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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1966
Page
9
Minnesota lawmakers examine the State Welfare Department’s request for 206.2 million dollars in the next two-year budget to fund ADC aid and 1,490 new employees. Gov elect LeVander questions enforcement of child support and discusses possible legal-services options.
The BBC scrapped Dennis Potter’s Almost Cinderella a modern take on Cinderella with a miniskirted heroine and a problematic Prince Charming who strangles her at midnight. Potter blamed the decision on impact aimed at adults and questioned his BBC future.
Detroit councilman Mel Ravitz asked for a translator as he reviewed a $46 134 federal TAP grant proposal. The letter described a client profile analysis system to optimize poverty program funds but Ravitz pressed for a clear explanation before acceptance. In Manila Rep Lester Wolff said Red China denied his visa despite State Dept approval, traveling as a private citizen to test Chinese officials statements.
Pearl Harbor survivors gathered at Punchbowl Cemetery for a 25th anniversary ceremony with 900 attendees including families and officials. Secretary of the Navy Paul H. Nitze delivered the main speech while Rear Adm. Henry Persons spoke at a sunset observance aboard the USS Arizona Memorial. The Navy clarified the Arizona’s decommissioning status, placing it with national cemeteries.
In Bagdad Kentucky a robber entered the People's Bank and demanded money. Cashier Bill Tingle acted quickly, threw a stool, fired at the getaway car tires, and chased the unarmed man outside town. He subdued the suspect until state police arrived. Richard King, 43, of Louisville, was charged with attempted robbery.
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