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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1959
Page
1
Gov. Freeman denounces a constitutional amendment on reapportionment and urges voters to oppose it. Rep. R. N. Nelson of Breckenridge seeks repeal of the direct reapportionment bill signed by the governor. Nelson says voters were led to support the constitutional change but now faces backing down. Reapportionment under statutory law takes effect in 1962.
The author of the House pension bill conceded it will cost the government 10 billion dollars more over 40 years instead of saving 12 billion as claimed. Critics charged deception though the sponsor said full information was provided. The measure passed the House 226 to 34 and goes to the Senate amid debate.
Washington AP reports two senators expect President Eisenhower to approve a compromise wheat program. A conference committee meets to formalize the accord on 1960 1961 crops, cutting 11 million acres and reducing output by about 300 million bushels annually with price supports at 80 percent of parity or $1.90 a bushel.
The state risks a fiscal crisis on July 1 unless the Senate passes an emergency appropriation bill approved by the House. The measure would grant 25 percent of 1959 appropriations for the first quarter, with liberals backing Gov. Freeman's stance to withhold only if needed. Senate leaders say withholding will not occur.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon will tour Siberian cities during his upcoming good will visit to the Soviet Union. The trip would mark the highest ranking U.S. official to enter the region in peacetime. State Department and Soviet officials are arranging Siberia travel and other stops including Moscow for July 25.
William Coyle age 22 died of police bullets after a gunfight in a Massachusetts woods near Route 28. His brother John 24 was unhurt. The Coyles, sought for a Cape Cod robbery and the Kane murder, kidnapped Sedgwick and fled from Philadelphia before police closed in.
President Eisenhower declared Geneva foreign ministers talks in an impasse with dimmed prospects for a summit. He offered to attend a heads of government meeting if any reasonable progress occurs at Geneva, stating progress on East West issues generally could suffice. He noted no requirement that Berlin move be the sole measure of progress. He spoke at a news conference indicating prospects have not brightened in weeks.
City officials expect the Municipal pool to open this weekend after a 15 000 renovation. The project replaces a damaged bottom with a 30 inch reinforced concrete floor using Rossweld adhesive to bond old and new slabs. If weather holds, the pool may be usable Saturday or Sunday.
President Eisenhower rejected calls to summon steel company executives and union leaders to a White House conference to break the deadlock in wage talks. He warned against government pressure and stressed no link between Berlin diplomacy and domestic labor negotiations. He praised public wage and productivity figures and noted May personal income rose to a record annual rate of 576.2 billion dollars driven by wages in manufacturing.
In Geneva the West presented its 11th hour bid for a temporary Berlin crisis settlement. The Soviet Union offered no immediate reaction and theBig Four foreign ministers planned a secret session Thursday. US Secretary of State Herter and Western allies aimed to close the conference within days if Gromyko showed no serious interest.
A state district court in Omaha issued a restraining order directing striking Omaha employees of Wilson and Co to comply with terms of a 1956 agreement. The ruling does not cover a Minnesota lab or Cedar Rapids Iowa plants. Judge James M. Patton ordered UPW locals not to exceed eight hours, refuse temporary assignments, walk out, slow down, or stop work. An injunction hearing is scheduled for next Monday.
Hollywood actor Clifton Webb, 62, is ordered by doctors to rest at home after weekend hospitalization. The ailment remains undisclosed, forcing him to withdraw from an upcoming film role. Publicist and studio have not provided further details.
U N Navy crew described a one sided attack by Communist MiG fighters on a patrol plane 45 miles off North Korea. Two engines were out and a tail gunner wounded as the Mercator limped toward Japan. Two Air Force Sabre jets met the scene. MiGs vanished. The tail gunner, Avia tion Electronics Mate 2 C Donald E Corder, 20, was wounded but survived. Rear Adm Withington affirmed continued patrols but opposed escort dives.
In Dublin the nearly blind Eamon De Valera leads a presidential race against Gen. Sean MacCoin. Voter turnout is expected at about three quarters of Ireland's 1.7 million, with counting to begin Thursday. De Valera, born in New York to a Irish father and Spanish-born mother, was a key figure in 1916 uprising.
Seattle AP report says AFL CIO Secretary Treasurer William Schnitzler predicts a costly steel strike next month. He spoke at the American Federation of Musicians convention and blamed steel companies for the deadlock. He cited President Eisen hower warnings on inflationary wage and price pressures as adding to the dispute.
In Corvallis Oregon today Dr David C England 37 faces involuntary manslaughter charges over the February 7 beating of Charles Edwin England 12 a discipline incident. England an assistant professor of animal husbandry at Oregon State College and his wife have four other adopted children.
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