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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1964
Page
4
A column urges strong action against mob attacks on U S embassies and libraries abroad. It argues nations dismiss protests by delaying police response, cites incidents since 1947, and calls for recall of diplomats or halting foreign aid to deter damage to American symbols and representatives.
An editorial highlights advantages of U S Savings Bonds for big buyers in Mower County. It notes 3.4 percent yield with guaranteed stability, plus tax deferral on accrued interest until maturity. Bond income may be sheltered from state local taxes and taxed during lower income years, aiding long term saving. Bankers increasingly view bonds as solid for substantial individual investments.
An editorial questions whether the Vietnam role counts as war despite rising U S casualties and missing personnel. It notes a Medal of Honor for Captain Donion and compares to Korea era labeling, urging clear designation of the conflict as war for public understanding.
In Rockford Illinois readers note that President Johnsons family owned Texas Broadcasting seeks FCC approval to buy Lafayette Louisiana station while a Texas firm expands via a 50 percent option in Austin community antenna TV after buying a rival. Mankato boosters push for university status plus demand a stronger football program arguing scholarships drive success.
A fragment from the Austin Daily Herald features a quotation attributed to Napoleon praising faith as essential to pleasing God. The text contrasts scholastic structure with a single word, faith, highlighting its primacy for believers.
A retrospective look shows Austin has led the Home Building Program for the past year. Other notes include Lloyd Meakins presiding over a Southern Minnesota Hockey League meeting in Austin and Harold Lien hiring 20 workers at the Eddy Paper Co. plant.
The December Minnesota Journal of Education features Duane Scribner arguing religion in schools is part of a broader value clash caused by larger, more sophisticated communities. Dr. Mowrey outlines teaching values without violating church-state separation, while Jacqueline Bernard critiques overreliance on the home for social learning and urges mental health instruction to strengthen schools as a social force.
British travelers in Europe are increasingly seen as penniless, unshaven beatniks by police and officials. Paris reports 224 Britons sleeping under bridges among 4,500 tramps, with 659 foreigners, and ten Britons expelled for petty crimes. One Scot, Stuart Christie, faces 20 years for smuggling explosives into Spain.
Mexico City AP reports the Basilica of Guadalupe, centuries old and cracked, prepares to receive over a billion visitors for December 12, the anniversary of the Virgin Mary apparition. Pilgrims from all walks, sick and well, converge on the shrine despite aging structures and past earthquakes.
Massive crowds trek to the basilica long before dawn with banners and wreaths while millions visit annually. The country, 95 percent Catholic, shuts down on December 12 though not a national holiday. Agricultural gains since 1950 and travel ads from students and embassies frame the piece.
Readers learn where to obtain classroom materials and speaker visits from Social Security Administration district offices. The piece explains how to access county benefit reports, the Social Security Handbook, annual wage statements, and the proper handling of name changes and tax IDs. It invites readers to submit questions via the Austin District Office or the paper.
Swedish Soviet expert Stig Wennerstroem describes a calculated plan by the USSR to keep its intercontinental bomber force small while funding long shot research into 5000 mile missiles and future radical weapons. U.S. edge in Minute Men and Polaris is noted, with warnings of a mid-1970s lead for the Soviets if new technologies mature.
Eric Ambler delivers brisk suspense with rapid plot twists in A Kind of Anger. Piet Maas, a Dutch journalist in France, turns from lover’s scar to covert interviewer and later to a conspirator entangled with Lucia Bernardi and Arbil dossiers.
Today marks the 347th day of 1964 with notable events. Highlights include the 1894 income tax law, 1895 Supreme Court ruling, John Jay born 1745, Pennsylvania ratification 1787, Marconi transatlantic wireless signal 1901, Budapest siege 1944, and recent political notes on Cyprus and Paraguay.
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