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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1969
Page
4
The Austin Daily Herald opinion page recalls December 7 1941 and President Roosevelt's wartime warning. It notes a united national resolve that enabled victory and survival, and it laments current disunity and threats of internal violence affecting the nation.
By Don Graff analysis notes optimism in 1969 holiday season as international finance stabilizes. Britain shows reserve gains, Germany and France currencies steady, gold prices disciplined under two tier system. Cites U.S. policy and potential DR concepts, warning that real stability hinges on cooperative frameworks to prevent future gold fever.
A paradox in U S sea power shows the merchant marine aging and under 6 percent of oceanborne trade, while momentum builds to rebuild. President Nixon targets 30 percent foreign trade by U S ships, with Congress backing rapid shipbuilding, new designs, and containerized ports. Maritime Administrator Andrew Gibson calls for sea power and a strong commercial fleet to carry out policy.
The Senate Finance Committee and House tax bills tilt toward broad relief rather than true reform, arguing inflation and national needs demand spending. They forecast larger relief than tightened loopholes, with $4.2 billion more relief in 1972 than gains from closing loopholes, as critics say priorities ignore essential needs like urban rebuilding and pollution cleanup. The piece cites inflation, Vietnam, and broader fiscal pressures, urging tax equity without harming government funds.
A large semi-trailer overturned on Highway 16 near Grand Meadow scattering 11 100 dozen eggs. Thieves raided Oasis Night Club, carrying four beer cases and smashing pinball and cigarette machines. Past items note skating program plans, Izaak Walton league election of Dr. Lawrence Carpenter, and Swenson staying at St Olaf, with 1959 tax increases anticipated.
A legal discussion notes that even six year olds can be liable for harm caused while playing. Courts may assign losses to the guilty child when parents are not at fault, unless the act shows lack of wilful wrongdoing. Cases mentioned include a four year old’s hug causing a fall, and a schoolboy in a tag collision.
Strike leader Paul Jennings predicts the General Electric dispute could become the first global strike, with GE plants in 40 to 50 countries potentially affected. International unions and metalworkers abroad have donated support as the 13-union Coalition, Coordinated Bargaining Committee, wages a multinational battle led by Jennings against GE Chairman Fred Borch.
AFL CIO leader George Meany launches a cross country mobilization as 150,000 GE workers strike against wage concessions and a push for impartial grievance machinery. Jennings frames a global labor thrust, with unions pledging funds and boycotts aimed at pressuring the fourth largest U.S. corporation.
The Library a la carte column showcases brand-new books across genres from travel and history to fiction. Highlights include collector volumes Fruit Jars and American Spoons, a 26-volume coin set, Timetime Life’s This Fabulous Century, Che Guevara by Daniel James, Huey Long by Williams, The Kennedy Legacy by Sorenson, Dear Bertrand Russell, and Best Cartoons of 1969, plus Water Quality and Cedar River flood reports.
A reprint from the Austin Minnesota Social Security office answers questions on filing deadlines for Medicare claims, coverage for physical therapy and orthopedic shoes, and whether a woman can receive both her own retirement benefit and a wife's benefit with a comparison of who benefits more. It clarifies year end filing rules, exceptions for late year services, and that orthopedic shoes are not covered unless part of leg braces. It also explains that a woman receives her own retirement benefit and may receive the higher of that or a wife’s benefit based on her husband’s record.
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