Local obituary and vital statistics summary
Mrs George A Johnson of 1204 4th Ave NW died at St Olaf Hospital. Survived by husband George. children Lois Tracy, Shirley Christiansen, Robert T., Dean A., Harold W.. 17 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. several siblings. Funeral services set for Monday at First United Methodist Church with Grandview Gardens interment. Various notices include births, other deaths, and acknowledgments along with local temperatures.
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George A. Johnson
George A
Helen) Johnson
4Th Ave
St. Olaf Hospital
George
George E
Lois) Tracy
USAF
Grand Forks
N. D
Paul C
Shirley) Christensen
Buena Vista
Colo
Robert T
San Diego
Dean A
Chanute Afb
Rantoul, Ill
Harold W
Minneapolis
Mae Keeley
San Mateo
Calif
John W. Swank
Harold W. Swank
Albert Swank
Donald Swank
Francis Swank
Austin
George Swank
Garden Prairie
Ill
Fidel Lamm
Good Samaritan Nursing Center
St. Ansgar
Howard
Delane Bronner
Mitchell
Iowa
John
Vickie) Olson
Alma Frohreich
Waltham
Comfercare
Lawrence of Austin
George Beneke
Brownsdale
Lilly Frank
Hewitt
Minn
Harold
Stella) Green
Rockford
Verne
Helen) Felty
My Lai trials end with Henderson acquittal
In the My Lai case Col. Oran K. Henderson was acquitted of all charges for concealing civilian killings. Of 25 accused and six tried, only 28 year old Lt. William L. Calley Jr. was convicted, his life sentence for murdering 22 civilians later reduced to 20 years on appeal.
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FT. Meade, Md
My Lai
Oran K. Henderson
William L. Calley Jr
Hospital Fire Inspection Denies License in Minnesota
The Minnesota Health Department refuses to license Hennepin County General Hospital for two years starting Jan 1 due to failure to pass a required fire inspection. The move jeopardizes about 70 percent of patient revenue from federal Medicaid and Medicare funds. A re inspection is under way to prepare new fire safety recommendations.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Minnesota Health Department
Hennepin County General Hospital
Regents vote to back three year medical school plan
In Sioux Falls the South Dakota Board of Regents recommended to the state legislature the creation of a three year degree granting medical school. Commissioner Dr Richard Gibb calls the move a major turning point in South Dakota health care.
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Sioux Falls
S.D
South Dakota Board of Regents
South
Dlugosch Named Head of Minnesota Housing Agency
James F. Dlugosch 30 of St. Cloud was named Friday executive director of the new Minnesota Housing and Finance Agency. He has led the St. Cloud Housing and Redevelopment Authority since 1967 and will start part time Jan 3 then full time March 1. West Coast longshoremen rejected a contract offer, enabling a return to strike on Dec 25.
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ST. Paul, Minn
James F. Dlugosch
St. Cloud
New
Minnesota Housing and Finance Agency
Dlugosch
San Francisco
Ellis Junior High Sets Christmas Concert Schedule
Ellis Junior High plans a 7 30 p m Christmas program featuring six groups in the Ellis gymnasium on Monday December 20. The Band String Orchestra Eighth Grade Girls Chorus Ninth Grade Girls Chorus Viola and Cello Choir and Boys Chorus will perform multiple pieces including Christmas Spirit Noel Francais and Oh Holy Night with a mix of arrangements and traditional carols. Directors Miss Jean Miller Don Thayer David Walte and Jack Tedrow will lead with accompanist Randa Wehner guiding the music.
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Ellis Gymnasium
Nestico
Playhar
Mel Torme
Emmanuel
J. Pierpont
Prast
Praetorius
Royal David's City
Richard Konitz
G. Strickland
Applebaum - Gordon
Schiassi
Johnny Marks
Alfred Reed
Miss Jean Miller
Don Thayer
David Walte
Jack Tedrow
Randa Wehner
Six Austin traffic mishaps report minor injuries and damages
Police log records six separate incidents in Austin with total damages of 2835 dollars. One person suffered a slight injury when a car on 10th Street SW struck a tree after losing control on ice.
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Austin
10Th St
Barbara K. Smith
Oakland Pl
Barbara Smith
John D. Mentz
9Th St
Orval T. Pembrook
4Th Ave. NW
18Th St
Mentz
Pembrook
Brian Lynn Shaw
14Th St. SE
Chicago & North Western Railway
4Th Ave. SE
Shaw
Mary H. Kraemer
4Th St
Ruth M. Leif
Oakland Ave
Mary Kraemer
Ruth Leif
Lyle Q. Gobesen
Austin Rt. 2
Jeffrey R. Norland
Trailer House Damaged by Fire at Wheel Estates
A Friday evening fire heavily damaged a trailer at Wheel Estates mobile home park on Hwy 16. Owner Bill Rinehart discovered the blaze, which started in the bedroom likely from faulty wiring, burning for about ninety minutes before firefighters from the Austin Fire Dept. arrived at 6:35 p.m. and left at 8:20 p.m. The interior suffered extensive damage with estimated losses of $5,000 to the structure and $2,000 to contents.
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Wheel Estates, Inc
Mobile Home Park
Hwy. 16. W
Bill Rinehart
Austin Fire Dept
Cuban officer defects to U S with insurrection details
A senior Cuban intelligence officer defects to the United States and provides details of a Latin American insurgent setup. The defector reportedly contacted the U S Embassy in London and is now in the United States. Monetary talks resume in Washington after Italian protests at the devaluation site.
