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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1966
Page
4
The article examines the looming decision by President Johnson on a possible 1967 income tax hike. Economists differ on necessity, with some urging a rise to curb inflation and others fearing a recession. Gallup shows 19 percent favoring a tax increase while 73 percent oppose it. The delay unsettles business and Congress may resist even a proposed rise.
Industrial News Review notes 5.5 million mentally retarded in the U S with over 2 million of employable age. Less than five percent need institutional care and many can lead productive lives with opportunity. Industry government cooperation yields real results including a leading retailer guiding stores on placements.
Mapleview village passes an ordinance to grant authority to prevent spread of Dutch elm disease, a proactive step amid looming regional risk. Harrington Sanitation Service invests $70,000 in a refuse incinerator project, signaling willingness to pursue a financially viable waste burner.
Hartford Courant and New York Times excerpts argue safety programs fail if they target cars rather than drivers. Catlin notes most crashes stem from human error, not mechanical defects, and licenses suspend or restore amid political influence. The times echo cautious travel policy and broader caution against restricting movement.
Turn Back The Clock fund drive in Austin raised 385.44 with 28.65 from city milk bottle sites. Board of Education member Ralph P. Crane resigned, Lloyd Lilygren named to fill the vacancy. Band concert at Austin High features C V Sperati and two bands. Austin high basketball opens 46 47 with 36 24 win over Minneapolis South. Mrs. C E Schrafel to chair 1957 Austin Community Ambassador project.
The article notes Jeno F Paulucci of Chun King Corp sells his Duluth business for 63 million dollars in cash after starting it 20 years ago with a 2500 loan. It traces his Italian descent and the northern Minnesota setting, then shifts through assorted trivia and public notices.
On this date in 1942 gasoline rationing began in the United States. In 1918 Yugoslavia formed from Serbs Croats and Slovenes. In 1936 Roosevelt opened the Inter American conference in Buenos Aires. In 1943 Roosevelt and Churchill met Stalin. In 1945 Goering said he remained a Nazi. In 1958 a Chicago parochial school fire killed 87 students and 3 nuns. Ten years ago Hungary refugee numbers rose. five years ago banks could pay higher savings rates. One year ago Cuban refugees began arriving at Miami.
Victor Riesel reports on Carlo Gambino, the feared Mafia leader described as running a vast labor relations and protection racketeering operation. An FBI chart reportedly shows his reach across legitimate businesses, unions, and labor fronts, signaling intensified mob influence amid aging elders and shifting power.
The piece outlines Carlo Gambino as top man on national waterfronts with broad reach in meat distribution and port commerce. It notes rival bosses like Sam Giancana and Vito Genovese weakened by illness or imprisonment, while Gambino remains secure and profitable amid labor and racketeering networks.
An American police adviser reports rampant graft and looting in South Viet Nam provinces. Officials say police are underpaid and underarmed, enabling bribes to ignore shipments to the Viet Cong. Call for higher pay, better equipment, real arrest power, and more advisers.
In Phippsburg Maine, former selectman Shirley Pratt places about 35 junk autos in front of his restaurant to slow erosion threatening his property and nearby cottages. Town officials caution over possible silt buildup while engineers weigh private land limits and state park plans.
A reader argues against adults who judge teenage hair length as immoral or unattractive. The piece defends long hair as clean and harmless, urges open-mindedness, and notes global unrest makes hair length seem insignificant. Signed by George Arvid Gorden Austin Minnesota. Sodium chloride is described as edible gem and common salt.
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