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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1958
Page
1
The House passed and sent to the Senate a five year renewal of the reciprocal trade program a strong victory for President Eisenhower. Final passage 317 98 with defeat of a two year limit substitute 234 147 and a recommittal proposal 268 146.
Detroit AP report says UAW relaxed strike rhetoric while urging Chrysler employees to remain at work as leaders push to signal possibilities. Norman Matthews warned of closing Plymouth plants over steward activity rules. 4,000 Local 1 members sought a strike vote. wildcat strike hit Dodge truck plant, causing partial shutdown and later resumed production.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles opens its three-day state convention in Winona Minnesota on Thursday with leaders and members gathering to discuss activities and plans for the year.
The 1958 Mower County election opened with incumbent William Pizak and Vernon Schaefer filing for clerk of court. County Auditor Graham Uzick also filed, joined by Richard Peterson, Robert Shaw, Luther Larson, Al Reinartz, Wallace Sieh, and Pusl M Enger.
A six day walkout across four projects in Brainerd Moorhead Detroit Lakes and area ended. Bricklayers union Local 15 and Lake Region Contractors Assn agreed on a contract raising bricklayers to 3.70 per hour retroactive to June 1 with 13 cent raise in 1960. Cement finishers get 3.28 per hour plus 13 cent 1960 raise and Everett Lick notes the agreement may pattern the region.
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan told the National Press Club that the West has strong and well organized military defenses making armed aggression unlikely. He spoke after talks with President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles, calling Anglo American ties high level and fruitful. He warned about Soviet propaganda and economic pressure, noting ongoing discussions on major issues. He planned a farewell call with Eisenhower and then departure for Canada.
Senator Edward Thye announced that Austin alone gained 716,893 dollars from the federal non military foreign aid program. He listed nine Minnesota cities benefiting include Duluth Fairmont Mankato Minneapolis North St. Paul Owatonna Rochester St Paul and Stillwater with varied sums. Hormel officials could not confirm exact totals but these figures imply Armed Services related business.
The White House declared today that insinuations Bernard Goldfine received favorable federal treatment due to friendship with Sherman Adams will be proved completely false. Press secretary James Hagerty shielded Adams from discussion of House investigators evidence on Goldfine paying nearly $2,000 in hotel bills for Adams.
A Kansas disaster report notes a tornado claim 13 lives with a 40 block area left devastated. Citizens survey widespread damage as responders assess collapsed structures and power outages across the rural county.
Ralph A. Fornall 24 of Tower died when his car left a rural St Louis County road and struck a tree late Tuesday. He was the father of two daughters and his wife is expecting a third child, boosting Minnesota traffic toll to 262.
Premier de Gaulle bluntly orders Algerian insurgents to quit meddling in government and confronts his military commander General Salan. A cabinet note says Dulles may be invited to Paris next month to discuss foreign affairs including Congo and the forthcoming conference with Macmillan and Adenauer.
East Germany promised quick release of nine U S Army personnel and a helicopter if the United States acts in a normal and reasonable manner the Neues Deutschland editorial said the men may have accidentally flown over East German air space and behaved correctly after landing the defense ministry repudiated a spy trial suggestion and said the men were guilty only of air space violation
Damage estimated at over 100000 dollars followed a Tuesday fire that gutted the Exirea creamery in Exirea Iowa, with authorities assessing the loss and investigating the cause.
Washington AP reports Lt. Gen. S. E. Anderson said August would be a planning target for the first rocket toward the moon with three moon shoots planned in August September and October. The Pentagon’s Roy W. Johnson disputed final launch dates amid briefing in Milwaukee and back in Washington.
A tornado devastated 40 blocks in El Dorado Kansas triggering 13 deaths and 49 injuries. National Guard troops search rubble for bodies while three cars swept from a toll road remain unaccounted for. Looting reported as outages cut power and water.
The U S weather readings show a high of 67 and a low of 54 in the last 24 hours. At 8 30 a m the temperature was 56 with foggy conditions reported. Tuesday weather outlook remains misty.
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