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London
United States
Daily Telegraph
U.S
Washington
Christmas greetings and events at Raymond's care home
Residents enjoyed carol singing from local choirs and a Sonny Flemming visit. Church groups distributed gifts and centerpieces while four residents were mourned this week. Clergy provided services as residents received birthdays and visits from family and friends.
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Westminister Presbyterian Church
Walter Fenske
Sisterhood Knitting Club
Martin Crosby
Oakland Baptist
St. John’s Lutheran Choir
Sterling Christian Church
Episcopal Church
Donna Grage
Sonny Flemming
Flemming
Don McNiel
Wesselink Joins Gordon Electric as TV Technician
Dannie Wesselink joins Gordon Electric as a television technician. A Sheldon Iowa native now living near Grand Meadow he is married with five children and trained as a technician in the service. Sterling Pastry promotes TeleCake network linking bakeries for gifts with orders routed to a local TeleCake bakery for delivery.
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Gordon Electric
Dannie Wesselink
Wesselink
Gordon's
Grand Meadow
Dec. A
Sheldon, Iowa
Service
Sterling
TeleCake
Ford to mail excise tax refund checks to Twin Cities buyers
District Manager A C Dencker announced that eligible customers in Ford Division's Twin Cities sales district will receive refund checks by mail without applying to Ford or dealers. About 1 000 000 checks totaling over 200 million dollars will be sent nationally to buyers of new cars after Aug 16 or light trucks after Sept 23 and before the tax bill was signed on Dec 10. The district covers 330 dealers across Minnesota North Dakota and parts of South Dakota and Wisconsin.
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Ford
Twin Cities
Ford Motor Co
A. C. Dencker
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Sterling Pastry Launches TeleCake Service
Sterling Pastry introduces TeleCake a new cake delivery option in the area announced by Darrel Burton You can select a cake from available varieties and place orders for delivery or pickup through the service.
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Sterling Pastry
Darrel Burton
Rochester Chamber hosts IS 9 Meet for IS 90 finish push
Arthur Larson and William Malone of Austin, officers of the Forgotten Ninety, spoke at a Rochester Chamber of Commerce Friday breakfast. The group discussed expediting the completion date for IS 90.
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Arthur Larson
William Malone
Austin
Forgotten Ninety
Rochester Chamber of Commerce
Rochester
Davis Promoted to Zone Sales Manager at Burroughs Rochester
Robert E. Davis has been promoted to Zone Sales Manager for the Rochester branch of Burroughs Corp a maker of electronic accounting equipment. A Concordia College Moorhead graduate with BA in Economics and Business Administration he will supervise five salesmen covering southeast Minnesota with two new hires for Austin Owatonna territories. The Austin office is at 508 Oakland Ave W Austin.
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Robert E. Davis
Rochester
Burroughs Corp
Davis
Concordia College
Moorhead
Austin
Minnesota
Austin-Owatonna
Oakland Ave
Name is given to cycle group in Austin
A new name for the Austin Motorcycle Club was adopted at a KC Hall meeting. Fred Gregg was elected trip chairman and Steve Cod dington motocross chair. Sandie Gordon became secretary. An Invitational Tax Run is set for April 15 for riders 21 and older, a short Southern Minnesota run starting from a yet unnamed Austin point. The club leased land three miles west of Austin from Robert Hyland where a motocross track will be built in spring. Tentative dates for three road runs, three motocross races and two scrambles were set, pending AMA sanction. Membership remains open. Next meeting 7 p.m. December 30 at the KC Hall third floor.
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Austin Motorcycle Club
KC Hall
Bike
Fred Gregg
Trippers
Steve Coddington
Sandie Gordon
Minnesota
Austin
Robert Hyland
AMA
Meat truck slips into ditch off county road 4
A 56,000 pound beef laden semi from Ellsworth Freight Lines slid from a Ratcliff Seed driveway on county road 4 and overturned into a ditch near 1:15 pm Friday. Driver Gregory Beaver of Glenville escaped injury and about $500 to $600 in vehicle damage was reported. Trailer damage not yet estimated.
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Ratcliff Seed. Co
County Road
Ellsworth Freight Lines Inc
Gregory Beaver
Glenville
Ratcliff Seed
Family narrowly escapes as Morris fire devastates building
A family of five escaped injury when a Morris building housing an electric firm and its owner's apartment was heavily damaged. Firemen said about 75 percent of the structure and contents were destroyed.
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Morris, Minn
Morris
Market Prices for Hogs Cattle and More
On Saturday December 18 1971 Hor mel reported hogs priced by weight with No 3 butcher hogs 200 to 300 pounds at 20.50 to 20.75 packing sow prices at 16.75 to 17.00. cattle markets showed Prime and Choice 31 month beef at 34.25 and 30.25 for select ranges with standards 24.75 to 27.00 and commercial cows 21.75. heifers 50 cents to 1 dollar lower.
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Austin
Hormel
U.S
Sigangios
Cerchedensteee
Wsies
Cevccdensess
Flood Control Costs Shared on Benefit Basis
Premier Ed Schreyer of Manitoba says the costs of flood control projects along the United States Manitoba border will be shared proportionally to benefits.
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Winnipeg
Ed Schreyer
Manitoba
United States- Manitoba
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