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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1964
Page
2
Delegates file into Atlantic City's Convention Hall for the start of the Democratic gathering seeking party unity and platform debates as the convention opens with speeches and proposals amid security precautions.
The week mixed White House socials and fundraisers with Capitol battles over a Goldwater Johnson debate, a Senate race in New York, and a court ruling on the Supreme Court’s role in state apportionment. Racial clashes in Dixmoor and international flashpoints in Malaysia and Cyprus added to the volatility.
In Island Park New York an abandoned refrigerator in a garage contained the bodies of brothers George Mayerhofer seven and Joseph five. Patrolman Robert Halvorsen described a strange feeling upon seeing the appliance as the boys suffocated after the door shut.
A letter from Nuernberg Germany seeking a missing relative reached Mayor Harold Tollefson after a detour. The post office sent it to a local brewery which forwarded it to the mayor.
The Congolese army, with ex Katangan gendarmes and U S air support, recaptured Bukavu after a three day battle, inflicting heavy rebel losses and boosting Moise Tshombe's government. Three Americans reported missing in the region were later said to be safe in Rwanda.
Mrs. France Wilson, 54, daughter of late Paris news correspondent William Bird, died Tuesday from injuries from a fall at her Tangier home. She was separated from her husband, a State Department employee.
Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor arrives Aug 30 in Washington for consultations and to report to President Johnson on Vietnam. Officials say no crisis implied, but Taylor will brief Johnson Rusk and McNamara after studying six weeks in Saigon amid Buddhist protests and Viet Nam reverses. He may testify before Congress.
Bolivia announces severing ties with Cuba, tightening the hemispheric boycott of Fidel Castro's regime. The move follows OAS sanctions voted in Washington last month and leaves Mexico and Uruguay as the remaining ties in the region.
Venezuela asked for sanctions citing Castro's subversion in Venezuela. Chile voted against sanctions and later broke with Cuba. Uruguay studies compliance while Mexico links action to World Court ruling on legality at The Hague.
Roger Catherwood is chosen to replace retiring Judge Leo F. Murphy. The announcement names Catherwood as the incoming judge and notes Murphy’s pending retirement and a smooth transition plan.
A public figure announces a formal endorsement by all 24 attorneys who attended the Mower County Bar Association meeting on August 11. The prior note stated the endorsement by the speaker and his brother, but the full signed list now appears.
A panicked Seattle crowd of teenagers, mostly girls, trapped the Beatles for about an hour after a mop hair concert. Police escorted the group to safety by ambulance as fans surged, while Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney faced the crowd. The Beatles' next show is planned for Vancouver, B C.
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