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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1964
Page
3
An unidentified boy shakes hands with Santa while his father watches in the city known as the City of Brotherly Love. The photo, credited to AP Wirephoto, captures a festive holiday moment with Lamb as the lone Sidewalk Santa figure.
AP reporter Jim Lamb spends hours as a sidewalk Santa for Volunteers of America in Philadelphia. He collects 9.66 dollars and one toy dart, while children and adults interact with Santa, despite a makeshift outfit and ringing bell.
AP analysis notes President Johnson pushes a long term Great Society with no firm timetable or details. He hints at starting points in cities, countryside and classrooms with medical care for the aged and road building, while avoiding sharp clashes to gain steady congressional support.
Patricia Pinto, 22, a Panama native, faced an unusual moment when she was about to take the oath as a new citizen. Anxious officials and her husband rushed her to a hospital after she claimed the birth of their baby seemed imminent. The event turned out to be a false alarm and the baby is due next week.
About 500 Buddhist monks and nuns ended a 24 hour hunger strike in Saigon. Leaders planned further protests while US Ambassador Taylor met Premier Huong. Resignations of two ministers followed the Buddhist pressure and Westmoreland said the protests pose no major threat.
In Tampa Florida the State Beverage Department's reception room shows a refined clientele as magazines like Madamoiselle Vogue Glamour and Family Circle line the racks. The piece notes there is not a single True Detective among the readers.
The Marion County grand jury cleared the investigation into the Red Rock Dam foreman shooting with no indictments for Archie Parker's death. A separate crash near Hansell corner killed Richard Karns and Gale Brown, raising local highway deaths to four. Keokuk received a $206,100 Public Health Service grant for a Mississippi River sewage plant costing about $700,000.
The Great Smoky Mountains are named for the frequent smoky mist or haze that covers the range, a natural feature noted in early descriptions.
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