What do American voters really want
A survey-based analysis argues the 1974 election will hinge on national policy issues and ideological realignment rather than candidate loyalty. Gallup and Harris data show shrinking party identification, with independents rising and both parties suffering erosion. The University of Michigan study emphasizes polarization within the Democratic ranks and the impact of Watergate and Wallace on future voting behavior.
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Congress
Richard Nixon
University of Michigan
Center For Political Studies
Nixon
George Wallace
Don Oakley
Neighbors Clash Over Baby Noise and Parquet Floors
A wakeful upstairs neighbor sues for an injunction over a teething infant and a later case orders weekday only work on parquet flooring. Courts generally avoid intervening in apartment disputes unless noise becomes excessive, and landlords are not always required to act against tenants.
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Madge
Today in History Highlights From December First In 1973
On this date the Serbs Croats and Slovenes formed Yugoslavia in 1918. In 1824 the House decided a four candidate U S election. 1909 the Christmas club began in Carlisle Pa. 1917 Britain seized German East Africa. 1944 the Saar Basin battle began. 1954 a U S Formosa pact. 1958 a Chicago parochial school fire killed 87 students and 3 nuns. Ten years ago the NAACP announced a drive to purge Congress of civil rights opponents.
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Associated Press
Yugoslavia
U.S
House of Representatives
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
William Crawford
Henry Clay
Carlisle
Britain
German East Africa
Saar
Germany
United States
Formosa
Chicago
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Congress
Legislatiog
Rockefeller’s 1976 bid tops NY race talk
Washington report notes Nelson Rockefeller favored for the 1976 Republican presidential nomination while a fifth NY governorship appears unlikely. Aides peg that prospect at 50 50 amid Watergate era backlash and age age 65. GOP governors praise Rockefeller yet warn the uphill campaign will demand new skills and national support from key party figures.
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Washington
Nea
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
New York State
Rockefeller
Rockey
White House
Agnew
John Connally
California
Ronald Reagan
Nixon
Daniel Evans
Memphis
Evans
Rocky
Library cookbooks and fiction highlight holiday reading
The Austin Public Library showcases cookbooks for holidays and daily meals including Scandinavian Cooking and a series on foreign cuisines. New art books feature Pollock and modern masters, while Life and Pentimento present classic photo essays and reminiscences. Novels cover coming‑of‑age, middle‑age crises, and a culinary mystery with travel settings.
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Guonevi Bonekamp
Pollock
Alberto Busignani
Jackson Pollock
Braque
Matisse
Miro
Gropius
Questions and Answers on Social Security in Austin
A historic Q and A from the Austin Social Security Office covers 1974 Federal Supplemental Security Income details, liens on homes, asset tests, rising monthly payments, spouse benefit switching, earnings effects, disability credit rules, and contact information for prompt replies. It also includes odd trivia questions about name meanings, the Quonset hut, and the Musca constellation.
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Austin
Social Security Administration
Social Security
Social Security Office
Owatonna
Freeborn County
Gas hoarding warned by Austin Fire Chief on gasoline risks
Fire Chief Dan Miller warns that storing extra gasoline at home or in cars is dangerous due to volatility and potential explosions from leaks or ignition. If storage occurs it must be in heavy metal containers with tight lids, not full, kept ventilated and cool, away from flames, with caps and spouts secure. Never exceed five gallons in vehicles.ystore
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Austin
Dan Miller
Miller
The Oil Reservoir Promise and the Great Energy Quandary
The article notes that of all oil known to exist only about half is recoverable. It asks why an energy crisis persists despite vast global fields and credit modern tech with raising yields. It foresees future generations needing a breakthrough to extract the remaining reserves and hints at a visionary inventor.
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United States
Colonel Drake
Navy service ties Ford to Johnson Nixon in WWII rank
Omaha native Gerald Ford follows Johnson and Nixon as a World War II navy lieutenant commander. Kennedy served as a lieutenant with less advancement. The St. Joseph News-Press notes Ford shares this military progression with the late presidents.
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Gerald Ford
Michigan
United States
Lyndon Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Omaha
Ford
John Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
St. Joseph
Quotation and Rates From Austin Daily Herald
The Austin Daily Herald lists subscription prices and delivery options. It includes general delivery, rural areas within 50 miles, and mail zones with varying rates and payment terms for all subscriptions.
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Austin
Minn
United States
APO
FPO
Dawew
Postatien
Turn Back the Clock 30 Years Ago
Nearly 175 men attend First Annual Retreat sponsored by the Austin Knights of Columbus at Columbus school chapel. Lt. Roy Stanton and his crew landed at Decker airport then departed for their stations after dinner with the Stantons. Ernest Tune elected president of Farm Bureau units in several townships. Eleven Austin men attended the Izaak Walton League state convention at Hibbing. A squad cheerleaders list selected for the 1963 64 season. Salute to youth goes to Lynn Balgeman, 17, of Lyle, a four year member and former president of the Lyle Future Farmers of America with dairy swine and crops as major projects.
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Jane Logan
Lee Kramer
Richard B. Wright
Freddie Landon
Toronto
Landon
Alexandra Roudybush
Washington
Germany
Paris
Austin Knights of Columbus At Columbus School Chapel
Roy Stanton
Tom Stanton
E. Bridge
Decker Airport
Stantons
Ernest Tune
Grand Meadow
Racine
Bennington
Frankford
Austin
Izaak Walton League
Hibbing
Kathy Lane
Stevana Einhaus
Greta Best
Barb Lund
Ann Davison
Louise Qvale
Lynn Balgeman
Harlan Balgeman
Lyle
Lyle Future Farmers of America
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Louis Harris
GOP
Weir Lawyer
Bruce Biossat
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Albert Kimball
Lester L. Wolff
Berrys World
NEA, Inc
Library Lines
By Nancy Nyberg
Austin Public Library
LIFE
Life Magazine
Lillian Hellman
Phyllis
Quonset Naval Air Station
R. 1
NAVY
Robert South
Austin Daily Herald
2Nd St. N.E
Minnesota
Edmund E. Smith
Thomas J. Koeck
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