Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Austin Daily Herald in Austin, Minnesota

Page 1

We have 2,089,067 pages in Minnesota

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Austin Daily Herald

Location

Austin, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1963

Page

1

Birmingham Jails Bulge as Desegregation Demonstrations Escalate

Police report in Birmingham shows jails crowded with African Americans as King and SCLC vow more demonstrations. Dick Gregory led teens arrested for marching without permits, with over 2,400 arrests since Thursday and 2,000 refusing bonds. Crowds were halted at the edge of the business district amid chants and placards.

Birmingham Ala Martin Luther King Jr Southern Christian Leadership Conference King Dick Gregory Wyatt Tee Walker Gregory Walker Greenwood Miss

Princeton Rioters Overrun Campus and Town in Night Clash

About 1,000 to 1,500 students stormed Princeton University grounds and nearby properties in a three hour riot. Police arrested 14 students, bail set at 25 dollars, after clashes around Henry Hall and near Morven and Westminster Choir College.

Princeton Collegians Princeton N.J Princeton University University Henry Hall Robert F. Goheen Morven Westminster Choir College

Reds Shoot State Woman's Brother

Army 1st Lt. Parker D. Cramer, 24, killed by communists in Viet Nam, went there after a sense of personal responsibility. He and two Vietnamese soldiers were shot near Saigon after their Jeep was bombed and disabled. Cramer had ROTC roots at the University of Rhode Island and earlier played for Washburn High School’s state champion football team. His sister Patricia Schlick spoke of his concern for world affairs.

Worthington Minn Parker D. Cramer Viet Nam Patricia Schlick Cramer Saigon Mrs. Schlick Larry The Worthington Globe Germany University of Rhode Island Washburn High School Minneapolis William H Wold-Chamberlain New York Idlewild Field Long Island N. Y

Schedule of Pages in Today's Herald

The edition lists sections Editorial 4, Markets 12, Society 6 and 7, Comics 13, Area 9, Classified 1, Sports 10 and 11, Late News 2. This index guides readers to page placements and feature groups in today’s paper.

Weather outlook with mild temperatures and showers

Occasional cloudiness continues through Wednesday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight and into early Wednesday. Mild tonight with Lows 55 to 60 and highs of 80 to 85 by Wednesday.

Four Networks to Air Kennedy News Conference

President Kennedy's Washington news conference at 3 p.m. EST Wednesday will be carried live by the four major radio networks. Mutual will rebroadcast at 9:35 p.m. EST. TV coverage runs 3:30 p.m. EST on NBC and ABC with CBS televising at 4 p.m. EST.

New York Kennedy Washington Mutual Broadcasting System National Broadcasting Co American Broadcasting Co Columbia Broadcasting System

U S Army Captains Asylum Request Shocks Split Berlin

East Germany says United States Army Captain Alfred Swenson and Sergeant Benjamin Cain have sought political asylum. Swenson drove across the border in uniform from Giessen, while Cain called East Berlin to request asylum. Army HQ probes the cases as families react with alarm and disbelief.

Berlin East Germany Lithuania United States ADN Alfred Swenson Scranton Benjamin Cain Frederica, del Svenson Frederica Del Giessen West Cain West Berlin East Berlin

Senate Approves Oleo Bill Heads to Conference

ST. PAUL AP The Minnesota Senate voted 36 31 to allow sale of yellow oleomargarine with a 10 cent per pound tax earmarked for junior colleges. The bill moves to conference as supporters seek Gov Rolvaags signature and the measure could leave Wisconsin as the last state with a yellow oleo ban. The House previously approved the measure directing 250000 annually to farm dairy research.

ST. Paul Minnesota Senate House Karl Rolvaag Wisconsin Donald Wright Tax Committee Finance Committee

Two Die in Fire on Nuclear Sub Flasher at Groton Shipyards

Two workers were killed and another critically injured in a flash fire aboard the nuclear submarine Flasher under construction at Electric Boat Division yards in Groton Connecticut. The Flasher, an attack submarine, is a sister ship of the ill fated Thresher.

Groton, Conn Electric Boat Division General Dynamics Corporation Thresher

Minnesota House approves gasoline tax increase bill

The Minnesota House voted 69 to 63 to pass the gasoline tax increase bill and send it to Governor Karl Rolvaag shortly after noon. The margin was one vote above a bare majority.

Grand Jury Resumes Probe In Thompson Slaying Case

The Ramsey County Grand Jury resumes the probe into the alleged kill for hire slaying of Mrs. Carol Thompson. One of three men charged with first degree murder is expected to be a witness today.

