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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1967
Page
4
Traffic experts urge restraint during New Year celebrations. Choose a White Knight to drive, limit drinks to one or two, and stop serving liquor toward the end of the party. Hosts should offer fruit juice or coffee instead of urging guests to have another. The goal is closer sobriety rather than complete abstinence. Strong possibilities that 1965 may be a most interesting year.
In New York Victor Riesel surveys looming nationwide labor strife led by the Teachers Federation as a potential coast to coast showdown between government employers and six million public service workers. The piece traces a pattern from the 1966 transit strike to broader sleeper crises across municipalities, hospitals and public sectors, predicting a new era of civil service labor power and street demonstrations.
The Chicago stockyards saw higher cattle prices in 1967 due to demand, with ranges from $25 to $26 and a spring rise to over $27, peaking at $30 for top slaughter steers. Hog and sheep prices dropped from 1966 highs, hogs mainly $18 to $25.50 and later $19 to $21, while sheep topped $29 in June but mostly stayed $23 to $27. Agricultural leaders were urged to limit 1968 production to avoid price crashes as feed grains fell.
The Public Employment Relations Board may suspend dues checkoffs and withhold them until unions pledge no strikes. It can fine unions that strike and seize assets to pay fines. Teachers oppose no-strike pledges and face potential legal clashes as public sector labor relations unfold nationwide.
Public opinion survey shows broad U S support for a strengthened Vietnam war to halt Communist expansion in Asia. Majorities favor stopping communists in Vietnam to prevent takeover of Southeast Asia, with substantial doubt about success if Vietnam efforts fail. Support spans age and other demographics, reflecting acceptance of an intensified military push.
Tax rules for dependents split into three groups: under 19, 19 and full time students, and all others. The claiming parent must furnish chief support, over 50 percent, with rules varying by age and student status.
In a Washington column Ray Cromley argues the U S nuclear weapons complex should deter war, aid win it, and preserve people and resources. He criticizes McNamara’s focus on missiles, urges alternate defense systems, and notes the need to save tens of millions of lives with protective systems like Nike antiballistic missiles.
This piece urges memorizing emergency numbers and explains dial zero connects to an operator who can relay the call to police fire or ambulance. Operators stay on the line to gather essential details and can hold the line if the caller is distressed. The message stresses using zero when unsure of the exact number.
The president urged more rural industry to curb urban migration and raise life parity, noting 70 percent of Americans live on 1 percent of land. He offered no specifics, and with campaign politics in view, doubts linger on sincerity versus strategy.
A collage of opinions discusses youthful restlessness in America, individual thought over mass solutions, and the need for purpose beyond material wealth. It cites Rockerfeller, Will Rogers, and Proverbs, then shifts to police recruitment and civil service concerns in Philadelphia and Minneapolis, criticizing secret meetings and nepotism in local governance.
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