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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1961
Page
1
This is the first of five stories on the forces behind extremist groups in the 1960s. The piece cites fear of communism, domestic stresses, and social backlash as drivers of right and left militancy, with sociologist Lipset explaining recruitment dynamics and national identity anxieties.
In Elk hart Lake Wisconsin a two day sports car event ended with a large youth riot in the village square. About 200 rioters clashed with police, smashed windows and damaged property while fire hoses dispersed the crowd. Five arrests were reported including two Sunday night.
Japanese Prime Minister Ikeda lands in Los Angeles on the first leg of an official visit to the United States. He and Foreign Minister Kosaka plan talks with President Kennedy in Washington to strengthen U.S.-Japan ties and push for world peace. The trip follows tensions over the U.S.-Japan security treaty and includes discussions on China, Okinawa, and aid.
In Albert Lea Minnesota on Father’s Day 1961 Neil L Stevens 26 and Wayne J Haycraft 37 died when their single engine Aeronca two seater stalled and plunged nose first into a field southeast of the city. Both men from Albert Lea left eight children behind.
Negotiators in a nationwide maritime strike clash over bribery accusations and the runaway flag issue. The walkout immobilizes over 100 ships as 85,000 crewmen from seven unions pressure companies and the jobs of American crews amid wage disputes and foreign-flag operations.
U S and Soviet representatives convene in Washington to attempt resuming general disarmament talks broken off after a walkout. Moscow pushes to merge with Geneva talks and include neutrals. Washington resists expanding beyond procedural issues and insists on maintaining the nuclear test ban.
Vice Admiral Hyman Rickover told Congress last May that drastic steps are needed to improve the service academies or they should be abolished. He criticized Annapolis and its products while noting Army West Point cadets face retention issues. He warned Navy mismanagement would ruin a business without capital or a forger.
The Supreme Court ruled unions may not use a member s dues for political objectives the member opposes. The decision addressed the Railway Labor Act shop provision and followed a Georgia ruling that sided with six Southern Railway employees who objected to dues funding politics. Justice Brennan led the majority. Justices Frankfurter and Black dissented with Harlan joining Frankfurter.
Engineer Fred Bryant of Macon said the Central of Georgia freight train with five engines and 15 to 20 cars left the tracks while going down grade at about 50 miles an hour.
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