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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1963
Page
5
The Associated Press reports meat prices rising at U S supermarkets as marketing slows and demand from charcoal chefs grows. Pork products show greatest increases though beef cuts remain affordable. broad availability of poultry and turkey persists while vegetables and fruit markets expand with spring crops and plentiful produce.
Commerce Clearing House reports widespread tax increases and new levies as state legislatures boost revenue. Nevada raised sales taxes but voters blocked the hike. New York City and several states also increased taxes on cigarettes alcohol and gasoline while some measures faced vetoes or constitutional challenges.
A periodic jail search in Kansas City uncovered usual finds including a soap rock blackjack and improvised weapons from plumbing pipe and TV antenna parts. An unusual item appeared a handmade craps table four by one and a half feet with sewn cardboard sides and a night light after 11 PM.
CAMP RIPLEY Minn AP Minnesota National Guard shakeout features the first rocket blast with an Honest John firing. The 47th Viking Division holds its annual review parade with units from Cloquet and Pine City handling firing duties. Gov Rolvaag in his first review as commander in chief will award units as Maj Gen Moeglein and Lt Gen Dodge look on.
The region saw thundershowers in the Midwest with rainfall from trace to nearly two inches in western Arkansas. Scattered showers hit the Ohio Valley and the Mississippi Valley, while much of the area enjoyed mild, clear to partly cloudy skies. Temperatures dipped to the 40s in the Upper Great Lakes, 50s in parts of New England, the Pacific Northwest, and northern Plains, with 60s and 70s elsewhere and isolated 80s in Florida, central Texas, and a few 90s in the Southwest.
University of Minnesota researchers Alvin Shemesh and Norman Ackerman report Atabrine concentrates in lungs and liver in animal tumors and can be traced by fluorescence. Experiments show glowing tumors in lungs appear within minutes and persist for days, hinting at diagnostic and therapeutic potential. They plan radioactive Atabrine to study effects on lung tumors in rats.
The text discusses the idea that a substance named Yipes Stripes could affect lung cancer if delivered in strong enough doses to the tumor. It notes a historical drawback of chemotherapy: most drugs affect both cancer and healthy tissue, making high doses hazardous to the body.
Atlantic City AP reports Dr. M Brittain Moore Jr chief of VC Research Laboratory says syphilis is resurging with as many as 1 200 000 hidden cases in the United States Based on a 1962 tally there were 124 000 reported cases including over 21 000 in infectious stages the largest count since 1950 He cites rapid urban growth mobility weakened family ties and inadequate sex education as factors.
The State University of Iowa joins 55 colleges in sharing a $2,309,387 federal allocation from the Office of Education to support modern foreign language centers. Iowa offers Chinese and Japanese, with centers required to fund at least half of operating costs under the National Defense Education Act language development program.
Stanford based scientist Roland Cass Ross told the Pacific division of the AAAS that crows adapt by feeding at hot dog stands and gas stations, scavenging nests of other birds, and contributing a new urban noise as they seek food before cleanup crews arrive.
Secretary L. B. Liddy appointed three new members to two year terms on the department's Marketing Board. David Noller of Sigourney represents the Iowa Swine Producers Association, Raymond Pim of Lucas represents the Iowa Beef Producers Association, and R. W. Ferguson of Des Moines represents the Horticultural Society. Keith Wilson of Iowa City was reappointed to represent poultry interests. Holdover members include Ralph Keeling Des Moines dairy, Howard Waters Danville sheep, and Robert Sar Charles City crop improvement.
The piece notes that consumer income and wages are rising with corporate profits at a record high. It highlights May housing starts at a 1,728,000 annual rate, a jump of 149,000 from a year earlier, and mentions gains in autos and appliances amid stronger retail sales and employment.
Temperatures will average 3 to 8 degrees above normal with a gradual daily rise. Normal highs range 71 to 79 in the north and 77 to 82 in the south. normal lows are 48 to 55 north and 53 to 60 south. Precipitation expected at one tenth to two tenths inches in scattered showers, mostly early next week.
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