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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1959
Page
1
Gov. Orville Freeman told a Farmers Union picnic in North Mankato that he never promised there would be no new taxes. He outlined principles for future revenue if needed as the administration cited economic recovery reducing tax needs.
In Stettler Alberta police found seven battered bodies, including a father Raymond Cook and mother Daisy Mae, ages 53 and 37, and five children aged 3 to 9. Robert Raymond Cook, 22, son of the slain man, was charged with murder after the victims were discovered in the family home with a blood stained shotgun under a mattress. The bodies lay in the garage beneath tires and boxes. Neighbors had not seen the Cooks since Thursday and authorities reported bloodstains on floors and mattresses.
Legislative leaders push to wrap Minnesota's longest special session as the House Senate tax conference committee nears a ninth agreement. Disputes linger on reapportionment and daylight time while Gov Freeman backs an income tax withholding plan. Senate conservatives oppose a pay as you go method.
Vatican City AP reports Pope John XXIII expressing sorrow over continued persecutions of the Roman Catholic Church and its shepherds during Mass for the feast of St. Peter and St. Paul. He notes some states deny freedom to their people and intrude into citizens' minds, without naming nations.
Congress moves to extend for one year the 52 percent corporate tax rate and Korean excise taxes to avert a 3.14 billion dollar revenue drop. Senate House compromise drops some provisions while retaining key rates to fund the 1960 budget.
Soviet First Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov arrived in New York to preside at the opening of a Soviet cultural and scientific exhibition. Vice President Nixon attends the ceremony as Kozlov plans talks in Washington with Eisenhower and Herter. The TU114 flight set a New York Moscow nonstop record of 11 hours 6 minutes.
Rescue teams pressed continuing recovery along the Ogeechee River after a freak butane gas explosion at a Seaboard Air Line trestle killed 19 and left many burned. The blast near Meldrim, Georgia, involved railroad tanker cars and injured train crew and 124 cars, with victims and witnesses recounting a roaring flame and failed rescue efforts.
The Schulzes spotted a man burying items near their desert home. They unearthed a purse and shoes later traced to Ina Huebner Mosher, 38, who had married Gerald Mosher five months earlier. Police found Gerald Mosher, 43, in a San Fernando hotel room and he confessed to strangling his wife in jealousy.
IRON MOUNTAIN Mich AP Lost for 13 hours in Upper Michigan wilds Carol Van Hulla three of Niagara Wis was found alive today. Bloodhounds traced a new trail crossing a county road east of Norway Lake as hundreds of volunteers searched led by state troopers and sheriff's men. The sheriff said she wandered away late Sunday in bear populated forests near the Wisconsin border. abduction was checked.
J Calvin Spangler of Menahga in Wadena County retires at 70 after 50 years of service with the Rural Letter Carriers Assn. He joined as a boy of seven, helped build the state and national organizations, and logged over 800000 miles on the route. He attended more than 20 state conventions and remains a staunch booster of the carrier body.
Cloudy conditions with a high of 80 and a low of 46 in the past 24 hours. About 200 of 300 mail carriers and wives attended a gathering at THE HERALD Building for a joint session with the auxiliary. C E Knudson of the Post Office Dept praised service to rural patrons and noted regional extensions during the transition from three to two patrons per mile. ELmer Requa and the mayor offered greetings.
The Senate takes up a bill to authorize about 1.21 billion dollars for U S military installations including missile bases and housing. The plan funds Nike Hercules and Bomarc missile defenses with later bills covering missile defense expansion and other projects. Sen Stuart Symington criticizes the program as a costly unsound compromise and warns against overemphasis on defense versus retaliation.
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