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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1960
Page
11
The House Space Committee reports progress on constructing large boosters to reach the moon but little planning exists for sustaining astronauts there. The article notes the initial lunar mission will be more challenge than pleasure trip and mentions the moon’s temperature.
Warsaw AP Polish Communist Chief Wladyslaw Gomulka proposed a revised 1961 65 five year plan to boost heavy industry and agriculture about 2 percent each versus the March 1959 draft while housing would be cut 4.8 percent. He cited shifts in investment priorities amid housing shortages.
Evansville Indiana piece contrasts U S coal upturn with farm vote buying. It notes 44 million tons salable British coal piled up, postwar shifts reducing coal demand, and a new American industry renaissance driven by productivity gains, new jobs, and unified labor management. It also mentions legal and probate notices elsewhere in the same page.
Washington opinion pieces probe whether Congress is moving too fast in the 1960 session. Critics warn last minute bills may favor voters and special interests, while pay raises and tax changes face party and executive branch pushback amid a looming budget impact.
The city of Austin Minnesota schedules a public hearing for July 6 1960 at 5 00 P M in the Municipal Building to hear protests or support for acquiring East 82 feet of Lots 4 and 5 Block 3 and part of Lot 4 Block 3 Original Village for a public motor vehicle parking lot. The report from the committee filed June 3 1960 is under review by the Common Council.
Austin Minnesota Common Council determines to construct sidewalk curb and gutter on both sides of 19th Street S E from 4th Avenue N E to 5th Avenue S E. Hearing set for July 1 1960 at 8:00 P M in Council Chambers. Budget report accepted and Ordinance 411 referenced. Public notice to follow in official paper.
Probate Court orders hearing on petition for the will of John Trees Decedent Wallace C Sieh named executor. Four month creditor claim period ends October 4 1960 with notice by publication in the Austin Daily Herald and mailed notices as required. Judge Paul Kimball Jr dated June 6 1960.
Sen. Stuart Symington says in a taped NBC Today interview that militarily the Russians are stronger than the United States. He cites declines in economic psychological and space field strength and notes Soviets would avoid nuclear war. He remains a Democratic presidential candidate.
A 37 foot wing span aluminum eagle weighing over a ton, with no right foot or facial features, is being shipped from Brooklyn to England to decorate the new US Embassy in Grosvenor Square. Sculptor Theodore J. Roszak says the simplified form reads as the American eagle and opted for minimal detail. The statue was built in Brooklyn with seven workers, then trucked to Wappingers Falls for gold plating before final shipment.
Four members of President Rhee's government faced trial in Pusan on charges of rigging the March presidential election in favor of Rhee and his running mate Lee Ki-Poong. Leading the group was former provincial Governor Shin Do-Sung.
Octave Rabaty director of L Humanite and Etienne Fajon chief editor were fined 1000 francs for inciting military men to disobedience, the AP reports.
An ad-style item describes mild urinary discomfort from certain foods and drink. Doan's Pills are advertised to soothe bladder irritations relieve backache and headaches and act as a mild diuretic to increase kidney output, claiming wide consumer relief for over sixty years.
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