Council to Offer Social Security Site
The Austin City Council considers selling part of a parking lot near the Midtown area for a Social Security building. The move aims to recover investment in city parking facilities while securing a site suitable for federal offices and potentially freeing funds for a better downtown parking solution. The piece notes shopper reliance on central locations and calls for periodic appraisal of parking lot value and revenue.
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Congregational Church
Methodist Church
Midtown Association
Parkers
Austin Council
Social Security Department
City Council
FBI Arrests in Mississippi Civil Rights Slayings
FBI director J Edgar Hoover says twenty one men face charges in the deaths last June of Andrew Goodman Michael Schwerner and James Chaney. He notes Mississippi hostility to civil rights probes complicates evidence gathering and potential trials, with jury pools likely to be hard to secure.
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Mississippi
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Andrew Goodman
Michael Schwerner
James Chaney
State Reapportionment and One Man Vote Impact
Three federal judges rule Minnesota must reapportion in 1965 session under one man one vote. Metropolis Twin Cities gains clout while rural areas lose voice. Supreme Court delayed enforcement and Congress split on delay, with Democrats backing rapid change aiding urban power.
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Minnesota
U.S. Supreme Court
Twin Cities
Supreme Court
Congress
House
Senate
Opinions of Others False Alarms Cost City and Tragedy
A Chicago Daily News commentary notes a teacher died of a heart attack while guiding pupils after a false fire alarm. It cites nearly 20 000 false alarms in 1964, traffic accidents, and the burden on the fire department, urging parental and school action to deter future acts.
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Daily News
Chicago
Chicago Fire Department
Goldblatt
New York Central RR
Chicago Junior Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Chicago Daily News
Turn Back The Clock: Austin News Highlights From Past Decades
A composite of archival notes recalls Park Dougherty speaking at Austin High School society induction. Mower County Fair turns a small profit, August Andresen addresses at Elks Club. City buys Marcusen lots for a baseball park. Coach Ove Berven notes Austin’s big nine title push after beating Northfield. J J McCormick honored at Fox Hotel dinner. Utilities Board funds raised by 15 000 dollars. Burton Chandler receives Courtesy Is Contagious award. Ronald Seath elected treasurer of Minnesota 4 H Club Agents Association.
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Park Dougherty
First National Bank
Austin
B. J. Huseby
Mower County
August H. Andresen
Red Wing
Elks Club
Marcusen
Northfield
Ove Berven
J. J. McCormick
Geo. A. Hormel Co
Fox Hotel
Utilities Board
City Revenue Fund
Burton Chandler
W. College
Ronald Seath
Minnesota 4-H
St. Paul
Teen group calls for publishing juvenile criminals names
Youth Review, by Southeastern Wisconsin's Junior Achievement teens, urges public disclosure of under 18 offenders to deter crime. Quotes Judge Seraphim and Judge Duffy backing openness, while Wisconsin law restricts publication of juvenile identities.
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Milwaukee
Youth Reveiw
Southeastern Wisconsin
Junior Achievement
Wisconsin
Racine
Waukesha
Youth Review
Milwaukee County
F. Ryan Duffy Jr
Christ T. Seraphim
Seraphim
Duffy
Harold A. Breier
Minnesotan recalls lively consular duty in Bordeaux
Richard J. Dols of Cologne Minnesota operated as vice consul in Bordeaux France during his first Foreign Service tour. He describes early duties protecting American seamen aiding distressed travelers and handling visas where Basque emigration intersected with ranch work in the United States. He later wrote a visitor information brochure and notes Bordeaux's long consular history dating to 1790.
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America
U.S
Richard J. Dols
University of Minnesota
Cologne
Minn
Bloomington
Bordeaux
France
Dols
Paris
United States
John Bondfield
CANNEL AT BAY In Search of Subject By WARD CANNEL
A critic mocks the Broadway hit Luv and a Perry Mason TV episode for unclear plot and overreliance on familiar names. The writer recounts discussing the show with a Hollywood contact who notes the evergreen characters and repetitive storytelling.
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Ward Cannel
NEW York
NEA
Eli Wallach
Anne Jackson
Alan Arkin
Hubert Humphrey
Adlai Stevenson
Humphrey
Mr. Stevenson
Raymond Burr
William Hooper
Barbara Hale
Hollywood
Pearl Harbor attack remembered on Dec 7, 1964 history
On this date in 1941 Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor causing heavy damage and over 4 000 American casualties. Canada and Australia declared war on Japan. In 1944 the six carriers that attacked Pearl Harbor were reportedly sunk.
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Associated Press
Pearl Harbor
Delaware
New York Philharmonic Society
David Lloyd George
Canada
Australia
Japan
Washington
Senate
Capitol Landmark Plaque Notes Adams Fatal Sighting
The plaque in the Capitol's Sta tuary Hall marks where John Quincy Adams was fatally stricken in 1848. A naturalized citizen has the same rights as a native American except he may not become president. Leaves appear green due to chlorophyll.
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Capitol
John Quincy Adams
Comprehensive account of cancer research in The Savage Cell
Book review surveys Pat McGrady’s Comprehensive Account of Cancer Researching The Savage Cell. It highlights the author’s dispassionate, thorough treatment of cancer, progress in treatment and detection, and the hopeful claim that cancer control will come with continued effort.
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Pat McGrady
Basic Books
American Cancer Society
McGrady
Humorist's Wrong Way Arguments
A review of Jerome Beatty Jr.s comic study How to read fools and jesters in O clock in the Button Factory. The critic notes Beatty s witty satire on market surveys social status race dirty words and public relations.
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Jerome Beatty Jr
Macmillan
Beatty
Formuas
Miles A, Smith
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Maryland
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