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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1964
Page
1
Belgium’s foreign minister Paul-Henri Spaak greets U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk at a Paris dinner Tuesday night. Spaak hosted the gathering for NATO conference representatives in Paris.
Minnesota pulp and paper mills added 35 percent to their workforce to 9 000 during the 1950s to 1960s, but headlined a leveling off due to timber surplus. The Upper Midwest Research and Development Council based the finding on Hereford Garland’s survey from Michigan Technological University. The study spans northeastern Minnesota, Upper Michigan and northern Wisconsin with 50 percent forest land. the Forest Service is a major landowner with timber marketing as policy.
In New York the Security Council resumes talks on the Congo crisis with Burundi named to open the day’s session. Nigeria’s Jaja Wachuku defends Belgian paratroop involvement while urging respect for Congo sovereignty and a UN inquiry into outside interference. Kenya’s Murumbi and Central African Republic’s Guimali condemn Western interference as Britain and France back the US and Belgium.
A severe cold wave swept from the Dakotas into Minnesota with lows down to 25 below and winds 30 to 45 mph. Blowing snow halted driving in northwestern counties and Ada schools were closed. Snowfall ranged from one to eight inches north of Cambridge to St. Cloud, with slick spots on highways and warnings of ongoing blizzard conditions.
Defense Secretary McNamara argues the United States already has enough power to deter and punish in a nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union and Western Europe. He cites West Germany stockpiles and NATO capabilities while pushing for an allied command system and warning France against exclusive national nuclear forces.
A powerful storm described as near unprecedented hit the Northwest with extreme cold and blizzard conditions. Gusts reached 95 mph, schools and roads closed across Montana Wyoming Idaho Washington and more, with record lows and widespread drifting snow.
Crow Wing County Republican executive committee adopted a 14 point resolution criticizing Robert Forsythe GOP state chairman. At a Tuesday meeting the group accused Forsythe of autocratic leadership and opposing Goldwater, and of denouncing Dean Burch without state party consultation.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy left New England Baptist Hospital unaided after six months of recovery from a plane crash. A crowd of about 600 in 20 degree weather cheered as he visited the grave of Edward Moss and Moss's widow Catherine before boarding a plane to Palm Beach to continue rehabilitation ahead of the January Senate session.
North Western Railway hearings target 64 union carmen who walked off last week. Shops Supt. Richard Powers will not release worker status until hearings finish. About 500 other shop employees returned earlier in the week. Mississippi state bonds worth 8.775 million were sold despite civil rights groups urging boycotts, with brokers split on whether the higher interest costs reflect the opposition.
The National Labor Relations Board ruled General Electric Co. guilty of failing to bargain in good faith with the union representing about 70 000 workers. The 4 1 decision said GE bypassed union officials and dealt with employees directly and used a take it or leave it approach at the table. Harold Wilson announced Kosygin accepted an invitation to visit Britain and to visit Moscow, urging more frequent meetings among Western allies.
The Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission approved a 10 percent passenger fare increase for six bus lines operating in state routes. A separate order granted 10 percent package express rate increases to the same group plus one more carrier. Rates will take effect once new tables are filed or conversion tables are supplied, with testimony noting higher wages and costs justified the hikes. Central division of Greyhound Lines, Midwest Coaches, Northern Transportation, Northwest Trails, Transporation Co, Zephyr Lines among those authorized.
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