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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1960
Page
4
The Austin Daily Herald, established November 9 1891, remains a daily paper except Sundays. Editor H E Rasmussen and Business Manager Geraldine Rasmussen oversee coverage aimed at agriculture labor and industry with impartiality and community focus.
Bruce Biossat laments spectators who ignored injured victims after the grandstand collapse at the Indianapolis Speedway. He argues the event exposed a chilling lack of humanity as onlookers continued eating and drinking rather than aiding the dying and wounded.
A biblical verse from Luke 22 44 describes Jesus in agony praying earnestly with sweat like great drops of blood. The second quotation from Alexander Dickson speaks of Jesus choosing to drink the cup with love for God and humanity.
Postmaster General Summerfield used a commemorative SEATO stamp to highlight progress toward world unity and peace. He contrasted postwar free world collective security arrangements with earlier power coalitions, stressing continuous consultation, wide nonmilitary cooperation, and equality among members as hopeful features.
The SEATO Foreign Ministers Council meets in Washington to address potential Chinese military aggression after the summit collapse. The notice warns of intensified Chinese actions near offshore islands, Laos, and South Vietnam, with the United States likely bearing the defense burden and Japan facing domestic turmoil.
In New York AP Religion Writer notes dialogue between Roman Catholic Orthodox and Protestant leaders expands informal contact. Clergy share meals and discussions, aiming for understanding rather than conversion, as Catholic interest rises after Pope John XXIII's 1959 ecumenical conference announcement.
The Minnesota Heart Association announced grants totaling 97,165 to 11 Minnesota scientists for heart research. Dr. Arthur C. Kerkhof, president, said these awards are part of 216 grants totaling 1,700,000 approved by the national organization.
The Austin Herald notes rapid progress on 14th St NW paving with a 44 foot concrete width for two way traffic after base work. Plans call for a 40 foot asphalt one way southbound lane next, plus commentary on faster, fuller road projects and use of machinery.
In Cincinnati Jim Luken leads a stubborn Teamsters opposition to Hoffa’s federal monitoring effort. Despite midnight harassment and frameups, Luken and Local 100 maintain control against Hoffa’s bloc in the city Joint Council of Teamsters. A former inmate and Hoffa ally are noted among those challenged.
A political essay recounts Libonati and AFL CIO tensions over Teamsters in Cincinnati. It cites Meany on Hoffa clashes, harassment cases tied to Jim Luken, and alleged payoffs for false rape accusations. Luken notes elder officials risk losing jobs for bucking the machine, with calls to investigate abuses.
Senator Thomas J. Dodd reveals Communist infiltration in the Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy at a Madison Square Garden rally. Henry Abrams named as chief organizer, with evidence of long-standing Communist ties and slow organizational action to confront infiltrators.
American troops in France will soon issue a bilingual card to stranded motorists. The card offers assistance and includes a checklist of problems from out of gas to needing a policeman. The cards will be distributed next week by Army Communications Zone headquarters. Iowa manufacturing expansion noted as 20 percent of the workforce in factories, based on an association study of 845,800 total employees.
A compact word puzzle style item listing various clues and answers across and down. It includes references to a state bird, places like New Guinea port, and terms such as beak and regal residence, with cryptic hints and abbreviations. The piece reads like an old newspaper puzzle page.
National Guard troops from 68 Minnesota communities head to Camp Ripley for a 15 day field training period. Adjt. Gen. Joseph E. Nelson says most of the 47th Division troops will arrive June 11 for the Viking Division’s 8,000 officers and men, a 15 day active duty training. A portion of the division, the 194th Armor known as the 194th Tank Battalion, begins training Saturday.
The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce says up to 48 000 residents may be miscounted in the census after a telephone survey. District Census Supervisor Thomas Gosland Jr disputes the claim noting each dwelling was checked, with an official preliminary total to be released and a target to exceed 800 000.
The notice lists delivery choices by location and prepaid durations including in-office delivery within 50 miles of Austin Payable in advance and delivery in a post office outside 50 miles with weekly and multi month rates. Figures show prices such as 3.25 and 10.00 for various terms.
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