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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1963
Page
2
Actress Vivian Leigh and Mrs Sybil Burton react with amusement and confusion as they listen to a satire about a British scandal, the scene capturing public fascination with theatrical farce and celebrity life.
AP reports that Viet Namese authorities say guerrillas attacked a Montagnard hamlet in the central highlands, capturing 91 tribesmen, killing seven and taking 41 water buffalo. Twenty Montagnards reportedly returned to the fortified village amid U.S. program ties. Separately, India says Chinese officers were seen in East Pakistan fueling fears of a China Pakistan alignment against India.
Lowell D. Skinner a 32 year old former US Army corporal who spent years in Red China and refused repatriation after the 1953 Korean armistice says he will travel from Hong Kong to Tokyo then to New York before heading home to Akron Ohio. He says he is disillusioned with Chinese communism and says two other Americans Scott L Rush of Marietta Ohio and Albert C Belhomme of Ashland also plan to leave China.
In Belgrade refugees from Skopje earthquake, which killed over 1000, begin housing settlements expected to house 12000 by year end. Skopje will be rebuilt on a different site as a light quake near Sarajevo causes no damage. In Moscow a 19th unmanned satellite sends data, orbiting 167 to 332 miles up.
An American landing craft bought by a Milan company for 130000 dollars has run aground on red tape while being fitted as a floating pleasure palace off Bordighera Italy. The 35 foot craft was surplus from a U S defense auction in Chicago last year and brought to the Italian Riviera for conversion.
Minnesota Attorney General Walter Mondale urged district attorneys to ensure arrests pass legal muster and that suspects receive fair representation. He warned against constitutional amendments he said would undermine the federal system, a nationwide constitutional convention, a super court above the Supreme Court, and limits on Supreme Court review of reapportionment cases. He spoke to the National Association of District Attorneys in Minneapolis.
In remarks on recent Austin court fines for overtime parking many readers note the penalties were issued to cover warrants for lost or ignored tags. The column defends the system, laments the cost to attract shoppers, and praises local youths in sports and marching competition.
In Hallandale Florida armed officers seal off the Negro section after a series of rapes terrorizes residents. Mayor John D Steele says a state of panic exists as three white women report rapes by a Black assailant in their homes.
Republicans rally after Gov. Andersen loss and seek to prevent a repeat. GOP plans to back Goldwater delegates via State Auditor King and Rudy Skogerhoe backing Walter Judd. Democrats pursue a Senate challenge to Eugene McCarthy with leaders optimistic about a GOP win next year.
Washington analyzes Khrushchev push for a NATO Warsaw pact to govern relations after the test ban. U S leaders question goals and risk, noting Germany recognition stakes, De Gaulle opposition, and France's refusal to join the pact or sign the nuclear test ban, signaling a cautious path ahead.
Ninety-eight communities receive formal notices from the Minnesota Water Pollution Control Commission to improve sewage systems or face court actions. Letters gave 66 days to outline problems and plan treatment plants. 39 lack any plant and 59 have inadequate ones. The action follows a tightened 1963 anti pollution law affecting both towns and large industries.
Civil rights leaders halt further picketing at the Downstate Medical Center construction site in Brooklyn amid a push for anti discrimination measures. CORE and NAACP sponsors express mixed reaction while ministers meet to decide future actions tied to Governor Rockefeller’s enforcement plan and job opportunities for minorities.
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