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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1972
Page
1
Capt Brundige notes 17 lights lit on the Salvation Army tree with a $100 per light goal of 45 by Christmas. On December 22 the group will buy gifts and distribute them to needy city families, Herald Photo by Ken Hanson.
The Farmers Home Administration may authorize up to 600 million dollars in emergency farm loans as snow and rain hit the fall harvest. FHA has already issued 79 million in the first five months of the fiscal year for about 15,855 loans, with requests rising and White House planners alarmed at potential demand.
Arnold Miller maintains a large lead over W. A. Boyle in the Labor Department counted election. Miller has 53,804 to 41,988 with about 70 percent of votes counted. Miller’s running mates Mike Trbovich and Harry Patrick also ahead for vice president and secretary-treasurer.
Three American astronauts from Apollo 17 lingered above Taurus Littrow and surveyed the moon’s surface after a record lunar mission. Challenger separated and was destroyed on the moon, while America carried the crew home in a tight, low-speed rendezvous.
Advert reads work from home typing for a court reporter with all supplies provided. Call after 4 pm for details at the listed number. Ad cancelled after one day though scheduled in Herald. notes 13 000 subscribers see the want ads daily and invites calls to place ads.
The Minnesota Supreme Court refused to halt the 1971 private school parent tax credit law. The ruling leaves the issue to be decided next year while noting no judgment on constitutionality. Pacelli Queen of Angels St Augustine and St Edward schools report hundreds of eligible families and enrollments affecting credits.
A joint Senate House Committee urges the 1973 Minnesota legislature to fund a 58 million dollar veterans bonus program. It would pay 600 dollars to Vietnam era veterans with maximum service and 15 dollars a month up to 300 dollars, plus 300 more for Vietnam area service, a 1000 dollar death benefit to survivors, and 400 dollars to POWs in the Vietnam theater. About 140,000 veterans would benefit, including 50,000 in Southeast Asia.
Kansas City AP report says 88 year old former President Harry S. Truman remains in very serious condition as his kidneys weaken further. Output and heart status noted while doctors monitor response to medication amid lung congestion and bronchitis.
The 21 year old Larry Maxwell Stanford of Saint John New Brunswick surrendered to his father and a psychiatrist after commandeering a Quebecair BAC111 for a looping East Canada flight. He freed 57 passengers unharmed and then departed Montreal for Ottawa before returning to Montreal. In a separate item the Lincoln Express freighter sank with 21 crew members reported missing one survivor. Coast Guard ongoing search corrected crew numbers and ship registry.
President Nixon confers with Kissinger and Gen. Alexander Haig on Vietnam peace terms as a split with South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu persists. Kissinger just returned from negotiating rounds with Le Duc Tho in Paris.
An explosion and fire at the Weirton Steel Division coke plant on Brown's Island in the Ohio River near Weirton, West Virginia, killed three workers and injured 14. The cause was not yet known.
The American National Red Cross Board approves a $100,000 grant from the Marion S. Jenks bequest to construct a 40 by 60 foot one story plus basement building at 305 4th Ave NW in Austin. Plans include private counseling space and a free multi purpose basement room, with maintenance funded by a 20,000 gift over four years beginning 1974.
State Tax Commissioner Arthur C. Roemer said reductions of nearly 125000 in state aids to municipalities and counties follow levy-limit overruns for 1971. The 10 percent cut under the 1971 tax law aims to curb property taxes, though officials say controls are uneven. Red Wing suffers the largest hit at 30183.
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