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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1959
Page
3
Eighteen Americans killed when a military plane crashed into a cloud covered New Guinea mountain were brought home to a single grave. At the graveside 34 relatives from 13 states shared the somber moment as tears rolled down their cheeks.
Washington House cut more than ten percent from NASA's new fiscal year budget to 462 million dollars, sending the bill to the Senate. The same session discusses emergency funds for agencies awaiting appropriations as the current year ends. President Eisenhower had asked 530.3 million for NASA. The omnibus 609.8 million dollar bill also funds other agencies. The article notes a separate White House budget measure and a WWII memorial burial incident.
A 1784 Methodist Church in America rule restricted tickets to women with superfluous adornments and banned even married women. Another rule advised young preachers to avoid conversation with young women. Haile Selassie visited Soviet Russia and met Khrushchev in Moscow during a two week stay.
An ad promotes PASTEETH powder to secure dentures with firmer comfort. It claims the product eliminates worry about plates dropping or slipping and hides denture odor and breath. Available at drug counters.
Premier David Ben-Gurion faces a crisis over arming West Germany amid cabinet opposition from Achdut Avodah and Mapam. Reports say he drafted a resignation letter to President Itzhak Ben-Zvi and may seek a caretaker government or a new minority coalition after elections in November.
In Reading Pennsylvania 75 Mennonites dismantled a 45 by 45 foot barn on Elma Leininger’s farm amid 95 degree heat. The structure was moved to William L. Lamm’s farm in Wernersville where it will be rebuilt. Leininger had offered the barn after his own home burned down.
John Sperling 57 of Foley, Minn., died after a two car crash at a county road intersection one mile east of Gilman Benton County. Police said the second car was driven by William Siemers of Foley. Sperling’s death raised Minnesota’s statewide traffic toll to 269, compared with 311 a year ago.
A Justice Department suit filed in U.S. District Court in New Orleans seeks to halt the purge of Negro voters in Washington Parish Louisiana. The parish lies about 50 miles north of New Orleans. The suit, filed Monday, names as defendants the White Citizens Council and others.
The National Safety Council reports traffic deaths rose five per cent in the first five months of the year with 13 940 deaths from Jan 1 to June 1 and about half a million disabling injuries. May deaths reached 3 250 up 8 per cent from May 1958.
The 101st Airborne Division mourns its golden eagle mascot Mon day after a public review honoring wartime commander Gen Maxwell D. Taylor. The four year old eagle died shortly after performing in the event. Meanwhile in New Delhi India refuses to back the Dalai Lama claim of ruling Tibet from exile.
Washington reports a record number of Soviet diplomats defecting to the West in the past week. Some have been granted asylum by U.S. authorities under a policy of offering haven to escapees. A junior diplomat in Burma's U.S. Embassy is among the cases. most defectors are mid rank and knowledgeable about Soviet activities. Authorities say the rise does not reflect widespread unrest among diplomats.
In a savanna herd, adult females support a birthing elephant with protective presence and guiding behavior. The group stays close as the newborn emerges, illustrating cooperative care and social bonds among elephants in a natural setting.
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