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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1964
Page
2
A launch is scheduled with a flight of about 106 miles in altitude and roughly 2,150 statute miles down range. Recovery is planned about 800 miles east of San Juan Puerto Rico. The NASA photo via AP wirephoto accompanies the report.
The Pope toured a Mumbai slum comforting the ill and orphans, announcing a $10,000 gift to the Don Bosco orphanage. He spoke at St. Xavier School and blessed a crowd that surged through streets as police controlled the mass turnout.
Berkeley Calif insurgent students gained freedom as a campus strike threat spread through the 27 000 student University of California. Police arrested 801 on Sproul Hall as Mario Savio led protests demanding broad political activity on campus. Bail bonds reached 300 with a call for Chancellor Strong's ouster and release on recognizance debated by a Berkeley judge.
Oren Lee Staley was reelected president of the National Farmers Organization in Minneapolis after fending off a late-floor challenge by Lynn Bowe. Staley, 41, from Rea, Missouri, led 4 763 votes to 669 as he recuperated in hospital from an appendectomy. Delegates backed proposals for more holding actions, meat import cuts, and limiting marketing services data.
In Fort Myers Florida a plastic bubble gum vending machine aids circuit court by selecting which of six daily cases go to either Judge Lynn Gerald or Judge Archie Odom. The device holds 15 blue and 15 yellow marbles and is operated to assign cases.
National Steel Corp and Hanna Mining Co unveil a multi million dollar taconite plant near Hibbing Minnesota with 85 percent National Steel ownership. Construction starts next spring and finishes in two years. The project follows Minnesota voters approval of the taconite amend ment boosting mining activity and employment. Governor Rolvaag says the move signals a brighter future for the iron range.
The Defense Department considers major reductions to Army Air Force and Navy reserves to cut duplication and boost readiness. Plans reportedly may merge reserves with the National Guard, with Marine Reserve and Naval Reserve facing lighter changes. Secretary McNamara eyes swift readiness amid Cold War needs.
Before leaving for college Cindy Hartley sought help from President Kelly Thompson when a problem arose. She later mailed her registration receipt for ID and was invited to attend a Western Kentucky football game as Thompson's guest.
Minnesota Supreme Court rules a party found negligent in a fatal crash cannot pursue a personal injury suit against the other driver. The ruling stems from the Aug. 6, 1961 Virginia Minnesota collision that killed three people. The majority upheld a $17,648 verdict against Mrs. Lustik, while dissents argued for allowing her further damages claims. The decision also covers two related traffic cases with mixed outcomes.
Army Captain Roger H. C. Donlon of Saugerties New York will be awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry during a five hour battle with Viet Cong at Camp Nam Dong last July 6 He was wounded four times while commanding an Army Special Forces detachment and led successful defense operations at the risk of his life. Paul Mellon contemplates building a new Washington art gallery to house his English paintings and has named Dennis Farr as curator planning to relocate to Washington.
The U S spacecraft Mariner 4 rolled unexpectedly today delaying a planned 50 pound thrust rocket firing to boost toward Mars. Commands were stored to adjust attitude and reset guidance as the craft moved to point closer to its target.
Former Council of Economic Advisers chair Walter W. Heller, back at the University of Minnesota, predicts the U.S. economy will keep expanding in 1965. He notes potential policy boosts like an excise tax cut and higher federal spending could sustain growth, but warns without new policies growth might slow to current pace.
The United Steelworkers Union outlines a five point program toward total job security, higher pay, and justice on the job as it prepares for contract talks with 11 major steel firms, covering 70 percent of U.S. production. Plant talks start Dec 15, national talks Jan 1, with a potential strike if no agreement by May 1.
In Baldwin New York the Brooklyn Navy Yard closure was met with the headline Navy Yard Lost and a reader uttering You mean they can't even find the damn thing. The remark captures local disbelief at the facility's impending shutdown.
A 5:30 p.m. Saturday Focal Point program on Channel 6 previews the Minnesota Sheriff's Boys Ranch progress with a film strip of the Florida ranch and a panel including Mower County Sheriff Doyle Lindahl Redwood County Sheriff George Carver and Ira Rogers. Rogers will produce and host and an open phone line will take questions. Lindahl notes Minnesota progress leads Florida timing with first boys expected in about 18 months. King Alfonso XIII reference appears as unrelated note.
United States and Soviet Union aim to quell a direct clash over U.N. dues as Dean Rusk and Andrei Gromyko hold a third high level meeting. They consider broader East‑West issues from disarmament to trade, with U Thant handling the arrears dispute and possible expansion of the 1963 nuclear test ban talks.
President Johnson signals readiness to approve wide changes in the NATO nuclear missile force to win British participation and possibly coax France toward cooperation. He aims to start the program next year while keeping de Gaulle’s stance from blocking alliance defense plans. Ball returns for briefing as Taylor heads to Saigon amid talk of possible bombing against North Vietnamese supply lines.
AP reports Hell California lost its post office gas station and one lane restaurant after a new freeway route. The town labeled as a desert joke now lacks services as engineers reroute traffic while nearby India signs still warn 100 miles of desert ahead through Hell.
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