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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1960
Page
4
The Austin Daily Herald established November 9 1891 issued daily except Sunday is a long standing local paper in Austin Minnesota. It is edited by E Rasmussen with Geraldine Rasmussen as business manager. The paper promotes agriculture labor and industry while remaining fair impartial and community focused.
Austin welcomes all Minnesota Eagles for their convention and praises the group’s American principles charitable aims and fraternal ties. The note hopes visitors enjoy Austin see its homes people and industries and find hosts pleasant while inviting a lasting friendship.
Congress weighs health insurance for the elderly as 17 million Americans age 65 and over rise in prominence. The Forand bill faces scrutiny over eligibility, costs, and potential effects on social security benefits, with officials urging plans that avoid duplication and protect those most in need.
The piece argues that drinking alcohol onboard is restricted to drinks served by airline staff under federal rules while privately carried liquor may trigger penalties. It cites seven Americans and one Canadian arrested in a New York to Montreal flight and notes potential civil penalties up to 1000 dollars.
Florence faces exhaustion from chores and charity fairs while contemplating a part time job. A Labor Department study shows more than 9 million women will hold part time jobs this year, nearly a third of all women workers, with a 47 percent rise over the past decade.
A collage of local wit and comments covers hotel plans for the Red Cedar Inn in Austin, stamps in hospitals, gravity speculation, and brief opinions on politics and society. Items include armory talk, a joke about cantaloupes, and tax return odds of criminal indictments.
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller urges revising how the Republican Party forms policy and selects candidates. He backs debating issues before the convention to sharpen Nixon’s chances, while acknowledging practical limits of government and the need for a balanced budget and defense spending.
A West Virginia coal miner trapped eight days before rescue left a final message to his wife and four children. The note attached to his safety lamp expresses deep devotion to his family and to God, urging them to raise the kids to serve the Lord.
The National Assembly voted 208 to 3 to strip the presidency of vast powers and adopt a British style parliamentary system with a premier and cabinet responsible to the Assembly. The president becomes a ceremonial head elected by the Legislature for a five year term.
Victor Riesel reports from Tokyo on a covert Moscow Peiping plan fueling Japanese anti American demonstrations and street violence led by Inejiro Asanuma who recruited funds and men in Peiping and forged ties with China to topple Japanese capitalism. The piece frames a broad revolutionary strategy across Asia.
The piece argues that Kaoru Ota and Akira Iwai lead Sohyo with pro Communist aims and ties to Peiping, detailing Ota’s socialist stance and Iwai’s Peiping contacts. It forecasts Soviet influence at Sohyo’s July convention with Victor Grishin visiting to deliver Khrushchev greetings.
A word puzzle lists clues with numbered positions and partial hints. Solving yields related words such as city in the Netherlands and former Russian, with cross references to letters and suffixes. The grid references common crossword style clues and definitions.
In Baltimore the post office sprays steam on walls and installs shock wires to deter pigeons. The measures, including a pulsating current to flush birds from ledges, cost the government 39 975 dollars.
The note outlines delivery costs: 40 10 a 20.80 3.25 .50 10.00 .See Delivery in office over 150 miles radius of Austin. Payable is Avanta 7.50 14.00.
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