Convincing the Voters GOP Job Now
The Republicans return from Miami Beach facing the challenge of turning party unity into broad voter appeal. With a minority base of 27 percent, they must win over Democrats and independents by offering clear solutions to Vietnam, inflation, federal power, deficits, crime, and social unrest, while countering Wallace and Democratic failures. The hit is on Democrat stewardship and the need for a persuasive GOP program in the months ahead.
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Miami Beach
Richard Nixon
Johnson
Vietnam
Nixon
Thomas E. Dewey
George Wallace
South
Chicago
Scenic Route 105 and Otranto Area Described as Local Treasure
The article highlights the Cedar River stretch along Highway 105 past the Fairgrounds toward Otranto as a near scenic gem for Austin area residents. It notes a short detour east to Highway 2138 and outlines returning routes via Lyle, Northwood, or St Ansgar, emphasizing local backyard scenery over distant trips.
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Minnesota
Lake Country
Austin Area
California Redwood Country
Mexico
British Columbia
New England
Fairgrounds
Otranto
Cedar River
Austin
Mason City
AMA urges bipartisan partnership for free medical research and care
The AMA pressed for a federal partnership with government, state and local authorities, and private groups to meet rising health needs. It linked infant mortality to poverty and poor planning, urging cooperation without undermining incentives. Senator Dominick proposed an anti aid amendment affecting Communist nations, arguing a united front but risking aid to reformist states.
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American Medical Association
Donald ¥. Wood
AMA
Council On Legislative Activities
Democratic Party Platform Committee
Republican Party
A.M.A. News
Peter Dominick
Rep
Colo
North Korea
U.S. Pueblo
Senate
U.S
Dominick
Europe
Yugoslavia
Romania
Czechoslovakia
United States
Pueblo
DES Moines Register
Quotation Reflection Cited From Ecclesiastes and Emerson
A compact quotation from Ecclesiastes warns against quick anger as folly while Ralph Waldo Emerson notes that each minute of anger costs a minute of happiness. The fragment ends with stray letters.
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Ralph Walco Kemerson
Turn Back the Clock 30 Years Ago
Enforcement of the Sunday sales law was sought by Austin grocers who met with Mayor Jake Becker. Three boys who smashed 42 light bulbs at the bandshell were caught. parents will cover damages.
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Austin Grocers
Jake Becker
G. N. Reppe
Kiwanis Club
Albert Reinartz
St. Paul
Apple a day may keep dentist away says National Apple Institute
The piece cites the National Apple Institute claiming apples clean teeth and massage gums while removing bacteria. It notes historical beliefs about apples from Europe’s Stone Age to Roman times and ties a long tradition to medicinal virtues.
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Devonshire
England
National Apple Institute
National Geographic Society
Veep Candidate Ted Agnew Ties Nixon To Labor Chiefs
In Baltimore Victor Riesel outlines how Ted Agnew, chosen by Dick Nixon as running mate, carries strong labor ties. Agnew’s labor connections include support from Port Council allies and past work as a labor lawyer for Meatcutters and Teamsters locals. Rockefeller used him to mobilize labor in 1964.
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Veep
Dick Nixon
Baltimore
Ted
Agnew
Maryland
All Men
Spiro Theodore Agnew
Ted Agnew
Labor
McDonald
Case
Palm Springs
Baltimore County
Longshiremen
Martime Trades
Labor Movement
Bailiwick
Nelson Rockefeller
Afl-Cio
Hotel Americana
This Day In History and 1968 Labor Politics
A retrospective on August 13 highlighting events from 1521 Mexico City capture to 1968 labor politics. The piece notes Eisenhower at the UN and Nixon labor outreach with Spiro Agnew as a potential envoy.
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Hernando Cortez
Mexico City
North Yarmouth
Maine
Los Angeles
Peru
Ecuador
Manila
Shanghai
East Germany
East
West Berlin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
UN Security Council
U.S
Middle East
Congo
Brazzaville
Glacier National Park
Former Nun Sees College Future In Self-Governed Webster Plan
Jacqueline Grennan, president of Webster College, argues for self perpetuating boards and independence from religious orders in her book of speeches. She cites education religion and ecumenism while noting a shift toward liberal pragmatism and humanistic action in campus life.
