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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1963
Page
1
Hartman Griffin Reiffenberger report 7 060 Austinites cast ballots in the school election. A Summer School corridor scene shows a double line with some voters outside precincts citywide. Former matron Mattie Fairbanks, 95, votes at Lincoln School with friends, noting she missed absentee timing.
Incumbents Griffin and Hartman win three year terms as Sayles loses fifth place in a high turnout election. Reiffenberger, a Red Owl department manager, joins the board with 3,759 votes while 7,643 ballots were cast, a local record. Absentees total 72.
Millions of New Yorkers filled Broadway and Lower Manhattan to honor astronaut Gordon Cooper after he orbited the earth 22 times. The ticker tape parade, led by Mayor Wagner, drew vast crowds, with Cooper waving from an open car as Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson attended the arrival and celebration.
Thirty one heads of state or representatives met in Addis Ababa to discuss a unity proposal prepared by a pre summit conference. The leaders aim for continental political unity though the summit may only approve the principle of an African charter to be elaborated later.
Kennedy administration faces a clear defeat as 47.3 percent of 1.14 million voters back the no side in the wheat referendum. The result signals a shift to low price supports without acreage limits for 1964, with Congress under pressure from both parties to propose new policies.
In Alexandria Virginia U S District Judge Oren R Lewis ruled the federal Constitution is color blind and that discrimination against white prisoners is as unconstitutional as against Black prisoners He blocked a District of Columbia plan to integrate three all white dormitories at the Lorton Virginia prison complex noting Negro inmates can choose segregated or integrated facilities and white prisoners must have the same option.
Unofficial North Dakota results show 2,420 for and 26,400 for 65.8 percent approval. Minnesota and South Dakota failed to reach the two thirds threshold. Gov. Guy commented on turnout and the need to adjust wheat policy and farm support programs.
Two bicycle thefts were reported to Austin police. Raymond Haugland of 1102 4th St NW reported his Schwinn bicycle stolen from a parking area at Austin High School. Lloyd Rosecke of 200 Hth St SE said his bike was taken from his residence sometime last week.
John F Kennedy Jr the First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and family visit Glen Echo Park Maryland with Caroline and Steve Smith. Kelly Green guesses John Jr weight at 33 pounds Caroline 36 and Steve 31, near misses noted while Jacqueline Kennedy joins in a mirror maze and cotton candy moment.
State Department spokesman said U.S. efforts to end Castroism in the hemisphere are complicated by Cuban exile political leaders jockeying for position ahead of a day of return to Cuba.
The Soviet Union announced it will refuse to make payments for certain parts of the United Nations regular budget starting this year. The move could affect financing of UN programs and operations.
A sharp scare selling wave pushes wheat futures lower at the opening of trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Prices then begin a gradual recovery as the session progresses.
Nixon plans a conference to consult with former vice president and key Republican leaders amid evolving party discussions on policy and strategy. The meeting signals a push to align support ahead of upcoming political events.
The Soviet Union launched another unmanned satellite, Mo. 17, as part of the Esene Costes science satellite series, sending it into orbit.
The Minnesota Senate passed a 74.7 million state departments bill and approved a water pollution control conference report, sending it to the House. Debate focused on pay raises for legislators with conservatives opposing and seven liberals crossfing to seek conference to restore raises.
Isanti Minnesota report states Ed Landin aged 76 was killed when his pickup was struck by a Great Northern freight train traveling south from Duluth. The accident raises Minnesota traffic deaths to 241 for the year, a figure indicating a higher toll than last year.
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