State highway map issued for 1972 planning and travel
The 1972 official Minnesota highway map is now available. It features a night image of the State Capitol and details all trunk and interstate highways as of July 1, 1972 with rest areas and travel information. Copies total 1.3 million, offered through district maintenance offices, chambers of commerce, information centers, and the State Highway Dept. office in St Paul.
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State Capitol
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Minnesota
U.S
State Highway Dept
Chambers of Commerce
Moorhead
Dresbach
Office of Public Information
State
St. Paul
Word to the wise for New Year driving safety
Minnesota warns Austin area motorists that 15 to 20 may die during the 78 hour New Year weekend from 6 p.m. today to Sunday. High weather risk and holiday drinking raise DWI penalties. 0.10 per cent blood alcohol is now illegal to drive, with fines up to 300 dollars and possible jail and license revocation. Coronors tests show 84 percent of fatal drinkers at or above 0.10. Don’t drink and drive.
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Austin
Minnesota
Minnesota Safety Council
Bowling in Russia signals Kremlin interest and US profit
The first Moscow bowling alley, planned to have 24 lanes with automatic pinsetters and funded by Brunswick, is set to open next July. The project follows a Soviet exhibition in Gorki Park that drew 40,000 visitors in three weeks and wide coverage, reflecting Kremlin approval of the sport. Business International notes Western firms face a state trading system in the USSR, requiring new marketing tactics and patience for potential long term gains.
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United States
Soviet Union
Russias
Moscow
Brunswick Corp
Gorki Park
Russia
Kremlin
Brunswick
Business International
Geneva
Switzerland
U.S.S.R
State Department
Don Oakley
Dollar Devaluation Outlined by Pioneer Press
The piece explains that the dollar’s devaluation affects international value and trade more than domestic prices. It notes that Americans will see little change in daily purchases while some imports rise and US exports could gain. It also cites Nixon and Pompidou as key figures in the debate and notes France’s opposition.
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Nixon
United States
Pompidou
France
America
St. Paul
Editorial Quotation and Church Message Notice
A daily Austin Minnesota publication prints a quotation from Hosea 12 5 6 and a German novelist Jean Paul Richter reflection on finding God in the heart The notice provides mailing addresses subscription rates and delivery options for home and rural delivery within 50 miles and military mail abroad with payment required in advance
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Jean Paul Richter
Austin
Minn
U.S
United States
A.P.O
F.P.O
P. Ooo
Woodson School kids boost Christmas Seals sales
Woodson School students led by captains Delbert Swatosh and Connie Baxter split into two teams and raised $12.75. The Brownsdale Conservation Club will stage its second annual holiday trapshoot tomorrow at the club range north of Brownsdale on Hwy 56 starting 9 a.m. Gene Autry and an all star cast plan a benefit appearance in Austin for Junior College funds. L. L. Harber was elected president of the Austin Board of Realtors, with C. E. Braden and Betty Mohn also in office. The Oakland 4H Club held a Christmas party with reports on a trip to Chicago and a 50 cent basket donation for a needy family.
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Woodson School
Austin
Delbert Swatosh
Connie Baxter
Brownsdale Conservation Club
Brownsdale
Hwy
Austin First National
Gene Autry
Austin Junior College
L. L. Harber
Austin Board of Realtors
L. M. Flannery
C. E
Nick) Braden
Betty Mohn
Oakland
Karen Cotter
Francis Lightly
Chicago
Pay Board Divisions Highlight Looming Labor Clash
Washington report notes a near unanimous consent to raise Salvation Army officer pay while internal Pay Board tensions flare over wages and executive compensation for about 80 million Americans. The Jan. 4 meeting will show if labor members stay or quit as aerospace unions press for increases for 200000 workers.
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Washington
Salvation Army
Meany
Floyd ‘Red’ Smith
Leonard Woodcock
Ade” Abel
Steel
Cost of Living Council
Aerospace
Labor
Labor Board Pay Rise Clash Over Aerospace Contracts
A Pay Board hearing centers on aerospace wage increases with board members split between 7 and 10 percent, while labor chiefs push 12 percent. Public and business members resist beyond 8.6 percent, setting a hard 7 percent cap after March 31, 1972, shaping next year’s pact approvals and potential strikes.
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Red Smith
Woodcock
Today in History highlights from 1853 to recent events
On this date in 1853 the Gadsden Purchase added 45 000 square miles to the United States in present day New Mexico and Arizona. Other notable items include Kipling's birth in 1865 and the Iroquois Theater fire in 1903.
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Associated Press
United States
Mexico
New Mexico
Arizona
Rudyard Kipling
Bombay
India
Chicago
Revolutionary Provisional Assembly
China
Sun Yat-sen
Mexico draws U.S. investors to Telmex stocks and 16.9 percent yields
U.S. investors increasingly seek Mexico as an investment with Telmex stock leading the way. Deferred-dividend issues offer high potential returns with discounts to par, while the peso and stable inflation support appeal. The Mexican Investor cautions diligence and notes procedures for custodial accounts.
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Telefonos de México
At&t
Telmex
U.S
Mexico
SEC
Mexico City
Belsa
FYI
D.F
Dissatisfaction at High Levels Over U S Military leadership
A wartime U S Senate and Nixon advisers voice concern over civilian control of the military. Packard’s resignation reflects friction with top brass, and critics fault military information flows, leadership style, and a fixation on new weapons. The article labels advisers as hawks and anti communist.
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Washington
NEA
Nixon
U.S
State Department
Defense Department
U.S. Senate
Pentagon
Defense
David Packard
Packard
McNamara
Vietnam
Defensemin
NEA report shows fewer teacher strikes in 1970 71
The Nation al Education Assn NEA counted 130 teacher strikes in the 1970 71 school year affecting 89 651 people and lasting 717 217 man days. This compares with 181 strikes in 1969 70 involving 118 636 people and 911 032 man days.
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The
National Education Assn
NEA
Quiz Q and A on Bible, bugle calls, midnight sun, trees
The Q A set covers who wrote the Pentateuch, whether Taps is a song, the meaning of midnight sun, and the tallest tree. It notes Moses tradition for the first five books, and cites the Howard Libby redwood at 367.6 feet in Humboldt County California.
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Howard Libbey
Redwood Creek
Humboldt County
Calif
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Austin Daily Herald
U.S.S.A
2Nd St. N.E
J. Knox Dye
Thomas J. Keeck
By Victor Riesel
Holt
Boldt
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Teamsters
Frank Fitzsimmons
International Assn. of
Auto Union
Neil H. Jacoby
Stonewall
Virgo Day
Band of Business
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Michael
Romania
John F. Kennedy
Pakistan
Wooton
Acapulco
Wall Street
Ray Cromley
Moses
Arctic
Antarctic
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