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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1973
Page
4
The opinion column warns motorists not to carry extra gasoline in cars during Sunday shortages. Expanding gas in unvented or vented containers risks leaks and explosions from heat or sparks. Keeping a full tank and avoiding five gallon reserves in trunks is advised to prevent disasters.
Washington columnist argues Britain’s energy crisis stems from union leadership and pro Communist influence in the TUC and NUM. He cites General Secretary Laurence Daly and Joe Gormley, coal shortages, and government measures like a three day week, warning similar labor shifts could threaten the United States if mismanaged.
A reader recounts helping an elderly woman crossing a busy street on a stormy day and urges drivers to show care. The letter, from former editor Mrs. William R. Brown, links the incident to a timeless poem Somebody’s Mother and calls for ongoing caution at crosswalks.
Poem depicts a group of boys neglecting an old woman in the street until one lad helps her across. The act prompts the boy to feel pride while the elderly woman prays that others show kindness to “somebody’s mother” like her own. The piece emphasizes charity, family, and civic virtue.
A brief column notes friction over looming bills and a secretary addressed as Ms raising debate about whether it signals female autonomy or typist confusion. The item touches gender norms and workplace language in a satirical tone.
The article praises the Postal Service for their holiday efforts to move Christmas mail despite slower service and rising costs. It specifically thanks Postmaster Oliver Herrick and his team for their continued dedication and extended effort during the busy season.
President Nixon's energy experts identify numerous inefficiencies in offices, homes, and industry. From varied building designs to leaky furnaces and inadequate insulation, wasteful energy use persists due to neglect, poor regulation, and cost-driven design choices. Correcting these points could ease the fuel crisis.
Opinions urge acting to head off a shortage by restricting lighting for ads decoration and sports events. The California Public Utilities Commission proposes a statewide energy czar approval for new hookups and limits residential use to 90 percent of 1972 levels.
The snippet presents subscription rates for an Austin Minnesota paper, listing by mail zones and prices, and features a thoughtful quotation from Jean Paul Richter. It ends with a humorous Yankee Stadium anecdote and a sobering note on the cost of littering in Iowa from local papers.
Two games are slated this week at Shaw gym the Hormel Guards vs Merchants on Tuesday and the Tar Heels vsWonder Bar on Thursday. Carl J Fox pays a $6126 bonus to Fox Ballrooms staff marking eighth straight year of bonuses. Board of Education rejects 10 acre Plymouth Ave site unless Austin Cemetery Assn agrees by Jan 2 not to use land west of Highway 218 for burial. Edith Chandler receives Christmas gift from Meth odist Church Sunday school classes. Earl Battey Twins catcher to speak at Winter conclave banquet in Waseca. Roger A Christianson Blooming Prairie named assistant to Robert Most at Lutheran Brotherhood Minneapolis.
Dalton Smith outlines how Series E US Savings Bonds work with a 6 percent yield when held to maturity. He compares growth to simple bank accounts, notes the need for discipline with payroll deduction, and explains how early redemption reduces returns.
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