Real Campaign Discussion Of Issues Needed
AUSTIN DAILY HERALD argues for vigorous campaign debate on Vietnam crime inflation and urban rural problems. It suggests Rockefeller’s entry could energize the GOP and broaden public discussion while warning a Nixon nomination without strong opposition may hinder national interests.
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United States
Vietnam
Len McCarthy
Johnson
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Rockefeller
Republican Party
Pan Am Rest and Rehabilitation Airlift Supports Troops
Pan American World Airways runs a military R and R airlift in Vietnam since March 1 1966. The program charged the government a token dollar a month initially and now operates on a cost basis. In 1967 the 16 aircraft carried 334000 servicemen to Hawaii Australia and Asian resorts for short leaves. The effort has been done quietly without publicity or profit.
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Vietnam
Pan American World Airways
Pan Am
South Vietnam
Lough
Honolulu
Australia
Congress backs mail curb on erotic material
The law allows any householder to demand postal harassment protection by stopping发送 pornographic material starting April 14. Postal officials anticipate extra workload, while smut peddlers view the measure as a tool to weed out unlikely customers and raise profits. Critics seek a better solution to mail pornography.
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Congress
Post Office
Brown in New Orleans Jail Over Bond Forfeiture and Federal Charge
The Chicago Daily News notes H. Rap Brown faces renewed federal charges after a bond forfeiture tied to a firearms case. He allegedly traveled to California, threatened a federal agent, and is jailed in New Orleans with bonds totaling $100,000. The piece also mentions a wage increase from $1.40 to $1.60.
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H. Rap Brown
Uncle Sam
New York Court
Brown
California
FBI
New Orleans
Chicago Daily News
Congress
Quotation and Economic Commentaries in Minnesota Paper
A page blends quotations from Il Coran and Margaret Storm Jameson with ads and a long reader opinion excerpt. It discusses minimum wage effects, potential job loss, and civic skepticism about federal policies.
Snow Falls Heavily Across Austin and Minnesota
The heaviest snowfall of the winter blanketed the Austin area and southern Minnesota overnight. William A. Ellickson filed as a candidate for city assessor. Hormel plant shipped 23,000 pounds of meat and lard to overseas distribution via the Christian Rural Overseas program. John H. Skinner, 93, former Herald publisher and Pot Pourri originator, died at St Olaf Hospital. A fund-raising committee backed a $1,100,000 86-room hotel motel project by 44 Austin business leaders.
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Austin Daily Herald Thomson Newspapers, Inc
Austin
Minnesota
Richard Gross
Minn
United States
A.P.O
F.po
Cauechenes
Piveieis
Cnsscotsens
William A. Ellickson
Hormel
Christian Rural Overseas Program
John H. Skinner
The
Herald
St. Olaf Hospital
Winter woes and civic notes across the region
The column records Florida cold days and a quip by Eddie Usem. Alderman Russell proposes study to beautify Cedar River area along north Main St. Dick Gross discovers a garage full of Girl Scout cookies for the sale, aiding the troop. Also notes Leap Year musings, Romney’s withdrawal, farm subsidy figures, Explorer I anniversary, catsup bottle redesign, anti smoking posters on mail trucks, and Romney’s absence from Detroit papers.
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Cedar River
North Main St
Herald
Dick Gross
Bliss Krieg Aims To Split Labor Vote For GOP Edge
In 1968, Ray Bliss leads a Republican labor campaign to peel away union voters in major cities and key states. He holds workshops with city and state leaders, arguing for a broader labor appeal to defeat Lyndon Johnson.
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Washington, D. C
GOP
Democratic Labor Coalition
Lwyndon Johnson
Ray Bliss
Men's Organization
Man
Ity
Bliss
Afl-Cio
Committee On Political Education
COPE
National Union
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Michigan
Robert Griffin
Landrum-Griffin
Jack Javits
Liberal Party
John Lindsay
Rockefeller
National Committee
Gov. Shafer
United Steelworkers
California
Ronald Reagan
Screen Actors Guild
Reuthers
Romney
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Ohio
Maryland
Minnesota
Johnson
Richard Nixon
Jack Kennedy
Midwest
Bliss-krieg
Publishers-Hall Syndicate
Hughes reshapes Las Vegas image and economy
Las Vegas welcomes Howard Hughes as a catalyst for change. Hotel owners bankers and cabbies credit him with upgrading the city’s image and boosting standards. He installed computer systems in major hotels to curb skim, cleaned up casino ties, and plans a $150 million Sands expansion with family recreation facilities.
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Dick Kleiner
Las Vegas
Nev
NEA
Howard Hughes
Hughes
al Freeman
Sands Hotel
Charles L. Keller
NAACP
James Morse
Desert Inn
Sands
Frontier
Castaways
Theodore Bikel
Caesar's Palace
United States
Ralph Pearl
Today in History Highlights Shaping 1968
On March 6 1968 notable moments include the Alamo siege ending in 1836 Michelangelo born in 1475 Dred Scott decision in 1857 Roosevelt bank holiday in 1933 WWII cavalry clash in 1940 Malenkov Soviet premier in 1953 JFK equal access order in 1961 and rail disaster near Rio de Janeiro ten years ago. Las Vegas reforms under Howard Hughes praised for a cleaner image and future convention hopes.
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San Antonio
Tex
Michelangelo
U.S. Supreme Court
Dred Scott
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Georgi Malenkov
Joseph Stalin
John F. Kennedy
Citizens Group Debates Ideal Retirement Age
Chicago AP report quotes Arthur R. Weed noting retirement age is unsettled. A survey of 75 large firms shows 79 percent retire at 65, 47 percent require it, 13 percent set no date, and 8 percent choose ages 61 to 70. Weed says plan for a new life beyond retirement.
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Chicago
Arthur R. Weed
Wed
The
Chicago Commission For Senior Citizens
Hyleck murder hearing delayed to March 13
In Duluth Minnesota the preliminary hearing for Jo Hyleck charged with the bludgeon death of his wife was postponed today until March 13.
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Hyleck
Duluth, Minn
Jo Hyleck
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Arthur
America
Earth
U.S. Public Health Service
Detroit News
Detroit Free Press
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By Victor Riesel
Associated Press
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
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China
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Citizens Group
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