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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1968
Page
4
Sen Eugene McCarthy urges slow Congress action on firearm sale legislation. He warns against hasty moves under panic, noting ongoing studies since Kennedy’s assassination. He cites rising gun deaths and says inattention risks leaving the problem to grow worse.
The Austin State Junior College Summer Repertory Theatre known as Summerset I plans three productions directed by Miss Mary Thompson and Frank Bridges. Rehearsals for The Fantasticks begin June 27 with eight performances. The Drunkard and River Wind follow. The project invites JC students and community residents and seeks community attendance and support.
The Blue Earth County Board of Commissioners moves to impose stiffer penalties for malicious destruction of road signs and barricades. County Engineer Ray Deegan notes nearly $25,000 was spent last year to replace about 2,000 damaged signs, urging tougher action to protect lives and property.
A page fragment shows inspirational quotes and a postal notice from Austin Minnesota. It lists publishers A Richard Gross and address details, then prints subscription rates and mail-delivery zones for residents and military addresses.
A collage of items recalls twenty five to thirty years past. Mrs. Ira Syck viewed a Paramount Theater Robin Hood, while legal transfers move Austin liquor cases to Minneapolis. Grassfire near Hydroflame Co. involved a chemical, no losses. Corn borers spotted across six Mower County townships. Welfare maintenance for about 460 clients increases starting July. Emil Scheid and Bill Ankoviak, farm boys, lead a dairy cow parade at Marcussen Park.
Among mourners at the Wednesday funeral for H E Rasmussen former Herald publisher were Ron Benson of Triton Corp Minneapolis hired in 1925 as a rural subscription solicitor and part-time ad man. University of Minnesota journalism figures and several other editors attended, highlighting Rasmussen's impact on regional press.
J. Edgar Hoover warns that armed civilian groups on both white and black wings menace public safety. He cites Klan decline but notes rising extremist white and black factions, urging universal repudiation to prevent a violent summer and potential civil confrontation.
Highlights include Hailey and Udpike novels Airport and Couples, Myra Breckenridge by Vidal, Topaz by Uris, Vanished by Knebel, and Between Parent and Child by Ginott. Nonfiction notes feature The Naked Ape by Morris, The Right People by Michener, and The French Chef Cookbook by Birmingham Child.
On this date in history, 1788 saw New Hampshire ratify the U.S. Constitution making it the ninth state to do so. Other events noted include John Smith’s death in 1681, Cyrus McCormick patenting the grain reaper in 1834, and the 1948 CBS LP record demonstration. Additional items cover Molly Maguires hanged in 1877, Tobruk’s fall in 1942, Nagy’s execution denouncement, Montini becoming Pope Paul VI in 1963, and Egypt rejecting peace proposals in 1967.
The text quizzes on star names and biblical figures. One question notes a Big Dipper alias Charles Wain linked to Charles I of England. Another asks which Apostle was not Galilean, answering Judas Iscariot, with a note on its possible Kennoth origin. A third defines the Old English name Ethel as noble.
Paul Holmes chronicles two murder trials of Dr Carl Coppolino across separate courts. He weighs verdicts and cites Bailey cross examinations of Milton Helpern, noting the adversary system’s flaws and the role of media in reopening cases. Holmes questions Coppolino's guilt and highlights key witnesses and outcomes.
East German leader Ulbricht tightens West German travel to Berlin in a bid to bolster regime prestige and assert East Germany as an independent power. Soviet strategy aims to test Western resolve over West Berlin while warnings ripple through Czechoslovakia and Hungary.
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