Real Danger in Raising False Hopes
A. Richard Gross warns against false hopes from the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. He argues the cost and time for meaningful change are large, and immediate results are unlikely. He cites past virtue promises, cites Detroit rioting data, and stresses crime cannot be tolerated while urging realistic, long term progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Advisory Commission On
Congress
Johnson
Detroit
Newark
Battered babies and the unseen abuse in peacetime
A survey reveals that 3000 to 4000 young children die annually in the United States from parental or other adult abuse. The battered baby syndrome arises when the child is not wanted, with doctors often the first to notice. Public campaigns could urge adoption or wards of the state to prevent abuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Austin
Minn
APO
Fio
de Bao
SCP Speer
Seaseerres J
Washington
NEA
Fidel Castro
Latin America
America
Self Deception and the Vietnam Credibility Gap
The piece argues that U.S. propaganda credits only enemy losses as proof of success in Vietnam. It suggests President Johnson may deceive himself and the public, hearing only good news while advisers confirm it, and failing to face harsh realities for decisive action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
Johnson
Meany Urges Arbitration for Public Workers Rights
AFL-CIO chief George Meany defends individual quitting rights for civil servants while advocating binding arbitration to curb the public sector strike threat. He notes a need for a permanent labor court insulated from politics to set wage decisions for essential workers. The piece comments on public service obligations and labor rights balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organized Labor
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Quotation for Today and Subscription Rates Notice
The page presents a religious quotation from Psalms 39 4 and a philosophical line by George W Hegel. It also lists Thomson Newspapers Austin Minnesota subscription rates and delivery options including mail zones and prices for various term lengths and delivery areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Daily Herald Thomson Newspapers, Inc
Austin
Minnesota
Richard Gross
Austin council men seek re election 30 years ago
All councilmen filed for re election including Mayor Hans Marcnsen and eight aldermen across three wards. Independent Nasby ran in First Ward. Virgil Bergene re elected president of Mower County Holstein Breeders Association. Literary Club board named. Ed Usem ex officio. Ten years ago the Highway Dept spent 741112 for 256 miles of county roads. William Enright long time alderman filed for mayor and Eldon Johnson for First Ward alderman.
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Austin
Hans Marcnsen
W. E. Telierson
W. L. Vareo
R. R. Noah
W. R. Cullen
R. A. Seemann
Richard Taylor
J. B. Rockne
Oliver J. Nasby
Nasby
Virgil Bergene
Adams
Mower County Holstein Breeders’ Assn
Grand Meadow
Litetary Club
Gerald Thorkelson
William Howley
Art Sievers
Alvin Molden
Marvin Brill
Mike Nilan
Ed Usem
Mower County
Letter from Lea College mother on youth war against drugs
A published 1960s letter from Mrs Harriet Folger of Petersburg New Jersey urges parents and youth to recognize a cultural war over minds and behavior. She warns of narcotics, explains parental weapons are love, religion, discipline, and law, and notes youth see authority as against them while comparing rival premises across communities.
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Minneapolis
Lea College
Albert Lea
Minneapolis Star
Bill
Harriett Folger
Petersburg
N. J
Moscow claims U S offered China 40 million to aid Vietnam war
Radio Moscow alleged Washington offered Red China 40 million for services aiding U S soldiers in Vietnam. It cited Ambassador Gronouski at a Warsaw meeting and said Hong Kong would provide barges fuel and food. The claim described Peking as ready to profit from U S ventures in Vietnam.
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United Nations
N. Y
Radio Moscow
United States
Red
Moscow
John Gronouski
U.S
Warsaw
Poland
Peking
Hong Kong
Red China
Chen Tung
Gronouski
Asia
China
Washington
Mao Ts-tung
Vietnam
Soviet Kremlin Turmoil and Mao Clash at Budapest Conference
The piece discusses Moscow branding Mao as a tool of U S imperialism and blasted Soviet leaders as czar-like while Mao resists Red Unity. Liberation Army Daily accuses Russia of crimes and warns of a revolutionary upheaval, signaling covert Soviet Chinese tensions over North Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Mao
International Conference of Communist Parties
Budapest
Kremlin
Communist Movement
Soviet Union
Liberation Army Daily
Red China
Army
Lenin
Hughes plans big future for Las Vegas under Hughes
In Las Vegas Howard Hughes, seen as here to stay, shifts aides into civic roles and hints at bringing Hughes Tool Co. and Hughes Aircraft Co. to town. Observers think gambling may be curbed as major industry arrives, reducing the town’s reliance on gambling revenues.
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Las Vegas
New
NEA
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Robert Maheu
Walter Fitzpatrick
Desert Inn
Hughes Tool Co
Hughes Aircraft Co
Hughes Tool
Hughes Aircraft
Hughesmen
Reynolds Electric and Engineering Co
Nevada
Hughes Group
Hughes adds spice to Las Vegas as Hughes reshapes city
The piece portrays Howard Hughes as a driving force behind Las Vegas growth up to 1968. It notes his investments, new hotels, and a plan to fund a northern Nevada medical school while criticizing broader Latin American economic struggles and anti communist pressures in the region.
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South America
U.S
Bolivia
Paraguay
Guatemala
United States
Alliance For Progress
Alliance
Latin America
Reno
Nevada
Hughes
Paul Laxalt
Las Vegas
Las
Howard Hughes
Sands
Desert Inn
France
March 7 History Highlights Across Centuries
On March 7 events include Bell’s telephone patent in 1876 Luther Burbank born 1849 Webster secession speech 1850 first transatlantic call 1926 a Detroit riot 1932 Hitler Rhineland order 1936 Rhine crossing 1945 Rhine crossing near Cologne 1945 and Hoffa jailed 1971.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Luther Burbank
Daniel Webster
New York
London
Ford Motor Co
Detroit
Adolf Hitler
Rhineland
Smith Denies Visa Request Ahead of Virginia Speech
Rhodesia Prime Minister Ian Smith rejects U.S. State Department claims that he sought a visa to visit Charlottesville for a University of Virginia speaking engagement. He says he never applied for such a visa and frames the dispute as a misrepresentation by Washington.
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Smith
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
U.S. State Department
University of Virginia
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Austin Daily Herald
A. Richard Gross
RED Wing
Republican
SAGLE
Japan
Sioux Falls
George Whelm Hegel
Ane
the Star
DFL
GOP
Belton
S. C
Internal Revenue People
National
Communicable Disease Center
Leon Dennen
By Leon Dennen
North Vietnam
By Dick Kleiner
Bruce Biossat
Venezuela
Argentina
Chile
Castro
Free World
Latin
Rhine River
Cologne
Germany
Algiers
John XXII
Alexei Adzhubexi
Izvestia
Nikita Khrushchev
James A. Hoffa
The
Teamsters Union
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