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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1962
Page
3
British actress Diana Dors and husband Richard Dawson welcome a 10 pound 2 ounce son born at Cedars of Lebanon hospital on Wednesday. The couple already have a two year old son named Mark Richard.
Minnesota workers face 1154 layoffs in the first year if four western railroads merge. Great Northern president John Budd testified at an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing, detailing a merger plan that foresees 324 cuts in Duluth, 39 in East Grand Forks, 156 in Minneapolis, 111 in Willmar, and 248 in Superior plus 511 in St Paul.
Hollywood bids farewell to Spyros Skouras as president of 20th Century Fox amid long decline. Losses from production and Cleopatra cost pushout, while George Stevens confronts delays on The Greatest Story Ever Told. Fox faces Wall Street pressure as Liz Taylor and Burton’s Rome saga mirrors studio turmoil.
A car struck 10 year old Chris Schofield on a bicycle in Miami Dade County. Sheriff’s deputies and three squad cars responded as a crowd gathered. An ambulance attendant inspected the scene and then learned the boy was fine after a woman gave him milk.
The Air Force reports a satellite using a Thor Agena B booster was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Wednesday.
President Kennedy pushes a major tariff reduction plan to the House final vote amid bipartisan uncertainty. He warns that rejecting the proposal would slow exports and push trade toward Europe as opponents, including Rep. Noah Mason, favor a one year extension of the current act.
AP writer Bob Thomas visits Percy Kilbride in Hollywood as the 74-year-old actor reflects on leaving the Ma and Pa Kettle series after poor health and injections. He says he might return if a worthwhile role appears and keeps busy with new projects.
A Thursday morning fire in Clinton Iowa damaged a two story camera shop owned by Robert Merritt and nearby stores on Fifth Street and Second Street. Investigators consider defective wiring as a possible cause and no damage estimate is yet available.
The report notes barometers give better weather predictions during winter than in summer. It cites stronger atmospheric pressure signals and clearer reading patterns in colder months, aiding forecasts for storms and cold snaps.
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