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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1968
Page
4
In a reflective column Richard Gross argues for broad changes to conventions. He endorses prompt sessions, criticizes long speeches and media overreach, and urges a rational primary to empower voters over delegates. He notes Democrats seek cuts to speeches and demonstrations and praises televised coverage with caveats.
The Southeast Minnesota Industrial Development Organization met in Rochester to outline a regional plan but delayed adoption as members returned home to refine direction. The piece notes benefits of area cooperation for attracting industry yet stresses community level contracts and the competitive nature of nearby towns.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency faces criticism for approving a heated low level radioactive waste discharge permit for the Monticello plant before completing an $8,000 environmental impact study. Critics point to Elk River reactor leaks and urge standards be set beforehand, citing adviser Tsivoglou’s pending study and the need for all three legs of law and order.
Publication header and subscription pricing text from a Texas newspaper fragment. It lists quotation sources and a Change of Address notice. Includes publisher A. Richard Gross and advertising details for Austin Minnesota, subscription rates, and mail delivery zones. No clear news event is identified.
City Council and Hormel Co reach agreement on a sewage disposal plant after Jay C Hormel adds $20000 to construction funds. Citizens by annexation warned to maintain voting rights.
A mixed column notes days shortening since June and jokes about federal urban renewal grants. It examines large farm payments to operators in the South and West, with Mississippi Senator Eastland cited and Royko’s commentary on rural welfare. It also recalls Sayings of the Year from The Observer and quotes figures from Baroness Thatcher to Otto Preminger.
In Detroit Hamtramck near the Chrysler plant DRUM led six wildcat strikes against the factory. The group tied to the Revolutionary Action Movement disrupted shifts with drums chants and leaflets calling the plant a plantation. UAW officials note DRUM plans more action at Ford and GM plants.
The piece describes DRUM led by Gordon Baker Jr pushing for Black leadership in Chrysler and plant control while distributing Maoist and revolutionary leaflets. UAW officials warn of a potential production crisis as DRUM targets Ford Sterling and GM Gear and Axle. The essay links Black worker tensions to broader extremist influence and warns against appeasement to prevent further upheaval.
Ray Cromley notes South Vietnamese reluctance toward a coalition with the Communists citing Phan Boi Chau’s betrayal by Ho Chi Minh. Chau, born 1867 in central Vietnam, led militant nationalist groups, hid in exile, and forged alliances before being lured by Ho’s agents in Shanghai. The case influenced colonial policy and nationalist resurgence against French rule.
Bruce Biassot notes how northern moderates blame Nixon for relying on the South and Strom Thurmond to counter Reagan and Rockefeller at Miami Beach. The piece analyzes delegate counts, North versus South gains, and the strategic gamble of fostering Reagan’s strength in the South to blunt Nixon’s overall lead.
On this date in 1934 Germans voted for Adolf Hitler as successor to Hindenburg. In 1992 five women convicted of witchcraft and a clergyman were executed in Salem, Massachusetts. Also noted: 1812 Constitution defeated a British frigate. 1940 Italian forces conquered British Somaliland. 1941 Odessa besieged. 1942 Dieppe raid. 1955 flood disaster in the Northeast. 1968 date stamp. Triton launched in 1960. British strike in 1965. Viet Cong elections planning noted in Saigon.
In Port Elizabeth South Africa AP two players held strong hands in a local poker game. Sally Nathan possessed ace king queen jack ten of hearts a royal flush. W Lentin held eight seven six five four of hearts a straight flush the second highest hand. Nathan drew one card to complete his flush while Lentin drew two for his.
A set of trivia questions with concise answers. The first U.S. president to ride in an automobile was William McKinley in 1899. The highest British knighthood is the Order of the Garter. Washington, D C has an official flower the American beauty rose. The two planets closest to Earth are Venus and Mars. California is cited as a leading agricultural state. The British term for trucks is not provided.
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