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Jacqueline Grennan
McGraw- Hill
Miss Grennan
Webster College
Missouri
Order of the Sisters of Loretto
Webster
Questions and Answers on Social Security from Austin Office
Weekly public service column from the Austin Social Security District Office answers questions about the Act's anniversary signing in 1935, key figures like Edwin E. Witte and Arthur J. Altmeyer, and current area benefit recipients across Dodge Freeborn Mower and Steele counties with monthly totals.
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Austin
Social Security District
Oakland Ave
Roosevelt
Edwin E. Witte
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Mr. Witte
Committee On Economic Security
Altmeyer
Social Security Board
Social Security
Madison
United States
Witte
University of Wisconsin
Mower
Freeborn
Dodge
Steele
Dodge County
Stanley Sprecher
Last of Rough Riders Thinks Youth Is Soft
Las Vegas New Mexico AP eighty seven year old Jess D Langdon one of the last surviving Rough Riders criticizes younger generations. He recalls Roosevelt asking if he could ride a horse and notes he turned down a regular Army commission. The reunion marks the Rough Riders 69th annual gathering.
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Las Vegas
N.M
Jess D. Langdon
Teddy Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Rough Riers
Langdon
Red Oak
N.Y
Roosevelt
San Juan Hill
Arthur L. Tuttle
Salinas
Calif
Frank C. Brito
Las Cruces
Leavenworth
Chicago Pastor Fry Targeted by Senate Probe Over Youth Gang Ties
The McClellan subcommittee accused Rev. John R. Fry and his First Presbyterian Church of Chicago of aiding the Blackstone Rangers through anti poverty programs. Witnesses sponsored by the panel described alleged gang activity and weapon storage at the church. Fry, a respected urban pastor and former Presbyterian Life editor, is portrayed as a steadfast ally who works with at risk youths. The piece criticizes the inquiry as a TV show and defends Fry’s mission to help and love the community despite political pressure.
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New York
NEA
John McClellan
John R. Fry
Chicago
First Presbyterian Church
Dr. Fry
Blackstone
McClellans
Office of Economic Opportunity
Marshall Scott
Presbyterian Institute of Industrial Relations
Senate
Subcommittee
Woodlawn
Blackstone Rangers
McClellan
Mayor Daley
John Fry
Chicagoland
Annabelle Martin
George ‘‘Watusi’ Rose
Fry
McClellan Committee
United States
Eliot Ness
Presbyterian Life
Marine Corps
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A. Richard Gross
U.S. Senate
Austin Daily Herald -Thomson Newspapers, Inc
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Minn
U.S. Armed Forces
A.P.O
F.P.O
George MacKinnon
Gov. Freeman
Minneota
Giants
Reds
George Shatek
Jim Lastine
Church World Service
Biafra
Bunny
M. M. Hargraves
Mayo Clinic
Hargraves
Sumac
Herald
Great Lakes
Ill
Navy
Branch 53
Fleet Reserve Assn
Naval Training Center
Waukegan Inn
Naval Base
Waukegan
Reserve Assn
North
Mower County
Department of Public
Washington State
By Victor Riesel
Dave McDonald
United Steelworkers
Oyster Shuckers and Crab Pickers
Teamsters
Associated Press
Bal Harbour
Fla
Paul Hall
Seafarers International Union
Hall
Abraham Lincoln
Hubert Humphrey
Bob Kennedy
Gene McCarthy
Spiro
Ted’ Agnew
Publishers-Hall Syndicae
Berry Worle
NEA, Bac
Book Review
Search
Peace Corps
Karl Rahner
Teilhard de Chardin
Harvey Cox
Miles A. Smith
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David Poling
West Coast
John
Hell’s Angels
McClelland
Mundt
Curtis
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