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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1963
Page
4
The Odessa American defends independence citing the Declaration of Independence and questions whether readers will sacrifice liberty for government benefits. It argues true independence requires not leaning on government and recognizes the tension between independence and security in modern society.
The text portrays President Kennedy deeply concerned by rising racial tensions. It notes progress in integration but slow pace for some leaders, political stakes for Kennedy, and a push to expand voting rights, education, housing, job training, and desegregation to prevent violence.
Governor Rolvaag is urged to appoint Ardell Nemitz of Austin to the five member State Junior College Board. Nemitz, Mower County Democratic Farmer Labor chairman and Hormel employee, would represent the southern region and bolster local representation on state education policy.
The National Urban League says racial prejudice costs the United States about 28 billion dollars yearly. Half is lost economic output from underutilized Black labor and restricted purchasing power. the other half covers welfare, housing blight, crime, and property damage. If earnings of Black citizens improve, money returns to the economy. The report notes integration benefits business and living standards. La Crosse police praised for solving park vandalism. question arises over restitution, parental liability, and possible juvenile labor options.
A brief reflective note cites Psalms 49 15 and asserts two voices in Scripture history echoing ruin and redemption. C D Foss frames the idea within arches of Scripture history noting God will ransom the soul from Sheol and Christ’s redemption.
Rates issued for home delivery in Austin and mail zones show prices for single copies and subscriptions. Details include weekly, six months, and yearly terms, with mail zones and postcode distance affecting delivery charges.
County Agent F. L. Liebenstein arranges meetings to explain new federal agricultural loans to farmers. Also noted are Harvey Johnson winning first prize at the Mower County crow shoot, heat waves across the eastern U S with near century temperatures and deaths, Lt. W G Valentine earning an air medal in North Africa, alfalfa acreage push, a praise dinner for Judge Martin Nelson in Austin, and Red Cross Bloodmobile volunteers donating 210 pints.
A Hub Mail Service suggestion urges changing rear vehicle lights to use green for moving forward and red for braking or reverse, with flashing red signals for emergencies. The idea aims to reduce rear-end collisions by making braking status more visible to drivers behind.
Washington observers report the Kennedy administration moving to pressure northern building unions over racial integration. Labor Secretary Wirtz sent letters to 122 national unions and 335 locals, demanding action on pledges to end separate locals and integrate apprenticeships and referrals. The plan ties to Equal Employment Opportunity reviews and could lead to injunctions or withholding approval of apprenticeship programs if unions resist.
NBC will adapt Profiles in Courage into 26 hour long dramatizations for television. Robert Saundek Associates bought the rights. Kennedy to donate royalties to charity, reportedly $351,000 from a $3.51 million deal.
Dr. Brandstadt explains pink eye results from conjunctival inflammation with various causes. Most infections are rare due to tears washing away germs, but symptoms include itching burning and possible discharge. Treat with eye drops or ointment, rest, and seek care if not improving.
A reader quiz covering topics from Nobel Peace Prize history to planetary rotation and Archimedes. Includes questions on Theodore Roosevelt, William Borah, sun and earth dynamics, eye shape, Archimedes lever, Tyler succession, wheel origins, cryogenics, Lincoln cent alloy change, Columbus dead reckoning, and gynarchy.
President Kennedy shifts from rejecting a fireside chat on race relations to speaking from a fully integrated Hawaii platform. The move aims to address a national problem with pressure rising from demonstrations in major cities and southern towns.
On June 11 events include the Continental Congress drafting a declaration of independence with Franklin Jefferson Adams Sherman and Livingston on the committee. Comstock Lode discovered in Six Mile Canyon Nevada. West Virginia's Wheeling convention forms a new state. 1942 lend lease with Russia announced. 1943 Roosevelt appeals to Italians to remove Mussolini. 1945 Senate keeps wartime price controls with changes. Ten years ago Armistice talks in Korea. five years ago Macmillan visits Ottawa. one year ago Kennedy at Yale criticizes federal myths and seeks civil rights funding.
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