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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1971
Page
1
Santa Claus is in the City taking orders from all Austin and Mower County boys and girls for Christmas. Santa's house is again located on the northwest corner of the Court.
Santa will meet children and take orders weekdays 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at House Square. Mrs Santa will visit the headquarters on Saturday Dec. 11 while Santa returns to the North Pole to supervise toy production and prep orders for Christmas Eve.
Cambodian forces evacuated Baray as heavy fighting with the North Vietnamese 9th Division intensified on the Baray Kompong Thmar front. Up to 20 000 troops participated in the Tchenla 2 operation, with retreating units relocating to safer positions near Kompong Thom and Taing Krasaing.
Washington negotiators clash over a provision to fund presidential campaigns from federal income taxes, the sole remaining dispute between President Nixon and Democratic leaders in the tax bill debate.
AP dispatches report Prime Minister Golda Meir will confer with President Nixon to dispel misunderstandings between Israel and the United States. The meeting aims to reduce friction and align on regional issues during ongoing diplomacy.
Representatives of the St. Paul Union Stockyards in South St Paul linked to Amalgamated Meat Cutter Local P-160 prepared for a first bargaining session in a strike that began two weeks earlier. Wentz said meetings would also occur at three or four other sites today and in Milwaukee Friday. The strike spread to yards in South St Paul West Fargo N C Sioux Falls M C and Sioux City Iowa with Milwaukee yard joining the next day. The union also covers stock handlers in Indianapolis though its yard there was not struck.
The paper lists page allocations for sections Editorial Area News VS Market Comics Society and sports pages. It notes page numbers 4 12 10 16 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 18 19 indicating where each content group appears in the edition.
The dollar tumbled to record lows on major European exchanges amid reports the United States may seek a 5 percent devaluation against gold. Banks in Paris London and Zurich moved to limit dollar traffic as markets priced in a broader realignment of world currencies.
President Nixon promised to study the White House Conference on Aging recommendations and seek legislation to ease property taxes, bolster pensions, and expand job programs for older citizens. He urged a new national attitude toward aging and outlined plans for increased aging programs and funding at the local level.
Rome talks among Group of Ten ministers yield a breakthrough as the United States signals willingness to consider devaluing the dollar. Delegates agree to resume discussions in Washington December 17 18 with European and Japanese partners weighing their own revaluations and trade measures. No commitments were made.
The School Board of District 500 selects Southland Independent School District 500 after a student contest. Louise Prescott of Adams High proposed the name citing past district athletic ties and southern state location. The board plans to tour about 20 architect designs for the new school and finalize an architect shortlist.
Dr Earl L Butz appears certain to win Senate confirmation as secretary of agriculture despite farm state opposition and Republican misgivings. An AP poll showed 52 senators ready to vote yes, 39 opposed, eight uncommitted. Assistant GOP leader Robert Griffin cited 52 hard votes in favor.
Washington AP The Senate voted 86 to 4 to extend wage price and rent controls through April 1973 and to grant retroactive raises to workers who lost them during the Aug 15 to Nov 14 freeze. The House Banking Committee planned further work as ties and compromises aimed to break a stalled 18-18 vote on a parallel measure. The administration signaled acceptance of the retroactive pay language amid labor backing. A Cranston amendment exempting publishers and broadcasters from controls passed 50 to 36 after a heated debate.
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