Blood donation urged as vital gift to save lives
A United Red Cross Blood program appeal outlines the life saving value of blood donations. It urges healthy individuals to donate every three months and notes the Bloodmobile visits Mower County with schedules at Adams Public School June 26 and Austin Congregational Church June 26 to 30, with varying hours.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Mower County
Adams
Congregational
Austin
Federal court ruling on Seminole land claims shocks readers
A federal claims court held Seminole Indians own most of Florida and deserve about 32 million acres compensation, potentially costing the U.S. government around 40 million dollars. The piece notes a hypothetical Manhattan settlement and remarks on pollution, crime, and New York's fiscal strain.
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Federal Claims
Florida
U.S
Supreme Court
New York
Austin Jaycees Miss Minnesota Pageant Impresses
The Austin Jaycees and supporters staged a Miss Minnesota Pageant praised as near perfect. A veteran judge hailed it the best state event she has participated in, noting exceptional talent, meticulous planning, guest hospitality, and strong community cooperation driving future attendance.
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Austin Jaycees
Minnesota
Austin
Jaycees
The American front lawn debate and wild bird shelter efforts
Readers weigh the value of the American front lawn versus its costs and symbolism. The piece praises lawn pride while noting ecological efforts in Britain and North America to protect birds and rescue endangered species through refuges and coordinated government programs.
Turn Back The Clock Thirty Years Ago In Lyle And Surrounds
A series of past notes recounts a 30 year ago plan to start an addition to Lyle public school once enough PWA labor is available in Mower County. Photographer L B Hansen to open a new Erret's Variety Studio alongside his current shop. Austin households enjoy sugar free era and indulge freely. Mower County Fair schedules the White Horse Show with 35 albino horses from Nebraska for two performances.
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Lyle Village
PWA
Mower County
L. B. Hansen
Erret
Austin
Mower County Fair
White Horse Ranch
Naper, Neb
Flag Day and tax talk in a scattered 1960s column
A compact newspaper style item weaving civic reminders and opinion notes. It covers Flag Day traditions, views on taxation rhetoric, a quip about the bathtub's invention, and brief observances of public figures and policies. It touches on Johnson and Vietnam, a tax sharing poll, and credit card theft concerns.
LBJ targets rail strike as labor presses surge
Washington reports President Johnson faces constant attacks from labor press and rail unions over a looming national rail strike and a push for compulsory arbitration. White House aides warn Congress to act fast or risk harsher labor law. Meany defends workers while unions press for leverage.
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Victor Riesel
Washington
D.C
Suez Canal
Johnson
White House
Defense
McNamara
Machinists Union
Kansas City
San Bernardino
LBJ
U.ss.a
U.S.A
Daily Press
Labor
Congress
Wirtz
Senate
House
Andy Biemiller
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Slo
Berry's World on Peace at Home and War Abroad
Cartoon by Berry describes an image oriented critique of U.S. policy. It portrays President as seeking harmony with labor allies to focus on wartime efforts abroad. The caption emphasizes domestic peace affecting international strategy.
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Johnson
Israel
United States
Soviet Union
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Gans
U.S.A
U.S.S.R
Hall Syndicate, Inc
Today in History June 13 highlights across years
On June 13 events span 1502 Columbus discovers Martinique to 1967 U S Supreme Court sets police questioning guidelines. Britain hands Suez Canal to Egypt in 1956. Ruth Bryan Owen becomes first woman US envoy in 1933. Khrushchev lauds Laos coalition in 1959. Eisenhower draft exemption move in 1957. Roosevelt creates the War Information Office in 1942.
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Britain
Suez Canal
Egypt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nikita
Khrushchev
Laos
U.S. Supreme Court
British Journalist Sees Allied Gains in Vietnam War
British journalist Jonathan Aitken of the Evening Standard reports that the United States and allies are making steady progress in South Vietnam against a Communist military campaign. He condemns overkill tactics as wasteful and dangerous, citing random shelling, long-distance B 52 bombing, and excessive cash handouts that corrupt local reporting, yet he concludes that military victory is being achieved despite moral costs.
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Don Oakley
Vietnam
U.S. Defense Department
Jonathan Aitken
Evening Standard of
London
United States
Atlas
Aitken
Hwe
U.S
Charlie
Pentagon
Guam
Social Security Q and A on recomputation and benefits
Readers learn how recomputation bases are explained by letters, when to hold checks, and how to contact offices. The piece illustrates effect on maximum earnings, spouse benefits, hospital insurance, and widow benefits with concrete examples and invites questions to Stanley Sprecher in Austin.
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Social Security Administration
United States
Stanley Sprecher
Austin
The
Herald
Growing Issues Cry for Solution in Middle East
Ray Cromley argues after the Israeli Arab war, key questions remain. He lists eight urgent problems from curbing fear and hate to ensuring ceasefires, free passage, port access, canal controls, refugee aid, and fair borders, noting global parallels and the risk of future wars.
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Middle East
United Nations
U.N
Egypt
Latin America
Africa
Asia
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Austin Daily Herald
A. Richard Gross
Manhattan
Constantinos Doxiadis
Redbook Magazine
Doxiadis
Mankato Free Press
Wild Bird Rescue
Great Britain
Canada
Woodrow Wilson
Austin Daily Herald -Thomsgon Newspapers, Inc
Richard Gross
U. S
A.P.O
N.P.O
Pedros
Adius
Peeetree Ee Nane
England
Royal Society For the Protection of Birds
Scotland
Maryland
Patuxent
Christian Science Monitor
Broomfield
Colo
Star - Builder
Kay Peterson
Udolpho Boosters
America
Embitter
Berry's
NEA, Inc
Associated Press
Columbus
Martinique
William Yeats
Charles A. Lindbergh
Huey Long
National Recovery Administration
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Office of War Information
Elmer Davis
John J
Ray Cromley
NEA
Panama
Panama Canal
Strait of Than
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
South Vietnam
Mekong River
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