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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1968
Page
4
President-elect Nixon disclosed a cabinet of three governors three attorneys two university economists two bankers and one businessman chosen for practical political experience. He favors moderates over ideologues and expects White House aides to play a major advisory role.
The piece notes 1968 hijackings with 20 U.S. planes diverted to Havana and over 131000 Cuban refugees arriving in the U.S. Many refugees are professionals finding jobs, while a protest grows against airline piracy. The U.S. offers free rides for returnees but Castro refuses approval.
A decade of declining births ends as 1968 shows a rise in total births signaling a potential new upward trend. Analysts compare the U.S. birth rate to historic highs and warn that global population pressures require careful planning. India experiments with mass message on trains to curb growth. Jeremiah 17 10 quotes and a note on the era’s outlook conclude the piece.
A retrospective notes Jake Usem taking over a Tanker service station on Chatham St. Free movie parties drew 1 900 plus youths to Austin Theater and other venues with 2 000 bags of candy. A 14 year tenure ends for Mabel I Robinson as Mower County Superintendent of Schools. Parking meters will be overlooked next week to boost morning shopping. Appeals on Belt Line property appraisals total thirty. A Lutheran home for the aging planned on a 10 acre tract with church delegates approving. Land purchase near Marshal and Drummond intersections authorized for 26 000 by Elmer and Mrs. Anderson.
Medicare began July 1 1966 and has paid about 8.4 billion toward hospital and doctor bills through June 30 1968. About 95 percent of hospital plan enrollees use the supplementary insurance. The program also covers extended care ambulance home health and equipment.
Labor leaders approve a plan to rebuild the Democratic Party as Hubert Humphrey forms the Order of Buffalo at a December 2 ceremony in Maryland. George Meany and Al Barkan lead a group of labor figures who vow to support strong, ward-by-ward party organization nationwide.
National convention coverage shows labor leaders backing Hubert Humphrey and planning a liberal labor Democrat coalition. They argue the management movement will face a united labor front to shape politics and elections.
Quick quiz reveals Wilberforce University in Wilberforce Ohio founded in 1856 as the oldest Negro university in the United States. It also notes Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs produced by Walt Disney in 1937 as the first feature length animated cartoon in color.
An interstate network of reciprocal collection procedures lets mothers in one state obtain child support from fugitively domiciled fathers in another. Courts hear claims in the mother’s state, then relay to the father’s state which orders payment and forwards the funds back. The system applies when fathers can be found and are collectible, but cannot address new divorce petitions.
A compilation of remarks from leaders and officials on topics from naval strategy to justice and population concerns. Notable voices include Admiral Sir John Bush FBI Director J Edgar Hoover Vice President Hubert H Humphrey Cardinal Cushing and Chief Justice Earl Warren.
Column argues Mao Zedong’s regime remains wary of any U S Soviet alliance and may seek its own deals with Washington. It notes Peking’s memory of past Wash Moscow cooperation, warns Beijing could press for terms to aid China’s agriculture and industry, and stresses Mao’s pragmatism.
A Minnesota State Medical Association guide warns of tree fire risks and lists safety steps for a secure holiday season. It advises selecting a small, freshly cut tree, storing outdoors until setup, watering, locating away from heat, using fireproof decorations, checking wiring, avoiding electric trains, clearing wrappings, installing a safety shut-off, turning lights off when away, not smoking near the tree, and discarding needles as they fall. It also stresses daily checks and immediate fire department contact if needed.
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