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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1964
Page
3
Firemen from 14 towns battled a Sunday blaze that destroyed the Harvard Unitarian Church 87 years old. Flames consumed the steeple and building, origin undetermined, as crews fought the stubborn fire to a final halt.
President Johnson embraces frugality as a guiding theme echoed by Defense Secretary McNamara. The pair pursue base closures and a merged Army Reserve with the National Guard, aiming to trim payrolls and save about 150000 personnel and 150 million dollars annually while targeting overall defense savings.
Egyptian President Nasser has pressed Washington for an expanded surplus food program to ease shortages in the U A R and sustain his socialization drive. He previously rejected aid but now seeks about 35 million dollars more, on top of roughly 140 million annually, amid rising debt and anti American sentiment in Africa.
An autopsy was set for Queen Tut, a 4 year old elephant at Forrest Park zoo in Fort Worth, after she died from an apparent heart attack. Queen Tut had once saved former superintendent Jim Brown from a trampling by another elephant, Penny, who was later destroyed.
The article lists new residents in a local home, names and relations of residents from Adams Austin LeRoy St Francis and Appleton, and notes deaths of Lars Goskeson 83 returning relatives, Ole Sagavold 80, and ongoing hospital stays for Herman Aulwes. Extensive family ties and addresses prominent throughout.
Three Fort Yates residents died of exposure in two separate incidents near the town on Saturday. George H. Greybar 28, and C'ora Pretends The Eagle 28 were found on a road a mile west of town, while Seraphine Dwarf 40 was found on a road north of town. Officials reported no foul play and autopsies were planned.
Wall Street traders eye a year end rally as stock prices slip from November highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell from 891.71 on Nov 18 to 864.34 on Dec 11, with tax losses and profit taking cited as tax planning and market uncertainties loom including Viet Nam, Russia, de Gaulle, Britain's crisis, and 1965 growth doubts.
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