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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1964
Page
1
Juanita Castro, 41, sister of Cuban Premier Fidel Castro, reads a prepared statement attacking her brother's regime during a press event. She denounces Cuban leadership and calls for political change amid international attention.
In Chicago Gov William Scranton and Sen Barry Goldwater court Illinois delegates ahead of the San Francisco convention. An AP poll shows Goldwater 693 delegates to Scranton 138 with 39 pledged to Goldwater and 18 uncommitted.
Henry Cabot Lodge told a closed Senate briefing that U S policy in South Viet Nam is on the track and cannot be a campaign issue. He said he spoke with William Scranton and hoped to reach Dwight Eisenhower for support, while GOP leaders debate Vietnam policy amid criticism of the Johnson administration.
A week after the three civil rights workers vanished near Neshoba County, 400 sailors join the hunt along with state and federal agents. Rita Schwerner pressed for more help, but President Johnson limited a larger force. The search spans Pearl River waterways and surrounding swamps as FBI distributes thousands of circulars across five states seeking tips.
Dennis Hall a five year old son of Wheaton police officer Henry Hall Jr was struck and killed Monday evening while playing with other children near his home on Highway 27 in Wheaton The driver was Ethel Hoglund of Wheaton The Minnesota traffic death toll for the year rose to 366 up from 330 at the same point last year
President Johnson notified Congress of a new agreement extending the types of atomic information shared with NATO and member nations. The accord supersedes a 1955 arrangement, allowing broader allied access to data and reinforcing NATO cohesion and defense. 30 days' notice required before effect.
Duluth's public marine terminal shows a 62 percent rise in total exports and imports through June 21 compared with 1962. Grain, bulk liquids, and private dock imports all climb, with over 18,000 tons exported in the June 20 27 week, surpassing the port's 1959 Seaway year.
Eight residents of 8th Ave NW failed to block Austin from widening their street to 44 feet, which would remove trees. Judge Hatfield affirmed the City Council action and quashed the writ of certiorari, signaling progress and noting a direct appeal path on assessments.
The Atlas Centaur rocket experienced an early shutdown of its second-stage engine after a 4 minute burn, ending the mission with the Centaur stage plunging into the Atlantic. NASA noted success in insulation panel deployment and booster pump restart, but the setback could delay Project Surveyor and other lunar plans.
Sen William Proxmire proposes striking the 7500 annual raise from the 550 million federal pay increase bill. The measure heads to Senate floor after House approval. Proxmire argues the raise is unjustified and inflationary while noting lawmakers earn over twice the national median.
The Pittsburgh Pirates will hold a Creston Iowa baseball tryout camp from July 7 with workouts daily from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eligible players are 16 years old or older and may attend the sessions hosted in Creston.
A southern conference resolution urging a constitutional amendment on state legislative apportionment is expected to be presented to the Midwest Council of State Governments in session. The measure would allow states to select members of one legislative house as they wish. The accompanying AP report notes no tariff action advised on beef imports by the U.S. Tariff Commission.
Cedar Rapids Iowa AP Jack A Snodgrass former Iowa Aeronautics Commission member must pay a 10000 dollar fine by July 31 after pleading guilty to a federal income tax evasion charge.
In South Viet Nam militants shot down a U S Army helicopter 35 miles south of Da Nang on a supply mission. An American pilot and a gunner were killed while a officer and an enlisted man were wounded. the crash added to mounting U S casualties in the war.
Washington AP reports a Minneapolis man among 17 listed missing after two planes collided off Bermuda Monday. Five of the 17 are known dead. Maj. Martin Nisker, son of Mrs. Rose F. Nisker of 1406 Oliver Ave North, Minneapolis, is missing with his wife Virginia at Kindley Air Force Base Bermuda.
Juanita Castro Ruz, Fidel and Raul Castro’s sister, defected in Mexico City charging that Cuba’s leadership betrayed the revolution and aligned with the Soviet Union. In a six page notarized statement she accused the regime of oppression and said 75,000 political prisoners remain in Cuba.
Britt Sullivan, a long distance swimmer who left Coney Island Monday to swim the Atlantic, is reported missing off Fire Island New York. She was last seen by the escort vessel Marine Center at 11 10 p m last night about five miles offshore near the Fire Island lighted buoy.
Rose Kennedy assisted in dedicating a memorial plaque at Independence Hall Philadelphia honoring her son President John F Kennedy. The 73 year old widow addressed about 8000 attendees claiming he would be pleased to be honored there as the plaque marks his July 4 1962 visit to the site.
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