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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1973
Page
4
The Pace section notes two fatal accidents in Mower County in the week, with 11 traffic deaths this year and cycle toward Christmas. It urges driver education, enforcement of speed and drinking laws, and careful motoring to reduce fatalities.
A legal rule limits coverage for damage caused by a fire that is burning in its intended place. Examples include cigars in a box and fires in a fireplace. Damages from fires that escape their intended area may be covered, as when embers ignite draperies. Written by Will Bernard in a public service feature.
Mrs. Donald Beckmann of 701 13th Ave SW writes to the Herald's People’s Forum questioning a local leash law after a German Shepherd harassed children at Skinner's Hill and a neighbor’s French poodle was severely mauled. She argues owners must accept pet responsibilities.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy is seen as the central force for Democratic fundraising and campaign support in 1974. He plans early trail appearances to aid candidates, while weighing 1976 presidential prospects amid various negatives.
A witty jab about neighbors and relatives surfaces as holidays approach. A neighbor nicknamed Rudolph the Red Nosed is teased for nibbling holiday treats while the boss allegedly targets workers. The piece riffs on social slights and feisty feasts.
Questions and answers explain the new Federal Supplemental Security Income program replacing certain federal state grants for the aged blind and disabled. It covers eligibility assets monthly maximums up to 130 for individuals and 195 for couples and notes earnings implications and automatic transitions. Contact details for prompt weekday replies are provided.
Editor Becky Gordon recalls Gordon Lanning, longtime science teacher and nature lover, praised for sparking curiosity in grade school students during arboretum visits. The tribute notes his quiet charm, humor, and ability to inspire appreciation for nature.
The Labor Department foresees U S employment rising more than 20 percent by 1985 with nearly 2 trillion dollars in output annually but warns of slower growth in the 1980s around 3.2 percent per year and a real disposable income rise of about 2.3 percent after 1980. It also notes a potential oversupply of about 140,000 college graduates yearly in the early 1980s. The outlook was set before the energy crisis.
The Alfred I. duPont-Columbia survey credits Watergate with raising TV journalism quality, credibility and public television's role, yet many Americans doubt media credibility. The White House cites lack of staff to cooperate, while a verse from Luke and a Minnesotan column touch on public trust and civic propriety.
Rural war production training classes in construction and repair of farm machinery will be held in Austin for adult farmers starting Tuesday Dec 28. Classes run Tuesday through Friday weekly in J W Remker's blacksmith shop. Nelson's Grocery ad promotes turkey 49¢ lb beef roast 30c lb pork roast 25¢ lb sugar 10 lb bag 6c raisins 2 lb bag 26c eggs 42c dozen. 20 years ago Pvt and Mrs Joseph Dolan returned from Freeport Me for a 15 day furlough at Pvt Dolan's parents home 1810 Collins Miss Kathlene Weiland returned to Salt Lake City to be a medical technician after visiting her parents John and Mrs Weiland 300 S Greenwich A C Johnson 109 12th St NE learned he won a Corvair car from Sterling Merchants Assn as part of Yule shopping promotion.
The library highlights its new subscription to Film Information from the National Council of Churches, offering capsule film details with ratings, credits, and comments. It also previews several new books including Camera and Lens by Ansel Adams, Places by James Morris, Cosell by Howard Cosell, The Lion of England by Margaret Butler, The Midnight Dancers by Anne Marbury, and The Notch on the Knife by William Haggard, with brief descriptions of each work and author notes.
The remarks span Archbishop leronymos cutting off Athens radio after personal attacks, Nixon era tax law defenses by Ford, and praise for Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz at an American Meat Institute event in Chicago. The mix highlights political accountability, religious leadership pressure, and agricultural policy debate.
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