Fairmont considers enclosed downtown mall along Main Street
Fairmont's Downtown Development Council favors an enclosed mall on two blocks of Main Street. The plan would vacate street space for abutting buildings and cover the mall with a laminated wood roof deck. Midwest Planning and Research Co. estimates 230000 dollars per block, with costs charged to benefited merchants over 20 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
Midwest Planning and Research Co
Downtown Development Council
Dancing Returns as Big Bands Reopen Ballrooms
Reports from the East say bandleaders like Harry James Benny Goodman Peter Duchin Bob Crosby and Cab Calloway are reviving dancing in New York ballrooms. The piece notes a decade of dry floors followed by a potential revival as audiences cycle back to dance music and physical entertainment.
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Harry James
New York
Benny Goodman
Peter Duchin
Charles Turecamp
Bob Crosby
Cab Calloway
Apathy Among Negroes Hinders Civil Rights Progress
A editorial notes that internal Negro apathy slows civil rights gains. It cites Vice President Humphrey criticizing upper‑class Negroes for ignoring the less fortunate, and reports Chicago efforts to recruit 1,000 white students for slum work, despite Negro communities needing leadership and participation.
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Humphrey
Chicago
Proposals to ease elderly financial burden draw mixed views
DES MOINES REGISTER notes that ideas like waiving school tax portions for seniors, proposed by Allen Wolfe of Iowa City, reflect broad public support for reducing cost of living in old age. Critics argue services are shared benefits, not individual costs, and exemptions could shift tax burdens onto others.
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Youger
Allen Wolfe
Iowa City
Wolfe
Republican Platform Committee
Muscatine
Fire Department
DES Moines Register
Quotation and Rates From Austin Minnesota Newsprint
A misc. quotation page includes John 12 8 and Henry Ward Beecher quotes. It lists subscription rates for Home Delivery in Austin Minnesota and surrounding areas by carrier or mail with periods for three months six months and one year. The piece mentions contact details for Frank C Miles publisher and change of address. It includes postal and distribution notes and a prices table.
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Austin
United States
A.P.O
N.P.O
Pee Keseens
Turn Back The Clock THIRTY YEARS AGO MERCHANDISING PROPOSAL
A long time unique idea by J S R Scovill proposes a grow a diamond club turning a small investment into a larger stone. The first district WCTU convention opened at the Methodist Church with Press on as the slogan for action against Sunday saloons. Rev Reginald Coleman received the honorary Doctor of Divinity from Macalester College.
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J. S. R. Scovill
WCTU
Methodist Church
Reginald Coleman
First Presbyterian Church
Macalester College
Political squabble and public doubt swirl around Minnesota leaders
The piece reflects on DFL tensions between Rolvaag and Keith with voters doubting each candidate. It notes broader issues including party infighting affecting image, plus side comments on aging demographics and inflation trends, including 1950-to-present price comparisons.
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DFL
Rolvaag
Keith
American Allied Insurance Co
Today in History highlights through June 3
On June 3 history marks the 1942 Battle of Midway start with a vast Japanese armada and sinking of four carriers. Other items include 1918 air mail links New York Boston Montreal, 1940 Paris bombardment and Dunkirk evacuation, 1946 Kalinin dies, Khrushchev remarks in Prague, Kennedy Khrushchev Vienna meeting, and Gemini 4 spaceflight first spacewalk.
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Associated Press
Midway
U.S. Navy
Pacific
Midway Island
New York
Boston
Montreal
Paris
Dunkerque
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Soviet Union
Mikail Kalinin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Stalin
John F. Kennedy
Khrushchev
Vienna
de Gaulle
James McDivitt
Edward White
White
No Tie for Reunion by Ward Cannel
New York columnist notes his failed bid to buy a school tie for a reunion and riffs on modern life’s escalation. He recalls graduation exhortations, the rising pursuit of status, and a tongue‑in‑cheek critique of U.S. foreign policy through jokes about Rusk, McNamara, and shifting loyalties.
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Cannel
Ward
Rusk
McNamara
U.S
Peking
Kangaroo Seeks Help for Sluggish Jumps
A mixed up kangaroo visits a psychiatrist saying he feels unjumpy and unsure what is wrong. The punchline rests on the animal’s confession about its lack of jumping energy.
Esquire Declares The Unknockables With Owens Tax Guilty
Esquire profiles the Unknockables calling them paragons of virtue. Jesse Owens is listed but is noted as having been found guilty last December of failing to pay 68 166 dollars in income taxes.
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Esquire
Jesse Owens
Labor Says Too Many College Men Are Exempted From Draft
A f t o r e a r l y r e c o r d s c o m e s t o l a b o r l e a d e r s c t i with Wirtz, labor leaders critique college deferments as unfair. They push a reexamination of draft policy to protect apprentices in trades like electrical, plumbing, and construction from automatic exemptions and ensure hands on training access.
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Labor
Washington, D. C
Republic
Wirtz
Labor backs citizen-soldier program in AFL-CIO talks
The piece notes strong labor support for draft and reserve training. McNamara urged AFL-CIO leaders to secure equitable schedules so citizen-soldiers can meet military duties without harming civilian jobs. It cites 119,000 Army Guardsmen and 31,000 Reservists plus Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve members.
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America
National Guard
Defense McNamara
Afl-Cio
Meany
McNamara
Aflcio
Defense Secretary
Defense Dept
Alf-Cio
Johnson
Hall Syndicate
Public pool fee criticized as too high per child
In a letter to the Herald editor, Mrs. Walter J. Hanse denounces a five dollar fee for 25 pool tickets per child, arguing the cost would drain families with multiple children and long summer use. She suggests more affordable options and praises local swim facilities at Albert Lea and Owatonna.
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the Herald
Austin
Albert Lea
Owatonna
Walter J. Hanse
3Rd Ave
Austin, Minn
Poetic Salutes and Curious Astronomical Notes
The quick quiz reports that ships on the Potomac salute Mount Vernon by striking their bells in memory of Washington. It also notes that Jacob’s Staff refers to Orion’s Belt’s Golden Yardarm. Additionally the Luray Caverns organ uses stalactites to create a stereophonic effect.
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George Washington
Potomac River
Mount Vernon
Orion
Luray Caverns
Virginia
Cathedral
Viet Nam Buddhist Faction Shapes Central Viet Nam Politics
The piece analyzes how Thich Tri Quang and allied Buddhist groups leverage regional identities to challenge Ky's government. It cites central Viet Nam's political influence, leadership traits, and the shift in power dynamics after Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Tri’s removal, prompting a widening anti Ky sentiment.
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Washington
NEA
Thich Tri Quang
Viet Nam
Tri Quang
Nguyen Chanh Tri
I Corps
Thi
Nguyen Cao Ky
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Austin Daily Herald
Frank C. Miles
Henry Ward Beecher
George Peterman
Lyle
Peterman
Mower
State
Norway
Liberation
Martin A. Nelson
Mower County
Dick Zook
W. C. Fields
Stefano
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Dean Rusk
Robert McNamara
Stefano Makridakes
Genoa
Italy
Makridakes
By Victor Riesel
Berry
Air National Guard
Air Force Reserve
Ray Cromley
Tri Quangs
Hanoi
Hue-Da Nang
Saigon
State Department
Diem
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