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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1968
Page
4
The editorial urges presidential candidates to openly discuss Vietnam policy despite fears of harming peace talks in Paris. It argues restraint risks greater risk by masking mistakes and prolonging conflict, noting democracy thrives on differing views and past debates helped shape policy.
The Austin Council has started a move to appoint the city treasurer instead of electing him. The plan aligns with using council expertise for handling city funds and may allow combining treasurer and recorder roles. Voters retain the power to demand an election if two percent petition.
A 1960s style column defends Bikini Atoll’s return after 22 years of nuclear testing displacement. It frames Bikini as an example of Manifest Destiny’s expendable peoples and notes restoration after 1958 blasts, with 150 natives living on a traditional Micronesian home now deemed habitable again.
The Minneapolis Tribune notes Congress trimmed 223 million dollars from SST development, but the federal role remains. Critics doubt public interest amid sonic boom issues and limited market, while supporters warn leadership in supersonics shapes global destiny and national security.
A quoted excerpt blends sayings by Matthew and Henry Ford about work and action. The text also lists a newspaper masthead style contact, publisher A. Richard Gross, address in Austin Minnesota, and subscription rates for various delivery options and zones.
The city council authorized an agreement with the State Highway Dept to install a lighting system on the new highway through Austin. Mayor Jake Becker and Recorder John Weiland announced the measure at a special meeting. A 20000 dollar working model of a world class auto plant toured Austin in a long trailer exhibit. William H. Netland, formerly of Austin, was named assistant vice president at Northwest Bancorp after ten years at Austin State Bank. A ban on water sprinkling was reimposed amid a heat wave recording 100 degrees. A new one million dollar boiler for the Utilities plant began service. uth Olson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Olson, became the first Austin applicant for Women in the Air Force enlistment in two years. Recruiter Sgt Wendell Kizer noted 23 women applied in the past two years and were rejected.
Democratic candidate George Daley says support for his third challenge to Republican Rep. Al Quie has been weak and that promises of financial backing rarely materialize. Quie’s popularity and national stature make a tough race likely.
Victor Riesel reports that George Wallace has broad labor support across ranks and unions in the North and South, with letters and campaign leaves from union members and leaders. NAACP labor director Herb Hill confirms significant South and Northern union backing, signaling a major shift in the 1968 contest.
A witty observer details a day aboard the New York City subway noting passengers in galoshes and flannel pajamas and the constant risk of odd behavior. The piece laments potential slowdowns and recalls humorous encounters from Times Square to Rockefeller Center, including guitar lessons offers and a prospect of meeting God.
Book review notes five of nine stories worth reading in Orbit Three edited by Damon Knight from Putnam. Richard Wilson’s Mother to the World tops the selections for its fresh last man and last woman premise. Other praised pieces include Gene Wolfe’s The Changeling and James Sallis Letter to a Young Poet, while John Jakes Here Is Thy Sting is well written though ends weakly.
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In the quiz style exchange, the numbers show 3 071 counties and parishes plus 59 county equivalents totaling 3 130. It lists Kennedy carrying 22 states Nixon 26 and Byrd 2 in the 1960 election. The westernmost point cited is Cape Wrangell on Attu Island in the Aleutians, Alaska.
A visitor returning from Hanoi says Ho Chi Minh's top officials expect the United States to suspend bombing before Paris talks, a concession they see Johnson, Nixon, or Humphrey unlikely to reverse. They believe peace sentiment will grow and stall talks until victory is assured, likening 1968–69 to 1954. The DoD and Thieu warn of possible all out attacks before November.
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