Austin Daily Herald History and Mission Statement
The Austin Daily Herald outlines its long standing history since 1891 and its mission to serve Austin and the surrounding community. It emphasizes fair coverage, impartiality, promotion of agriculture labor and industry, and no allegiance to any demagogues or group.
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Austin Daily Herald
Austin
Minn
Ce Tines Ie
Associated Press
Ee Ea
Geraldine Rasmussen
the Herald
Plight of Japan and the free world in the Cold War
The piece argues the Japan crisis demands urgent action beyond the U S Japanese security treaty. It warns that Japan, like West Germany, is a keystone against the Soviet Union and Red China and calls for bold policy review to keep Japan democratic and trading with the free world. It cites rising anti democratic unrest and stresses personal duty to defend freedom.
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West Germany
Japan
America
White House
Germany
Free Nations
Soviet Union
Red China
Red
China
Minnesota Voices on Deficit Spending and 1960 Conventions
The third quarter report of State Auditor Stafford King warns Minnesota of ongoing deficit spending with the General Revenue fund $13 million in the red and $2 million overdraft. The income tax school fund shows $41 million red with $29.19 million past due local school aid. Critics urge balanced disbursements and better financial management while noting political inaction. Separate notes highlight a proposed social security tax on babysitters and Minnesota figures at the forthcoming national conventions in Los Angeles and Chicago, including Walter Judd as keynote and Elizabeth Heffelfinger as secretary.
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Stafford King
Michigan
East Grand Forks
Western Capital Flight From Belgian Congo Spurs Currency Turmoil
The Congo independence turmoil triggers panic in Western capital as dollar and franc premiums surge. Experts warn of a new era of currency crashes and investor losses across Africa, with Guinea and Guinea-Bissau shifting trade patterns and seven new currencies projected by year end. The piece argues risk for investors and suggests caution in holdings.
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Belgian Congo
Congo
Guinea
Egypt
Sudan
French Somaliland
Pick
Nigeria
Mali
Mauretania
Ruanda - Urundi
Somaliland
Tanganyika
Togoland
Africa
Wall reminders on what makes a great president
HOLMES ALEXANDER argues that age alone does not determine fitness for the presidency and cites past leaders such as Adams Harrison Van Buren Taft and Hoover to suggest that successful presidents have varied paths. He warns against assuming only veteran political careers guarantee greatness.
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John Quincy Adams
Benjamin Harrison
Adams
Harrison
White House
Martin van Buren
Matty van
Gover
New York
Tammany Hall
William Howard Taft
Herbert Hoover
van Buren
Taft
Philippines
Hoover
Belgium
Dwight Eisenhower
Grover Cleveland
Eisenhower
Cleveland
U.S. Senate
Clay
Webster
Calhoun
la Follete
Robert Taft
Senate
Congress
Nelson Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Nixon
GOP
House
Kennedy
The Dishonor Roll on Presidential Greatness and Nixon
Jerry Marcus argues about what makes a president, noting past five standout Senators, and doubts about Nixon’s path to the White House while considering Kennedy’s near nomination, and how greatness may differ between Senate and executive success.
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Gate
Kennedy
Grover Cleveland
Senate
White House
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Complications Seen If Kennedy Loses Nomination on Religion Issue
Washington and national politics focus on the Catholic question as a potential obstacle to John F Kennedy's nomination. Paul Butler notes no Catholic bloc vote exists but discrimination fears could shift voter behavior if Kennedy is denied the nomination. Lyndon Johnson and Adlai Stevenson are positioned to pick up delegates depending on ballot dynamics.
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Grand Meadow
the Herald
Kennedy
Washington
Paul Butler
Democratic National Committee
National Press Club
Sen. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Butler
Jack Kennedy
Catholic Church of the
United States
Sen
Democratic Party
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Senate
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Sen. Johnson
N. Y
Archimedes and the lever law legacy
The ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes is credited with discovering the laws of the lever and he famously boasted that given a fulcrum he could move the earth. This remark highlights his understanding of balance and mechanical advantage that shaped early physics and engineering.
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Archimedes
Pot Pourri June Weather Brightens Austin Community
The Austin Minnesota Herald notes a rare June day with perfect weather, citing Sunday as especially fine after a string of unusual conditions. Residents recall this as a week of many important local events following a favorable Saturday and a better Sunday.
Way Back to God in Billy Graham Q&A
A reader asks how to return to faith after life pressures. Graham says a return is possible by turning around and retracing steps toward Christ, noting that like Mary and Joseph, the seeker must move back to where Jesus is found. He emphasizes that Christ is ready to be found where the believer left Him.
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Jascha Heifitz
California
Heifitz
M. A
Christ
Joseph
Mary
Jesus
Jerusalem
Atlantic City Boardwalk Turns 90 With Pageant
Atlantic City's boardwalk celebrates its 90th birthday with a pageant. The historic promenade once stretched a mile and a half but now spans 514 miles.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Tornado Carries Papers 160 Miles
A tornado that ripped Wilburton Oklahoma spread its force about 160 miles toward Rogers Arkansas. School bus driver Lester Brown found receipts from the twister and a Wilburton doctor’s office damaged and hanging in a tree along the route.
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Rogers
Ark
Wilburton
Okla
Lester Brown
Oklahoma
Blood from Paris Aids 10 Day-Old Long Island Patient
A pint of A-positive blood from Paris helped a critically ill ten day old baby in a Long Island hospital. The donor answered a French newspaper appeal, connected via the American embassy, and the blood was flown to Idlewild Airport for delivery to the hospital.
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Long Island
Paris
New York
Idlewild
Illness Seen as Byproduct of Life Choices
Dr. Thomas H. Holmes of the University of Washington told an institute at Lake Junaluska that illness is a byproduct of aspirations and the methods used to achieve goals. He argued skid row residents have higher rates of tuberculosis and mental illness, and advised tracing back two years to find a crisis causing major life adjustments.
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Lake Junaluska
N.C
Thomas H. Holmes
University of Washington
Delivery options and rates in a late 19th century notice
Post office delivery terms listed as one month three months six months and one year with overseas or distant routes up to 150 miles. Payment in advance appears required. Small fragmented lines reference pricing and a weekly schedule.
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Austin
Deliv
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