This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1964
Page
4
After the electoral college elected a President and Vice President the vice presidency remains vacant since Kennedy's death. Senator Birch Bayh forecasts quick congressional approval of a constitutional amendment to fill vice presidential vacancies and enable an acting president. The amendment would need 38 states and address incapacity rules.
The Civil Defense Office quietly expands fallout shelter prep NY officials announce the city now has enough shelters with survival supplies to sustain over a million people for two weeks marking a first for the nation. Public concern wanes yet the looming need remains a worry for some observers.
The 1964 presidential election produced a record 70.6 million votes, higher than 1960, with Johnsons 43.12 million and Goldwater 27.175 million. Despite heavy mobilization efforts, voter turnout was only about 62 percent of eligible voters, slightly below 63.8 percent in 1960, signaling surprising underuse of the expanded electorate.
A Wall Street Journal opinion piece argues that federal employment growth since 1954-64 outpaces population, with civilian agencies rising 22.2 percent while overall population grew nearly 20 percent, challenging the notion that payroll size tracks population needs. The piece cites Byrd committee data and notes military cuts masked civilian gains.
Fragmented subscription rate table for Thompson Newspapers Austin Minnesota shows home delivery across zones and rates. The text lists weekly and yearly prices for mail zones including within 50 miles and beyond 150 miles, with military mail and advance payment notes.
A trip through local history highlights events from 30, 20 and 10 years ago. Robert Smith tours Europe with a college band while Skinner couple spend winter in Hawaii. Mower County surpasses E bond sales quota and Hormel family ties surface in Mayo Clinic and University of Minnesota efforts.
Toronto visitors flock to Casa Loma to see Santa in blue and white throne amid thousands of lights and toy exhibits. The Kiwanis club runs the annual Christmas Fairyland, with proceeds around 25 000 last year and 125 000 in production costs funded by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.
Victor Riesel recounts a banquet anecdote with Ralph Cordiner Dave Dubinsky and Barry Goldwater and a GE portable TV set. The piece spans joint labor management pride, U.S. industry innovation, and the 1960s political rhetoric about jobs and competition with Japan and Europe.
A Q and A column from the Austin Social Security Office presents questions on using films for school groups, payments to widows under 62, and how carryover crops affect benefits. Officials say there is no charge for informational services and invite readers to submit questions to the Austin District Office or through the paper.
On this date the second Paine Crisis pamphlet was read to Washington's regiments. London Company set sail to America in 1606. Fort Niagara fell in 1812. Minnie Madden Fisk born 1865. Hitler removed army commander in 1941. Nazi drive into Belgium in 1944. Congress probes tax free foundations a decade ago. Eisenhower arrived at Toulon five years ago. Defense Secretary note ends.
Quiz question explains the banyan tree can send shoots from branches that root into new trunks. The text then oddly notes the number of black senators and mentions Robert S. McNamara's arrival in Saigon to study the war against Communist guerillas.
Hume Cronyn of the Minnesota Theatre Co. at the Guthrie Theatre Minneapolis receives the Alumni Achievement Award for a versatile career as actor director writer and producer. The citation notes his 1963 Minnesota repertory work as Harpagon in The Miser and his future plans for Richard III and other roles. Burton sends a special message from Paris praising Cronyn for Hamlet.
U S analyst views Kosygin Brezhnev 1965 budget as a paper promise with a 500 million ruble military cut canceled by a 400 million ruble rise in R D. The result mirrors Khrushchev shifts and aims to please all sides while not signaling real peace moves.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.