Government payrolls drive inflation says study
An Austin Daily Herald opinion piece notes soaring government payrolls fuel inflation. It cites James W. Kuhn’s figures: federal workers up 31 percent 1965 to 1971, vs 35–41 percent gains in private sectors, and municipal pay rising to outpace private industry in cities like Philadelphia and New York.
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James W. Kuhn
Intellectual Digest
Carnae Carte
Philadelphia
New York City
Newark
N.J
Kuhn
Don Oakley
Electrical Storm Safety Rules From Historic Notice
A late summer storm notice offers safety guidance indoors away from doors and windows and away from metal objects. It notes electrical storms kill about 150 annually and injure 250 with property losses over 100 million dollars from fires and disrupted transmissions. It advises staying inside or in a car, avoiding phones and plug in devices, and avoiding high ground trees and wet trunks.
Condominiums and Townhouses Drive Modern Housing Surge
A Urban Land Institute survey of 1,800 people shows condos and townhouses as the most dynamic housing trend in two decades. Buyers cite equity, maintenance relief, and regional preferences, while complaints include crowding noise and parking amid growing urban adoption.
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Urban Land Institute
ULI
Washington D.C
Ormandy Leads Philadelphia Orchestra in Yellow River Concert
The Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy will perform in China this summer a concerto credited to the committee of the composers union. Critics note that creation often rests with individuals, not groups, and quiz whether collective creativity works in major works like symphonies and concertos. The piece, The Yellow River Concerto, is described as a product of a communal music group in China.
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Eugene Ormandy
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
China
Yellow River
The
Oregonian
Exotic pets under fire from veterinary group
The American Veterinary Medical Association calls for a ban on commercial shipments of exotic animals as pets. Delegates warn monkeys and jungle cats can carry diseases and pose danger, urging owners to consider needs and laws to enforce any ban.
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American Veterinary Medical Association
House of Delegates
Philadelphia
Association
Horford Courant
Turn Back the Clock Fifteen Years in Local Notes
A look back recalls Rev. Charles H. Crawford arriving to lead at the Episcopal rectory on Courtland Ave. Hemp farming in Mower County suffers a poor season with roughly half the crop failing. Selections from prior decades highlight Saint Augustine Church convention plans and the Winona Diocesan Council of Catholic Women gathering, plus a 1913 Lutheran School anniversary in Austin.
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Charles H. Crawford
Courtland Ave
Crawford
F. J. Wigginton
Mower County
Winona
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Austin
4Th St
2Nd Ave
W. F. Milbrath
Editor Responds to Austin Products Wage Concerns
A reader letter from Jerry Laskewitz argues Ralph Day of Austin Products faces labor pressure amid paying wages from about 2.00 to 3.50 per hour. The writer questions whether moving to Lakeville would improve worker sentiment or pay perception.
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Austin
Minnesota
Minn
U.S
United States
A.P.O
F.P.O
de Cero
the Herald
Ralph Day
Austin Products
Austin Development Corp
Day
Lakeville
Jerry Laskewitz
Oakland Ave
Justice Dept pushes broad campaign to hire minorities and women
The Justice Department under Atty. Gen. Elliott Richardson moves to sue public employers to hire more minorities and women across police, fire, sanitation, and civil service. It cites 1964 Civil Rights laws amended in 1972 and targets Chicago Buffalo and other cities with quotas or goals for recruitment and retroactive compensation.
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Washington
Dept. of Justice
Elliot Richardson
Civil Rights Division
Stanley Pottinger
Richard Vizzini
New York Uniformed Firefighters Assny
Afl-Cio
National Firefighters Union
Howie McClennan
U.S. Labor Dept
Justice Dept
Chicago
Buffalo
Justice
Montgomery
Ala
Los Angeles
Dallas
Boston
Baltimore County
St. Louis
Kansas City
Kan
Civil Rights
Justice Oeabor Dept
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Philadelphia
Rizzo
Carnival runs away with youths in Mower County reports
Mower County Sheriff notes two juvenile runaways from the fair season, a 16 year old girl returned home while the boy is expected back. Austin Police report two juvenile girls also fled with the carnival but returned to Austin. The carnival moves on to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.
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Mower County
Austin
Des Moines
Best Sellers list from Publishers' Weekly
Fiction titles include Breakfast of Champions by Vonnegut and Harvest Home by Tryon. Nonfiction features The Joy of Sex by Comfort and Dr Atkins Diet Revolution by Atkins. Other entries include Once Is Not Enough by Susann and Sybil by Schreiber.
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Vonnegut
Susann
Tryon
Wicker
Hollow Hills
Stewart
Dr. Atkins
Atkins
Newman
Sybil
Schreiber
T.T
Sampson
Untainted candidates in 1976 race weigh taint and trust
Washington observers say parties must nominate a clean candidate despite Watergate era pressures. The piece weighs how taint definitions affect Kennedy and Agnew, the obstacles of public trust, and the narrowing field for both parties in the 1976 presidential race.
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Washington
NEA
Watergate
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Austin Blues
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Yesteryear
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Minnesota Babe Ruth League
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Us, Postal Service
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Frank Murphy
Scotland
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Rural America
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5Th Dimension
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Dawn
Tony Orlando
Pat Boone
Rich Little
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Morty Gunty
Publishers’ Weekly
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