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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1963
Page
3
Evelyn Lincoln longtime secretary to John F Kennedy says she saved every paper and doodle from his Senate and White House years. The papers will be turned to a 6 million John F Kennedy memorial library planned for Harvard University campus.
Iowa recorded its third worst traffic death toll in 1963 with 720 fatalities per AP count, behind 1956 and 1957. State Safety Commissioner William Sueppel outlined steps for 1964 including safety education campaigns and moving violation enforcement, while noting most deaths occur among young drivers in normal conditions.
AP reports Katy Sue Meredith, 21, from Andalusia Alabama, was chosen as the 1964 Maid of Cotton in Memphis over 19 candidates. Meredith, a senior at Alabama State majoring in home economics, stands 5 8 and weighs 130 pounds with a 95 grade average.
AP reports Dr Irvin Kerlan 51 founder of the Kerlan collection at the University of Minnesota was struck and killed while crossing a street in Washington DC He was a St Cloud Minnesota native who earned his MD in 1934 at Minnesota He retired in 1962 as chief of the FDA Bureau of Medicine research and reference unit He donated his children's books manuscripts and illustrations to Minnesota in 1939 and the collection now totals 10000 volumes
Iowa hotels clubs and restaurants will sell liquor by the drink for the first time since 1916 to ring in 1964. The 1 a.m. weekday closing rule may dampen celebrations as operators plan early endings and liquor removal. Officials warn of enforcement, while many residents attend Watch Night services or private gatherings.
In Central Park a private jungle forms as domestic cats, driven from mid-Manhattan apartments, hunt song birds and migratory ducks. A park worker reported 47 cats trapped this year and 2 cats last year.
Evelyn Lincoln, Kennedy secretary, says the entire presidential collection from senator to president will be saved and stored in a planned 6 million dollar Kennedy Memorial Library at Harvard. The library will later be turned over to the U.S. government for National Archives access. Lincoln says sorting the items, including the famous doodles and his rocking chair, will take time and may involve hundreds or thousands of items.
Minnesota will permit movement of over 10 foot wide hose trailers and mobile home combinations on state trunk highways starting January 1. Transportation permits will allow 12 foot wide mobile homes except for long moves where alternative transport is feasible. Policy follows the American Association of State Highway Officials.
Senator Eugene McCarthy argues for a congressional watchdog committee to monitor CIA activities without weakening security. He cites U2, Bay of Pigs, and Lao tian crises as examples of needed oversight and details plans in Speaking Out in the January 4 11 Post.
John Irwin says he went along to prevent harm after a federal judge cut his bail to 30 000 dollars. He admits receiving ransom funds but claims only 31 dollars were spent on his family’s needs while planning to cover the rest with a cancelled check. Barry Keenan and Joseph Amsler are other suspects as the federal grand jury reconvenes.
Elaine Doherty and William Jackson Jr. wed in Trinchera Colorado after their engagement was announced. Both sets of parents, Mr. and Mrs. Doherty and Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, were married on December 30, continuing a family date tradition.
Arizona Republican Sen Barry Goldwater faces a pivotal decision as GOP colleagues bet he will seek the presidential nomination. Key supporters say an early commitment is likely, with a Friday briefing in Phoenix and a public announcement to follow.
AP Diplomatic Writer reports Cold war tensions with Russia should ease in 1964 though friction with Communist China may intensify. Johnson administration is optimistic about East West talks, possible Johnson Khrushchev summit, and pressure to advance disarmament. Domestic agenda includes civil rights, tax cuts, foreign aid reform, and Alliance for Progress reorganization amid strains in Atlantic relations.
Former Bulgarian diplomat Ivan Asen Christof Georgiev was sentenced to death by firing squad after a six day trial for spying for the CIA. He pleaded guilty and admitted earning 200000 dollars spent on mistresses. The case sparked a 3000 person protest before the U S legation in Sofia and highlighted U S Bulgaria tensions. An economic note lists 1962 bacon buying power rising.
President Johnson seriously considers vetoing the $4.4 billion public works bill over provisions tied to Panama Canal rights and executive authority. Sources say he questioned the bill's requirement that appropriation requests go to a congressional committee rather than directly to the president in talks with Rep. Carl Albert and Sen. Clinton Anderson.
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