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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1966
Page
9
In Saigon a clash over prized PX items edges toward resentment as 45 000 South Korean troops share PX privileges with 361 000 Americans. Observers note Korean buyers outpace Americans in TV set purchases amid black market suspicions. PX rules require signed slips and card traceability for each sale.
Rex Finley of Harlan will head the Asphalt Paving Association of Iowa for the coming year with James Everds of Algona as vice president L L Pelling Jr of Iowa City as secretary and Harold Cessford of LeGrand as treasurer The Ma tura Action Corp an anti poverty group in six southeastern Iowa counties gains $40872 in OEO approval with Creston offices serving Union Ringgold Adair Adams Madison and Taylor counties A Des Moines ad asks for return of a loaned bulldozer with the borrower’s name and address lost.
Transportation expert Benton H. Elliott warned U S airlines could lose up to 70 percent of air travelers if ground transportation to airports isn t improved. He cited slower downtown access and proposed solutions like helicopter buses rail buses exclusive lanes and a monorail to speed intercity trips.
W R Bob Poage, new chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, says no near term drop in food prices is likely. He argues prices depend on supply and farmer returns, and maintaining reasonable prices could prevent shortages and high spikes for consumers. Farmers produce for export and only a fraction of consumer prices reach them.
A study by a major fish processor suggests fish demand may rise after a small fall as Catholics continue Friday fish meals. Poultry prices drop amid inflation, with chicken production rising 8.5 percent to 2.5 billion broilers, while automation reshapes chicken farming. The fish trade faces long term growth driven by world population and cheaper ocean harvests.
Marshal Georgi Zhukov, famed WWII commander, was awarded the Order of Lenin on his 70th birthday as the Kremlin renews public recognition. Once sidelined in 1957, he now appears publicly, publishes memoirs, and stars in a war film, though no high office accompanies the honors. He had a serious heart attack last year and has a long postwar legacy of pivotal Soviet victories.
At Fort Monroe Virginia an Army spokesman describes a new hip shooting method using BB guns as training aids to eliminate sight alignment. Soldiers learn to shoot from the waist aiming over the forearm to speed up close in combat and reduce training costs.
AP notes a volatile Arab East with risks of a new world crisis. Jordan’s King Hussein is vulnerable and U S and British interests may intervene if pressure grows, while Nasser faces Yemen, Syria inquietudes, and Soviet aims shift toward stability amid Viet Nam.
Carl P. Leubsdorf reports D Bruce Evans of United Republicans of America predicts a nationwide push to draft Ronald Reagan for the 1968 GOP nomination. Evans compares it to the draft Goldwater effort. Reagan, California governor, may be a favorite son candidate at the Dallas convention. He aims to block Michigan Governor George Romney and says URA will act after the February 1968 convention. If Reagan stays out, URA could back Richard Nixon against Romney.
At the 45th national 4-H Club Congress in Chicago six teens earned the top 4-H honors for diverse projects. Stevan Pearce and Dianne Potter won achievement, Alicia Johnson and Glen Reiner won citizenship, James D. Fielder Jr and Ann Williams won leadership. Each received a presidential award and a $500 scholarship.
Bruno T. Pepe of Wilmington Delaware walks free from the Lewistown federal prison after U S District Judge Caleb M Wright grants parole from an 18 month sentence for a gambling violation. Testimony cited family distress including a 7 year old son’s refusal to receive First Communion and a daughter’s insomnia.
London AP reports a recreated Georgian stagecoach tour from Runnymede to Windsor with eleven guests in warm coats aboard. Keith Hancock's 18th Century Travel Ltd plans three day trips at 30 miles daily, with hotels meals and tips included for 150 dollars per person.
The ATS technology satellite aims for a Pacific equatorial orbit to photograph more than one third of the globe, with Japan Australia and the United States to communicate through the craft during its three year mission. A biosatellite follows on December 14 carrying fruit flies wasps and other organisms to study space radiation and weightlessness effects.
Minnesota Supreme Court rules that a passenger injured in an auto accident may in some cases collect twice from an insurer. The Beschnett case involved a $14,000 settlement and a $500 bodily injury claim under Attenberger’s policy. The court held the release covered only the owner and driver, not the insurer, allowing double payment under separate promises.
Minnesota five day forecast indicates near normal temperatures Saturday through Wednesday with warmer weekend and colder start next week. Snow totals expected around northeast and light elsewhere. In a separate court note, the ruling declined to bar testimony about a speeding ticket at the accident scene and allowed jurors to weigh contributed negligence. Addresses listed for LeClair and Sickler are 532 Land Ave and 541 Ione Ave. A Dumbarton Scotland scene mentions 18 geese guarding aging whisky barrels and alarmed guards at intruder sighting.
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