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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1968
Page
4
AUSTIN DAILY HERALD notes thousands of national guardsmen federal troops police sheriffs and FBI agents are on duty or alerted to keep the peace in Chicago for the Democratic convention. The piece compares Chicago to Prague and warns it resembles a police state though security aims to protect democratic process.
The New York Times reports television risks running out of new movies within a year or two. Viewers have endured repeats, some city audiences seeing the same film seven times, while ratings favor old movies over many new programs. The piece suggests networks may shift to educational or documentary fare in future gaps.
The text portrays Howard Hughes as a decisive buyer who purchases hotels and casinos cash on the barrelhead after delays. He reportedly aimed to spend up to 80 million dollars to acquire an airline to improve Las Vegas service, with many doubting CAB approval and suggesting he might target the Civil Aeronautics Board itself.
The Saturday Evening Post experiments with a smaller format and selective, urban-leaning essays by Cecilia Holland and Marshall McLuhan while Harry Reasoner writes on family togetherness and parenting. Red Wing and Washington items discuss prison-like fencing at Red Wing Training School and a Civil Aeronautics Board authority bill affecting all-expense tours by supplemental air carriers, highlighting treatment goals and competition impacts.
The item prints a religious quotation from Revelation 14 13 about blessed dead and rest from labor. It also notes a lamplighter and a reference to Sir Harry Lauder. The snippet shows publication masthead details for A Richards Gross publisher in Austin Minnesota with subscription and mailing information.
Turn Back the Clock records a bishop appointment for Msgr J H Pedges to crookston Minnesota and a rural electrification loan drive led by Louis Brown. The planning conference opens with Supt S T Neveln addressing teachers and community expectations. Dr R H Rosenthal reports his medical bag stolen amid prior dope addict raids onAustin doctors. Also mentions Red Cross lifeguard training and Paul Kimball's panel on juvenile code revisions at the U of M center.
The Des Moines Register notes Johnson may speak at the Farm Progress Show but organizers refuse to allow any speeches. Minnesota hosts two top presidential hopefuls Humphrey and McCarthy, a unique lead in the Democratic race. The piece also covers Bob Hope's Iowa Fair record, U S litter costs, astrology in Vietnam, and Indian Claims Commission awards totaling $33.5 million.
AFL CIO leaders confront Ted Kennedy after his dovish stance and Czech invasion concerns alienate labor chiefs. COPE negotiators discuss Humphrey ticket bolstered by Alioto as potential running mate, while Meany and others weigh ethnic appeal and the party’s need for labor input in choosing the vice presidential nominee.
In a Washington analysis, Ray Cromley argues Soviet attempts to mold Czechoslovakia failed despite 20 years of control. He notes Communist dominance in government and society but says Western ideas of freedom ultimately prevail, with U.S. missteps in Hungary, East Germany, and Vietnam. By 1964 Czech culture had shifted toward the West, with Western plays and books in demand and Czechoslovakia moving closer culturally to the West before 1968 events.
Henry VIII reportedly excelled at hammer throwing and lifted England’s ban on track and field events. Edward III had outlawed such competitions to protect archery, Britannica notes.
On this date in 1545 Ameri can troops began landing in Japan marking the first foreign occupation of Japan in modern history. Other events include Julius Caesar invading Britain in 55 B C and Kellogg Briand pact signed in Paris in 1928.
Publishers' Weekly summarizes best sellers across fiction and nonfiction with titles from Hailey to Uris and Michener. A side note recalls mining disaster near Moab Utah where 25 men were trapped by an explosion five years ago, seven rescued and the rest died, plus a 1960s Lake Erie crash where 16 sky drivers perished off Huron Ohio last year.
The passage lists trivia from a rapid quiz: the fastest selling record the John F Kennedy Memorial Album selling four million in six days, Suez Canal locks absence and sea level, olive drab uniforms adopted in 1902, leap year rules with 1968 as leap year, and New Hampshire having the largest state legislature with 421 members.
Bruce Biossat reports that McCarthy allies failed to prove racial balance charges against delegations in Minnesota Connecticut and Pennsylvania and faced weak support within the Credentials Committee. The Georgia split and Texas challenges offer little political gain as Humphrey remains positioned as civil rights ally.
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