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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1963
Page
2
Herta Kuusinen in Pravda claims Red China seeks to provoke war with the United States though she says China is too weak to fight. The statement reflects Cold War tensions reported from Moscow.
State college board officials finished a tour of 14 southwestern Minnesota communities to pick a site for a new college serving 19 counties. Marshall and Redwood Falls emerged as likely locations, with several towns also in contention. A five member legislative committee will receive the report.
Typhoon Carmen nears Manila with winds up to 120 mph. The storm was tracked in the Pacific about 75 miles east of Samar Island, the Manila Weather Bureau reported.
Washington police recovered a 1955 car taken by five youths charged with unauthorized use. The car was returned to owner William Filcheck after being washed, polished, and fitted with new tires, a radio aerial, and hubcaps.
Minneapolis family of four survived a light aircraft crash a mile from Grand Rapids airport during a heavy rainstorm. Dwight and his wife were injured, the 16-year-old son Dennis endured a broken elbow, and all were aided by Sheriff Jurah’s search team at ITasca County. The family had been flying from International Falls when the wreck occurred.
The Bartley twins David Eugene and Daniel Clifford, born Siamese brothers, began their third day of life separately after a Sunday three hour separation operation. Father William Bartley and the twins’ grandmother Violet Mitchell awaited in the hall during surgery.
Two of President Kennedy's major proposals face quick action on Capitol Hill this week. The House votes on a 1 billion college construction bill while the Senate considers creating a National Service Corps. The week also includes hearings on the limited nuclear test ban treaty and the drafting of a civil rights bill.
Jerry E. Grimstad 27 formerly of Waterloo Iowa was killed when his car collided with a vehicle driven by Richard Pryor 23 of Denver Saturday night.
Police identify the victim as Milford James Shope 46 of Mill Hall Pennsylvania found slain with a throat wound in a Willmar bar after a barley shipment from Rugby North Carolina. FBI fingerprint check confirmed identity. Shope was a transient with multiple arrests and no known relatives. Authorities have not yet found the slayer.
Minnesota Senator and Senate Majority Whip Hubert Humphrey told reporters in Minneapolis after attending the Moscow signing that the nuclear test ban pact will be ratified by more than the two thirds needed. He cited a doubling of U S military strength in two years and said Americans could bargain from strength.
Sylvester C. Smith Jr. of Newark urged Congress to curb federal administrative agencies’ reach as they extend jurisdiction beyond delegation. He pressed tighter criminal law enforcement and swifter civil rights action, warning public trust would fall without a uniform rule of law.
The bathyscaphe Trieste will depart Boston on Wednesday to resume the search for the Thresher submarine wreck. It was pulled from the hunt last July 1 after five dives to the ocean floor, and underwent a Boston overhaul. The Thresher sank April 10 with 129 aboard about 22 miles east of Boston.
Mrs Mildred Aron 40 mother of three was killed when a pressurized can exploded in a backyard incinerator. A fragment severed her jugular vein in Willow Grove Pennsylvania on Sunday, AP reports.
A six story Adams Hotel fire in Flint Michigan killed 84 year old Fred Whittley and injured 15 others. Firefighters rescued a blind accordionist Frank Torrey and a 4 year old girl Alice Everett who were found safe. a blind man prayed through six hours of flames. Three guests remained unaccounted for early today and officials sought to determine the fire's cause.
A new series titled 30 DAYS TO BETTER GRADES starts in The Herald on Monday August 19. The program, produced by The Reading Laboratory Inc of New York, promises simple guidance to reduce homework load and improve study efficiency for local students.
Local ad touts replacing an old furnace with a modern warm air furnace to free basement space and improve housewide comfort. Calls to action include calling HE 3801 and visiting Williamson Furnaces or John at Hill Heating Roofing Inc. for 24 hour service on all brands. Pricing quote offered before cold weather.
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