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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1968
Page
4
The Austin Daily Herald discusses merit pay for teachers, noting Minnesota likely won’t adopt it widely. Critics question fair evaluation, while executives may struggle to judge effectiveness and risk over-inclusion. The piece cautions merit pay could breed discontent if selection is inaccurate.
President Nixon surprises by naming Charles W. Yost, a seasoned diplomat, as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, signaling a shift toward appointing career diplomats to high posts rather than campaign financiers. The move aims to strengthen foreign policy leadership and prevent diplomatic blunders that could draw the U.S. into conflict.
A Weather Service report cites 100 years of records showing Jan 20 noon conditions typically around 37 degrees with light winds and partly cloudy skies. Precipitation chances are at least six to one against, with snow about 20 to one, though lingering snow from prior falls remains possible.
The column argues New York City bears rising welfare costs surpassing school spending with 1.4 billion for welfare and 1.1 billion for education in the last fiscal year. It links welfare growth to depopulation of educated workers, suggests federal reforms and stronger birth control to curb urban poverty and incentives to move into city slums.
A biblical verse from Hebrews 13 5 urges contentment with present provisions and assurance of divine support. A George Macdonald aphorism contrasts riches with the power to do without, praising self restraint.
The column surveys odd luxury gifts from Nieman Marcus to a New York beaver ski slope and Harrods ivory chessmen, plus local finance notes on Red Wing school bonds at 4.7 4.8 percent. It also discusses widows’ benefits, GAO findings, and a view that presidents are often elected by a minority of voters.
The piece critiques Congress for cutting anti crime funding and asks who reduced resources for the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section led by Henry Petersen. It notes the small 75 lawyer staff, the need for more lawyers and investigators, and compares allocations to other agencies and labor interests amidst the Mafia threat.
The piece argues Congress must back a sweeping approach to organized crime with a strong, apolitical enforcement corps and real funding. It notes that current measures allow limited electronic eavesdropping under court order but lack a durable, standalone anti racketeering force.
A Washington suburb living push stirs debate as 1000 new congress members likely relocate to Maryland or Virginia to avoid city life and its risks. Critics worry about fiscal control while others insist living near work aids understanding city problems amid a tense DC political climate.
On this date in history several events are noted across years. Wake Island surrender to Japan in 1941 and Maryland ceding land for the capital in 1788 are highlighted along with other global milestones.
Swedish ambassador Sverker C Astrom urges a 1972 international conference on pollution to prevent a doomed outcome. Senator James B Pearson argues the United States must begin now to examine the bureaucratic thicket.
President-elect Nixon builds a cabinet seen as an extension of his White House circle with Mitch ell Finch and Laird among early picks. Rogers secrecy and Jackson’s pullback shape the lineup as Nixon aims for trusted advisers in the opening months.
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