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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1966
Page
1
The nation prepares for a large influx of elderly patients when Medicare takes effect July 1. Hospitals anticipate crowded beds as 19 million seniors gain access to hospital insurance and optional medical coverage, though exact increases remain uncertain.
Federal court subpoenas Rep. Edwin Willis and Francis McNamara to testify for Ku Klux Klan leader Robert M. Shelton at his contempt trial. They must bring all Klan records. Trial set for September in U.S. District Court.
Washington reports indicate President Johnson will press Congress to move faster to advance major Great Society programs. With only six major bills enacted and pressure mounting, Johnson may resort to strong measures after a July 4 recess, risking a heated summer for lawmakers.
A brief report notes traffic fatalities in Iowa with reference to historical figures for today and five generations ago. The piece contrasts three hundred years of road dangers and a broader pattern of road safety over time.
Police fought with more than 1,000 rioters on Chicago's Northwest Side in a two night clash. Seven Puerto Ricans were shot and wounded and 37 arrested as looting and street violence continued amid protests and police patrols.
The Texas sanity ruling clears the way for the Jack Ruby murder appeal to reach the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. A Dallas jury found Ruby sane after a short sanity trial, despite defense claims he is insane.
Ground breaking Wednesday for the Kosglund Athletic Center at St Olaf College with H P Skoglund and Mrs Skoglund turning the first shovels. In Minneapolis civil rights leaders say a proposed fair housing law would prohibit discrimination in sale or rental of single family dwellings whether owner occupied or publicly financed, broadening protections.
Freeborn Mower Electrical Cooperative will obtain a $294000 loan from the Rural Electrification Administration. The funds will build six miles of line to serve 80 new consumers and finance system improvements across Dodge Faribault Freeborn Mower and Steele counties in Minnesota.
The Army is suspending regulations that let a soldier re enroll for a U.S. station of his choice. New recruits will no longer be guaranteed specific overseas assignments under the overseas command enlistment option.
Kenneth C. Comeau 22 of Onalaska was captured after a four mile wooded chase in Sand Lake Coulee. He had been charged with first degree murder in the mutilation death of 15 year old Janalyn Jewell. Funeral services for Janalyn were set for Friday at First Lutheran Church Onalaska.
The Associated Press reports drenching rains from the Great Lakes to Texas killed seven people. Seven boys drowned near Shreveport Louisiana when a storm capsized a 12-foot boat on Caddo Lake and two more drownings occurred in a drainage ditch.
Sen. Warren G. Magnuson urges Senate Commerce Committee approval of a bill to require mandatory federal car safety standards. Critics doubt action today. outlines cover interim standards by next Jan 1 and eventual models possibly 1968. The measure would create a federal research program and require consultations with industry and state officials.
In Chicago area contests, veteran Representatives Barratt O'Hara and William Dawson face primary opposition linked to civil rights leaders. A Daley organization-backed challenge could erode its political prestige as Dawson, 90, and O'Hara, 84, long supported civil rights.
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