Millionaire Families Rise in National Politics
A columnist notes a shift from distrust of wealthy candidates to acceptance of heirs from globally known families. The Kennedys and Rockefellers are highlighted as matching political influence with inherited wealth, with two senators and two governors among their ranks. The piece argues public sentiment now favors wealth and perceived business success as credential for public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
United States
Kennedys
Robert
Edward
Rockefeller Brothers
Nelson
Winthrop
Johnson Retreats on Spending War and Welfare
The president proposes a $3 billion spending reduction to curb inflationary pressures from high war and domestic program costs. Republicans predict deeper cuts, while Great Society programs stay largely intact. Critics question the space program's immunity amid a crash effort costing over $5 billion annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Congress
Christmas Truce in Vietnam Hails Brief Peace Despite Likely End
The piece notes a temporary cease fire in the Vietnam War covering Christmas and New Year, with a similar pause planned for February lunar new year. It describes the irony of killing on festive days and hopes for a longer peace dashed by North Vietnam’s continued fighting and reluctance to negotiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Viet Nam
de Gaulle
Southeast Asia
South Viet Nam
Roc described as birdlike creature spurs gun debate
Two Point Pleasant couples report a tall red eyed roc-like being with 10-foot wingspan moving at 100 mph in a wildlife preserve. The tale is cited by United Press International and echoed by The Washington Post and Chicago Daily News, raising questions about gun laws in Britain and the U.S. constitutional right to bear arms.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
United Press International
Sinbad
West Virginia
Chicago
Britain
America
Kennedy
Cassandra
Washington Post
Turn Back The Clock Turn Back The Clock
A resolution to borrow 50000 from the state investment board to cover the Mower County poor fund deficit was adopted by county commissioners yesterday afternoon. Hal Otterstrom, former Austin high school tanker, will return to Macalester College swimming team. Kiwanians honor Judge Henry Weber for 26 years as probate judge at luncheon today. Twenty years ago Hormel & Co sales totaled 129,312,052 up 10.5 percent. Ten years ago the Zadworny Accordion group planned a Red Cross Hungarian Relief benefit festival at 8 p.m. in Austin High School Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Investment Board
Mower
Zadworny
Red Cross Hungarian Relief
Austin High School
Charles Rice
Typewriter origins and early Prominent makers reshaped industry
A survey traces Christopher Latham Sholes and partners at Kleinsteuber's Milwaukee shop to the first practical typewriter in 1866 1867 and the first commercial model by Remington No 1 in 1873. It notes Sholes later regrets millionaire status and the rise of women in office work. It also mentions cosmetic aids for dogs, U S Savings Bonds uptake in Mower County, and 1966 Minnesota theater praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Latham Sholes
Sholes
Kleinsteuber
Milwaukee
National Geographic Society
E. Remington & Sons
Remington
Philadelphia
Alexander Graham Bell
New York Ywca
U.S
Mower County
Scouts Labor Fight Sparks National Boycott Calls
The International Typographical Union pressures United Funds to slash Scout donations over printing in a semi union shop in Lawrence Kansas. Typos urge AFL-CIO and labor groups to boycott charity funding, risking millions to Scout programs as unions clash over printing in union and non union shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
United Funds
United Fund
Afl-Cio
ITU
Lawrence
Kan
Kansas Color
Afl-Cio Union
Panmun
Aflcio
America
Hall Syndicate Inc
Boy Scouts and unions in a labor dispute over equal pay
A 1966 syndicated piece traces a long labor conflict centering on the Typos at the Press, alleging wage discrimination against women since the late fifties and a 1961 plant strike. It covers union decertification, boycotts, ITU actions, AFL CIO reactions, and the Scouts contracts complicating boycott aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Board
Th Ists
Afl-Cio
Europeans support US in Vietnam says French analyst Vinatrel
Guy Vinatrel, a French journalist and Asia expert, defends American policy in Vietnam and praises U.S. resolve. He argues Europeans echo Americans’ duty in Southeast Asia, warn against appeasement, and criticize antiwar critics as limited in perspective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise Assn
New York
NEA
Johnson
Guy Vinatrel
Asia
U.S
Europe
Britain
Bertrand Russell
France
Jean Paul Sartre
Editor’s note on letters to the Herald from Albert Lea trip
The Herald invites brief letters under 250 words on one side of paper with the writer’s name and address. It warns publication is not guaranteed and prohibits reflections on individuals. The excerpt begins with a letter from last Thursday evening and the following Sunday in Albert Lea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Herald
the Herald
Albert Lea
History notes and local ice rink plea du jour
The item blends a daily 1966 history digest from Associated Press with a local letter urging Austin and Mower County to join an indoor ice rink program. It highlights past events and laments lacking indoor hockey facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sota
Austin
Civil action key to countering Viet Nam war says Manila official
A Philippine colonel in Manila argues that military action alone cannot win Vietnam. Civic action improving local government, schools, living standards, farming, justice, and police is essential to defeat the Viet Cong. The writer notes obstacles as military influence pervades civilian offices, censorship, and property controls, complicating democratic progress while future leadership in South Vietnam is seen as former generals Thieu and Ky.
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Saigon
NEA
Manila
Viet Nam
U.S
New Zealand
Southeast Asia
South
South Viet Nam
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
United States
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Miguel Cervantes
Thomson Newspapers, Inc
Minnesota
A.P.O
N.P.O
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
H. H. Corey
Chicago Heights
Ill
Pico Rivera
Calif
Sydney
Australia
American Dental Assn
London Times
Henry Popkin
Minnesota Theatre Company
Tyrone Guthrie Theatre
Minneapolis
Tyrone Guthrie
Elmer Brown
George Meany
Leo Perlis
Labor Federation
Kansas Color Press
NEA, Inc
Dennen
Vinatrel
Russells
the Sartres
Hitler
Rhineland
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Associated Press
Louis Napoleon
James Monroe
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
Charlestown
W.va
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Indochina
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
Pope Paul VI
Rome
Bombay
India
Suez Canal
U.N
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Castro
Parks and Recreation Department
Minne
Ray Cromley
Viet Cong
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