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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1958
Page
4
A devotional quote seeks divine guidance to accept whatever abundance or lack may come with a humble heart. It emphasizes submission to providence and a posture of thankfulness in all circumstances.
A water skier suffers a broken leg after hitting a barrel marker at East Side Lake on Saturday. The incident signals potential future accidents as lake traffic grows. A survey is urged to cap boats and skiers, enforce strict safety, and avert stricter controls by authorities.
The piece criticizes Sherman Adams as Democrats persist in pressuring the president over graft allegations. It argues Adams is not as guilty as foes claim, yet his troubles cause pain to Eisenhower, the GOP, and much of the public as the scandal unfolds.
The piece argues Adams has gained power in government yet is undeserving for not paying the necessary price. It attacks politicians who want benefits without sacrifice, describing a growing class that frets over costs while seeking lower prices for responsibility and trust.
A Borgo Italy village honors Fido the dog who waited daily for his master killed in an Allied air raid 130 years ago. The mongrel had long met the bus and inspired a marble monument and gold medal from locals. The piece suggests humans could learn loyalty from his example.
The Civil Aeronautics Board reports daily air travel exceeds 200000 people safely, but warns air space is a diminishing national resource. Eisenhower and leaders announce five new safety rules to separate military jet flights from civilian traffic and avoid collisions, with measures requiring instrument flight rules on certain jet routes and restrictions near airports below 25000 feet. The CAB calls for stronger air traffic control funding as enhancements may take up to five years.
George E. Sokolski argues the United States cannot fund or subsidize the global economy. He cautions against propping up Brazil and similar states through a 25 cent per sack coffee surcharge and warns that nations must learn to stand on their own without American tax support or foreign capital drains.
A reader from William H. Smith recounts a dachshund killed after a car hit it, urging motorists to stay alert. The column also cites a trade piece on quirks of language and discusses a county disaster effort led by Darwin Gray to raise 1500 dollars for a Civilian Defense rescue truck to aid in any disaster and training. The plan would receive federal and state aid and seeks community support.
Sylvia Porter reports that starting July 1 1958 banks and savings institutions nationwide will cut savings payments from 3 percent to 2 percent and later in the year more cuts are expected. The shift follows a postwar high in rates and a return to easy-money conditions reducing earnings on loans and bonds.
In Charlotte North Carolina a driverless bulldozer weighing 11 tons plowed 180 yards through a construction plot, uprooting six oak trees and smashing a station wagon before stopping in O W Hedrick's kitchen. Police suspected teenagers triggered the incident but could not stop the machine.
The piece reports Moscow’s rapid transit system with vast underground shelters and loading halls 130 feet deep, built by slave labor, plus U.S. hearings on shelter costs. A congressional group led by Rep. Holifield notes Russians train civilians for bomb safety and warns the United States lags in underground preparedness.
A historical word puzzle lists Mayflower era terms and figures such as Captain Standish and Francis, with clues spanning Pilgrim leaders, Plymouth events, and related vocabulary. It combines names, roles, and dates to assemble a crossword style reference.
Answers to the puzzle clues include Idolized Pilgrim sought ane hcome eager fruit pitting devices card game at this time aboard the Mayflower Christopher before Frosts equals large plant animal doctor bitter vetch wager goddess of infatuation.
The speaker argues Christianity cannot be altered for cultures, stressing that the message of salvation through Jesus Christ must be preached to all, unchanged. He cites Paul and Galatians to reject any other gospel and urges missions to the ends of the world while avoiding non Christian or immoral customs.
A state Supreme Court committee reduced separations and divorces by urging reconciliation in 30 of 160 child cases and noting 15 pending with "hope for success." The system requires preseparation marriage counseling before any suit, modeled after California, with potential statewide expansion.
Duke Ellington once worked as a soda jerk in the Poodle Dog Cafe in Washington. The note ties the famed orchestra leader to early service industry work in the capital.
Vitus Bering, sponsored by the Russian czar, located Alaska in 1728. Russians established the first settlements at Kodiak and Sitka.
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