Did Board Cut Gas Rates Too Low
Frank C. Miles discusses the Austin Utility Board's 10 percent rate cut for the municipal gas utility and Peoples Natural Gas withdrawal over fears the reduction is excessive. The piece weighs profit prospects, tax advantages, and the risk of underfunding depreciation and expansion, noting past municipal plant performances and uncertainties in who is right.
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Peoples Natural Gas
Austin Municipal Gas Utility
Peoples
Austin Utility Board
Owatonna
Austin
Utility Board
Car Thieves Busy Nationally In July Record Theft
The National Automobile Theft Bureau reports July thefts reached 28 344 cars up 14 percent from 1962. The Southwest and Eastern states showed large gains while the Pacific coast declined. NATB urges car owners to lock cars and avoid leaving windows open as juveniles drive thefts in summer. Public Health Service notes 102 polio cases through July 6, with 84 paralytic cases, far below 1962 levels.
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National Automobile Theft Bureau
Pacific Coast
Southwest
Midwest
NATB
Ray M. King
Public Health Service
U.S
PHS
Shrinking rations no more as soldier meals expand
AP reports soldiers eat more and better food under Maj. Gen. Evans at the Defense Subsistence Supply Center in Chicago. It costs $1.05 daily to feed 2.6 million service members, with a $1.5 billion yearly food plan and 1,575 civilians plus 125 officers directing nationwide operations.
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Chicago
Thomas B. Evans
Defense Subsistence Supply Center
Armed Forces
Armed Services
Evans
United States
U.S
Gen. Evans
Marion C. Bollman
Doctor Says Puzzle-Poser: False Jitters
A reader asks about a high resting and exertion pulse. If tests (ECG and BMR) are normal, nerves may be to blame and a short calm-down course or medication could help. Another reader worries after miscarriage about choking sensations and possible goiter, with guidance on diagnosis and treatment.
Why Are Not More U S Girls in Athletics
A杂 humorous AP column argues American girls are poor athletes and poor sports due to pampered upbringing and fear of losing in public. It mocks commentary on marriage, charity, and social norms, ending with a Louisville Girl Scouts anecdote about a key swallowed by a child.
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U.S
New York
Timely Quotes On Education Religion and Politics
Excerpts feature W. H. Ferry criticizing American colleges as a poor investment and lacking practical wisdom. Rev. Bernard T. Lomas condemns Christian church as dogmatic and materialistic. Home Secretary Henry Brooke reacts to Queen Elizabeth II being booed in London, signaling political tensions.
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Britain
Henry Brooke
London
Common Sense and School Integration Debate
The piece argues students should attend nearby schools when possible but notes New York rules declare any school with over 50 percent Negro enrollment as segregated. It highlights the costly and disruptive plan to transport students to achieve integration, and critiques the approach as clashing with common sense.
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New York State
New York
Kennedy Promises and Space Center Politics in Massachusetts
A Minnesota outsider laments federal aerospace contracts favoring a few states and argues Massachusetts could secure more. The piece recalls Teddy Kennedy's Senate campaign, his pledge to aid Massachusetts, and a $56 million NASA space electronics center planned for Boston, noting a recent Senate committee vote as the story unfolds.
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Minnesota
Kennedy
Teddy Kennedy
Senate
Massachusetts
Teddy
National Aernautics and Space Administration
Space Electronics
Boston
Senate Aeronautical and Space Science Committee
Politicians clash over space center location politics
Washington reports say White House pressure aided a committee vote after initial Democrat objections. Nine to two reversal favored the space center with three Democrats changing sides. The piece argues the choice of site will impact states with defense contracts, including Minnesota.
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Boston
Clinton P. Anderson
The
Space Center
Washington
White House
Minnesota
Opinions of Others A VOICE FOR SCRANTON
A Washington Star editorial argues the Republican party now lacks a liberal internationalist voice without Rockefeller and Goldwater. It urges Republicans to consider other talent, naming William W. Scranton, Pennsylvania governor, as a strong possible leader.
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Republican Party
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Washington Star
Quotations on Praise and Eternal Prep from Devotional Text
A devotional reflection asserts that daily praise to the Lord is essential for eternity, arguing that delight in praising God surpasses even devotion to prayer. The passage cites biblical and religious authorities to emphasize ongoing gratitude.
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God
Thomas Chalmers
Mail Rates and Zones for Austin Post Office Service
The notice details mail delivery zones around Austin with rates for Zone 1 up to 1 year, and other zones covering 50 to 100 miles and over 150 miles. It lists prepaid options and weekly, quarterly, and yearly pricing for subscriptions sent to U.S. Armed Forces via AP0 and NPO networks.
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Austin Daily Herald -Thomson Newspapers, Inc
Austin
Minn
Frank C. Miles
Minnesota
U. S
United States
A.P.O
N.P.O
Turn Back The Clock 30 Years Ago in Austin and Mower County
Employment at Geo A Hormel Co plant rose over 90 percent since April 1928 per company. Mower County Fair awarded grand champion pen of Poland China swine to Myron Aultfather. Post Office Substation No 1 at Sterling Drugs set for Monday opening. Several supermarkets to reopen Friday at 9 am. Public events include club championship at Austin Country Club and Victory Fair success.
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Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Austin Country Club
Stanley Fink
Bernard Kough
Austin
Mower County
Andrew Steene
Lyle
Barrows
John H. Skinner
Herald
Fox Hotel
Red Owl
National Tea
Piggly Wiggly
Trowbridge
Sterling Drugs
J. M. Pierce
Myron Aultfather
Poland
China
Today in History highlights key events on Aug 15
On this date 1963 marks the 227th day of the year with notable anniversaries: Will Rogers and Wiley Post died in a 1935 plane crash near Point Barrow Alaska, Napoleon born 1769, St Patrick’s Cathedral cornerstone laid 1858, Panama Canal opened 1914, Allied invasion of southern France 1944, Assam earthquake 1950 with about 1000 deaths, 1963 note recalls Admiral Radford 10 years sworn in, Bulganin demotion 5 years ago, Nikolayev and Popovich spaceflight records one year ago.
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Associated Press
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Point Barrow
Alaska
Napoleon Bonaparte
Corsica
John Joseph Hughes
St. Patrick's Cathedral
New York
Panama Canal
France
Assam
India
Arthur Radford
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Omar N. Bradley
Moscow
Nikolai Bulganin
Economic Council
Caucasus
Russia
Andrian Nikolayev
Pavel Popovich
Earth
Cold Chicken War Threatens Trade Expansion Act Goals
Washington reports a stalled push to cut European tariffs on frozen poultry under the Trade Expansion Act. France and West Germany resist, veto power within the EEC blocks tariff talks, and a GATT negotiation is planned for September. U S poultry exports to Europe face tariffs that jeopardize the act’s aims.
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Peter Edson Washington
NEA
U. S
Russia
United States
Common Market
Britain
European Economic Community
EEC
France
West Germany
Geneva
Kennedy
U. S. Tariff Commission
Tariff Commission
U. S. Trade Information Committee
Government Department
Germany
U. Ss
Christian A. Herter
Atlantic
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Quartermaster Market Center
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Wayne G. Brandstadt
M.D
Brandstad
Louisville
First Air
American College
W. H. Ferry
Center For the Study of Democratic Institutions
Christ
Christian Church
Bernard T. Lomas
Cleveland Methodist
Scranton
Reublican Party
Rockefeller
Goldwater
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