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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1968
Page
4
The United Steelworkers win a large wage increase in the 1968 settlement, triggering higher steel prices and inflation-driven demands across 60 million workers. Domestic quotas on imports, tariffs, and higher welfare costs may follow, raising overall living costs for everyone including steelworkers.
The Wall Street Journal notes Germany faces economic friction as prices fall, the Deutschmark strengthen, and consumer behavior shifts. Germans save more, resist wage gains, and fear inflation, prompting debate on wage policy and imported goods. The piece questions whether such restraint is good for the economy.
A Minnesota State Medical Association piece urges public readiness for mouth to mouth resuscitation. It outlines checks for breathing, clearing obstructions,呼 correct head tilt, and step by step breathing sequences for adults children and babies with frequency guidelines.
Water supplies of the United States and Mexico gain a major boost as sluice gates close at Amistad Dam on the Rio Grande. More than 1.75 million acre-feet will be stored by August, with a total joint yield of about 5.6 million acre-feet. The project lies above Del Rio and Ciudad Acuna, rivaling Texas reservoir capacity and country-scale storage. Falcon Lake nearby expands to 2,767,000 acre-feet, about three times Garza Little Elm.
A collection of quotations on wisdom and conduct precedes an editorial praising the cooperation between Mexico and the United States through the International Boundary and Water Commission. The piece argues joint ventures benefit agriculture, economy, and neighborly relations, urging Texans to lead in such teamwork.
Mower County 4-H members raise funds for a fairgrounds emergency as 100 cots are needed after dormitory work. Austin School Board seeks bids on $60,000 bonds for Lincoln School addition while candidates Phillip Schierscher and Roy Barrick enter races.
A mix of anecdotes and light columns. A plane hijack fantasy mocks fears before a rabbi reveals himself. Columns touch on community pride, circus histories, clever home life jokes, and gas terminology reflecting Austin Area life.
Washington columnist Victor Riesel reports Nixon’s team expects first ballot nomination and aims to court large black vote blocs in industrial cities. He notes liberal labor fear of Nixon gains, Wallace third-party potential, and Nixon outreach to CORE leaders like Floyd McKissick and Roy Innis to build black business and political access.
Berry argues Dick Nixon could drive a new image for the Republican Party to win black and big city votes. He recalls Nixon’s claim that a 40 000 to 50 000 vote shift might have won in 1960, predicting a ninth crisis rising from urban ghettos.
On this date in 1963 United States Secretary of State Dean Rusk British Foreign Secretary Lord Home and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko signed a Moscow treaty banning atmospheric space and underwater nuclear tests. Also notes mark the first trans Atlantic cable 1858 and U S income tax 1861.
A collection of trivia questions and answers covers symbolism of goldenrod as encouragement language of the Dead Sea Scrolls Hebrew and related tongues barleycorn as one third inch shoe measurement ruler of Monaco is Prince and Jupiter noted for multicolored belts.
The Austin Social Security District Office answers questions on summer benefit eligibility for nonworking months, retirement age effects, postretirement work, and how to obtain earnings and benefit estimates. It notes most retirees work involuntarily and provides contact hours and office details for inquiries.
Violet’s theft claim succeeded after her maid’s abrupt departure and the missing brooch were treated as circumstantial evidence of theft. The court noted that modern policies cover mysterious disappearances even without direct proof, while ordinary disappearances are often denied.
The News Media: A Journalist Looks at His Profession by John Hohenberg surveys radio, TV, news services and magazines with emphasis on newspapers. It argues for responsible self regulation, cites risks in sensational coverage, and urges journalists to treat their craft as public service.
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