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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1968
Page
4
Austin councilmen agree to a $7,500 arena auditorium feasibility study if the school district and county share costs. The plan faces uncertain interest from other government units and may not lead to immediate construction. The piece urges consulting all projects as a coordinated package to set priorities.
Project HOPE, founded in 1958, operates the SS HOPE on a Vietnam era mission to train medical staff in Ceylon and other nations. The group has 24 invitation requests and seeks a second Navy hospital ship after hostilities end in the Far East.
Vitt Sperati 67 died after a long illness in San Antonio. For 34 years he directed the Austin High School band and led the Austin Municipal Band. Known for a colorful personality and a memorable method of naming students, Sperati touched three generations of Austin residents and remains fondly remembered.
The death of 13 year old Dane Michael White in Minnesota highlights ironies in juvenile justice. Officials say reform is needed as laws allow judges to shield minors from publicity, potentially shielding serious cases from scrutiny. The piece argues public attention might have saved White and notes the harsher fates of other teens. From the Albert Lea Tribune.
The text lists subscription rates for home delivery in Austin Minnesota and rural areas, with prices per week and per six months or yearly options. It includes postal addresses, a publisher contact, and delivery zones within 50 miles and nationwide options for military personnel.
Dorothy and Nick Gentle of Austin will face state champions from Minnesota Wisconsin and the Dakotas in Minneapolis tonight. Utilities rates for light gas water and central heating were raised by about 10 percent projected to boost plant gross revenue. A letter to Mayor Rolfson suggests dismissing jaywalking tickets on several streets. November building permits total 23, including 12 homes, aided by state road funds totaling 63057 dollars.
The Austin Public Library shelves a fat 786 page Sears Roebuck catalog from 1897, titled Consumer Guide, with over 6000 items from suits to corsets and ailment cures. It touts fashion trends, false beards, wigs, and bold medicines claiming to cure nerves, obesity, and addiction while warning against quack doctors.
University expert Dr Eugene Jennings of Michigan State argues that large corporations seed small companies. He cites hundreds of modern computer service firms and dropouts from major manufacturers who start their own ventures or rise to top roles. Jennings notes record high corporate formations and previews his book Routes to the Executive Office.
On this date 1933 Utah ratified the 21st Amendment ending Prohibition. Births and deaths include Martin Van Buren and Mozart. Jackson’s 1832 re-election, 1919 aviation firm formation, 1941 war declarations, 1955 Montgomery bus boycott, 1963 Warren Commission start.
A brief item recalls the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and notes that a year earlier 264 people were arrested during antiwar protests attempting to close an armed forces induction center in New York City.
The word Rabbi is Hebrew for my master, denoting the spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation. The term tabby describes a striped or blotched coat pattern in cats, though colloquially female cats are often called tabbies.
Miles A. Smith analyzes two De Vries novels The Cat's Pajamas and Witch's Milk. The review notes Tattersall's vanity and failed grab for success alongside Tillie Shilepsky and Pete Seltzer's troubled marriage and a sick child. Overall the critic calls the pair a minor addition to his bittersweet oeuvre.
The column cites common Federal income tax inquiries with authoritative answers. It covers withholding adjustments in 1968 surtax, charitable deduction timing, changing exemptions, proof of charitable contributions, deducting weather-related losses, self employed retirement plans, and exemptions after a baby is born. It also includes quotes from Frank Logan on sharking Bodegoa Bay and Cardinal O Boyle on birth control.
Nixon advisers advocate sharing federal revenues with states, tax incentives to spur private investment in urban renewal and housing, and tight money growth to curb inflation. They expect reduced federal programs, a bigger state role, and a major reorganization of agencies including HEW and the Fed.
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