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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1969
Page
4
A June 17, 199x analysis notes how organized crime extends into major store chains and smaller firms, pressing brands and wages. It cites Chief Assistant District Attorney Alfred J. Scotti on scarce cooperation from business and labor, and warns racketeers gain power as ethical codes stagnate.
Melvin B. Myers of Church World Service warns the so called glass curtain separates haves and have nots. Speaking at CROP headquarters dedication in Elkhart Indiana he outlines five tasks including disaster relief refugees hunger family planning and overseas human resources development. He notes progress but warns of potential internal explosion if not dismantled.
The article recalls John Liewlyn Lewis as a formidable labor leader and statesman. It notes his battles with mine owners and courts, his sitdown strike innovations, and his drive for automation and efficiency to cut costs. It highlights pay raises and fringe benefits for miners as automation grew.
A Des Moines Register opinion piece notes state laws curb student protests while Nixon says campus discipline rests with universities. It cites upstate New York unrest where five students were dropped from charges after a 23 hour armed campus takeover. Four faculty quit under threats, with 15 professors warning of lives disrupted. The piece criticizes Cornell for surrender and warns that lax discipline endangers academic freedom and university integrity.
Historical notes recount pests like rats and pocket gophers causing sustained farm losses in Mower County across years. Judges paused juror service 36 years ago with trials to resume mid August. Easter Seal contributions in 1949 totaled 3794.30 dollars. A clerk was named for Municipal Court 20 years ago, and a longtime floral designer at Kinsman’s retires after 200 years in the business.
An insurer doubles medical payment limits for Wisconsin and Minnesota residents as long as seat belts are worn at the time of an accident. The program is experimental, with plans to expand to other states, aiming to promote belt use and reduce claims. The piece also touches on tobacco advertising limits, illiteracy, new words, Nader’s student projects, and a political rumor around Harold Hughes as a 1972 Democratic dark horse.
Victor Riesel reports AFL-CIO leaders study SDS materials and plan a measured response to alleged provocations. Union chiefs urge cool heads to deny confrontations, while warning some actions could provoke reactions. Leaders target telephone companies and railroads as SDS work in goals, stressing vigilance against race clashes.
The article warns that SDS tactics at college campuses will heighten labor unrest as union leaders pledge to quell disruptions and avoid violence. It cites Meany and Fitzsimmons condemning any college-run installations and details SDS organizers planning to recruit workers, infiltrate plants, and stage confrontations to fuel national tensions.
The review surveys radicals from abolitionists to New Left ideas, noting the Old Left declined after World War II due to Stalinism the Cold War and economic gains. Lens updated his 1966 edition but finds New Left lacking a cohesive system of ideas or clear goals. The piece praises the breadth of the abolitionist strand as a key facet of America.
A series of trivia questions covers leaps by a kangaroo the UVA graduate courses age Joans of Arc at Orleans FDR oath location the Hope Diamond largest German shepherd record color sapphire blue city with same team name St Louis Cardinals and Napoleon’s horse Marengo at Waterloo All facts presented are concise and non-graphic with period-appropriate tone.
June 17 marks notable events from 1579 Drake landing California coast to 1967 China hydrogen bomb. Also recalls Wesley birth in 1703, 1775 union SDS strain, 1940 France peace terms, 1943 Allied bombings Naples Sicily, 1963 Lord's Prayer ruling, 1967 hydrogen bomb, the 1968 Irish president election, 197? earthquake toll in Japan, and 197? Broadway strike impact.
Bruce Biossat argues that helping global food production demands action beyond campus protests. He cites Sahara desert expansion, widespread erosion, and irrigation waste as threats to 250 million acres of tropical forests and 30 percent of exploitable soils, urging practical aid to raise yields and end malnutrition.
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