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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1968
Page
4
Gen William C Westmoreland ends 52 months in Vietnam and says the U S side is growing stronger while the Communist weaken. He criticizes press for optimism and warns that peace talks require Hanoi to meet the United States halfway.
In a series of high level meetings with Walter Reuther and Teamsters leaders, auto workers and Teamsters plot a nationwide Community Action Council network binding 3.5 million unionists. The talks frame labor unity beyond craft lines toward mass organizing and city outreach amid Kennedy politics.
In Detroit Reuther sits across from Frank Fitzsimmons as Hoffa’s rep. Fitz signals readiness to step down if the Supreme Court frees Hoffa. Hoffa’s calls reach from Lewisburg to Moscow. A Teamsters coalition could leverage politics with Johnson and Humphrey.
The Herald invites short letters with name and address, notes potential rejection for irrelevance or poor taste, and reminds writers not to attack individuals. The sample letter urges spiritual renewal and cites Bible verses, ending with author contact details: Mrs. Bob Smith, Rt 1 Woodhaven, Austin, Ming.
Beatles spiritual guide Maharishi Mahesh Yogi failed to sustain his tour as audiences dwindled, despite heavy media exposure and Beatle ties. Promoters rushed press coverage and books, but sales sagged and the act collapsed, with the holy man returning to Asia. Critics contrast his wealth with Jesus’s antipoverty stance, noting religion’s fickle crowds.
Weekly Q and A from the Austin Social Security District Office discusses applying for benefits for a disabled son, receiving the new Medicare handbook, and details on the 4 monthly Part B rate increase. It explains eligibility, handbook changes, benefit periods, and administrative costs with contact for submitting questions.
W Marvin Watson announced new postal rules on mail order guns requiring packages to be labeled Firearms and not delivered until local law enforcement is notified. The NRA opposes the measure while ten senators push a stricter plan for registration and licensing of all firearms.
The piece critiques Nixon and Humphrey for avoiding TV debates with Rockefeller Kennedy McCarthy, arguing public interest demands nationwide debates to clearly define each candidate positions on Vietnam inflation race and other major issues. It notes the 1960s context of contested conventions and the public’s need for clarity.
A Walter Thomas led study in Indiana Illinois and Michigan finds teachers tend to award higher grades to students they like and when values align. The pattern holds from kindergarten through college, strongest in college where teachers receive few papers from students.
Jay Lightley runs for Mower County auditor while Rev W E Shields bids farewell after six years at the local Methodist church. LaVerna Brandt to open new beauty salon. 200 farmers hear corn borer update at Ted Peterson farm east of Blooming Prairie. Northern Natural Gas advertises Austin story amid regional growth notes.
At the Colorado Preparate Release Center in Canon City, inmates nearing parole spend 35 to 40 days in a ranch style facility with private rooms and work crews. Programs include 28 classroom sessions on employment, finances, and life skills, plus supervised shopping trips and family visits. The center seeks to reduce recidivism by easing the move to lawful life and many leaving with job prospects, though about 31 percent still return to prison.
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