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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1963
Page
2
Space observers consider a deep space X ray source in Scorpius or Crab nebula as a possible neutron star remnant from the 1054 supernova. Dr. Herbert Friedman notes a compact 5 to 10 mile core with sun weight, plausible for explaining exploding star physics.
Postal workers seek the sender of eight raccoon skins mailed in a gunny sack. The address is missing and under rules the post office must hold unclaimed parcels for 60 days. The skins were not cured and emit an odor.
President Johnson presented West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard with a symbolic cowboy hat during a visit to Johnson City Texas. The handoff marked a traditional Texas gesture as Erhard and his party toured the state.
In Los Angeles three year old Sancie Ann Moreland will not be returned to either parent. Juvenile Judge Bernard Jefferson ruled she stays in court custody, citing both parents as irresponsible and guilty of character assassination. The child will stay at McLaren Juvenile Hall until a foster home is found, with restricted visiting rights for both parents.
Philadelphia officials rejected blackface in the Mummers parade as offensive and urged prize judges to exclude such entries. Parade director Myers softened prior bans by saying he will not remove marchers who behave themselves. The local NAACP said it will boycott the New Year’s Day parade.
Metcorie iron appears in toolmaking history for axes knives and other implements dating to about 4000 B C This reflects early metallurgical practice and material choices in ancient societies shaping technology and daily life.
AP reports 1963 ends with strong economic gains. GNP hits 592 billion, industrial production 126.9, autos and housing surge, personal income 172.8 billion, corporate profits up, unemployment 4.2 million. Optimism for 1964 cited with tax cut hopes. Christmas buying set a new record despite Kennedy assassination shock. NYSE and bond markets show activity.
Carolyn Purcell, once nearly blinded as a child, now seventeen and with 20 20 vision, plans to become a nurse. Her parents fled a hospital Christmas 1950 after doctors warned removal of her eyes, a photo of the tearful departure circulated worldwide, and she later benefited from ACTH at Mayo Clinic aiding her recovery.
The key to the city of Bowling Green is missing from City Hall. Mayor Robert D. Graham said the foot long brass key may have been borrowed or misplaced after hanging in the mayor’s office for about 40 years.
George Henderson England's assistant high commissioner to Aden died Friday night from injuries from a December 10 bomb blast at Aden Air Terminal. Henderson was part of a ministerial party traveling from Aden to London when a bomb was thrown.
A three story structure in downtown Oelwein housing a variety store and upstairs apartments burned Friday night. No injuries were reported as the blaze, discovered around 8 45 p m, was brought under control in about thirty minutes after the building was evacuated.
Elmira New York poll shows 23 of 24 people correctly identified President Johnson from a photo while one man mistook the image for Gov. Rockefeller, according to the Elmira Star Gazette.
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