Fortas Seen as Likely to Preserve Liberal Court Tradition
A. Richard Groes notes that Abe Fortas could succeed Earl Warren as chief justice and continue the court’s liberal rulings. The piece discusses Warren’s legacy, Fortas’s potential impact, and the political timing with President Johnson nearing the end of his term.
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Best Plan Wins In Rural County Redistricting
The Rural Mower County commissioner's plan appears to have won support as the more radical approach, though the two Austin city commissioners offered the more practical layout with a population variance of 3.53 percent. The rural plan shows a 4.73 percent variance and places city precinct boundaries into district lines, a clumsy setup. Experts say minimal population variance is key to lasting redistricting, avoiding another immediate overhaul.
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Court rules CATV immune from copyright fees in public performance ruling
Supreme Court holds that Community Antenna Television systems are immune from copyright fees for programs they pick off air and broadcast to subscribers. Court says broadcasters perform not viewers. CATV falls on the viewers side, extending the viewer’s eye and program access.
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Pessimism on the Farm Clouds Midwestern Prosperity
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis notes a sharp drop in farm spending, with tractors bought in Minnesota down 33 percent in the first quarter against 1967. District crop receipts fell 32 percent year over year, offsetting an 8 percent rise in livestock receipts, signaling a potentially snowballing impact on small towns and state tax revenues.
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Turn Back the Clock 50 Years Ago in Austin News
A persistent intoxicated man survived a jail scare after claiming death from liquor. Charles Massey became president of the Austin Lions Club at the Old Colony Inn. The Mower County Fair will feature expanded exhibits, secretary P J Holand says. A 20 year old Austin youth begins 30 days in county jail for fireworks and whisky trouble. Twenty six foreign bankers will visit Mower County as part of an agricultural training program by ICA and Agriculture Department.
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Appointive County Officials Considered in Olmsted County
A study by an accounting firm recommends replacing elective county auditor treasurer and register of deeds with appointive posts via state enabling legislation. The shift mirrors Hennepin County and argues appointive hiring improves competence and accountability, with executive turnover for incompetence.
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Labor Chief Sees Day People Will Get Pay for Not Working
Victor Reisels column features Abe Abel of the United Steelworkers outlining a 2000 labor vision. He predicts automation and computerization reshape industry, with unions expanding roles, seeking guaranteed annual salaries, training, and broader political influence to protect workers and ensure fair shares.
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June 28 history highlights and world events in 1914 1968
On this date in history Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914, triggering World War I. Other noted events include the 1778 Monmouth battle, royal coronations, treaties, and postwar speeches, with related reflections on unions, conglomerates, and future labor strategy.
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Quick quiz questions blur facts about hippos and birds
A reader quiz tests myths about hippos sweating blood and a flower linked to a robin’s song. It notes the true hippo secretion is reddish and oily, not blood, and explains the wake robin is a trillium. It cites five witnesses besides the Wright brothers and identifies the U S Secret Service as responsible for presidential safety.
Campus oratory echoes from famous commencement speakers
The piece highlights excerpts from speeches by Oberlin College's Irwin Miller, Radcliffe's Barbara Tuchman, NYU's Arthur J. Goldberg, and Fordham's Robert F. Kennedy. It presents reflections on ambition, freedom, and global change as these leaders urged graduates to usefulness, peace, and active engagement.
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Robert F. Kennedy
The Family Lawyer Defends Crime and Responsibility
A young man on trial for murder insists his father shaped his conduct and that he bears no blame. The court convicts him, reaffirming that individuals possess freedom of choice and must take responsibility, despite upbringing or circumstance. Society demands effort to refrain from harm.
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