02 Feb 1970
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1970
Page
1
President Nixon unveiled a 1971 budget totaling 200.8 billion with a 1.3 billion surplus dependent on Congress cooperation. He cut defense and domestic programs, squeezed space funding, and proposed revenue boosts including user charges and stockpile sales, while stressing human resources and anti pollution priorities.
Allied forces said they killed more than 400 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops over the weekend, with 21 Americans and 20 South Vietnamese dead and hundreds wounded. The action centered along the Da Nang coastal lowlands and Central Highlands ahead of Tet cease fire.
President Nixon tells Congress reform guides his administration and shifts priorities. He notes defense will take 36 to 37 percent of the next budget, down from 41 percent, as human resource programs rise in share. Income taxes, Social Security, excise, estate and other taxes fund the rest.
The Supreme Court rules 7-0 to approve the merger of Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads. The new entity, Great Northern Pacific & Burlington, will hold about $2.8 billion in assets and over 26,500 miles of track from Chicago to Seattle and from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico. The Justice Department challenged the deal but was overruled.
The LEAA will distribute 30 million dollars over five months to 112 cities, including the 69 largest, to fund crime control efforts. A $10 million fund may award 60 to 90 grants of up to 250 thousand dollars to large cities and 150 thousand to others, for street crime, narcotics, organized crime, and police community programs. An additional $20 million supports broader criminal justice program development, with police improvement receiving the largest share at about 4.75 million.
A 10 day court ordered postponement sought to avert a US rail shutdown with unions and railroads negotiating. GE sees tentative acceptance of 61 cents an hour for 40 months as 14 unions end a 100 day strike in 133 cities. National Airlines talks resume after a strike costs the carrier millions daily. Tugboat crews in New York strike, demanding double pay and pension gains. Punxsutawney Phil failed to emerge, signaling early spring, unlike Austin where the groundhog saw his shadow.
The Supreme Court rejected Rep. Adam Clayton Powell’s bid to recover $55,000 in congressional pay after he was excluded from the 90th Congress. Other items note U.S. demands expulsion explanation from Nigeria over a relief adviser, West Germany’s planned pipe sales to the Soviet Union, and $979 per person as the average share of the new federal budget.
Senate begins opening debate on a bill to boost federal outlays for city mass transit projects. The measure would authorize contracts up to 3.1 billion with strict outlay limits, two thirds federal funding, and disbursement paced over five years amid inflation concerns.
A senior resident questions why sidewalks aren’t cleaned on warm weekends and asks what happened to the city ordinance. He worries about staying safe once he can no longer drive and fears a fall or broken bones.
A southeastern Minnesota man, John F. Heim, 25, of St. Charles, was killed when his car collided head on with a semitrailer on Highway 14 in Lewiston. The truck driver, Robert Abernathy, 31, of Shawnee Mission, Kansas, escaped injury. The state road toll rose to 41 for 1970.
The page plan lists Editorials for page four Market news on page five Women's P Aree News on page ten Classifieds on pages twelve and thirteen Sports on pages eight and nine Comic on page eleven and age six seven sections outline.
Chet Huntley announced he will reveal details of his anticipated departure from the Huntley Brinkley NBC program on February 16 from Helena Montana. He described his resort project near Bozeman as in the final stages of planning and spoke during a visit to the Twin Cities.
In Minneapolis 12500 members of Teamsters Local 1145 voted to approve a new three year contract with Honeywell. The deal includes a 30 cent across the board raise now and 25 cents on February 1 1971 plus 54 percent approval and potential reopeners for the third year. Additional raises range from 1 to 12 cents in immediate grades and 1 to 6 cents next year.
Mostly fair and very cold tonight then partly cloudy Tuesday with a slight rise in afternoon temperatures. High today 5 to 6 above, low tonight 15 to 25 below, northwesterly winds diminishing tonight.
Washington officials pressed for a settlement between industry and union negotiators to avert a court-ordered cooling off period’s end next week. The talks followed a near nationwide shutdown threat after four shopcraft unions and Union Pacific clashed over wages and rules, with a 10 day postponement granted by Judge Sirica to seek a voluntary settlement.
A pleasant apartment was rented within two days after being advertised in the classified section of this paper.
Unfurnished three room apartment on Main Street with one bath. Living room is described as carpeted. Refrigerator stove and heat included. For adults only. Contact via phone listed as xXxx-Xxxx.
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