Bid Awarded for Downtown Pedestrian Plaza Project
Healy Construction Co. of Faribault won the general contracting bid at 209,466 for the downtown pedestrian plaza and adjacent parking district in Austin. Four bids were submitted. the project includes a recessed plaza space and a 1 percent block long benefit assessment parking district on the west side of First Street NE.
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Healy Construction Co
Faribault
Austin Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Healy
Housing Board
Diekema Construction Inc
Albert Lea
Wagner Construction Co
Austin
Joseph Construction Co. Inc
Austin Electric Service Inc
Scheid Plumbing, Heating and Sheet Metal Co. of
Hill Heating
the Partners Inc
Minneapolis
HRA
Holan TV
Wallaces
3Rd Ave
Main St
1St St
Kermit Mahan
IIRA
Mahan
Colonial Bar
Battle for Xuan Loc Rages Near Saigon As Thieu Protests Grow
AP reports heavy fighting near Xuan Loc 40 miles east of Saigon with government forces repelling another North Vietnamese attack. Police break up antigovernment Buddhist youth demonstration in Gia Dinh. South Vietnam to airlift 219 orphans to the United States. Cambodian rebels near Phnom Penh and Lon Nol seeks peace talks, while Laos considers Viet Cong recognition.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Xhan Loc
Gia Dinh
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
Betty Tisdale
Columbus, Ga
Phnom Penh
U.S
Bangkok
Gulf of Thailand
Phnom Pennh
Lon Nol
Bali
Hawaii
Life Mask of Washington May Join State Capitol Display
A life mask of George Washington valued over $1 million could travel to the Capitol in Tacoma Washington, the state named for the nation’s first president. The artifact’s fate hinges on museum and state officials decisions.
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Tacoma
Wash
George Washington
Schedule of Pages VS Market Area News
Editorial and sports sections dominate the day with page allocations across the VS Market area. Society, comics and classifieds fill remaining slots as the edition outlines page numbers and section breaks for readers.
Fraser shifts stance to back South Vietnam aid
Representative Donald Fraser of Minnesota announced support for President Ford's request of 30 million dollars in extra military assistance to South Vietnam. He told the House International Affairs Committee the aid is needed to stabilize the battlefield and help South Vietnam withstand further Communist attacks.
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Fraser
Washington
Donald Fraser D-Minn
U.S
Southeast Asia
Ford
South Vietnam
House International Affairs Committee
Hearst
San Francisco
Phillip K. Shinnick
Patricia Hearst
Jack Scott
Bill Walton
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Donald Coogan
Canterbury
St. Luke's Church
Senate
ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota Senate
Wilson
Affidavits show electronic spying by federal agencies
ACLU spokesman says more than 20 federal agencies conduct electronic surveillance in the United States or abroad. Court-martial documents in West Germany prompted affidavits listing wiretap and bugging activity by agencies including the Secret Service Internal Revenue Service and defense units of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Washington
American Civil Liberties Union
John H.F. Shattuck
ACLU
West Germany
Secret Service
Internal Revenue Service
Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ford to seek more Indochina aid in major policy address
President Ford will ask Congress for increased humanitarian and military assistance to Indochina in a live address to a joint session. He aims for a bipartisan foreign policy approach and a strong working relationship with lawmakers, while officials respond to questions about confidential exchanges with Saigon over Paris accords.
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Jim Adams
Washington
Ford
Congress
Indochina
House
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Saigon
Nelsen
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Nessen
United States
North Vietnam
Middle East
Turkey
Greece
Portugal
Henry A. Kissinger
Egypt
Israel
Mideast
Kissinger
Minnesota House votes to refer size-reduction bill to Rules
The Minnesota House 67 to 62 votes refer a bill cutting the House from 134 to 112 members and the Senate from 67 to 56. Rep. Ray Fariey and urban lawmakers back the change while rural members oppose it. The measure would take effect after the 1980 census with districts drawn in 1981.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
House
Rules Committee
Ray Fariey
Dfl-St
Irv Anderson
International Falls Dfler
Anderson
Fariey
Minnesota Senate
Slowinski enters three year term race for Austin School Board
John Slowinski, 28, of 1406 10th St NW, joins four candidates in the May 20 election for three Austin School Board seats. He works in beef kill at Geo A Hormel & Co. and is active in Westminster Presbyterian Church and local clubs. Filing closes April 29 at the School Administration Building.
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Austin School Board
John Slowinski
10Th St
Slowinski
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Austin Eagle's Club
Cedar Valley Conservation Club
P-9
Austin
Austin High School
Austin Community College
Donald Gunderson
George Hillberg
Paul Lightly
William Hartman
Rev. G. C. Knutson
F. L. Reiffenberger
4Th Ave
Senators Review Energy Bill in Washington Meeting
Four senators examine pending energy legislation calling for joint state and federal efforts to conserve fuel and cut U S dependence on foreign oil. From left are Clifford P B Hansen R Wye Dale Bimpers D Ark Henry M Jackson D Wash and Paul J Fannin R Ariz AP Wirephots
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Washington
U.S
Clifford PB
Hansen
R.wye
Dale Bimpers
D-Ark
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Paul J. Fannin
R-Ariz
Anderson seeks compromise before gas tax increase
Gov. Wendell Anderson urged a compromise among the Highway Department rural and urban lawmakers before any gasoline tax hike. He favored traditional highway funding over tapping general revenues and warned against layoffs if funding shifts stall.
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Anderson
ST. Paul
Minn
Wendell Anderson
Highway Department
PERA Bill OK'd by Committee
The Government Operations Committee approved a bill by voice vote to let Austin place all new police and firemen on the PERA pension. The measure, introduced by Rep. Leo Reding, will not go to a House vote. Opponents included Gary Sherman Leo Hummel and others. supporters included Mayor Robert Enright Alderman Gary Nemitz and Darrell Staev.
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Government Operations Committee
House
City of
Austin
PERA
Leo Reding
Gary Sherman
Leo Hummel
Austin Fire Dept
Larry Moeykens
Barry Simonson
Aust Police Dept
Robert Enright
Gary Nemitz
Darrell Staev
Lost dog found after classified ad in Herald want ads
Family reports their white female dog missing from the farm yard was returned after an ad ran in the Herald lost and found section. The pet had been a children's companion. a reward was offered and the owner was alerted by phone. Ad was cancelled early after reunion.
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Herald
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Chi
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Lincoln,Neb
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Xuan Loc
Long Khan
Vuong van Bac
Saudi Arabia
Thieu
King Khaled
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Long Boret
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Norodom Sihanouk
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Britain
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Mike Mansfield
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Pera Bill OK
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