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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1963
Page
1
Washington observers note the massive March on Washington did not guarantee quicker passage of Kennedy's civil rights bill. Martin Luther King Jr and A Philip Randolph urged action while President Kennedy called it a beginning. Police reported only minor incidents as crowds dispersed.
Minnesota Safety Council President Thomas F. Gallagher warned that more than 2,500 Minnesotans may die in 1964 from accidents across traffic farming boating swimming and home hazards. He blamed personal carelessness and urged serious behavior change and practice of safety devices and education.
Congress stalls on Kennedy civil rights legislation after the September Labor Day holiday. House committee postpones action until Sept. 9 due to many members away. Senate leaders expect debate likely by October with possible delays and continued opposition from Republicans.
Rescue work paused to build a fresh air base at the bottom of a 2700 foot shaft as eight bodies were found and one was brought up. State Mine Commissioner Nelson said the five trapped men behind debris may be sustains by air, but no signals were heard after air line taps.
Frank Schultz of Local 9 says compulsory arbitration was forced by lawmakers to avert a rail strike. He warns retraining is limited, automation may shrink workweeks, and Congress delaying tactics could push both sides toward proposals. Mrs Masven and Milwaukee Road official offer cautious views.
Railroad management named two members of the arbitration panel to rule on work rules in a fast track process under a new Kennedy signed law. JE Wolfe and Guy W Knicht named to the board with unions choosing two and three public members, aimed to avoid a nationwide strike set to begin at midnight. The measure passed amid heated debate and reaffirmed priority of public interest, though critics call arbitration a backward step.
In Hazleton Pennsylvania rescuers renewed probes for Louis Bova entombed in the Sheppton coal mine. A brother reported hearing a possible voice through a probe, but the sound proved only falling sand. Drilling progresses with multiple shafts and plans to lower a rescuer into the chamber once widened.
R. Sargent Shriver addressed 4 H members at Minnesota 102nd State Fair praising their agricultural knowledge. He urged more girls to teach home economics as six rural miss 4 H members joined the Court of Honor lineup from a field of 60.
More than twenty residents of Dodgeville population 2500 received cash gifts in envelopes with no return address from an unknown benefactor. Sheriff Ray Reese said envelopes were dropped in the Dodgeville Post Office and no trace of the sender exists. Donations show no set pattern and have gone to widows couples and singles. Reese noted there are no complaints.
The stock market rose further in heavy trading after news of averting a railroad strike. Analysts noted a strong rally built on expectations Congress would stop the threat, with continued buying momentum despite the enduring risk. Miami reports an oil slick and debris sighting far offshore 560 miles east of Daytona Beach, linked to two missing strato-tanker jets and 11 crew.
Fifty American students who violated a State Department travel ban by visiting Cuba flew home. Four who arrived in Madrid from Havana chose to stay, fearing reception in New York and returning solo. In Davenport Iowa a motorcycle crash on the Government Bridge left Jerry Lee Sapp dead at 22 and his passenger in critical condition. John Edward Young, 21, hospitalized with head injuries.
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