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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1968
Page
4
The nation mourns Senator Robert Kennedy after his assassination during a campaign. The editorial argues violence harms democracy and urges renewed respect for law, stronger protection for leaders, and civic duty to curb crime and restore public safety.
Riders plan a legal challenge to Minnesota’s helmet requirement arguing unconstitutionality. The discussion notes Rhode Island upholding similar rules, Michigan striking one down, and cites head injury risks and the preventive value of helmet use.
The Supreme Court held that jurors opposed to capital punishment cannot be automatically barred, ruling such exclusions create a hanging jury. The decision complicates capital punishment practice, with views that it may undercut the death penalty or force morally opposed jurors to serve in capital cases.
Eleven farm groups including the Grange and Farmers Union join in a telegram to House and Senate conferees urging rejection of protective import quotas sought by textile manufacturers. They warn such quotas would hurt farm prices and income while stressing America’s reliance on exports.
Scripture verse cited beside a public notice from the Austin Daily Herald. The page features publisher details, address, and subscription rates with scattered OCR artifacts and ad-like elements. The religious quote and Jefferson line are presented amid administrative newspaper branding.
Phil Golberg pitched for nine hits as the Austin Packers defeated the Texas Black Missions 9 to 4 at Marcusen Park. A Ford tri motor exhibition by Max Conrad thrilled crowds by Decker airport. A dock valued at $75 disappeared from East Side Lake then reappeared downstream near the dam. Curtis A. Lee earned a Master of Science in science education from the University of Wisconsin.
A 30 000 member survey by the American Academy of General Practice finds nearly 80 percent of doctors do not smoke. Among those who smoked, 40 percent quit recently while 39 percent have never smoked. Half of current smoking doctors advise patients not to smoke, and wives of doctors show higher smoking rates than their husbands.
In a White House briefing with 150 labor paper editors Johnson praises Hubert Humphrey as the greatest vice president since Thomas Jefferson and stresses he will not retire from public life. He also weighs the labor movement’s power and references the AFL CIO activity aimed at Bob Kennedy.
The cartoon notes LBJ understands the power of media and campaigning, and despite a heavy day of reports from Paris, Vietnam, and Congress tax battles, he spent significant time in personal contact with the labor movement. It suggests he remains active in tomorrow's politics even after today.
Robin Bruce Lockhart’s Ace of Spies profiles the real life spy Sidney Reilly and the British Secret Service from the turn of the century to 1925. The review notes Reilly’s multiple marriages and sharp clashes with the Soviet regime, with the book leaning political toward the end. It praises the espionage era details while noting the final sections skew toward politics. A separate brief reports a Colorado horse story about a mare weeping after a colt’s head got stuck in a steel drum.
A discussion of congressional speech limits notes that lawmakers enjoy absolute privilege for statements made on the floor. It cites a bribery case where a congressman could not be convicted despite potential payoff remarks, highlighting unique protections of lawmakers.
On June 6 1944 Allied forces began D Day Normandy landings. Other notable events include Nathan Hale born 1755 and Pushkin born 1799. Alsace annexed 1871, Belleau Wood action 1918, Yorktown sunk 1942, Brazil war declaration 1945. de Gaulle Algeria visit ten years earlier. Profumo resignation five years ago. Israeli forces in 1967 or 1968 border tensions noted.
The passage discusses protections for lawmakers in democratic nations and limits on speech. It notes Congress can discipline members who abuse privileges and that immunity ends when statements are repeated outside official duties. Ultimately voters can oust a harmful congressman at the next election.
In Auckland New Zealand a Japanese firm Ishikawajima Harima uses 26 long welded girders and two giant cranes to add 4 extra lanes on each side of the Waitemata harbor bridge. The work aims to cut costs by about 5 million and avoid traffic disruption as daily vehicle flow nears 35,000.
Lincoln editor Joe R. Seacrest told a House subcommittee the interstate system needs 6 000 more miles to fill missing links extending I 35W from Salina Kansas to Minneapolis St Paul via Beatrice Lincoln Fremont Sioux City and Mankato then Duluth Superior to International Falls near the Canadian border A second Missouri River bridge at Sioux City would be built to help the extension The proposal would allocate 5 of highway trust funds to complete the 6 000 miles and address regional competition gaps for Nebraska cities like Lincoln and Omaha.
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