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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1963
Page
4
A national trend toward year round schooling expands beyond colleges to tax supported universities. Proponents cite better facility use and potential savings, with Florida leading in 1961 by mandating year round operation. Projections show rising college enrollments and significant plant‑expense reductions if 11‑month calendars spread nationally.
Local readers learn that the Austin Achievement Corporation AAC will open a handicapped employment and training workshop at the former Austin Seed Co site by August. Laura Zemlin leads the AAC funded by Jaycees and grants, while Goodwill Industries of St Paul operates a salvage retail outlet locally.
US European market talks sour as the Council of Ministers hikes American poultry levies. The Kennedy tariff negotions begin poorly and risk retaliation. Analysts question if any long term farm surplus benefits will emerge amid possible tariff escalations.
Chicago Daily News notes reporter Samuel Lubell analyzes unemployment histories and finds six of ten cases show no real problem. He argues that high unemployment figures mislead and that aid programs like the Area Redevelopment Agency mostly shift jobs rather than create new prosperity.
A religious reflection contrasts Luke 18 25 with Matthew Henry on wealth. It notes the ease for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle and cites moral burdens of riches including fear guilt temptation sorrow and final accountability.
Fragmentary note lists mail zone 2 delivery ranges outside 50 to 150 miles with advance payment options. Mentions weekly, three months, six months, and one year terms. No clear dates or institutions readable.
Austin prepares for a horseshoe toss contest against Osage golfers amid a large crowd expected for John A. Simpson's speech on the courthouse square. Local events include a Dutch garden opening, community songfests, and Boy Scout waste fat drives for the war effort.
The Wilderness Society released an 800 word statement by executive director Howard Zahniser on the Wilderness Bill. It notes the measure has passed the Senate again and faces the House, preserving 8 percent of national forests and under 2 percent of all land as wilderness without added cost.
Sen. John G. Tower criticizes a $500 million administration bill to aid urban transit as increasing federal dependency. Sen. Harrison A. Williams defends migrant labor legislation, noting six of his bills before the House aim to address urgent needs of workers and families.
Washington reports evidence that British Guiana's Home Affairs Minister Mrs Cheddi Jagan met Mao Zedong in Peking on August 31 1962 to discuss a Chinese backed expansion into the Western Hemisphere. The talks included plans for student exchanges and influence over Guiana's youth networks, signaling a strategic alliance against the United States.
Washington hosts a July 4 Draft Goldwater rally at the National Guard Armory with speakers including John Tower John Ashbrook and Paul Fannin and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. The event aims to energize Goldwater supporters while he campaigns in Prescott Arizona for re election to the Senate. Political observers see a Kennedy Goldwater race as healthy for testing conservatism versus liberalism.
The Austin district offers guidance on keeping checks during short address changes and on survivor and disability benefits. It explains hold-mails options, eligibility for Lump Sum Death Payments, and how to choose or combine benefits for widows and spouses. Readers may send questions to the Austin office or through the paper.
Albert J. Harris outlines three reading types: developmental for skill growth, functional for information gathering, and recreational for enjoyment. He stresses balance between mechanics and comprehension, phonics and vocabulary, and aims to foster independent study and a lasting love of reading without censorship of “trash.”
Highlights of historical events dated June 29, 1963 include Horace Mann’s appointment as Massachusetts Education Secretary in 1837, the Virginia constitution adoption in 1776, Quebec fire disaster in 1854, Tahiti annexation by France in 1830, Byrd trans Atlantic flight in 1927, Trieste rioting in 1946, and recent political upheavals in Jordan, the Soviet airmen case, and Peru’s presidential election anomaly.
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