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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1966
Page
1
An audience with the emperor is mentioned alongside a note that Selassie visited Austria ten years ago. The AP photograph is credited to a Rome cable service.
A national AP survey warns Medicare will boost nurse and technician competition as elderly demand services. Smaller rural hospitals must raise standards and hire qualified staff, while big teaching hospitals lose personnel. Shortages already exist, with 20,000 RNs needed. training expands with 1966 nurse graduate totals rising to 54,000 and 60,000 others in subprofessional health roles.
Senator Mansfield urged a direct high level meeting between Secretary of State Rusk and Red China’s Foreign Minister Chen Yi to pursue a peaceful settlement in Viet Nam and Southeast Asia. He warned the conflict could become a U S China war like Korea and suggested talks could include Southeast Asian mainland nations. He stressed the need for decisive steps toward peace even if a conference yields only a cease fire and cautioned against escalation or broader Chinese intervention.
Fair to partly cloudy tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Low tonight around 46 to 52 and high Friday in the 70s. Saturday near normal temperatures and no rain.
Three AFL-CIO Painters Union officials say they received death threats by telephone. The report names Jerome Downey Charles A. Davis and Conrad Paredes as the threatened officials. A San Francisco judge set bail at 11500 for Clyde Simmonds linked to the slaying of union leader Don Wilson. Floyd Green, another San Francisco Bay Area union official, was killed a month after Wilson’s death with no arrest yet.
In Minneapolis a 44 year old woman pilot, Joyce Francis, is in satisfactory condition after her plane struck the shoulder of U.S. 52 near Crystal Airport. Three others, Terence W. Higgins 36, Don James 26, and Mary James 49, were treated and released.
Bonnie Schustak, 20, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Schustak Foley Minnesota, was chosen Region IV Dairy Princess. The 5 foot 3 brunette will compete with 10 regional princesses for Princess Kay of the Milky Way at the Minnesota State Fair in St Paul on August 26.
Northern States Power Co directors declared a quarterly dividend of 38 cents a share, payable July 20 to holders of record June 30. The payout is 2 cents higher than the prior quarter.
Two St Paul Ammonia Products employees died of apparent suffocation in an airless tunnel at the Hastings area plant. Identified victims were Ernest Hilborn plant superintendent and his assistant Donald Harwood both residents of Hastings.
Minnesota Democrats gathered for their state convention faced a potential deep rift over endorsing Gov. Karl Rolvaag for a second term or backing Lt. Gov. A M Keith. A two thirds vote is needed for endorsement, with the first ballot set for Saturday afternoon amid intense behind the scenes maneuvering. The event could impact the fall race and national party dynamics with Mondale as keynoter and Humphrey's role uncertain. An Air Force Titan 3 rocket carrying eight satellites was launched today for a global military communications network.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Eight satellites including seven to carry messages between Washington Saigon and strategic points rode a Titan 3 rocket on a fourth test flight. The satellites aim to form a jam free network 103 to 21000 miles in orbit with land and sea relay facilities ready worldwide.
Asst. Mower County Attorney James Mork, 28, announced his candidacy for the State Senate from the 5th District in Mower County. Incumbent P. J. Holand, in office since 1954, said he will seek a fourth term. Mork cited concerns about government corruption and crime, and proposed tax changes to attract industry. He graduates from Minnesota Law and has active roles in Austin organizations. His wife Patricia Webber is from the Lyle area.
AFL CIO president George Meany reportedly considers Johnson wage-price guidelines a dead issue as labor moves to bury the program. The shift follows a year of rising prices and big contract settlements exceeding the 3.2 percent cap, with Johnson endorsing only select pay hikes while advisers and labor leaders voice mixed signals.
Two Vietnamese girls spotted the Hollywood star and asked for autographs as Wayne travels through Vietnam to enter the region. The encounter highlights local excitement during his visit.
The Minnesota Highway Patrol reports five overnight deaths increasing the state toll to 311. Lois Mitzel, 29, of Rogers, died after a Saturday car-truck collision and hospitalization in Minneapolis. Roland LaPlante, Stewart, Minn., died when his car left a road near Gaylord. Spec. 5 Jerry Richard Arntzen, 25, of St. Paul, a Camp Ripley guard, died in a training detachment incident. Donald Olson, 35, of Kenneth, Minn., was found dead in his wrecked pickup near Hardwick. Sherry Zillmer, 8, of Almeland, was struck near Almeland. An elderly couple, Irving and Louisa Comer of Minneapolis, died in a three car crash near New Hampton, Iowa. Five others were injured.
Rumors of 52 week notices for 800 Hormel workers circulated after a KAUS report though officials offered no comment. Local union president Frank Schultz urged caution saying no official company communication beyond the earlier 325 notices. A second rumor claimed 300 notices were at the Post Office and later recalled. Schultz stressed settlements belong at bargaining tables amid a decline in Hormel's six month earnings and stock activity. The report also notes President Johnson's beagle hunt story and White House photo release context.
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