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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1959
Page
1
Washington reports the U S agriculture sector faces a downturn as farm income may drop 5 to 10 percent from last year due to weaker price supports and large crop surpluses. Demand remains robust for many commodities though hogs and eggs face lower returns. Exports look stable while weather and production volumes cap price rises.
The McElroy plan shifts defense from bomber threats to missile defense and cuts Nike-Hercules and Bomarc funding while boosting Nike Zeus. Senator Russell backs the plan, Jackson calls it inadequate, and Symington presses for details in a closed committee session.
Charlie Poliquin the 33 year old houseboat skipper known as Charlie’s See Scout prepared a 10 day run in Minneapolis tying his craft at a private Minnesota River dock under Lyndale Avenue. He will charge 25 cents per adult and plans to install two diesel engines before heading toward the Mississippi River.
President Eisenhower golfed a third time that week at the Gettysburg Country Club on a soaked course. He arrived by helicopter from Washington and played 18 holes with Brig. Gen. Arthur Nevins and Gettysburg pro Dick Sleichter. He noted he felt discouraged until seeing his friend Art Nevins. The weather cleared and the president resumed play at 8:35 a.m.
Two men, John Milton Addison and Dan Nance, surrendered in San Antonio on charges tied to a false uranium mining scheme. Investigators say up to 400 potential victims across 18 states were defrauded as the pair, with bonds set at 40 000 each, marketed a profitable mines venture and demanded loans of 1250 or more. Former Texas A&M star John Crow said he invested but expects recovery.
In St Paul AP Rep Fred Cina says progress is possible as eight weeks of a special session begin. Sen Zwach notes money shortages and ongoing fight over income tax withholding within the omnibus tax program. The House backs withholding to close loopholes and raise about 70 PAY GO.
Todd Park in northeast Austin grew from a 33 year old water supply for Herzog Springs to a 93 acre recreation site with 300 picnic tables five pavilions 33 stoves 72 swings and four baseball diamonds. Louis Faber and helpers maintain turf trash bins and wood supplies while fighting wood thefts faucet breakage and mosquitoes amid the park’s rustic areas.
Chicago faces the end of an era as Swift & Co and Armour & Co plan plant closures, leaving 25 remaining packers and buyers to continue operations. The city’s stockyards have long dominated meat trading, with Swift and Armour still active in purchasing despite closures.
Geneva sources said prospects for a Soviet Western accord on Berlin and Germany at the Big Four foreign ministers conference look dim. US adviser would press for a temporary recess to restart talks, with Eisenhower not meeting Khrushchev unless there is progress.
Rhoda K. Borgnine, 34, claims actor Ernest Borgnine is a wife beater and accuses Katy Jurado of involvement as a home wrecker. She seeks to set aside a prior interlocutory divorce decree, charging coercion and her nervous condition under tranquilizers. Borgnine denies the accusations and cites plans to wed Miss Jurado.
In Compton College California students reject classroom TV as a substitute for live instructors accusing it of turning classes into entertainment. About 1500 signatures push to oust TV from the classroom while President Martin defends the plan as cost saving and a remedy for teacher shortages.
In Nicosia Cyprus AP reports Queen Elizabeth’s birthday celebration featured large parades, unprecedented in scale and held as Cyprus nears independence as a republic. The event underscored ceremonial ties between Cyprus and Britain during a pivotal political moment.
In Helena Arkansas seven members of a Negro family were killed when a Missouri Pacific passenger train collided with their car at a rural crossing. The car was dragged 400 feet along the tracks after the broadside impact. Victims include Orange Jones 64 and his wife Willie 37 with their five children aged nine months to seven years.
World Lutheranism totals about 71,135,068 adherents, roughly one third of Protestant Christians, with Geneva cited as a key center for global Lutheran communities.
The Herald Weather Site on the roof records 8 30 a m reading of 45 degrees with a high of 75 and a low of 42 in the previous 24 hours. General conditions are clear.
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