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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1963
Page
4
The Austin Daily Herald notes the Fine Arts Group's failed bid for a cultural center but argues their work has spotlighted cultural activities and encouraged town support. It attributes budgeting and tax concerns to the City Council and cites parking desires as part of maintaining a viable shopping area, urging continued cultural advocacy and space for a future center.
Montana abandons kid gloves in juvenile cases. Offenders are tried in open court and their names published. Since the new law, juvenile felonies fell 49 percent, non felonies 68 percent, and traffic violations 75 percent.
Officials urge caution as local lakes and streams show thin ice in early season. Residents are advised to avoid walking or skating on any ice, citing past tragedies and the danger of unseen weak spots. The message underscores ongoing risk during this period.
Hazards from freezing temperatures keep ice unsafe for weeks. The recreation department conducts regular checks to gauge ice thickness and will publicly announce when it is safe. Until then, stay off the ice to prevent tragedy this hazardous season.
Victor Riesel notes Minnesota's Hubert Humphrey as a leading VP contender and mentions New York Mayor Robert Wagner as a Catholic pick, arguing it contradicts John F Kennedy's stance on faith in elections. The piece stresses Kennedy's view that church affiliation should be private and not influence voters.
A quotation urges believers to embody dynamic Christian living following the teaching that Christ bore sins and by his wounds brings healing. Langlie highlights the reward of being a Christian and calls for active faith.
Local delivery options show single copy and weekly carrier plans for Austin readers. Advertising lists mail zones and rates for over 150 miles, with rates per week and per year indicated.
East side hockey team hosts a benefit dance at Concord Hall to raise funds for starting another hockey team. Community events include a holiday safety push, tax talks, and youth commission activities as local leaders reflect on civic goals.
A mixed page notes days to spring and winter, a one pedal car brake idea, a Canada home buyer bonus, and wire bird deterrence at Philadelphia City Hall. Fort Worth, Texas plans underground school due to aircraft noise. Roechester tax rise affects homeowners. Iowa polio counts fall, and JFK book printing ends. Arlington National Cemetery history, space and burials. Britain ponders cooling-off period for door to door installment sales.
President Johnson seeks to push the civil rights bill out of the House Rules Committee for a floor vote early next year. NAACP leaders warn of political costs, while supporters push through a Christmas session to avert delay.
Washington representatives from 80 civil rights groups join 25 to 50 leaders reinforced by 30 United Steel Workers lobbyists pressing for House discharge petition. Volunteers from labor unions church groups and Negro organizations join the effort to push action this year though Senate chance is ruled out before late spring or early summer.
In Elk River Minnesota the state planted 200 Norway pines along Highway 10 between Clear Lake and Becker. Sheriff Chester Goenner notes the tops were removed from the trees, leaving the lower sections intact. The act targeted the upper six feet of each tree.
Dr. W G Brandstadt explains diabetes as an inherited disease with pancreatic insulin deficiency. The body cannot convert blood glucose to energy. excess sugar is excreted in urine and high glucose can cause acidosis and coma. Obesity increases risk.
Louisiana voters faced a bitter runoff as front runner de Lesseps Morrison and challenger John McKeithen split support in the Democratic primary. Morrison, a former mayor and Kennedy appointee, pushed local issues while McKeithen vowed an anti Washington line. The outcome depends on how the losers’ endorsements split.
On this date in 1898 the peace treaty ending the Spanish American War gave the United States sovereignty over Cuba Puerto Rico the Philippines and Guam. Other events include John Smith’s Jamestown voyage in 1607 Wyoming women’s suffrage in 1869 Allenby’s Jerusalem capture in 1917 and the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights adoption.
Premier Khrushchev outlined a seven year push to triple Soviet chemical production to lift farm yields and living standards. From 1964 to 1970 the government will invest over 42 billion rubles to build about 200 new chemical plants and reconstruct more than 500 existing ones. He warned Western powers against demanding political concessions in exchange for aid and said the USSR would proceed without outside support, relying on its own reserves and capabilities.
Illinois farmer Charles B. Shuman told the American Farm Bureau Federation convention that farmers want less government intervention and a shift to freer farm programs. He urged early liquidation of the food for peace program and opposition to price support payments, noting a 30 year pattern of failed attempts to legislate prosperity. Senator Hubert H. Humphrey was to address the meeting with a message from the new president.
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