ST. Paul Ramsey County Carol Thompson

House GOP Attacks Freeman Over Wheat Referendum Tactics

House Republicans denounce Secretary Freeman for alleged blackjack tactics ahead of a wheat farmers referendum on a two price administration program. The dispute centers on how the Agriculture Department handles pricing and farmer choices in the upcoming vote.

Washington House Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman

Birmingham News Appeals to Kennedy on Demostrations

The Birmingham News urged President Kennedy to end racial demonstrations in Birmingham Alabama, appealing for federal action to restore order and civil rights.

Birmingham Ala The Birmingham News Kennedy

Guthrie Theater Opens with Hamlet in Minneapolis

The Tyrone Guthrie Theater debuts with Hamlet as America’s first permanent classic repertory house. A 1,437 seat modern venue near Walker Art Gallery hosts Moliere The Miser Chekhov The Three Sisters and Death of a Salesman in a four play bill by an all professional 22 member company led by Hume Cronyn Jessica Tandy Rita Gam and George Grizzard. The season runs through Sept 22 with repertory scheduling and a tight 58 foot sightline.

Minneapolis Tyrone Guthrie America Walker Art Gallery Guthrie Oliver Rea Peter Ziesler

Southwest Minnesota college bill heads to Rolvaag for signature

A Senate passed measure to create a new technical and liberal arts college in southwestern Minnesota with a $100,000 site and land purchase appropriation awaits Gov. Rolvaag. The bill specifies 19 counties and allows expansion to a four year institution. The site must be chosen by Jan 1, 1964.

ST. Paul Minnesota Karl Rolvaag State College Board Brown Chippewa Cottonwood Jackson Kandiyohi Lac Qui Parle Lincoln Lyon Martin Meeker Murray Nobles Pipestone Redwood Renville Rock Swift Watonwan Yellow Medicine University of Minnesota University High School Wayne Bassett Worthington Peter Fugina Virginia Moorhead Winona St. Cloud Mankato Bemidji

State Department orders families of U.S. officials to leave Haiti

The State Department ordered families of U.S. officials in Haiti to depart and urged private Americans to evacuate. Pan American World Airways will fly a Wednesday airlift from Port au Prince carrying about 220 dependents plus approximately 1,300 civilians seeking to leave, while about 180 American officials remain.

State Department U.S Haiti Washington Pan American World Airways Port Au Prince

Telstar 2 satellite launches from Cape Canaveral

Telstar 2 rode a Delta rocket into orbit marking a new step in space communication. The 175 pound satellite aims to serve as a transfer point for a closed circuit transatlantic TV exchange between the United States and Europe, testing potential global radio TV news and telephone service.

Project Tonight United States Europe Cape Canaveral National Aeronautics and Space Administration Telstar 2 Telstar Japan

Third Degree Murder Charge Against Three Heard

A preliminary hearing in Municipal Court opened at 9 40 a m for Kenneth R Tenney 26 Brownsdale Richard G Penkava 22 rural Austin and Mrs Shirle Anne Owens Albert Lea on charges of third degree murder in the death of Donald L Shuck 27 of 60742 1st Drive NW last summer County attorney Wallace Sieh seeks to bind them over to District Court as witnesses testified Shuck died after being served liquor at Smiths Royal Bar The defense contends the three used liquor as a weapon in a theft scheme and the hearing aims to establish a crime and probable guilt rather than verdicts Shatek a bartender described the bar floor plan and Shuck's seating prior to his death Continued on Page 12.

Kenneth R. Tenney Brownsdale Richard G. Penkava Austin Shirle Anne Owens Albert Lea Fred Vogel Wallace Sieh Donald L. Shuck 1St Drive Sieh Tenney Penkava

Also Mentioned on This Page

James Bevel Cleveland Reds JFK E. Germany John C. Koehler U.S. Army Heidelberg Antonio N. Svenson Washington, D.C Swenson University of Scranton Reserve Officers Training Corps Honorary Rotc Society Oks Oleo Plan House Gopers Rap Freeman Guthrie Theater Rolvaag Dominican Republic Jimani Francois Duvalier Department Cape Canaveral, Fla Telstar 1 Hall of Instruments Shuck Douglas Shatek 2Nd Ave. SE Smith’s Royal Bar 2Nd Ave. NE Shatek Smith's Bar Delta H. I Telstar II Earth
Search Courier

Search the Austin Daily Herald Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Austin Daily Herald?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication