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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1964
Page
4
The Minnesota tourist industry is underdeveloped despite strong growth nationwide. A campaign to boost domestic travel aims to raise travel by 40 percent, with plans to create a promotional corporation for Minnesota and to attract more visitors from neighboring states and Canada.
The piece notes a $35000 kickback Reynolds says he received in connection with a McCloskey performance bond, with $25000 for Kennedy Johnson campaign and $10000 to Reynolds. McCloskey denies payoff but acknowledges an overpayment. It criticizes Senate Rules committee delays and cites Humphrey and McCarthy amid Baker affair concerns.
Britain buzzed after Ringo Starr reportedly had tonsil removal surgery. Five girls were kept on telephone relays to handle calls about his health as the BBC announcer accidentally claimed the operation removed his toenails.
The piece notes coin shortages reach crisis levels with 10 million collectors, 24/7 mint production, and coins draining from tolls meters and vending machines. It urges turning in loose change, warns Christmas shopping will worsen the issue, and contrasts education with trades as vital to the economy.
Four months of dry ice trials by Geo. A. Hormel Co. prove successful. J Solon Wood retires as county register of deeds and opens abstract office. Mrs Ivy Bell Lyle wins a living room suite in a Mier Wolf & Sons contest.
The Minnesota Education Association proposes a 1965 bill to create a state agency to set and enforce ethical standards and professional performance for teachers. The 12-member body would include classroom teachers, principals, and administrators, with protections against false charges and powers to suspend or revoke teaching permits. Public discussion is planned for December 4–5 in St Paul drawing over 300 teachers.
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Labor's executive council plans a rejuvenation as older leaders step down for younger campaigns. William Birthright Emil Rieve William McFetridge Harry Bates Lawrence Battery among those exiting. Dave Sullivan and others named as potential replacements.
AFL-CIO leaders shift the old guard as 27 vice presidents elect emeritus status upon leaving the executive council. Emeriti keep expenses, attend sessions, and consult but lose voting rights. George Meany plans a congressional push on labor reforms, including union shop bans and overtime rules, aiming for broader work-week changes.
The document notes that the high command will transfuse itself with new blood at its February midwinter meeting in Bal Harbour Florida. It forecasts broad organizing drives, a national convention in late 1965 in San Francisco, and expected expansion into teaching, white collar work, and the space industry.
On September 9 1776 the Continental Congress approved a resolution to use the words United States in all continental commissions and instruments instead of United Colonies.
The Austin Social Security Office presents a Q A on death benefits and clergy coverage. It explains when benefits start requires a claim and outlines 1964 amendments extending election windows. It details steps for clergy to elect coverage, including obtaining an account number Form 2031 and reporting ministry earnings.
Ray Cromley recalls six months of solitary confinement in Nishi Sugamo after Pearl Harbor, the brief trial, and exchange on the Gripsholm. He notes cruel jailers, scarce rations, and reflections on Japan’s bureaucratic system enabling wartime cruelty.
Hol lis Alpert presents a comprehensive, illustrated biography of Lionel, Ethel, and John Barrymore. The work chronicles their professional rise from stage to film and their personal trials, praising Ethel while noting Lionel’s quieter sacrifice and John’s flamboyant yet craftsmanlike early career.
A compact digest notes events on December 5 across years. It recalls Utah’s ratification of the 21st Amendment ending Prohibition in 1933, Polk’s 1848 gold discovery message, Bucharest’s 1916 surrender, a 1942 White House draft halt, MacArthur’s 1944 Leyte action, Canada’s Korea recall, Somalia’s independence date set by the UN, and the Warren Commission’s Kennedy assassination inquiry.
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