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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1966
Page
4
California congressman Lionel Van Deerlin calls for denying Rep. Adam Clayton Powell a seat in Congress. He cites Powell defying the courts and avoiding arrest on criminal contempt charges, along with alleged tax problems and high absenteeism, arguing Powell is unfit for public service and urging fellow lawmakers to act.
Reporters claim President Johnson sped through Texas at 90 mph while trailing his car. A White House aide cites an official log showing a 17.4 mile trip in 25 minutes averaging 42 mph, but experts say spurts may occur. Critics say the president sets unsafe highway examples and must curb speeding.
The pre Christmas season tests the U S postal system as volumes rise toward 90 billion pieces by 1970. Officials urge early mailing and better handling while highlighting the need for automation and professional leadership over political appointments.
The article argues that hoarding old silver coins is a poor long term bet. It explains government silver stockpiles and clad coin impact, noting melt costs and price thresholds at which silver content becomes profitable. Savings or blue chip stocks offer better returns than hoarding silver coins.
The Austin Hockey club of the Southern Minnesota Hockey League opens its 1936 37 season Sunday December 20 against Rochester at the East Side rink. Five hundred attend a public wedding at the Armory for Ann Barker of Kansas City Missouri and Harold Miller of Rochester.
Department of Agriculture experts offer tips for selecting a live Christmas tree. Look for uniform triangular taper, intact needles, and a firm shake test. Cut the butt end, place in water in a cool place, then keep it in a water filled stand away from heat. A companion line features a fashion quip about a dress in the right size.
AP survey of 35 first term House members shows 20 Republicans and 5 Democrats favor escalating the Vietnam War if current tactics fail. Most would cut spending first and 24 oppose new civil rights legislation, while five support federal action and six offered no comment.
The piece urges end of year tax planning focusing on income, exemptions, and deductions. It discusses deferring income, claiming dependents, and medical deductions for seniors, with notes on 1967 rules and strategies to maximize credits before year end.
American Motors chairman Robert Evans urged Wisconsin Rotarians to form committees to push Ramblers, arguing the state’s 5 percent of new car sales could rise if Ramblers captured 20 percent. The piece notes public opinion on President Johnson and urges fire safety education for children. It also covers farm consolidation, pen pal programs, an Alabama beer law, and a reflection on human nature.
On this date in 1941 Japanese planes attacked Pearl Harbor causing massive U S naval losses and over 4 000 American casualties. Other entries note Delaware's ratification of the Constitution in 1787 Lloyd George becoming British prime minister in 1916 and Vatican II decrees proclaimed in the prior year.
Leonard G. Parlin of the Albert Lea Austin Typographical Union 824 denounces Victor Riesel’s column and states a justified five year strike over equal pay for men and women. The union accuses Kansas Color Press of unfair practices and cites recruitment of strikebreakers while detailing plans to boycott the Scouts in Lawrence Kansas and the ITU Local 570 decertification dispute in court.
The piece argues there will be no full scale reopened investigation into President Kennedy's assassination. It notes the Warren Commission remains prestigious, no new tangible evidence justifies a review, and doubts persist only among critics clinging to conspiracy theories without solid proof.
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