearing will cover only stations where dual service was permitted. The session starts at 10 am in the State Office Building.
Cape Canaveral announces completion of an 11 million dollar Saturn launch complex built over two years by the Army Corps of Engineers. The 45 acre site features a 30 story tall service tower and will host the Saturn C1 test firing next fall, with future C2 capability and 10 ton payloads into Earth orbit.
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