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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1965
Page
1
Fourteen Negro pupils register at three Selma white elementary schools under police watch. Seventeen other Negroes expected to sign up did not show. Parish High remains all white with no enrollments. peaceful integration marks opening of county and city desegregation efforts amid ongoing civil rights protests.
A test slot successfully landed a new ding device for spaceships at Edwards Air Force Base in California on Thursday, marking a technical milestone for spaceflight hardware.
Report shows statewide traffic deaths at 510 for today versus 554 a year ago, while Iowa totals run 484 today and 539 a year prior. Data highlight shifts in roadway fatalities across the region.
New Delhi reports dawn clash in southwest Kashmir with claims of two American made Pakistani F86 Sabre jets downed. Pakistan disputes, says it shot down an Indian plane and damaged others. US and UN appeals urge restraint. Kosygin letter cited in Rawalpindi.
The Senate Agriculture Committee clears a farm bill at 12-3 that clashes with the House plan and administration aims. It would costlier cotton and wheat supports, block a one price cotton plan, and raise wheat payments. Wheat price supports would reach about 1.90 a bushel for compliant producers, with overall costs around 1.6 billion more than the House plan. The panel keeps milk and dairy programs unchanged and resumes after Labor Day.
White House reported both sides in the steel negotiations may have shifted positions. AFL CIO United Steelworkers is said to have reduced its wage demand to about 48 cents an hour, while industry offers rose to about 43 cents. About 450,000 workers earn roughly 4.40 dollars an hour in wages and benefits.
Vietnamese troops recovered about 1 000 uniforms and heavy Viet Cong ammunition in a wooded site 20 miles north-northwest of Saigon after a B52 bombing run. A Marine buildup near Da Nang increased to 31,200 Marines as of late August, with 125,000 U.S. manpower goal. A U S Army helicopter was shot down with no survivors, and a security guard at a U S installation was wounded by a terrorist attack at Saigon.
The Senate backed a $4.7 billion higher education bill by 79 to 3 with funds for federal scholarships to aid about 140,000 needy students in its first year. The measure includes a National Teachers Corps and grants for colleges to buy audio visual equipment and library improvements.
Joseph P. Kennedy, 76, departed New England Baptist Hospital in Boston after receiving treatment for a skin allergy. The former ambassador to Great Britain had been admitted last Tuesday.
In Plymouth North Carolina an announced civil rights march did not take place as biracial leaders reported progress with a committee. Negro leaders had said they would march despite a local ordinance banning demonstrations without a permit but no demonstrators appeared at the scheduled time.
India delivers formal protest to Secretary Rusk over use of American supplied tanks and arms by Pakistan. New Delhi spokesman says Pakistan would not have invaded without the U S equipment.
Four rambunctious boys leaped into their father L Gordon Cooper Jr and uncle Charles Conrad Jr as the Gemini 5 crew returned to Space Center Houston. The Conrad and Cooper families shared hugs and kisses while newsmen captured the moment after a rain showers welcome. The astronauts later briefed in private before heading to debriefings lasting six days.
State Sen. Norman Larson of Ada urged a formal examination of Minnesota State Highway Department expenditures. He claimed rumors suggest a third of funds go to salaries and called for scrutiny of the highway user tax dollars for road construction and maintenance versus salaries, buildings, equipment, and other costs.
Background shows a civil rights rally as more than eight Mississippi guard homes pour into Natchez, signaling heightened activity and local attention.
In Gabon, a U S specialist joint team joined Dr Albert Schweitzer as he nears exhaustion after Sunday decline. Dr David Miller from King City California arrived after a bedside summons. Swiss doctor Walter Munz said Schweitzer's condition has deteriorated with exhaustion persisting.
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