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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1960
Page
1
A St Paul contractor Andrew Tschida found his wife Lorraine Tschida dead in the basement garage of their split level home after returning from a restaurant. Police noted exhaust fumes in the garage and a broken window light bulb. the cause remains under investigation.
The City Council began action Monday to acquire five parcels for a new parking lot on 1st Ave NW between 1st and 2nd streets. A council committee was formed to pursue condemnation if needed and report by July 1. Financing may use revenue bonds backed by parking meter revenues.
City Council discussed raising on sale liquor license fees from 1800 to 2250 with a 1 vote referral to the ordinance committee for study. Aldermen Weiss Enright push, debate over timing and prior rescission, and fall report expected.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms affect the east tonight with partial clearing over the area. Cooler air prevails. low temperatures 45 to 53, highs near 60 on Wednesday. Outlook calls for a warmer Wednesday with no meaningful rain.
City Council may expand the northwest one way pattern by proposing 5th and 7th Avenues NW eastbound and 6th Ave NW westbound while weighing 8th Ave NW. Affected streets total six in the current plan, with a new paving and a southbound service drive on 14th St NW already approved. Plans include stairway construction to connect 11th Ave SW sidewalk to Lafayette Park and a July 1 hearing on curb and sidewalk work.
The principality of Monaco observed official mourning for John B. Kelly father of Princess Grace after his death in Philadelphia. Flags along the Riviera were lowered and Radio Monte Carlo limited programming to classical music and news.
Minnesota Tax Commissioner Joseph Robertson reported that gasoline tax collections for the first five months of this year fell slightly from the same period in 1959, indicating a minor decline in state fuel revenues.
The Senate approved a tax measure 84 to 0 extending current corporation and excise tax rates and adding about 650 million in new revenue. President Eisenhower sought one more year at present levels amid a tougher international scene and higher spending for defense, health research, education and federal pay.
Peiping braced mass rallies across China as the regime intensified a campaign denouncing President Eisenhower. Newspapers radio posters and loudspeakers spread the theme that Eisenhower failed in Asia, labeling him the chief of U S imperialism the god of plague and the vicious wolf of Western imperialism.
Gov Orville Freeman attended the dedication of a one million dollar wood products plant in Virginia Minnesota during a visit to the Iron Range. The Multi ply plant received a 600000 subsidy from the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Commission and will be operated by Superwood Production Corp Duluth with about 30 workers to start. Freeman also announced formation of an interagency committee to aid municipal country and regional planning programs.
President Eisenhower, greeted by more than 100000 Hawaiians, naps briefly then plays nine holes at Kaneohe on his arrival in Hawaii. He plans another morning round and leisure time on the island before returning to Washington. The visit highlights cordial welcomes and Hawaii’s multiracial hospitality.
Nixon focuses on economic competition with the Soviet Union while voicing support for Kennedy in the Democratic nomination. Wagner backs Kennedy and Rockefeller plans a national GOP tour as party strategists weigh New York’s pivotal electoral votes.
Allen Stevenson, 23, Moorhead, died after falling from a flatbed while moving a house from Moorhead to Felton on State Highway 9. His uncle Ted Griffin, Moorhead, was driving the truck and could not stop in time. Harold C. Osterberg, 45, Minneapolis, died after his car struck a parking meter pole. initial heart attack assessment revised to crash injuries.
President Eisenhower ended a 16 000 mile Far East tour with strong public acclaim in Korea the Philippines Formosa and Okinawa while Japan’s abrupt Tokyo visit collapse raised concerns. Officials fear anti Tokyo protests could temper gains in regional influence and aid prospects.
Premier Nobusuke Kishi reportedly told Liberal Democratic Party leaders he will resign once the new US Japan security pact becomes effective. Japan’s ratification completed at midnight as the treaty awaits U.S. Senate approval and formal exchange of instruments.
A $10,000 scholarship fund for the University of Minnesota School of Journalism will be created as a memorial to David Silverman, a veteran Minneapolis newspaper man who died last year. The fund results from a benefit premiere of the film Can Can at the Century theater in Minneapolis.
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