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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1964
Page
4
In a December 29, 1964 column the Austin Daily Herald questions President Johnson's budget plan, noting no provision to reduce the national debt amid a strong economy. The piece cites a $324 billion debt, warns deficit spending fuels inflation, and recalls Eisenhower critiquing deficit financing.
A Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows fringe benefits and bonuses account for about 11 percent of gross payrolls for production workers, with another 11.2 percent for insurance programs and private welfare plans. Employer costs average 53.4 cents per hour, up 17.6 percent in three years as bargaining heightens pressure on welfare plans and premium pay for overtime and shift work.
The United Nations report shows fallout peaked in 1963 then declined to about two thirds of that level in 1964. Call for continued suspension of atmospheric testing and pressure on non signatories to join. Emphasizes health risks to populations if testing resumes and urges decisive action.
In a Cleaveland speech USIA chief Carl Rowan defends libraries abroad and condemns library destruction while asserting libraries spread ideas of American leaders. The Red Wing Republican Eagle notes editorials and the beef import debate, criticizing protectionist pressures and praising rising European demand as U.S. beef exports grow despite congressional actions.
The Ascension Basketball Club meets Hormel Good Foods team led by Manager L R Fairbank. Capt O Jones Salvation Army thanks kettles contributors. Hog prices rise 10 to 40 cents at Hormel Co. Jackie Graves stops St Angelo in 15 seconds for 1st round KO. Henry Schlichting becomes Mower County board chairman. Three Farm Institutes held in Mower County per F L Liebenstein.
City engineers report 110 cubic yards of sand 70 tons of salt and six tons of calcium chloride used so far this winter, with mixing standards for residential and business zones. The note also highlights plans for New Year customs in Spain and a historical snapshot of U S spending trends and a likely sales tax discussion in Minnesota in 1965.
Harlem congressman Adam Clayton Powell, chairing the House Education and Labor Committee, meets with President Johnson to press for expanded anti poverty spending and greater Black representation in high offices and on policy boards.
Rev Powell clashes with OEO chief Sargent Shriver and deputy Jack Conway over minority representation in government. Conway, allied with Walter Reuther, oversees federal grants while Powell presses for more Negroes in top posts and greater access for unions in high income fields. The Harlem congressman chairs a key domestic programs committee and negotiates with leaders like Meany and Biller.
The leeward side is the direction toward which the wind is blowing. Wind ward is the direction from which the wind originates. The first foreign service school in the United States was established at Georgetown University.
An ABA public service feature by Will Bernard examines if a schoolboy can reliably testify in a car crash case. Courts weigh age intelligence and memory while judging moral obligation to tell the truth, noting some allow testimony from children with clear honesty motivation even without religious belief.
The answer urges a widow with three children to buy life insurance. It notes Social Security helps until the youngest child is 11 or 18, but savings and limited ongoing income may be inadequate after death. A seven year income guarantee is suggested, with a Family Income policy offering about 100 monthly for roughly 20 more monthly, to extend support until the oldest reaches 25 and provide future security.
Bruce Biassot notes GOP leaders face a split over disavowing fringe supporters tied to Goldwater. Some push a direct rebuke to rebrand for 1966 and 1968, while others seek a cautious approach to avoid alienating potential Goldwater votes. The debate centers on separating “respectable” conservatives from fringe elements without weakening the party’s core stance.
The column recalls key dates and events on December 29 across history. It notes Texas as the 28th state admitted in 1845, Savannah captured in 1778, Andrew Johnson born in 1808, and other milestones including gas lights in the White House and the U N Secretary General’s 1960s travels, with a Jacksonville fire listed as a recent tragedy.
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