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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1964
Page
2
A holiday scene shows a paper napkin Christmas tree with chicken wire. Kiesa Ketterlin, 16 months, and Missy the Basset Hound from Kansas City, pose beside it with their family, the Ket terlins.
President Johnson will deliver a night State of the Union to Congress on January 4, following the Roosevelt precedent and with TV and radio networks set to carry the speech. Eight new ambassadors will present credentials in the White House Blue Room as part of the changes.
The 70 year old Duke of Windsor underwent a 67 minute operation for removal of a large blister on an abdominal artery. Dr. Michael DeBakey led a team of five physicians to replace the weakened aorta with a Dacron tube. He faces a three hour recovery in intensive care and is reported in excellent condition.
LOCKPORT New York State Electric and Gas workers found strange cellar inhabitants. Noval Seeloff heard a hissing sound and found an alligator in a basement. Roy Scinta was startled when a pet monkey leaped onto his shoulder during another descent into a cellar.
President Johnson will deliver the State of the Union to the 89th Congress at 9 p.m. on January 4 marking a planned high profile sendoff for the Great Society program. White House press secretary George Reedy said the address serves as a report to the American people and Congress, not just to lawmakers.
Washington AP reports House Republicans meet with talk of leadership change but no specifics. Rep. Charles Halleck may be replaced, yet no revolt has formed. Ford says he has made no decision on challenging Halleck while aiming to avoid premeeting decisions.
The Soviet Union expelled Congolese chargé d affaires M. Gaston Ngambani for hostile activities after accusing him of actions unfriendly to the USSR. Tass blamed Tshombe for stoking anti Soviet talk as Congo seeks West German aid. The move follows prior protests by Congolese legation attacks by students in November.
Sparks from hitting a railroad underpass set fire to a semitrailer loaded with propane gas in Le Sueur Minnesota forcing evacuation of residents. The Chicago and North Western Railway track and bridge were destroyed but no injuries occurred. Firefighters protected nearby gasoline tanks and a lumber yard as explosions were avoided. The mishap occurred due to insufficient bridge clearance for the truck. Spectators watched flames rise up to fifty feet as police kept crowds back from the hazard.
Ohio State University researchers test rear lighting that signals driver throttle and braking. A green indicates low throttle, amber shows no brake or accelerator, and red signals braking. Research associate Glenn F. Lindsay notes the system aims to act like a steel bar between cars for safety.
The Army told reservists to wait for the shift to the National Guard planned for July 1 with full conversion by March 31, 1966. Expansion to 550,000 volunteers and keep retirement points, ROTC programs, and draft-age enlistment options under review.
The anti litter movement broadens mobilization across the nation with litterbag-themed appeals. Keep America Beautiful reports Democrats promote LBJ for the U S A Vote Democratic with bags. Texas GOP slate distributes seven hopefuls under It’s Time for a Clean Sweep. Boston Advertising Club backs a middle path Don’t Be a Goat Get Out and Vote.
GODDARD Kan A principal bears scars from a hazardous teaching moment when Greg Bogue a student brought a young mountain lion to school in a cage. Nelson was showing the cub in another class when the animal bit him on the left thumb.
A local column extols the Salvation Army as an inclusive aid group that feeds and clothes the hungry during disasters. It urges Christmas time donations, noting servicemen confirm the Army helps all without discrimination and asks readers to give, believing in reap-back from the higher power.
A Gastonia property owner drilled a private well to avoid fluoride in the city water. Officials acknowledged some Gastonia area wells contain more natural fluoride than the municipal supply.
An early 20th century dispatch notes a patrolman patrolling Williams College in Williamstown Massachusetts who laments ducks losing their annual battle with King Winter and resorts to capturing them after the season.
Rome AP Giovanni Leone led Italy on the first presidential ballot but fell well short of the two-thirds majority needed. Umberto Terracini and Giuseppe Saragat trailed as political blocs began potential vote trading in later ballots for a simple majority. The current president Antonio Segni resigned after a stroke, with a seven-year term forthcoming.
Pittsburgh AP reports Ed ward Flaherty aged 40 was killed in a head-on collision four miles from his suburban Murrysville home. Ralph Thomas aged 48, the other driver and Flaherty's neighbor and close friend, was not seriously hurt.
An OSU alumni brief describes a senior transfer student from Northwestern who took an oral test for speech defects during orientation. Her diction appeared unusually flawless to the examiner who only realized the reason after she explained why.
Police investigating an office burglary in Wichita say only missing items were trinkets from a cabinet labeled give away items. No other property reported missing as investigators review security footage and interview staff.
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