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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1968
Page
4
Gov Harold Levander raises concerns over a 211 million 1969 71 budget request for the university noting many high paid professors teach few students and spend time on research or industry consulting. He urges legislators to seek an accounting of teaching activity amid campus demonstrations and public funding.
A survey finds half of 200,000 doctors who smoked have quit. Americans bought two million fewer packs of cigarettes daily in the first six months of this year versus last year, marking the first clear drop since early 1964 warnings linked smoking to cancer. The tobacco industry disputes the link, but health groups insist the evidence grows stronger. The American Cancer Society and others plan intensified campaigns, hoping for further gains.
The essay argues against overreliance on labels such as Negro and Afro-American, noting they can misrepresent individuals and fuel prejudice. It cites intergroup tensions, mentions evolving self chosen terms, and urges universal inclusive labels like human being and American to unite rather than divide society.
Glenn Joplin of Red Wing State Training School leads an unusual program where 35 boys work at Vasa Children’s Home for the mentally and physically handicapped. Training in psychology and sociology helps them find niches and confront their own problems through service to others.
Austin's Junior Chamber opens its Home Christmas Lighting campaign directed by Dr. C D Litz. Santa is arriving December 10 through December 20 with Rudolph the reindeer. County tax collections reached a historic 3 373 490 18 dollars as of November 2 percent, the fifth consecutive year of growth.
A Minnesota poll shows 90 percent favor eye sight tests for licensed drivers every four years and 62 percent support a written rules test on a four year cycle. Elderly respondents voiced the main objections.
Victor Riesel reports that the International Longshoremen’s Association plans a five day pre Christmas walkout risking a new national crisis for Nixon’s incoming administration. The looming ship, rail and air disruptions threaten an early test of his wartime leadership and crisis managing skills.
In a 1969 syndicated piece the author warns that containerization will shrink ports and erode longshore work. He notes a possible three coast strike, union demands for hourly guarantees, pensions, and holidays, while shippers push inland loading and faster shipments to Chicago via Basle Rotterdam New York.
Washington reports Ted Kennedy remains deeply engaged in politics while pursuing historical study. Friends note his activist Senate plans, and photos of his brothers adorn his office as he shares memories of the Kennedy era and jokes about riding on coattails.
A set of trivia questions with brief answers. Topics include name meanings major league feats whale shark size military terms and New Jersey county government titles. The collection notes Catfish Hunter, 1968, and Shakespeare lineage, along with other quick facts.
On this date in history multiple events are listed including Wilson asking Congress to declare war on Austria Hungary in 1917 and Illinois becoming a state in 1818. Other items note para founding 1915 Jackson election 1828 and Stevenson death 1894.
Bruce Biossat notes Brandeis Lemberg Center data show 17 percent of 1967 civil disorders linked to schools and 44 percent in early 1968. He reports outbreaks across regions, linked to King’s assassination and broader social tensions, warning of ongoing disruption to education and authority.
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