United Fund falls short of goal in Austin
The 1972 Austin United Fund raised 165 065 dollars about 83 percent of the 199 500 target, threatening agency services. A final report by Larry Harris cites lack of community support, warns of agency withdrawals and separate drives if contributions don’t improve. Residents are urged to mail checks to The United Fund, 111 N Main St, Box 22.
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Austin United Fund
Larry Harris
General Drive
United Fund
N. Main St
U.S.-Soviet Hold Up Clears Way for New Embassies
The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to let their own nationals finish interior work on the new embassies in Washington D C and Moscow, ending a decade of negotiations and easing tensions.
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Washington, D.C
U.S
Soviet Union
America
Moscow
Engineers Speak of the Future and Demand for Graduates
The Department of Labor estimates at least 48 000 new engineering graduates are needed each year through the decade. Only 43 000 bachelor degrees in engineering were awarded in 1972. Dr. Vincent S. Haneman of Auburn University argues that individuals societies and governments set technological priorities to meet goals like environment, transportation safety housing and food security.
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U.S. Department of Labor
Wall Street Journal
Vincent S. Haneman
Auburn University
School of Engineering
Fibber McGee Returns to TV For Johnson Wax Glo-Coat
Jim Jordan known as Fibber McGee returns to promote a reformulated Glo-Coat with a TV commercial. The long run with Johnson Wax spanned 1935 to 1950 and left a lasting imprint on radio listeners.
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Jim Jordan
Fibber McGee
America
Fibber and
Molly
Johnson Wax
Fibber-and-Molly
Fibber
Peanut butter preferred lunch protein value over hamburger
The piece argues peanut butter offers better dollar value and fewer impurities for a child's lunch versus hamburger or hot dogs. It notes peanut butter provides protein cost effectively, while acknowledging aflatoxin as a rare concern and reports most brands contain none.
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Winona Daily News
Turn Back the Clock 30 Years Ago in Albert Lea
Ed Carrier was elected president of the Albert Lea and Freeborn County Safety Council. City pound dogs face draft to the Army under selective service rules. Gee A Hormel & Co staffer Harry Sass discussed rate requests with Little West Motor Freight Bureau in St. Paul. Frank Clemas made an 800 mile trip from Leech Lake to Indianapolis with a 250 pound bear. Ice skating rinks and warming houses open today at East Side Lake and Community Park Lagoon per the Park and Recreation Dept.
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Ed Carrier
Albert Lea
Freeborn
Harry Sass
Gee. A. Hormel & Co
Little West Motor Freight Bureau
St. Paul
Frank Clemas
Leech Lake
Indianapolis
Austin Area
North Pole
East Side
Park and Recreation Dept
Auto makers vow to handle complaints with care
The article notes car manufacturers now pledge prompt individualized handling of grievances and even promote customer satisfaction guarantees. Ford aims for no unhappy owners as part of a broader industry shift away from silence and toward responsive service and advertising that backs the claim.
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Detroit
Ford Motor
Chrysler
American Motors
AMC
General Motors
Ttan
Philip E. Benton Jr
Ford
Benton
Volkswagen
Phil Benton
Crippling rail strike looms as unions and Penn Central clash
Washington insiders warn a cashless Penn Central Railroad may face a multi-union strike after New Year. The move could halt Northeast trains, disrupt grain to the Soviets, and push the line toward a cessation of operations, unless court permission delays wage hikes for 1973.
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Washington
Penn Central
Northeast
Houston
Manned Spacecraft Center
Bagatelle
Zeus
General Motors
Transport Workers Union
TWU
Afl-Cio
Mike Quill-Matty Guinan
Penn Central Trustees
United Transportation Union
Ratiroad
George Higgins
Vatican
Congress
Hell
Snowmobiling Park Debate Splits Readers in Austin
Letters to the Herald criticize Todd Park reopening for snowmobiles arguing the Utilities Board's reversal was illogical and biased. A separate note lauds Rev Winslow Wilson's wartime stand for peace, recounting his draft refusal and prison experience.
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The
Herald
Todd Park
Utilities Board
Austin
the Herald
Winslow Wilson
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wis
Dexter
Sandstone
Austin Herald
Timberland
Kissinger
Vietnam
Rev. Wilson
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Jean Paul Richter
2Nd St. N.E
Minnesota
Edmund E. Smith
Thomas J. Koeck
Minn
United States
A.P.O
F.P.O
Topeka
Tell Auto Manufacturers
Robert Cochnar
NEW York
NEA
By Victor Riesel
People’s Forum
Cheryl L. Sargent
11Th St. NW
Robert F. Felber
2Nd Ave
Robert Schiefelbein Garner
Iowa
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