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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1971
Page
2
A mother cat peeks from an air vent while her kitten sits below the Miami Public Library. About 85 cats reportedly lived beneath the building for years. Workers blame fur fleas for an itchy infestation on the library’s first two floors.
Nearly two million men turning 19 this year learned their draft numbers as Congress may revive government authority for service. Callups for next year depend on cutoff numbers, with estimates suggesting those in the 100s face uncertainty while 200s and 300s are unlikely to be called. The streamlined lottery took two hours, far faster than last year's.
The Senate approved an election spending reform bill 88 to 2, sending it to the House with aims to curb political advertising costs and require tighter reporting of expenses and contributions. The measure limits candidate broadcast spending and creates a six member federal elections commission to oversee provisions.
Five days after a new contract was signed without a strike, tens of thousands of steel workers are laid off as buyers draw from stockpiles. In Western Pennsylvania about 47,000 are affected, with callbacks uncertain and morale mixed, while unions note expected temporary relief via unemployment benefits and bonuses.
The FCC outlines rules to expand cable TV by requiring systems to carry broad signals within 35 miles and offer free government and educational channels. The plan aims for more diverse programming, with three networks and two independents in top markets, and includes two-way potential connecting home screens to computers.
The plan would give priority to ultra high frequency stations for importing distant signals into top-100 markets. It would allow any number of educational stations if local interests do not object. All cable systems must offer one closed circuit channel for each over the air signal, with top-100 systems required to carry at least 20 channels. The proposals passed 6-1, with Commissioner Robert Wells dissenting.
Bloomington Minnesota AP reports that the third rock festival in a series may be shorter and pricier than expected. The Aug 22 event at Metropolitan Sports Center could run about two and a half hours, far less than previous eight hour festivals at Midway Stadium in St Paul.
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