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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1963
Page
1
AP drama critic reports Sir Tyrone Guthrie’s new Minneapolis theater staging of Hamlet is offbeat and uneasy with heavy artificiality. George Grizzard stars as Hamlet in a costume driven production with unconventional stage choices and mixed notices from cast peers.
Heavily armed state troopers were sent to Birmingham as Governor Wallace ordered 575 troopers to assist officers facing seven days of Negro demonstrations. King warned the movement would grow and segregation must end, as fire hoses and crowds surged downtown with several officers injured but no confirmed Black casualties.
Opening night at the Guthrie Theater drew a 1400 strong standing ovation for Hamlet with George Grizzard and Jessica Tandy. Critics from major papers attended along with Minnesota society in a glamorous debut at the new 2 million show house on the edge of the Minneapolis loop.
Telstar 2 communications satellite relayed taped TV from Cape Canaveral to Europe with excellent clarity. Andover Maine station described the images as magnificent and plans a color transmission for tonight.
At 2:30 a.m. a mattress blaze in a second floor room gutted one room and caused extensive smoke damage. 130 guests were orderly and evacuated with no injuries. Police and fire crews responded. cause listed as careless use of smoking articles. Restoration work begins on the gutted room and smoke damaged corridors.
Partly cloudy with a chance of light afternoon and evening showers through Thursday. Cooler air moves in with lows around 0 to 55 and daytime highs 72 to 78.
Warm Minneapolis evening draws 1400-plus patrons to the new Sir Tyrone Guthrie Theater for the first performance of Hamlet. Sightseers mingle on the lawn across from the venue, with notable attendees including Margaret Morris Mrs Edgar Nash Senator Henry McKnight and Edgar Nash of Minneapolis.
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell said Attorney General Kennedy told him a major Birmingham development would occur before the White House news conference. Powell urged action under existing law to arrest officials enforcing water hoses, dogs, and mass arrests of Negroes. President Kennedy weighed possible options as racial tensions continued in Birmingham.
Racial unrest spans the nation as 575 Alabama troopers reinforce Birmingham amid protests. President Kennedy eyes a local Birmingham solution while House hearings open on civil rights policy. Sit-ins by Negro children in Englewood elementary school escalate concerns over school integration. Governor Wallace seeks a court injunction against antsegregation marches in Alabama. A Denver Negro pilot reacts to a Supreme Court ruling by receiving a job offer from an airline.
The threat of war between the Dominican Republic and Haiti eased but tensions remained high. The OAS and UN Security Council held meetings to address the Hispaniola crisis as Bosch called Duvalier a mad man yet urged caution.
Frank Hertraus aged 67 from New Prague died in a hospital from injuries after the car he drove left Highway 13 northwest of New Prague. His two passengers, Frank T. Chiian aged 65 and Mrs. Chian aged 56, both of New Prague, were admitted with injuries not considered serious.
Lawmakers swarm Gov Karl Rolvaag after vetoing Sunday closing and income tax reciprocity bills. Both sides press for changes, with liberals urging restrictions and conservatives watching the governor's approach to future vetoes and legislative maneuvering.
Three men and a woman were bound over to district court on third degree murder charges after a full day of preliminary hearing. Witnesses included cousin Dean Cramer and FBI agent Joseph Gormley whose testimony helped link the group to the June 3 1962 death of Donald L. Shuck in Austin Minnesota.
Washington AP reports members of Congress link racial unrest in the South to urgency for civil rights legislation this session. ST PAUL AP notes Senate to appoint a conference committee to reconcile Senate and House versions of a bill allowing sale of colored oleomargarine.
The United States will send an additional company of 24 turbine-powered helicopters to South Viet Nam. The move aims to boost mobility for Vietnamese forces against Communist guerrillas in the Mekong Delta.
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