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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1958
Page
3
A year old sea lion nicknamed Cyril travels from London Ontario to Toledo Ohio after escaping in London. Officials from both cities claim ownership while Cyril rests in a Toledo Zoo bear cage awaiting a legal decision amid tranquilizer marks and a 50 cent admission.
Senator John L. McClellan proposed giving Indiana authorities strong leads to pursue charges that labor leaders James R. Hoffa and Maurice Hutcheson plotted to fix a Lake County grand jury. The House committee prepares to probe gangster influence in business and labor groups as Hoffa is named a likely early witness.
A June drop of about 3 percent in farm prices weakened government claims of agricultural strength. Wheat led losses as prices fell from 1.93 to 1.70 a bushel, aided by a lower support rate and expectations of bigger crops. Overall prices remained 5 percent higher than a year earlier.
The House passed a rail aid bill 348 to 2 to aid distressed railroads with a government guaranteed loan program. The measure carries no explicit cap on total outstanding loans, unlike a Senate version that limits loans to 700 million dollars. If differences arise, a conference committee may iron out the bill.
Mrs. Winifred Lind Andrews of Minneapolis, daughter of John Lind the 14th governor, died Thursday at age 67. Born in New Ulm, she had lived in Minneapolis about 50 years. Her father served as governor from 1899 to 1901.
The document notes Indonesia issued its declaration of independence in 1945 signaling the start of national sovereignty after years of colonial rule. The move established a new republic and set the stage for international recognition and subsequent political developments.
President Eisenhower faced strong Democratic resistance as he urged restoring foreign aid funds cut by the House Appropriations Committee. The panel trimmed 872 million from the requested 3.95 billion for next fiscal year, with debates over military aid and development loans and Senate signals to push for restoration.
New York AP Max Conrad 55 year old pilot who recently flew 4 440 mile nonstop from Idlewild to Palermo Sicily returned by commercial airliner Friday. He left here last Sunday landed in Sicily Monday after 32 hours 55 minutes aloft delivering a plane to Dublin Ireland. He plans to leave Boston Monday to deliver a two engine plane to an Irish concern for an English buyer. He regrets not seeing his San Francisco family until after his Ireland flight. He said I sure would like to see them but I have to make this delivery flight first. The more I earn the more I can send them and my family understands. You'd be surprised how many pairs of shoes they need. I am the luckiest guy in the world.
The Shah of Iran pledged undying friendship with the United States during a banquet in Minneapolis and planned a visit to Offutt AFB Nebraska. He praised American life, urged more Iran students to study here, and spoke of future Iranian industrial investment aided by American know-how. He urged students to return to Iran after their education for work.
The Iowa Joint Committee on Educational Television reported over 33 000 Iowa school children listened to educational programs on WOI TV Ames in classrooms last year. The programs, produced by the committee, are a joint venture of the State Department of Public Instruction and the Board of Regents. Plans for 1958 59 include continued broadcasts and feature Rebecca Anderson and Dr Ronald Wells. Des Moines moves to preserve Terrace Hill Hubbell mansion for public use.
Iowa farmers expect to market 2,110,000 hogs in June and July, up from 2,104,000 last year. The two-month total should be about three percent above the five year average, according to the Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service.
Sandra Levinson of Mason City and Mari Lee Payne of Des Moines win Fulbright scholarships for foreign study. Levinson, a University of Iowa graduate, will pursue political science at the University of Manchester in England.
Leon Miller chairman of the Iowa Tax Commission said delinquent sales tax returns for the quarter ending March 31 were 2,596, down from 3,121 a year earlier. He credited field staff efforts for the decline and increased taxpayer compliance.
The M&StL Railway Executive Committee announced at the dedication of its new car shop the purchase of 14 diesel locomotives costing 2 640 000. Delivery from Electro Motive Division of General Motors will be in October. President A W Schroeder said the engines will yield faster schedules.
The Baptist Women’s Missionary Conference began Friday at the Iowa Baptist assembly grounds in Iowa Falls with about 400 expected attendees. Sessions run through Sunday with speakers listed on the program.
Des Moines Solar Aircraft Co and Des Moines Local 1626 of the International Association of Machinists reached a two year agreement. The contract includes an across the board wage rise of about eight percent with hourly boosts from 17 to 29 cents and a further three percent increase taking effect in June 1959.
Paul Robeson, Negro singer, and Corliss Lamont, Columbia University lecturer, received passports after years of denial due to questions about Communist party membership. The Supreme Court last week ruled beliefs or associations cannot justify passport withholding.
Movie star Burt Lancaster sails for Europe aboard the United States with his three children William 11 Susan 5 and Joanna 7 and his publicity director Bernard Kamber. Mrs Lancaster and the couple’s two other children flew earlier to open their Hertz England home.
In Lexington Kentucky a 16 year old named Con ley Standafer Jr was killed by a lightning strike while milking a cow in a barn. The cow and barn suffered no injuries or damage.
Washington AP report notes backers of Alaska statehood claim early Senate gains. Senator Henry M. Jackson predicts final passage next week by about two to one, with Mansfield planning early sessions and late hours to push the bill. Eastland’s constitutional challenges fail or hinge on pending votes.
Robert F. Kennedy counsel for a Senate committee investigating labor management activities has been without his law school diploma for seven years. The diploma has rested in the University of Virginia registrar's office since 1951.
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