Middle-of-Road Aspirants Lead in 1968 Nomination Race
The 1968 presidential field shows Hubert Humphrey and Richard Nixon with strong leads for their party nominations. Both shift toward a central stance, seeking broad appeal despite an unpopular Vietnam war and Johnson's retirement. Public mood suggests continued support for the status quo rather than bold change.
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Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Humphrey
Johnson
Nixon
California
Redistricting urged in Mower County to balance representation
County commissioners pushed to redraw boundaries to equalize population after 1960 census. Two Austin leaders propose three districts aligned with wards, arguing current plan violates equity per Supreme Court guidance. Hearing set for June 25 to review a plan aimed at longer stability and fewer future redistrictings.
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Mower County
Austin County
Austin
Supreme Court declines review of editor contempt case
The U S Supreme Court refused to review the contempt conviction of former University of Oregon editor Annette Buchanan known as Mrs Michael Conrad. Convicted for refusing to reveal sources to a Oregon grand jury for a May 24 1966 story The editorial defends protecting confidential sources and notes the $300 fine as a necessary sacrifice to preserve journalistic integrity and public service.
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U.S. Supreme Court
University of Oregon
Michael Conrad
Annette Buchanan
Oregon Grand Jury
Conrad
Thompson Honored At Midland College Commencement
M. B. Thompson former manager of the Fremont plant of Geo A Hormel & Co. led a five-member honorary degree group at Midland College. He rebutted critics of college life and business honesty, emphasizing change in industry and the value of cheerful giving. The piece notes the crowd’s attire and a light jab about mortarboard wearers.
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Midland Luther College
M. B. Thompson
Fremont
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Aquatennial Queen Appears At Rotary Club Luncheon
Miss Marcelene Jenson, Austin’s Aquatennial queen, makes her first public appearance since election at a Rotary Club luncheon. George N. Reppe serves as Mower County Red Cross chairman and attends the national convention in San Francisco. The Rev. Charles G. MacDonald, 26, takes a full time religious post at Pacelli High School and assists Queen of Angels Parish. Allen Thiemich of Austin High School journalism is named assistant executive secretary of the Minnesota Education Association.
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Rotary Club
George N. Reppe
Mower County
Red Cross
San Francisco
American Red Cross
Charles G. MacDonald
Pacelli High School
Queen of Angels Parish
Allen Thiemich
Minnesota Education Assn
Parking debate shapes shopping and business vitality
A Downtown Idea Exchange study contrasts off street parking with on street meters. It cites estimates of 10 000 to 15 000 annual sales per off street space versus 3 900 per street space, arguing curb parkers are poorer shoppers and favor off street parking.
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Downtown Idea Exchange
Parkers
Curb Parkers
Teamsters Back School Principals in Fight for Protection
In New York, 300 Plus principals and supervisors join Local 237, City Employes Union, Brotherhood of Teamsters to seek protection from physical threats and to reclaim control over discipline and tenure amid rising assaults by extremist neighborhood groups. Scandals touch anti-Semitic and racial tensions, with leaders calling for restoration of order and collaboration between educators and communities.
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New York
Henry Street
Manhattan
Henry Seideman
Seideman
Local 237
City Employes Union
Brotherhood of Teamsters
Milt Stier
Teamsters
Barry Feinstein
Board of Education
al Shanker
Afl-Cio
United Federation of Teachers
Brooklyn
New York City
Publishers-Hall Syndicate
Quebec Question Tops Canadian Campaign Issues
Montreal AP reports the Quebec question as a central issue in Canada's campaign ahead of the June 25 election. Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau pushes federalism against separatist pressures while Robert Stanfield accuses him of dividing the country. Trudeau seeks majority support in Quebec to bolster Liberal strength along with Ontario.
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Canada
Quebec
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Robert Stanfield
Conservative
Trudeau
Lester B. Pearson
French Canada
Prairie Provinces
Atlantic Provinces
British Columbia
House of Commons
Ontario
This Day in History Highlights 1968
On June 14 1968 notable events include the German occupation of Paris in World War II the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the American flag the birth of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Roosevelts freezing of Axis assets in the United States Saipan invasion in 1944 and later events in Haiti France Morocco and space history. The UN Security Council rejected a Soviet pullback resolution regarding Israeli troops.
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Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Vienna
United States
U.S
Saipan Island
Marianas
Soviet Union
U.N. Security Council
Census figures show school population flat after consolidation
Editor cites Mickelson reports 1963 8995, 1966 8795 census totals for District 492 with consolidation from 1965. enrollments March 1967 3425 rising to 3512 March 1968, kindergarten jump to 721 to 1. junior high rise 4 percent not unusual, urging informed citizen backing for better Austin schools.
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Herald
Mickelson
Mr. Mickelson
Austin
R. F. Conway
7Th St
Humphrey Inherits RFK Strength Over McCarthy in 1968 Race
Washington telegram notes Kennedy's death reshapes the race. Humphrey gains grounds amid McCarthy's weak primary showing and persistent antiwar votes. Analysts say Democratic loyalists and convention delegates back Humphrey, while McCarthy struggles to win minority and gut votes.
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California
Sen
Kennedy
Gene McCarthy
McCarthy
Washington
Nea
Eugene McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
Humphrey
Illinois
Richard Daley
Florida
Wisconsin
Oregon
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