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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1964
Page
4
The Austin Daily Herald argues for expanded bicycle safety education for children and proposes community bike rodeos similar to car and truck events. It cites ongoing injuries and deaths, notes current VFW and police efforts, and invites clubs to partner on a broader program.
Thomas C. Paton of Minnesota Blue Shield warns at a Chicago medical gathering that many families hold multiple policies from spouses and individuals, making sick care profitable and potentially driving overutilization. He cites four promotional pieces mailings monthly and supports antiduplication clauses appearing in policies to curb duplication.
State highway commissioner James Marshall recommends exams for eyesight knowledge of driving laws and sign meanings before license renewal. He says the law would weed out unqualified drivers, protecting competent motorists, while noting some may fear testing but testing is reasonable given past lax requirements.
A Des Moines Register opinion notes Johnson’s move to exclude cabinet members from VP consideration, puzzling observers about the lack of suspense at Atlantic City. The piece suggests the president aims to control the nomination process and conserve energy for convention promotion.
Miss Eva Clingman leaves for Jewett Ohio after a surprise farewell party. IGA staff honor Mr and Mrs FE Plantikow on their 28th anniversary. Sixty Christ Episcopal Church members thank Rev and Mrs T M Baxter with gifts. Flight Officer Harold Asper flew 20 round trips to the moon. Nellie Sampson visits friends in Huron. Dogs owned by Leo Rasmussen and Bob Vandenover win at Austin Retriever Club trials. Mrs John Sperry wins floral show award. Ahmed Aasr leaves Horme Institute after five years US study. M L Walker C C Terry and Paul Gendler elected delegates to district Kiwanis convention in Moorhead.
A column ponders if communities can possess collective traits and be molded by leaders and media. It foresees psy chiatric public disclosures for candidates and discusses Parkinsons Law on bureaucratic growth and spending. It ends with reflections on head coverings in church and fashion trends.
Autobiography of a contentious stop in Cairo shows Malcolm X courting international Communist figures, urging retaliation against whites, and staging a propaganda operation at the Semiramis hotel. He did not attend any African Unity summit sessions and publicity focused on his violent rhetoric.
A 1964 Hall Syndicate dispatch traces Malcolm X's links to pro Communist figures like Shirley Graham DuBois and Ghana timelines. It notes meetings at the Hotel Omar Khayam in Cairo and DuBois’s Ghana defense work, with questions raised about funding sources and international intelligence Attention centers on his Africa travels and hostile U.S. reception.
Gettysburg letter from 1964 shows Dwight D. Eisenhower praising the press as a defender of freedom on par with the school system. He separates criticism of sensational columnists from the bulk of journalists and recalls wartime respect for reporters. The missive addresses Boyd Lewis and aims to set the record straight about his convention remarks.
A description notes that bills enacted to provide appropriations to a special group or region are known as pork-barrel legislation. The term highlights targeted funding often criticized for benefit to specific interests rather than general welfare.
A postal guideline notes that the states Alaska Hawaii Idaho Iowa Maine Ohio and Utah must be written in full on envelopes to ensure accurate delivery. No abbreviations are allowed for the full state names.
WARD CANNEL reviews Candy by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg. He finds it largely unreadable and not clearly pornographic, delivers four laughs, and notes the satire on pornography while lamenting difficulty in judging literature by content. The piece ends by saying you cannot judge books by their covers.
On this date in 1942 US Marines landed on Guadalcanal marking a bitter campaign that ended with Japan’s defeat in 1943. Other entries note 1789 War and Navy departments established 1940 de Gaulles forces pledge to resist Germany 1941 Russian bomb Berlin 1960 Elizabeth II pregnancy 1964 and 1960.
Nationalist Chinese sources report about 200000 troops moved to the border area with North Vietnam and an estimated 300000 soldiers in the Haikow Haikou Haikou area. An air force division of over 70 Soviet built MIG fighters is said to be sent to Hainan Island. Submarines were dispatched to Yulin on Hainan. US authorities say no alert extending beyond 2000 troops on Taiwan.
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