Industry Offers Hope in Urban Crisis
Nixon and Humphrey push private enterprise to solve urban unemployment. The National Alliance of Businessmen cites 140000 trained and placed since January, with proposals for tax credits, low cost credit, and federal backing to spur ghetto business. Both candidates argue private investment outperforms government aid and yields tax income and uplift from welfare to work.
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Richard Nixon
Hubert Kumphrey
National Alliance of Businessmen
Nixon
Humphrey
Federal Insurance
National Urban Development Bank
Humphrey Aligns With Kennedy On Foreign Policy
The vice president says his foreign policy views are virtually identical to those of the late Senator Kennedy, while continuing to defend President Johnson’s course. The piece questions how Humphrey can align with Kennedy and still claim Johnson’s policy is right. It hints at possible parallels with Senator McCarthy.
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Hubert Humphrey
Johnson
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
GOP
Richard Nixon
Nelson Rockefeller
Chicago
Sen
Lamprey's Heart May Aid Human Cardiac Research
Scientists studying the sea lamprey report its primitive, nerve-free heart has a built in pace maker. Researchers say understanding this natural rhythm control could aid millions of cardiac patients and advance artificial heart development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Nixon's Evolving Stance on Communism and Negotiation
Opinion piece traces Nixon’s anti-Communist roots from 1946 through 1960, notes his shift toward negotiation on Vietnam, and highlights his cautious stance toward Cuba. It contrasts early hardline rhetoric with a later measured approach and considers upcoming campaign implications. The piece also cites a Washington Report item on union political spending and Capitol Hill access.
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Richard M. Nixon
Jerry Voorhis
Helen Gahagan Douglas
House American Activities Committee
Alger Hiss
Nikita Khru Hchev
Moscow
Nixon
Khrushchev
John F. Kennedy
Vietnam
Miami Beach
Cuba
Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Capitol Hill
Clerk of the House
Afl-Cio
Mason City
Yields of Time and Shipping Rates in Austin Newsstand
Fragmented ad style notice lists subscription prices and delivery options for Austin Minnesota, including weekly carrier and mail rates. It mentions box 578 for address changes and notes service to rural areas and military personnel.
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Austin Daily Herald Thomson Newspapers, Inc
Austin
Minnesota
A. Richard Gross
U.S
Perces
United States
A.P.O
Pp.o
Wheat growers insure 1939 crop across Mower County
Mower County growers plan to insure their 1939 wheat crop, per James Anderson of the Agricultural Conservation Committee. Hormel Co. buys 4-H Club beef calves at regional fairs. St Olaf parish house project moves forward with contracts awarded. Patrols issue tickets after brake tests on 200 cars. Mrs. Jaycees win Distinguished Chapter Award at Willmar. Vincent Tausche and Phillip Richardson elected to the Austin State Bar board of directors.
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Mower County
James Anderson
Grand Meadow
Mower County Agricultural Conservation Committee
Hormel Co
Minnesota
Iowa
St. Olaf Lutheran Parish
Austin
Jaycees
Interstate 90 grading to begin in Minnesota amid legal fight
Johnson Co of Litchfield wins a 5.203 million bid to grade 20 miles of Interstate 90 from U S 63 to St Charles with Park Construction contesting the award. State law says Johnson bids were a combined bid and cannot be split. Work aims to finish in six months despite Park’s suit and weather.
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Minnesota
Johnson Co
Litchfield
State Highway Department
Johnson Company
U.S. 63
Stewartville
Marion
St. Charles
Park Construction Co
Minneapolis
Humphrey Faces Labor-Diplomacy Tangle in Chicago Crunch
In Chicago for the 1968 Democratic convention, Hubert Humphrey fences with labor factions over ticket pairing. AFL-CIO leader Meany pushes for a pro peace stance while risking split support. Reuther and Fitzsimmons back McCarthy or a dove tandem. Possible labor caucuses outline a pivotal confrontation as Humphrey weighs Vietnam policy and a unified ticket.
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Lyndon Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
New York
Michigan
California
Washington, D.C
Walter Reuther
Mr. Humphrey
Auto Union
Humphrey
McCarthy
Fitzsimmons’ Brotherhood of Teamsters
Sen. McCarthy
Reuther
United
Teamsters
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fitzsimmons
Chicago
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Gene McCarthy
Leonid Brezhnev
Meany
Washington
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Publishers Hall Syndicate
Ellis Island Becomes Immigrant Receiving Station in 1892
The site in New York Harbor opened as a receiving station for immigrants on January 1, 1892. It operated for 62 years before closing on November 12, 1954, having processed about 20 million newcomers.
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Ellis Island
New York Harbor
Brooklyn
New York
Pope Birth Control Edict Sparks Catholic Protestant Strain
David Poling notes the papal encyclical on birth control fuels alienation. He cites global hunger, family planning needs, and a widening gap between old church leadership and younger generations amid Anglican opposition and Vatican friction.
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Vatican
Paul VI
Holy Father
Rome
New York City
Terrence J. Cooke
Paul
London
Canterbury
Today in History highlights from August 20 past events
Notable events listed include Vitus Bering's Alaska discovery in 1741, Washington's 1776 Brooklyn maneuver, Harrison's birth in 1833, Brussels occupation in 1914, Dnieper Dam destruction in 1941, and rioting in Morocco and Algeria in 1955. Also references to Johnson's Great Society 1964, Gaulle constitution move, Buddhist crisis in Vietnam, and 1969 Newport unrest.
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Associated Press
Vitus Jonas Bering
Alaska
George Washington
Brooklyn
N.Y
Fast River
Manhattan
Benjamin Harrison
North Bend
Ohio
Brussels
Belgium
Dneper
Ukraine
Morocco
Algeria
Lyndon P. Johnson
Charles de Gaulle
France
South Vietnam
New Haven
Conn
Nixon Bandwagon Surges While GOP Moderates Fall Short
Nixon rode a strong delegate surge after the 1968 GOP convention, while moderates led by Rockefeller and Rhodes failed to align, leaving Nixon with vast advantage in southern and key states. They avoided decisive moves, weakening their leverage and drawing sharp criticism for perceived ineptitude.
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Washington
NEA
Nelson Rockefeller
Nixon
South
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Kentucky
Thruston
Rhodes
Romney
New York Times
Illinois
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Raymond Shafer
Ohio
Massachusetts
Michigan
New York
Rockefeller
Edict of Worms Declares Luther a Heretic in 1521
The Diet of Worms in 1521 pronounced Martin Luther a heretic and stripped him of legal protection. This edict sought to exile Luther from society and condemn his teachings.
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Worms
Martin Luther
Luther
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