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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1951
Page
1
Beef supply trouble worries packing houses in Austin and across the nation. Hormel leaders and American Meat Institute discuss options as OPS plans wage talks with Midwest feeders. cattle shipments rise briefly but overall beef stocks remain tight, signaling uncertain future for sausage profits and household meals.
AP notes cattlemen withholding beef cattle from slaughter to curb prices may create a larger July beef supply. Withholding delays could push more cattle to butcher shops later, risking a June-to-July rush and potential price declines below ceiling levels as market forces adjust.
Secretary of State Acheson said US proposals for a Big Four meeting would not preclude discussing the North Atlantic pact. He noted Paris talks show Russia wants no formal agenda but suggested the treaty could still be talked about. Greece and Turkey may be added to the treaty, under consideration by allies.
An Associated Press survey shows meager supplies of cheaper beef cuts in Minneapolis and St Paul with no near term improvement foreseen. Retailers report few hamburger portions, scarce utility grades, and higher reliance on poultry and pork as beef stock remains tight amid OPS price rules.
Providence Rhode Island reports two airforce Saber jets crashed in midair today with both pilots injured. Lt. M. A. Corba of Belleville Ohio and Lt. L. A. Kirby of Burlington Vermont parachuted to a field and were taken to Notre Dame hospital in Central Falls. Corba is a Korean war veteran. Wreckage fell into the field per Otis field spokesman.
Lt General Albert Wedemeyer told the Senate inquiry that the United States should bomb the Manchurian railroad jointly controlled by Russia and Red China. He acknowledged possible world war risk but called it a calculated risk and supported MacArthur's plan to strike bases and supply lines, while refusing to name specific targets. He noted four State Department advisers in 1944 45 were critical of Chiang Kai shek but positive on communists.
Broad way actress Irene Winston 29 sues actor-producer John Shelton 36 for desertion dating from a 1948 marriage. She seeks a divorce and alimony of 300 dollars a month in a superior court filing. Shelton was formerly married to singer Kathryn Grayson.
Music lovers will flock to Community park tonight for the second of the summer's concert season. C. V. Sperati will direct the municipal band in a program starting at 8 p.m. featuring marches and waltzes by Losey King Hall Chevrette King Jones Rose Bennet Cline and others. In case of rain the concert will be moved to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Washington area report notes the house Ways and Means Committee voted to raise excise taxes on gasoline autos and many items as part of a broader tax bill. It would add a 10 percent tax on new autos raise gas tax and widen the excess profits levy while also adding a wagering tax and other levies.
Mrs. Margaret G. Ryan faces a grand jury over her claim of self defense after she shot Leonard D. Ray in San Luis Obispo. A coroner's inquest labeled the death unjustifiable homicide, and Ryan was released on her own recognizance with no charges filed pending grand jury action and possible indictment.
Minnesota OPS enforcement launches a statewide beef black market probe amid complaints of ungraded and uninspected beef purchases illegal slaughter at locker plants price gouging and evasion of the 10 price rollback order. Investigators patrol South St. Paul Livestock Yards to curb violations.
The water and light board voted to raise monthly pay by 15 dollars and cut the work week from 44 to 40 hours for about 65 monthly paid employees at the Austin municipal plant. Hourly seasonal workers will gain 13 cents per hour with the same 40 hour week change. The move, last made in 1950, aims to offset rising living costs and follows a city council committee review of a broader pay-raise request.
U S marshals round up 68 bookie agents and ex-employees of Guarantee Finance Co on tax evasion charges. Secret indictments were voted against the loan company tied to a seven million dollar a year bookmaking racket. Top officials convicted of conspiracy await appeal. Kefauver committee cited the setup amid probes and criticized Los Angeles sheriffs for inaction.
An Iranian frontier guard was shot and killed by Russians east of the Caspian border. A military commission will investigate. The incident adds to years of border clashes amid Iran over foreign influence and oil nationalization tensions involving Anglo-Iranian Oil Co in Abadan, where workers and foreigners face upheaval.
Rumors from Hibbing Minnesota say about 2100 iron miners from the CIO United Steelworkers Local 1663 may take a mass fishing trip starting Friday after a mass meeting. Reports note discussions of an unimplemented job evaluation program and pension issues amid 3000 Cleveland Cliffs workers absent in Minnesota and Michigan.
Southern farmers await heavier rains as drought relief arrives from the northwest. Arkansas, Tennessee, North Georgia and South Carolina report drought ending, while Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi face hundreds of millions in crop and pasture losses. Peach growers in South Carolina log a 468000 bushel crop drop. despite forecast 6240000 bushels, harvest could still be the third largest.
Vern Lewer a World War II airforce veteran walked away unharmed when his BY 13 trainer crashed while landing at Waseca airport due to brake trouble. The aircraft struck telephone and electric wires and halted among brick piles and lumber for a nearby construction project. The plane was owned by Don Gedosch a Waseca gasoline dealer.
Europe’s fast pace wears on Margaret Truman as she reduces activities in the Netherlands. Her day included a morning coffee with the Hague burgomaster and a lunch with Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard at Soestdijk palace, reflecting a lighter schedule.
Thousands of beaten Reds streamed northward as UN task forces roamed unopposed beyond Chorwon and Kumhwa. Allied tanks and infantry advanced toward Pyongyang while air forces swept ridge lines and destroyed artillery stockpiles near Kumhwa and Chorwon.
More than 100 religious leaders attended a day-long conference in Washington on the churches role in civil defense. Millard Caldwell and James J Wadsworth outlined the plan with other officials. Brig Gen Ernest Moore and Dr Shields Warren gave addresses.
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