Mondale and McCarthy clash on Vietnam in Minnesota
Senator Mondale defends Johnson policy with admitted past mistakes while deeming no immediate unilateral withdrawal likely. He argues critics and supporters share broad aims though emotional or credibility gaps persist, and he cites McCarthy seeking an honorable political solution rather than a McCarthy plan.
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Minnesota
Eugene McCarthy
Walter F. Mondale
Sen. Mondale
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
Mondale
McCarthy
Johnson
Senate
Vietnam
U.S
Midwest drug problem less severe but rising in goof balls
Narcotics agents in Iowa report pep pills and goof balls as the fastest growing drug issue, a trend possibly mirrored in Minnesota. Barbiturates amphetamines and tranquilizers are increasingly misused, cheap and accessible, with no social stigma. They caution drugs should be physician prescribed and misuse can be as dangerous as hard narcotics.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Ontario
Confucius
Policy on Hides Shows folly of government price control
Prairie Farmer recounts a 16 percent export cut on hides 19 months earlier, triggering price drops from 26 to 15.5 cents a pound by October 1966. Foreign buyers shifted to Argentina and synthetics, undermining U.S. leather makers. Now quotas are sought to shield domestic producers.
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Commerce Department
U.S
Argentina
U. S
Opinions on Model Cities and enduring favorites across generations
A pair of opinion snippets discuss the Model Cities program's fit for communities by size, noting most Minnesota urban renewals favor larger cities and that planning aids eligibility. The piece contrasts long evolving food retail with Nabisco Animal Crackers remaining a constant from 1902 to today, reflecting enduring consumer habits.
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Minnesota
Minneapolis
Duluth
National Biscuit Company
Nabisco
Charlotte
N.C
Quotes on folly and eloquence from Proverbs and Ben Jonson
A compact reflection contrasts folly with wise speech. Proverbs 26 5 warns against answering a fool, while Ben Jonson notes that talking and speaking well are distinct skills. The lines invite thoughtful communication.
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Ben Jonson
Turn Back the Clock Through Thirtieth Anniversary and Explosion
Thirty years ago the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Austin Lodge No 20 celebrated its 70th anniversary at the Elks hall. A natural gas explosion on Main Street lifted concrete slabs, tossed a manhole lid about 45 feet and rattled a wide area damaging 150 square feet of pavement. Twenty years prior, November savings bonds in Mower County totaled 113 084 with 56 718 redeemed. Austin Kiwanis praised the first junior college football championship and John R Jones became Austin Shrine Club president succeeding Clarence F Burgeson as police staffing concerns prompted steps to reassure public safety.
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Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Austin Lodge No. 20
Elks Hall
Main St
Terriffic
U.S. Savings
Mower County
Austin
Kiwanis
Whistler’s Father and Other Peace News
A collage of brief notes covers George Washington Whistler’s locomotive feat, discussions on hippies, draft card burnings, weather tips, U S aid to Israel and Arab states, looming postal rate hikes, parking meter complaints, and WWI debt payments. France’s stance on U S interests noted.
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Whistler
George Washington Whistler
Pan Am peace pact ends labor strife at Cape Kennedy
Pan American World Airways ASD uses a no strike and final arbitration formula with five unions to keep space program work steady. The pact covers 10 000 workers at Cape Kennedy and Jackass Flats Nevada with long term restraint, avoiding costly labor stoppages and preserving pay.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Pan American World Airways Labor Relations
San Francisco
Pan American
Aerospace Services Division
ASD
United Steelworkers Union
Florida
Teamsters
Transport Workers Union
Mike Quill
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks
BRAC
Jackass Flats
Nev
NASA
Military Air Command
Atomic Energy Commission
Cape Cenedy
U.S
Howard Coughlin
H. L. Denis’ Brac
United
Matt Guinan
Transport Workers
New York City
Frank Fitzsimmons
Cape
Range
Pan American World Airways
Pan Am
Statesmanship
Publishers-Hall Syndicate
History backs view democracy is a way of life for Vietnam
A columnist argues Asians can practice democracy. Historical South Vietnam showed strong village self rule before French conquest, with local officials elected by communities. French rule later suppressed these democratic institutions, replacing them with centralized, appointed governance from the capital.
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Vietnam
Ray Cromley Washington
NEA
South Vietnam
United States
Western
Europe
North Vietnam
Tigers and Lions Do Not Mate The Encyclopaedia Britannica Cites
The Britannica notes tigers and lions under confinement may mate, producing tigons when the father is a tiger and ligers when the father is a lion. The letter also includes a community column with protest reflections and public notices dated December 6, 1967.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Critics misread internal strategy in war and politics
Bruce Biossat notes critics and insiders often misjudge how internal criticism functions in democracy. He argues many pivotal claims about Vietnam, Nixon, or Montgomery are unprovable and that decisions in war or campaigns are trial and error, with outcomes hidden by complexity.
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Bruce Biossat
Washington
NEA
Johnson
United States
Vietnam
Bish
U.S
Richard Nixon
GOP
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