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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1968
Page
4
Tex the Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Mower County October 28 and November 1 offering blood donations to help ill and injured patients. The piece urges public support through United Funds and local Red Cross drives, noting blood provided at no charge and that the Red Cross supplies about half of civilian hospital blood.
The piece argues Britain should lower the voting age to 18 by the next general election, noting 18-year-olds can fight but not vote in Vietnam era style. It cites youth political activity, opposition concerns, and parallels to women’s suffrage while urging ballot-based resolutions over demonstrations.
Minnesota senator Eugene McCarthy weighs loyalty to his Democratic peers against his dovish stance on the Vietnam War. He risks alienating Humphrey supporters while emphasizing a voter choice on war policy and preserving his own principles over party politics.
Members of Congress favor changes in election laws. A Christian Science Monitor poll shows 215 support replacing the electoral college with direct vote, 28 against, 13 undecided. Nominating reforms pass 178 to 65 with 13 undecided, national preferential primary opposed by 117, supported by 108, 30 undecided. Changes reflect chaotic conventions and may pass next Congress.
A reader presents two famous lines about love and talent. The Bible verse Matthew 22 38 39 stresses loving neighbor as self, paired with John Ruskins claim that love and skill together yield a masterpiece.
The Minnesota Highway Dept approved safety luminaires along more than 22 miles of U.S. Highways 16 and 218 at Austin. With bids let for a sewage disposal plant and plans for a swimming pool underway, the City Council advanced on two PW A projects. The JC plans a December traffic education campaign with a school, and Austin’s First National Bank celebrates 38 0 years since its 1868 founding with a growing capitalization. The Crucible will be staged at Austin High School, lauded by Miss Cecily Spaulding as the year’s most difficult school production.
The piece urges churchgoers to set clocks back before Sunday 2 a.m. and critiques late campaign attacks and debates featuring Humphrey Nixon and McCarthy. It notes Jeane Dixon’s predictions and Texas oil shifts amid Alaska discoveries, plus a look at insurance fraud and small acts of integrity in claims.
Ted Agnew targets George Wallace’s blue collar base to aid Nixon’s drive against Humphrey. The Maryland governor, a labor lawyer by trade, uses blunt anti intellectual lines and attacks on Ramsey Clark to win AFL CIO workers and construction unions over to the Nixon side.
The piece argues Spiro Agnew, amid Talks of Nixon and Wallace, could become the handling executive for labor and minority affairs if Nixon wins. It praises Agnew’s record in Maryland reforms, fair employment, and minority appointments, noting his tough stance on black militants and his potential appeal to moderates.
A mid forties activist, likened to a reformer of the church, lives on Block Island after losing weight and wrestling illness. He raises concerns on race, poverty, and the military, praising Justice Goldberg and criticizing political maneuvers, while urging Christian service and courage amid urban distress.
The PEOPLES PULPIT editorial lauds the heavy vote for the American Independent Party Now. It argues the 5th district showing is vitally impressive and will influence Congress, urging a stance beyond personality and resisting a rubber stamp approach.
On this date in 1936 the Rome Berlin axis formed pledging mutual aid. Other noted events include 1701 Philadelphia charter, 1854 Charge of the Light Brigade, 1900 Port Arthur bombardment, 1938 Chiang Kai-shek government, 1942 Santa Cruz islands battle start, and 1944 Philippines Sea actions. Commentary reflects on political stance and American independence.
Truong Chinh, a top Hanoi official, reports growing economic mismanagement and corruption in both north and south Vietnam. He cites land and production deviations, private-style exploitation, and agency breakdowns worsened by U.S. bombings, with unrest and evasion of service increasing.
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