Police State of Daley Tough on Newsmen
A Chicago two day stretch during the Democratic Convention saw at least 28 newsmen injured by Mayor Daley’s police. Photographers faced camera smashings and beatings as officers clashed with press covering peace demonstrations. The piece contrasts U S and Soviet actions in Prague and notes Chicago’s police state atmosphere.
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Chicago
Daley
Czechoslovakia
Sian
Prague
Windy City
Good News From India On Harvest But Storage Lags
The 95 million ton harvest, up 20 million from last year, signals a bumper crop aided by favorable weather and new agricultural techniques. Mechanization and artificial fertilizers spread, aided by American research, though India still relies on imports and faces a high birth rate and possible monsoon failures.
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India
Subcontinent
United States
Labor Day Observance Reflects Shifts From Protest to Protest
Labor Day has evolved from a protest day for low paid workers to a symbol of labor progress and a community holiday. It now marks the end of summer, a time for family vacations, and a seasonal turning point with autumn weather in Minnesota. The holiday remains a Monday long weekend for recreation and relaxation.
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Minnesota
Opinions of Others PETTY EXPENSIVE POLITICS
President Johnson created a vacancy on the Subversive Activities Control Board, appointing a husband of a former presidential secretary to a $26 000 a year post. The board had not met in over two years and faced questions about its necessity. A 1965 Supreme Court ruling limited its power, prompting moves to disband by December 21, 1968 unless work continued. The Wall Street Journal noted limited possible actions remaining.
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Johnson
Congress
Wall Street Journal
Supreme Court
Subversive Board under fire over hearings and costs
In Mason City Globe Gazette commentary, criticism targets the Subversive Activities Control Board for no actions in years. Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark requests seven petitions to decide if seven people are or were Communists. The piece urges hearings before December 21 to avoid extinction and questions a $300,000 annual cost.
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FBI
Ramsey Clark
Turn Back the Clock 30 Years Ago Highlights
Mower County contracts for a large road and bridge program totaled 61 627 37 with 49 percent funded by the Public Works Administration. Austin school enrollment rose to 3 659 up 182 from 1837 and parochial schools counted 730. Mayor Merrill G. Rolfson and City Engineer George L. Brown joined League of Minnesota Municipalities committees. Austin residential garbage fee increases to 75 cents monthly begin Oct 1. 19 years ago the Austin All-Stars were eliminated in the VFW Midget baseball tournament for an ineligible player, despite a no hitter by Art Clennon in district play. Two active open-pit ore mines east of Racine yielded 33 397 in assessed value for Mower County, per Assessor Al Malcomson.
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Austin
Mnust
Merril G. Rolfson
George L. Brown
League of Minnesota
C. C. Ludwig
Austin All-Stars
Northfield
Owatonna
Art Clennon
Racine
Mower County
al Malcomson
Today in History highlights Aug 31 1968 events
On this date 1914 German forces defeated Russians at Tannenberg in Poland. Roosevelt signed a neutrality act in 1935 prohibiting arms exports to belligerents. The British Air Force bombed Berlin in 1940. Hurricane Carol in 1954 caused extensive damage and loss of life.
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Associated Press
Tannenberg
Poland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Berlin
Carol
United States
U.S
John F. Kennedy
U.S. Steel
Lyndon B. Johnson
Questions and Answers on Your Social Security Aid
A weekly Q and A from the Austin Social Security District Office answers reader questions on disability and retirement benefits. Topics include age 65 limits, school-age recipients, workers with compensations offsets, and the 1967 amendments raising the earnings base and simplifying reductions.
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Austin
Social Security District
Oakland Ave
Stanley Sprecher
Union Chiefs Fight to Elect First Labor President of U S
Chicago report on George Meany leading 43 state labor bloc to back Hubert Humphrey at the Democratic convention. Meany calls Nixon a “black cloud” to be dispelled as unions coordinate COPE DRIVE and links with Reuther and the Community Action Program. Humphrey seeks White House support amid a rising labor party in politics.
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Victor Riesel
Chicago
Hubert Horatio Humphrey
Drake Ballroom
George Meany
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Labor Movement
Husky
Lyndon Johnson
Humphrey
Meany
White House
al Barkan
Committee On Political Education
COPE
Cais
Federations of Labor
Drake
Hilton
Barkan
Walter Reuther
Sheraton Suite
Teamsters
DRIVE
Independent Voters
Reuther
Miami
Ohio
Labor
Frank Lausche
Push Button Cans Warn Against Dangerous Use
Push button aerosol cans are popular but not playthings. The Minnesota State Medical Association warns of explosion risks from heat and emphasizes reading labels following three safeguards and additional cautions about ventilation storage and disposal to prevent accidents.
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Minnesota State Medical Association
Humphrey Captures 1968 Nomination In Chicago
Hubert Humphrey won the Democratic nomination seen as the inheritor of Johnson’s mantle. Kennedy’s assassination and McCarthy’s challenge shaped a turbulent Chicago convention scene with police, boos, and a party in disarray as Humphrey built a broad coalition.
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Chicago
NEA
Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Tax tips from IRS on summer help and deductions
A guide addressing hiring a daughter under 21 withholdings, business-expense treatment for wages, charitable event deductions, social security number importance, savings bonds tax liability, travel-reimbursement income rules, charitable-donation valuations, using a child's social security number for accounts, and education expense deductibility for teachers with pointers to request Publication 5952 for details.
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U.S
Quick Quiz Q In baseball parlance hot corner
In baseball parlance the hot corner refers to third base. The term was coined by R Mulford after watching Cincinnati third baseman Hick Carpenter field sharp liners in an 1880s game.
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R. Mulford
Cincinnati
Hick Carpenter
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