Nixon faces criticism over Vietnam peace efforts
The June 9 1969 piece discusses Senator Edward Kennedy urging reduced American military activity in Vietnam to aid peace. It notes Nixon administration and Congress worry such moves would signal weakness to Hanoi. Kennedy's stance faces opposition from lawmakers who fear it harms efforts toward settlement.
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Nixon
Viet Nam
Edward Kennedy
Hamburger Hill
Hanoi
North Vietnam
United States
Kennedy
New bank building signals city progress in Austin
The Austin State Bank will start construction of a modern downtown facility with a large investment. The building will be set back from Main Street for trees and landscaping, incorporating aesthetic design and modern banking conveniences. Local workers will carry out construction and architectural work, highlighting community benefits.
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Austin State Bank
Bank
Ing
Main St
Interest in the occult grows among youth and campuses
A sociologist notes a surge in horoscopes, witchcraft, and tarot as young people seek meaning beyond science. He cites I Ching at Catholic girls’ colleges and explains the appeal as a revolt against science and a desire to influence fate. A new Psychic magazine notes London and New York premonition systems tracking disasters.
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Andrew M. Greeley
University of Chicago
National Opinion Research Center
Greeley
London
New York
Central Premonitions Bureau
London Evening Standard
Albertan
Wales
Central Premonitions Registry
Times Square Station
New York City
Opinions of Others on Campus War Protest and Beef Consumption
A Dallas Morning News opinion piece notes a University of Arkansas student who climbed a tree to protest Vietnam War. It argues against using extremism to gain attention and reflects on how people justify actions amid national conflict. It then pivots to a beef consumption trend, citing rising per capita beef intake from 82.1 to 109.4 pounds between 1957-39 and last year.
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University of Arkansas
Heaven
Dallas Morning News
Pricey beef hits 18 year high as meat costs rise
The Red Wing Republican Eagle reports cattle prices near an 18 year peak with May figures showing an $28.60 average and an eight percent month rise. Farmers cheer higher margins while consumers face higher grocery bills and wages lag.
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National Livestock and Meat Board
RED Wing Republican Eagle
Turning Back Time Through Austin Rail and Progress
Thirty six years ago the CGW water tower in Austin marked the decline of the railroad era that built local prosperity as rail lines and locomotives powered growth. The Mower County Red Cross sent 100 to aid Anoka tornado victims. Twenty years ago Don Brown became head of the First District Editorial Association in Austin. Austin to install a self activated traffic light at Highway 16 and River Street funded jointly by the city and state. Ten years ago the county board planned zoning and pollution rules and planned a commission while Buttreys closed its 22 year old women’s apparel store.
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CGW
Austin
CM & St. P Line
Mower County Red Cross
Minneapolis
Anoka
Don Brown
Waseca
Edi Soial Assn
H. E. Rasmussen
Highway 16
River St
State Highway Dept
Mower
Buttreys
Price of a Minnesota marriage license rises to ten dollars
The Minnesota license fee will increase from five to ten dollars on January first. The note discusses potential effects on marriages and birth control, and contrasts with other licenses while touching on state finances and public policy. It cites the DFL chairman and references political context and highway sign rulings.
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Minnesota
Inflation Drives Americans to Tap Savings and Borrow Against Policies
Inflation pushes households to cash savings, redeem bonds, and borrow on life policies as prices rise. Government data show May outflows of 12 million from savings vs 36 million inflows a year earlier, with savings rates and deposits falling across banks and insurers. Life insurers report rising policy loans, with total policy loans at 801 million in early 1969, up nearly 150 million from 1968, continuing a trend seen since the 1960s.
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John Cunniff
New York
Savings and Loan Associations
Mutual Savings Banks
Savings and Loans
Veterans Administration
National Service Life Insurance
Institute of Life Insurance
ILI
Letters to the Herald Praise and Court House Tour Notes
Readers submit brief letters on county facilities and civic service. Robert W Duel discusses courthouse aesthetics and neighborhood upkeep while members of the Austin League of Women Voters express gratitude for a courthouse tour and their dedication to serving Mower County residents. Mrs. A E Mulder signs as League president.
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the Herald
County Court House
America
Austin League of Women Voters
Court House
Mower
A. E. Mulder
10Th Avenue SE
Timely quotes on war and faith from era leaders
Bertrand Russell reflects on love and world peace on his 97th birthday while revisiting the idea that free love can conquer conflict. Rev J Randolph Taylor calls for healing the Presbyterian split dating to the Civil War. Charles de Gaulle praises Ireland as a peaceful and picturesque retreat during his vacation.
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Bertrand Russell
J. Randolph Taylor
Presbyterian Church
Charles de Gaulle
Ireland
Adolescent Homes Bridge Old and New Value Debate
The article argues for a middle ground in house buying by defining an adolescent house as 7 to 10 years old. It notes this range avoids new-house costs while offering established lawns, screens, and modern plumbing with several years of life left in components like furnaces and roofs.
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Carlton Smith
Richard Putnan Pratt
Mr. Modern
Today in History highlights through the years
On this date in 1815 the Congress of Vienna ended after Napoleonic era affairs. Nero killed himself in 68. Montebello defeat in 1900. Dickens died in 1870. Norway fell to Nazis in 1940. 1942 US UK War Production Board formed. Truman spurred controversy in 1948 Spokane speech. 1969 marks the Con gress of Vienna ending. George Washington submarine launched in 1969. Geneva disarmament talks in 1955. Westmoreland praised troop victories one year ago.
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Associated Press
Nero
Montebello
Italy
Charles Dickens
War Production and Resources Board
United States
Britain
Harry S. Truman
Spokane
Wash
George Washington
Groton, Conn
Quick Quiz On Veto Powers And Minority Presidents
The quiz explains veto scope, noting a veto wipes out all bill parts and riders. It defines a minority president as one without a Senate or House majority. It cites May 4 1953 as premiere date for The Mighty Casey opera based on Casey at the Bat by William Schuman in Hartford Connecticut.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Casey At the
Casey
William Schuman
Julius Hartt Opera Guild
Hartford
Conn
Burger courses reform of criminal rules via advisory panel
Washington based analysis predicts Chief Justice nominee Warren Burger would push Congress, judges, lawyers and professors to form an advisory committee to draft revised federal rules of criminal procedure. The plan would circulate drafts for critique, with hearings across circuits, before final Supreme Court approval and submission to Congress for potential enactment.
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Washington
NEA
Warren Earl Burger
United States
Congress
Supreme Court
Burger
Earl Warren
Legal
Fessors
Federal Court of Appeals
Judiciary
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