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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1965
Page
4
Frank C. Miles reflecting in the Austin Daily Herald on Christmas as a time to reaffirm faith in God and the Messiah. He notes world troubles from Viet Nam to hunger, yet sees progress in freedom and the growing value of a single life as Christmas shapes thoughts and aspirations.
Vice President Hubert Humphrey prepares a first major overseas tour to project competence in foreign policy and goodwill across the Philippines Formosa Korea and Japan. Viet Nam is excluded and talks with leaders there may touch on war and peace efforts.
National figures Walter Lippmann and John Gardner warned of a leadership drought in both government and business. Lippmann argued money won’t buy capable administrators for Viet Nam era programs while Gardner said many firms over rely on polls and systems, producing experts not leaders.
Dwayne Andreas criticizes the agriculture department's cutbacks in farm production and urges a stronger U S program to meet growing world demand. He links his stance to ties with Vice President Humphrey and President Johnson and notes his role in expanding overseas soybean markets. The piece contrasts his view with current policy and calls for urgent planning. Voting machine costs and electronic voting innovations are discussed by the Illinois State Electoral Board as a fix to rising election costs and staffing shortages.
Job 15 14 asks what man is that he can be clean. Albert Einstein is quoted on the true value of humanity, defining righteousness as liberation from self and stressing inner measure over birth. The piece appears in Thomson Newspapers from Austin Minnesota, listing Frank C. Miles as publisher and sales contact with subscription rates and delivery details for Newsdealers and Home Delivery in Austin and surrounding zones.
Local firemen loaded boxes of toys for area needy children as three frozen hydrants delayed firefighting, destroying the Frank Earl trucks and barn last night. R. G. Anderson was elected president of Past Presiding Officers of Masons. Geo. A. Hormel Co purchased land from Honeymead Co. Jean Loew named city Snow Queen at the Oasis. Marjorie Schwabe named Faribault Snow Queen. Mrs. Earl Brown of Richfield named Minnesota Polio Mother of the Year. Grace Baptist Church to hold first service in new sanctuary on Christmas Day. 1956 fishing licenses go on sale Tuesday.
A collage of holiday tips and cultural notes outlines dieting cautions for eaters, Santa’s relocation to Washington, fashion and perfume trends, car prices paradox, hair styling fashions, college football and pro recruitment, tax exemptions in Minnesota, and a tongue in cheek memo about Christmas funds and Saint Nick.
AFL-CIO leaders and lawyers press plans to extend union coverage to small businessmen who own capital, buy and deliver produce, and sell to retailers. The San Francisco conference reviewed tactics to block Justice Department antitrust actions while pursuing a Supreme Court ruling to allow such unions.
Ward Cannel reprints a traditional Christmas essay exploring Christmas sameness, memory, and the paradox of hope. The piece discusses Dickens’s Marley opening line and how Christmas triggers childhood notions, expectation, and past unfulfilled promises while celebrating the birth of hope.
Republicans press a metro strategy as city and suburban growth reshapes politics. Minnesota and Philadelphia area councils push cross-government cooperation on housing jobs roads and planning to mobilize votes in urban centers.
A florist association urges proper poinsettia care to extend color and foliage. Place in a sunny window, keep 60 to 70 degrees, water thoroughly but let the surface dry before rewatering, and avoid water accumulation in foil or saucers. The piece closes with a light holiday joke about a man with few friends on his card list.
Sen Gaylord Nelson urged citizens and officials to use scenic easements to cut taxes and preserve natural beauty along river banks and landscapes. He noted Wisconsin’s use of easements on highways lakes and streams as examples of negotiating with government units to limit development.
The column recalls events tied to December 24 in history including the 1938 Lima Declaration paving the way for a Pan American policy, Kit Carson's birth in 1809, the 1814 end of the War of 1812, Hopkins's death in 1873, Eisenhower lead role announced in 1943, the 1944 Battle of the Bulge air raid, NATO talks in 1951, Soviet defense cuts in 1961, and the Saigon bombing incident last year.
In Timely Quotes Dr Sheppard receives a federal hearing on his life sentence appeal as the Supreme Court grants a review. Urban growth shifts toward satellite cities forming a vast metropolitan complex with self contained outlying communities. Maurice C Read, presiding real estate boards leader, cites new expansion dynamics. The Rev Samuel H Miller argues religion proves God remains central beyond the first century.
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