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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1966
Page
4
A Minnesota row about HOPE a proposed Home Owners Protection Effort pushes for a constitutional cap on real estate tax at 2 percent of market value. The piece notes tax burden rise due to high costs of government and schools and warns replacing taxes may require a new sales tax.
Artificially created Silver Lake in Rochester, built at a cost of several hundred thousand dollars, is now being flooded. Trains rerouted after a Rock Island freight derailment at Northfield blocked Milwaukee Road service between Austin and the Twin Cities. The Mower County Soil Conservation District shifts focus next year from individual drainage to watershed area drainage and erosion control. Celestin Benny and Myrna Aguigui, visiting Austin from Guam, study in Chicago with the Randahls. Elmer N. Anderson resigns as Hormel Co service division superintendent for ill health effective Jan 1. 135 women will compose 1937 state legislatures in 34 states per the National League of Women Voters.
A New York department store list shows odd gifts including a moon time Swiss watch, a French pop singer’s weight in mustard, a battery belly-button warmer, and a Lima Peru raffle prize of appendix removal. Other items include a White Cliffs of Dover chunk, a chopped liver platter, and a canned scream, reflecting playful holiday curios.
Washington analysis notes Hoffa faces three sentences totaling eight years and eight months with no parole for the first term. Judge Wilson imposed consecutive four year terms making early release unlikely. The piece argues Hoffa could await parole only after serving both primary terms.
Berry's World notes Hoffa must serve part of a five year term and cannot be concurrent with others in different cities. He faces eight years and eight months after time off for good behavior. The piece criticizes Fitzsimmons' future, cites Einar Mohn and Teamsters power dynamics, and predicts internal moves within the union and trucking interests.
President Sukarno derides talk of new or old order saying there is no order in Indonesia. The clash between Sukarno and Gen. Suharto dominates politics as rivals maneuver to control the country and remove Sukarno if possible. The struggle, with many officials tied to Sukarno, shows renewed momentum after a period of quiet.
Bruce Biossat writes that late 1966 Washington feels gray to black with helplessness over home and world issues. Johnson, though healthy, is grumpy and under heavy criticism. Great Society programs struggle from paper promises to real access, as officials and governors lament misapplied benefits and unmanageable projects. A mood of near governability failure pervades the capital.
The New York Times poll shows nearly half of Democratic leaders doubt Johnson as 1968 renomination candidate. Critics call for reexamination of Great Society, foreign aid, and draft. Mike Mansfield urges Senate to challenge Johnson power as budget and policy messages approach.
The Austin Adult Community School invites enrollment for its winter term. It offers high school credit courses, vocational classes, and junior college and state college courses. Adults may upgrade skills, pursue personal learning, or take up a hobby. Night Life That Pays reflects the program as registration opens.
Opinions split on cattle population control as India seeks to curb both herd growth and human population amid famine. Officials promote use of IUD adapted for cows, with Wisconsin experts assisting, while villagers resist changes to traditional practices and illiteracy hinders outreach.
The page contains a quotation crediting Madame Curie and a Bible verse, followed by a publisher notice for Thomson Newspapers. It lists the Austin Minnesota office details, address, and subscription rates for various delivery zones and time periods, including mail and carrier options.
On this date events include Texas joining the Union in 1845 and Andrew Johnson’s birth in 1808. Manila’s defense in 1941, Nazi pressure during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944, Suez Canal clearance by UN crews in 1956, De Gaulle on Algeria in 1961, and U S peace talks with North Vietnam in 1965.
A 1972 vision of North Texas Regional Airport as a monumental hub. Dallas and Fort Worth leaders hire a New York consultant to build a six-runway, multi level complex with 100 gates and a people mover. Construction would cost 216.7 million dollars funded by revenue bonds and be paid off by 2000.
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