Johnson campaign financing plan criticized in editorial
The Austin Daily Herald editorial rejects President Johnson's proposal for direct congressional funding of presidential campaigns. It argues funds would come from taxpayers, require bipartisan boards, and likely favor incumbents while failing to level the playing field. It condemns potential overreach, distrust in politicians, and reliance on public money for media, travel, and literature.
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Johnson
Sen. Dodd
Defense
McNamara
Rusk
White House
Hemlines Hint at Market Trends in 70 Year Study
A brokerage study links rising hem lines and stock prices, sparking debate among top observers. Some say prices may fall as miniskirts peak, while others expect further gains if markets stay on upturn. The piece notes forecasts remain as unpredictable as fashion trends.
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U.S. News and World Report
More Fun Less Work A Presbyterian Study Urges Leisure
A United Presbyterian Church commission concludes Christians should value play over toil. The study argues Scripture does not sanctify constant labor and praises the leisured man who freely pursues truth and knowledge, noting rising production reduces human labor and increases leisure.
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United Presbyterian Church
Dropout Teachers Spur Debate At National Conference
At a New York conference, experts noted that over half of June certificate earners are no longer teaching after two years and many first year teachers leave within five. Causes include disillusion, salary, school conditions, and career plans such as marriage and children. Some see teacher longevity as a solvable issue with return-to-work potential.
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New York
National Commission On Teacher Education and Professional Standards
Robert N. Bai
Stanford
Quotation for Today In This World Rich Toward God
Publication page shows religious quotes and a Change of Address notice from A. Richard Gross in Austin Minnesota. It lists subscription rates for home delivery by mail including zones 1, 50 miles, 150 miles and beyond, with multiple time frames and prices. The page also provides a publisher contact and address details.
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Austin Daily Herald -Thomson Newspapers, Inc
Austin
Minnesota
Richard Gross
PAN Gs
U. S. Armed Forces
United States
A.P.O
N.P.O
Jay Eee
KeianaReae
Austin Building Permits Signal Growth Since Year Start
Sixty nine homes are under construction or planned in Austin per city records, while notes from 30 years ago recap local civic activity and professional gatherings. The summary also recalls past milestones from the District Dental Convention in Winona and Mower County’s recognition in a regional cattle show.
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Austin
George Brown
C. G. Gillam
M. E. Cook
Winona
Claude Moore
Park Board
Mower County
Roger Huebner
A. J. Lee
Governor's vetoes push politics into an extra session
The piece notes unseasonable weather delaying tax action and an extra session, with Governor LeVander arguing lawmakers ignored his plans. It cites DFL accusations of conspiracy and predicts voters will back challengers. It also surveys White House blame shifting around Rusk and McNamara amid Vietnam policy debates.
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Ben
DFL
LeVander
Rail Union Leader Prefers Jail Over Calling Off Strike
Harold Pryor, general chairman of the Long Island Lodge of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, says he will go to prison rather than abandon a planned strike on the Long Island Railroad at 4 a.m. June 13. He warns such action could disrupt Pennsylvania and New York Central lines and recalls a 1961 harbor railroad tugboat strike that paralyzed parts of the Central.
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Washington, D. C
Harold Pryor
Long Island
Brotherhood of Railway
New York
Pryor
Pennsylvania
New York Central
New York Harbor
the Central
Vietnam
Roy Siemiller
Johnson
George Meany
Walter Reuther
White House
Near East
Anaconda Copper
Congress
Hall Syndicate, Inc
U Thants Pullout Triggers U S Officials’ Fury
Washington insiders condemn U Thants hasty withdrawal of U N troops from the Egyptian Israel border. They argue Egypt's sovereignty required talks for an alternative peace path, warning the move risks new war and a confrontation with the Soviet Union.
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Ray Cromley
Washington
NEA
Johnson
United Nations
U. N
U.S
Thant
United States
Soviet Union
U Thant
U.N
Egypt
Israel
General Assembly
Security Council
Today in History highlights notable events on June 3
On this date in 1621 the Dutch West India Company received a charter for New Netherland now New York. Other items include Jefferson Davis born in 1808 and the Duke of Windsor's marriage in 1937.
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Associated Press
Dutch West India Company
New Netherlands
New York
Jefferson Davis
Duke of Windsor
France
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Baltimore
Dunkerque
China
Peng Chen
Peking
Social Security Q&A From Austin Office
Weekly Q and A explains Medicare Part B basics including the first $50, 80 percent coverage, and drugs. It covers widow benefits at ages 60 and 62, marital duration rules, late enrollment penalties, and disability work requirements. Questions are invited to Stanley Sprecher at the Austin District Office.
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Austin Social Security District
Oakland Ave
Social Security
Medicare
Stanley Sprecher
Austin
De Gaulle's Later Years Cloud French Future
Paris analyst notes De Gaulle appears tired and isolated at Bonn funeral and Paris press briefing. He turns 81 as his presidency nears 1972 term end with unclear succession amid economic woes and changing French society. Giscard d Estaing emerges as potential heir in shifting political landscape.
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Enterprise Assn. Paris
NEA
de Gaulle
Elyse
France
Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chancellordauer
Bonn
Paris
Britain
United States
le Monde
Europe
Feneral
Giscard d’Estaing
Republican
Union For the New Republic
Giscard d'Estaing
Sunday Liquor Law Sparks Local Letter to Editor
A reader urges action under the Sunday liquor law, proposing Austin residents dine at home or dine locally to keep Sunday dinner within the city. The letter, signed with name and address, discusses using the law and questions when the city will act.
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the Herald
Austin
Sleeping habits of elephants and a composer’s note
A quiz item asks how the Asiatic elephant sleeps and answers that it lies down to rest unlike its African cousin. It also asks which composer imagined a note sounding in his ears, with the answer Robert Schumann.
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Robert Schumann
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