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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1968
Page
1
The Agriculture Department forecasts 1968 corn yield at 81.5 bushels per acre on harvestable acres about 8% lower, total production near 4.6 billion bushels, with other crops like wheat and soybeans also described as near record or record levels amid favorable weather and price pressures.
Chicago braces for the Democratic National Convention starting August 26 at the International Amphitheatre. Officials from the Secret Service FBI Chicago police Illinois National Guard and the DNC outline extensive security plans including a half mile fence manhole sealing armoured guards and multiple checkpoints. About 5500 National Guardsmen will be in the city along with 12000 police on 12 hour shifts as preparations include mass arrest contingencies and onsite medical and legal support.
Nixon and his pick for vice president Spiro Agnew depart for Texas to meet President Johnson and receive a Vietnam briefing from Cyrus Vance. The pair plan San Diego stops to map campaign strategy as discord over Agnew’s nomination surfaces among Republicans.
U.S. Ambassador U Alexis Johnson told Tokyo Junior Chamber of Commerce members that American troops and bases exist to deter a war involving Japan and to aid Japan if deterrence fails. He framed U S Japan defenses as preventing war rather than prosecuting it and argued for a clear U S Japanese shared interest.
London reports that three doctors publish a British Medical Journal study on 22 patients aged 19 to 78 who ate breakfasts with and without fried or boiled onions. Onions appeared to prevent fibrin breakdown linked to blood clotting and potential heart failure. Dr. I. S. Menon led the research.
The nuclear submarine Von Steuben struck a ship under tow 35 miles off the Atlantic coast of Spain. Navy reports minor damage to the sub with no injuries. The incident was disclosed by the Pentagon.
Soviet Defense Minister Andrei Grechko watches the last phase of large maneuvers near the Czechoslovak border. The Red Star reports officers told him the exercises prove the army can fulfill any task of the Communist party or the Soviet government.
An AP report notes a strong quake in Tokyo with the epicenter likely in the Celebes Islands of Indonesia. A separate Manila bulletin records moderate quakes traced to Celebes, Indonesia, with local weather agencies confirming the epicenter.
A Piedmont Airlines plane with 37 aboard crashed in fog and flames near Charleston WV. Initial reports said 32 dead with five survivors in critical condition. The flight originated in Louisville and stopped in Cincinnati before Charleston.
At the Lambeth Conference in London bishops rejected a committee proposal that the Pope might hold primacy of love in a reunited church including Anglicans. They denounced the idea as unrealistic and offensive to Evangelical churchmen, sending the proposal back to the study group.
National Guardsmen and police patrolled central Little Rock after shooting and rock throwing erupted following a memorial service for Cecil Ingram Jr. Gov. Rockefeller ordered 100 guardsmen to the area and later expanded the cordon to 100 blocks. One man injured by gunfire, a officer with a broken collarbone, 22 arrested, and a store fire set by arsonists reported with some incidents of gunfire nearby.
Witnesses say the British Eagle Airways turboprop broke up before crashing near the Munich Nurnberg Autobahn. The disaster killed 48 people, injuring a Dutch resident driver as debris struck a car. Federal aviation officials opened a detailed inquiry. no Americans aboard.
Hong Kong reports Radio Hanoi said the pilots of an F105 Thunderchief shot down Friday over Quang Binh province were captured by North Vietnamese forces.
Army doctors at Walter Reed General Hospital report former President Eisenhower shows steady progress after a major heart attack. Doctors say he no longer needs continuous oxygen and has spent another comfortable 24 hours with stable vital signs and excellent morale during the hospital’s critical period.
Senator George McGovern of South Dakota announced his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago. He linked his goals to Robert Kennedy and said the campaign would seek an end to the Vietnam War and healing U S divisions. The race now includes Hubert Humphrey and Eugene McCarthy as rivals.
Six people died in Minnesota automobile accidents over Friday and today. A head on collision near Renville killed Orvin Eye 48 and his son Burton 6 and Ronald Bratsch 17. Ardys Eye 32 was injured, with Eye children also hurt. A separate crash near Chatfield claimed Lyle Grieve 23 and June Skrukrud 19. Joe Sworski 6 was fatally struck in St. Cloud, driver Gerald Becker 23 reported.
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