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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1963
Page
1
West Berliners visiting East Berlin for the holidays decorate graves in Sophien Cemetery where wreaths stand against the wall dividing the city. Officials note some visitors can finally honor parents buried on the other side since the wall went up, marking rare crossings in 28 months.
The Associated Press reports fair dry weather across the nation but sub zero temperatures hit parts of the Midwest and New England. Old Town Maine dropped to minus 25, International Falls Minnesota to minus 1, with several areas seeing snow and drizzle in subfreezing air.
ST. PAUL RP There was no violation of rules or policy in employing a St. Peter State Hospital patient on a private project off the grounds, an investigator said. The inquiry followed a complaint that a patient was paid 60 cents an hour and that other patients were used in the job.
British patrols moved through Nicosia to protect civilians as Greek and Turkish garrisons argued over joint patrols. A British soldier was wounded near Larnaca while a cease fire held but sporadic shooting persisted near the border as Western powers urged cooperation and UN action.
A second AP poll of 1,361 Republican county chairmen shows Nixon rising after Kennedy's death while Goldwater falls from 85.1 percent to 44.2 percent as strongest candidate. Goldwater leads nominally, but Nixon gains across regions, with Lodge and Rockefeller also named.
Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home weighs calls for a British inquiry after the Lakonia ship tragedy. Greek Line reports 901 survivors 96 dead 31 missing, with no official dead and missing list yet due to double checking. Patrick Gordon Walker pushes for inquiry saying most passengers were British and the voyage was organized by British agents.
Two would be safe crackers tested a theory that acting innocent helps commit crime. They rolled a Bedford Furniture Co. safe down Bedford Street, while pedestrians ignored them but two police officers did not.
In Guttenberg Iowa a blaze gutted the nine room Wachendorf residence, sending 13 family members homeless. Clifford Wachendorf woke to smoke in the basement shop and guided his 11 children to safety while his pregnant wife was away at work. The fire, likely from an oil burner, left few possessions, with only holster and gun sets saved by five boys.
The Agriculture Department says a new 1964 wheat plan would let all growers participate if they follow harvested acreage within spring allotments. Winter wheat is already planted and benefits would include supplementary payments for compliant farms and automatic eligibility for many who did not overplant. Possible price supports could rise to about 1.45 per bushel if all allotments are dropped.
Spanish authorities issued an alarm for the 7,072 ton freighter Castillo De Montjuich six days overdue on a Boston to La Coruna voyage. The ship with 40 to 50 crew was searched by the Canarias and two frigates as the Coast Guard launched a wide sea search after last radio position 400 miles northwest of the Azores on Dec. 14.
Apostle of Islam Mohammed Zafrullah Khan, a former U N official and lawyer, hopes Pope Paul VI's Holy Land visit will foster sympathy between Christians and Muslims. He notes Islam honors those respected by others and that Jesus is a revered prophet, not divine, while Christianity views Jesus as the Son of God and part of the Holy Trinity. The papal tour will pass through Israel and Jordan, highlighting shared beliefs amid differences.
Two American airmen drowned when their car veered into a canal 65 miles north of London as Britain faced its thickest winter fog. In Texas, President Johnson focused on the Cyprus crisis and planned talks with West German Chancellor Erhard.
Tokyo announced plans to deport Communist Chinese defector Chou Hung-ching, aged 44, to the mainland despite protests from Nationalist China. The Nationalist government says Chou was pressured by Communist sympathizers on Formosa into withdrawing his asylum bid.
London doctors were cautioned that ethionamide used for tuberculosis could be dangerous to unborn children. In Washington the government reported living costs rose two tenths of one percent in November to a new high.
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