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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1964
Page
3
Photo shows Africans in line for food at a UN-administered camp in Elisabethville The Congo. Hunger and malnutrition threaten children with a high mortality risk while adults wait for aid.
U S spacecraft Mariner 4 passed through the densest part of the Geminid meteor stream with no damage during its journey to Mars. Scientists at Pasadena’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory report the craft remains on course for close Mars images and a July 14 flyby, with further stream crossings scheduled through December and March.
The New York City bar ethics committee urged Civil Court Judge Samuel A. Spiegel to persuade his wife to quit Tammany Hall politics or resign. The panel cited the intimate spousal relationship as creating suspicions akin to the judge's own political involvement. Neither Spiegel nor his wife commented. the association lacks power to remove him without court action.
Opponents of a proposed Northern States Power coal plant along the St. Croix River near Stillwater Minnesota argue it would worsen air and water pollution. They say smoke and coolant water use would harm the environment while lawmakers plan to push a clean water bill in Congress. Senators Nelson Metcalf cite interstate pollution concerns as central to the opposition.
President Johnson will skip the white tie for the January 20 oath and wear a black business suit with a four in hand tie. Designer John Moore has prepared a floor length inaugural ball dress for the first lady, while headwear remains unannounced.
The article reports U S officials and Saigon indicating increased military aid and equipment for South Vietnam while avoiding a major manpower rise. Speculation on bombing North Vietnam is noted, with timelines suggesting effects within weeks.
President Johnson names Richard M. Goodwin as special assistant after borrowing him from the State Department for speechwriting. Marvin Watson and Ramsey Clark hold temporary White House roles as Johnson weighs permanent hires. GOP summit notes and Moscow budget moves are reported, along with Cape Kennedy launches and Ernesto Guevara at the UN.
Two armed men hit a West Covina United California Bank branch almost simultaneously. Each demanded cash from a different teller, Grace Lund and Yvonne Christopher, 30 and 26, collected about $4,000 total, then fled in separate ways. No injuries reported.
A 200000 pound thrust J2 rocket engine was restarted after a 75 minute shutdown and ran 165 seconds then 310 seconds more. The hydrogen fueled engine will power the second stage of the Apollo moon launch vehicle in a planned five engine cluster.
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