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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1966
Page
15
Mobile home 10x55 for sale like new three bedroom rambler with electric kitchen large living and dining rooms tiled bath rec room and double garage. Immediate possession and good loan. Trade for similar older home. Also 1966 cars including a low mileage 1966 Oldsmobile 88 with factory warranty and Delta Holiday Sedan with AC and many options. Bob Vietor shown. 8,700 miles on the Olds. Daily Herald.
The Common Council passes Ordinance 1097 annexing Lot Four in Heald Subdivision and adjacent 66 foot street right of way to Austin Minnesota. The action follows a October 3 1966 petition with no objections. The ordinance directs filings with state and county authorities and takes effect upon publication and filing. Mayor Fayette Sherman approves.
Senate GOP leader Dirksen called the race for a new campaign chairman interesting as tensions rise between liberal and conservative wings over who will replace Thruston Morton. A three man field Mikey includes George Murphy Hugh Scott and John Tower with selection set after Congress convenes January 10. The chairman must raise funds distribute money and coordinate national tours and candidate hunting.
In ENID Oklahoma two discount stores found lunch boxes packed with alarms clocks and concrete. Police moved to safety placing sandbags and evacuating areas. Army bomb disposal team from Ft. Sill was alerted and dismantled the pad locked boxes.
Elden G Lamprecht 19 a University of Minnesota sophomore and 4 H member from Plainview Minnesota is among 12 national winners at the 45th National 4-H Club Congress He has raised 24 head of dairy cattle over 10 years and is studying veterinary medicine for his career
London AP reports a weekly raise of 84 cents for 400000 British farm workers, the first major union gain since the July austerity freeze. The increase, 60 percent of the union’s demand, lifts basic pay to 30 dollars for a 44 hour week.
Republicans in the Rhode Island Senate depart from an all male page corps selecting a college coed to fill one of three page positions, signaling a change in tradition and inclusion.
The City of Austin Council expands the city planning body to also serve on the joint Austin Mower County Planning Commission. Current Austin Planning Commission members are listed and the appointment takes effect November 21, 1966, with approval dated December 11.
Hollywood star Jack Lemmon says his new project with Jalem Productions and Martin Manulis adapts Murray Shisgal's Luv. He describes the death defying, self pitying lead as the wildest role he has played and notes he shed 25 pounds for the part while adopting a disheveled look.
The United States has airlifted nearly 50 000 Cuban refugees in a year at Miami International Airport. Two weekly flights land, with 700 000 more awaiting. Estimated costs total about 1 million dollars weekly.
A dedication at Crookston marks the opening of the University of Minnesota Technical Institute offering two year programs in business and agriculture. Dr. O Meredith Wilson says the institute aims to improve citizens, technicians, and home life as it uses remodeled space from the Northwest School of Agriculture. Dr. Stanley Sahlstrom leads the new college with about 180 students in the first year and events including an awards banquet and a St. Cloud State College choir concert conclude the dedicatory week.
In Roseau County District Court jurors begin selection for the first degree murder trial of Clifford Mattson 38 of Roseau charged with the May 28 shooting death of Lawrence Kveen 42 on a Lake of the Woods island. Mattson has pleaded innocent and not guilty by reason of insanity. Judge Hans Chommie from Thief River Falls presides.
Steven Robinson an 18 year old from St Paul was committed to the Youth Conservation Commission on parole violation charges related to aiding an escape by Arthur Kost from Virginia authorities. He had earlier received a suspended five year burglary sentence.
Windom Minnesota residents will vote on December 13 to approve a $2.3 million bond issue for building a new high school. The measure seeks funding for construction and related costs pending local approval.
In Kansas City four families named Batman report ongoing harassing calls since a March TV program debuted. Chestina Batman notes the name is now memorable, though the calls are a nuisance. The AP story quotes locals reacting to the notoriety.
Boston AP reports owners have entered a record 1776 animals in the Eastern Dog Club show and obedience trials set to begin December 17.
Pittsburgh AP A neonate from the Aronson quintuplets remained under close medical observation as doctors consider another blood transfusion after exchanging about 75 percent of her blood for jaundice. Pediatrician Dr. Lee Bass reported the infant tolerated the transfusion and showed hopeful signs despite respiratory setbacks that followed the earlier birth complications. the four sisters died within 56 hours of birth at Magee Women’s Hospital.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development approved a 1.36 million dollar loan to Moorhead State College Minnesota for a new dormitory. It also approved a 22 904 dollar advance to plan the 1.7 acre First Avenue renewal project at Hibbing Minnesota.
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