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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1968
Page
1
The presidential Civil Disorders Commission calls for massive action and higher funding to end racial strife in cities. It warns of two segregated societies, urges 2 million jobs and 6 million housing units, and notes costs could exceed Vietnam war spending.
New York AP report notes applause from white and Black leaders for the Presidents riot commission study. Leaders praise recognition of white racism as a root cause and discuss proposals to create jobs, curb discrimination, expand housing, and boost education and welfare reform.
Cloudy with a chance of brief very light rain this evening, switching to snow overnight. It will be a bit colder tonight and much colder Saturday. Outlook Sunday calls for warmer conditions with no significant precipitation.
Editorials sports and women's pages listed in the issue include Market section items and page tags. The plan shows Sports-6 7 Women’s News-9 Comics-1 TV and Movies-5 with section labels.
More than 500 North Vietnamese troops assault Khe Sanh Combat Base before dawn, reach the barbed wire ring near the eastern perimeter, and are driven back with at least 70 killed. US B52 bombers provide direct support while Marines and Rangers defend the two-square-mile base amid a broader Tamil threat along the frontier.
The Vietnam House of Representatives voted 85 to 10 to deny President Nguyen Van Thieu the power to issue decrees on economic and financial affairs for one year amid a Communist offensive. Eight abstained. martial law remains in effect though constitutionality is questioned by some. The Senate planned to discuss the measure next.
Bakersfield authorities say they are seeking a missing airplane believed stolen from William Cunningham. Deputies are directing searches and inquiries as they pursue the property.
Washington conservatives and liberals spar over a modified open housing section tied to the civil rights bill. Dirksen aides say the exact content of the new compromise remains unclear while Sen. Baker and Dirksen propose exemptions for owner occupied single family homes financed with FHA and VA guarantees amid ongoing debate on a possible vote.
A cattle truck returning from South St. Paul on Highway 19 was sprayed with bullets east of Winthrop. About six feeder cattle were struck and two rear tandem wheels were shot out as a moving car drove alongside.
Seven witnesses testified as the first degree murder trial of Robert I King opened in Freeborn County District Court Albert Lea. Detectives and pathologists described Haley shot at a Rochester bowling alley and killed by a .38 caliber bullet.
On U S Highway 12 east of St Paul near the Minnesota Wisconsin border a headon collision killed two drivers. The victims were Donald Carpenter 51 of White Bear Lake Minnesota and Rex Brown 24 of Hudson Wisconsin. Each was alone in their car according to the Minnesota Highway Patrol.
London gold prices climbed near the ceiling at 35.19 dollars an ounce amid nervous speculation over currencies. Traders in Washington Paris Tokyo Ottawa and Johannesburg fed rumors that boosted demand as buyers sought security from unstable paper money.
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