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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1968
Page
1
London writer John Pilger notes Americans are law abiding despite emotions after Robert Kennedy's death. He faults U S gun laws for fanning violence while others cite democracy, political ambition, and evolving race issues as undercurrents in American society.
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk arrived in Bonn for a four hour visit aimed at showing support for West Berlin against Communist pressure. He urged Chancellor Kiesinger and West German leaders to sign the new U S Soviet nuclear nonproliferation treaty.
An AP photo captures the lowering of the U S flag on Iwo Jima 23 years after Marines raised it on Mt Suribachi. Col Miller Blue, once a 24th Marine lieutenant, recalls the February 1945 battle and his wartime wounding as the flag ceremony closes.
Milwaukee delegates to the Holstein-Friesian Association of America convention warned dairymen that if they fail to wake up dairy products may vanish from counters. Glenn Lake of North Branch Michigan, president of the National Milk Producers Association, urged that milk and dairy substitutes are not nutritionally comparable to honest cow products.
The Liberal sweep under Pierre Elliott Trudeau delivers a House of Commons majority, the largest since 1958, with Liberals winning 153 seats to Conservatives 70 and others. Trudeau criticizes no one and pledges to unify Canada, while Reformists and regional parties lose ground.
Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman announced the federal food stamp program should start by July 1 and reach full force by month end. He said initial rollout will cover 1000 counties and expand nationwide as funds permit.
The government called on all businesses to hold down prices and warned that controls could be imposed if not followed. It announced price controls for automobiles, household appliances, and certain textiles.
New York Governor Nelson A Rockefeller says support from RFK backers is shifting toward him while maintaining talk of a Rockefeller Reagan ticket. Reagan denies interest in the VP post and signals possible delegation moves if the nomination is settled. Humphrey campaigns in Colorado North Dakota and Iowa to win delegates.
The Atomic Energy Commission approves a permit for Northern States Power Co of Minneapolis to build a nuclear generating plant near Red Wing Minnesota. The decision formalizes plans for a new reactor site and related facilities in the region.
In Washington DC streets return to normal with few guards as Rev Ralph David Abernathy begins a 20 day jail term. Resurrection City reduced to plywood but plans for ministerial march on the Capitol grounds persist. Abernathy's jail letter invites clergy and supporters to join the ongoing protest.
California faces potentially the most explosive fire danger in a generation with no relief expected until fall, says veteran forester Howard E. Moore. Fire crews still battle a 45,000 acre blaze in Angeles National Forest near Los Angeles, contained Tuesday night.
In Paris, U S negotiators say they are prepared to cease bombardment but can not while Hanoi escalates fighting. Xuan Thuy demands all attacks stop immediately. Talks resume next Wednesday as both sides trade demands and plan private peace exploration.
Atty Gen Ramsey Clark urged Congress to pass gun control laws including registration licensing and a ban on interstate mail order sales. He told the Senate Judiciary Committee that action is needed and that the people demand safety. Senator Edward M Kennedy urged immediate passage in a letter supporting the measure.
U S sources say two newly equipped North Vietnamese regiments likely 5800 men, the 32nd and 33rd, moved from Phuoc Long Province toward Saigon to join an anticipated third offensive. B52 bombers attacked base camps and river loading points in Binh Long Binh Duong Tay Ninh as intelligence notes the main infiltration routes from Cambodia.
President Johnson announced Abe Fortas as chief justice to succeed the retiring Earl Warren and nominated Homer Thornberry of Texas to the Supreme Court seat vacated by Fortas. Warren plans to retire at age 77, and Johnson praised his service while submitting both nominations to the Senate.
Dr. O. S. Privett of 1300 and St. NW, Hormel Institute professor since 1949, won the Medaglia d'Oro Prof. S. Fachini medal at the Italian Society for the Study of Fatty Substances meeting in Bologna Italy. The gold medal honors his outstanding work with fatty acids and liquids. he is the third recipient and has presented papers in many nations.
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