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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1968
Page
4
A Glimmer of hope appears as Hanoi and Washington agree on Paris talks starting May 10 about preliminary steps toward peace. President Johnson warns this is only a first step and hard words lie ahead as North Vietnam limits talks to halting bombing.
The piece reports Sen. Robert Kennedy admitting spending over 500000 with observers guessing closer to 2 million in Indiana. It notes McCarthy’s Wisconsin outlay, Rockefeller and Humphrey backing, and calls for campaign cost limits and shorter races. It questions the financing of elections and the influence of money on democracy.
The text describes a precedent of student protests occupying college buildings to disrupt classes. It notes several campuses have used this tactic, with Columbia University cited as a peak example where classes were halted.
A minority of students disrupts education and seizes buildings, marking anarchy rather than free expression. Leaders were expelled too late and firm discipline was lacking, setting a precedent that demands are gained by occupation.
California appellate judges reject use of the Reardon Report to curb media access. They rule a speedy public trial safeguards press rights, noting reporters as part of the public have a right to attend criminal proceedings. The decision emphasizes that un adopted ABA guidelines lack legal force.
A Proverbs line warns that one who troubles his household will inherit wind and the fool serves the wise. Edward Gibbon offers a note that winds favor the ablest navigators in general.
Mr and Mrs R H Gray Austin returned home after driving through the Northern Minnesota flood region from Crane Lake. A E Henley Austin township farmer filed as candidate for county commissioner from the fourth district.
Minnesota banks wide interest as Hubert Humphrey Eugene McCarthy and Harold Stassen seek the White House. The state’s moderate candidates finance campaigns beyond Minnesota, while isolation from political machines and a strong University of Minnesota political culture explain the nationwide attention and publicity. Dr. Ernest Morris honored in Canada for 44 years service after leaving Austin in 1924.
Victor Riesel reports on a vast volunteer network using two way radios to aid police and emergency services in 500 cities with plans to reach 800. He notes rising street crime, including bus robberies and assaults on workers, urging blunt action to protect labor and public safety.
A robber pursuit ends with a death from a heart attack as Leventhal's colleague James Rademacher cites assaults and theft against mail carriers, noting rising dangers in major cities. The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. offers sleeping quarters for night operators in Baltimore.
On May 6 1968 the date marks wartime Corregidor surrender in 1942 and Peter Minuit buying Manhattan in 1626. Notable events include Peary birth 1856 and Arkansas seceding 1861. Also Picasso sold a living artist's work, and Civil Rights demonstrations in Birmingham. Welfare workers face ongoing peril and the rise of the Community Radio Watch program by Motorola.
British brassiere manufacturers react to London's latest creation a see through blouse worn without a bra. The item draws attention from designers retailers and critics as public interest grows and debates about propriety and fashion continue.
The article outlines legal duties of gas station operators toward trespassers customers and passengers. It cites cases where stations were liable for injuries to legitimate visitors and customers due to inadequate safety measures while noting customers must take reasonable precautions for their own safety. It emphasizes that a customer or passenger has stronger rights than a mere trespasser.
Writer Gary Paulsen recalls years as a missile range technician with humor. Vignettes cover misfired missiles and satellite tracking quirks, including a buzzard mistaken for a target after a tagged bird’s radar disc drew an Ajax Nike missile. The collection mixes technical detail with playful anecdotes from ranges and tests.
The war’s official end was proclaimed December 31, 1946 by President Harry S. Truman. The piece also notes various historic tidbits including tumble dolls, Lincoln’s patent for buoying vessels, and a humorous aside about hoboes and mice, with a light comment on Paulsen’s comedic style.
Jack Heitman, with over 1,000 flight hours, pilots a wingless Corsair mounted before a testing frame in St. Louis. The 2,100-hp aircraft blows a 135 mph slipstream and rain jets at prefabricated curtain walls to study hurricane forces for Cupples Products Division.
Private polls show Sen. Eugene McCarthy third in Indiana's Democratic primary behind Kennedy and Branigin with about one quarter of the vote. Analysts note a pattern from Quayle’s poll and expect Kennedy to win South Bend, while McCarthy faces money trouble and doubts about grass roots get-out-the-vote efforts.
The article notes student demonstrators at Northwestern University demanding racial segregation in dorms and criticizing cafeteria offerings. It also mentions a Washington paperwork survey showing around 47 required forms to hire or fire federal workers, and includes a roadside placard about credit and food.
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