12 Feb 1972
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1972
Page
1
Sen George McGovern talked with Jesse Merrill of Hooksett at a Concord shopping center during a campaign stop ahead of New Hampshire’s March 7 presidential primary. Merrill watched as McGovern chatted with his mother and brother.
Longshoremen union leaders from Seattle to San Diego meet in San Francisco to discuss a tentative settlement ending the 127 day dock strike and plan a secret ballot by 13 000 West Coast members. PMA employers will vote next.
U S forces launch a major air assault across South Vietnam with about 200 strikes in northern and central regions. B52 missions total 12, the largest in Vietnam since January 1970, as North Vietnamese troop buildup intensifies near Kontum and the A Shau Valley ahead of Tet.
An apartment owner ran a want ad for a large two bedroom downstairs unit offering utilities refrigerator and stove included at a low rate. The ad ran three days before the apartment was rented. Call in the Herald want ad section at 433 8851 in the afternoons and evenings.
Mrs Earlene Everson wife of Lt Col David Everson a POW shot down over North Vietnam says the issue has become a political football She notes a Humphrey signed petition on troop withdrawal and says only when involvement ends will prisoners be returned She may seek work to keep busy while raising three children.
A Thai official bows in respect during a tropical rain storm as Queen Elizabeth inspects a 15 million dollar reproduction of the country's outstanding buildings in Bangpu Thailand Friday. A background view shows one of the complex buildings.
Lynette Evenson and Joseph Embrickson received Life Saving pins and Certificates of Merit from the Mower County Red Cross for rescuing an eight year old at the Austin YMCA pool on October 9 1971. Evenson dived to surface and began rescue efforts while Embrickson assisted until EMS arrived.
Mostly cloudy tonight and partly cloudy Sunday. Highs near 32 to 35 today and in the 20s on Sunday. Tonight's low around 10 to 16 degrees with near zero chance of precipitation today.
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Life magazine canceled plans to publish excerpts from an alleged Howard Hughes autobiography after concluding the manuscript was a hoax by Clifford Irving. Time Inc dropped the agreement with McGraw Hill, which was reassessing its contract, amid new information from James Phelan.
Rep. Wilbur D. Mills announces he will actively seek the Democratic presidential nomination with Arkansas support and a pledge to campaign in Miami for delegations beyond his home state. He has entered Wisconsin and Nebraska primaries and declined to sign affidavits to remove his name. Secretary Rogers will offer foreign policy briefings to candidates after a winnowing process. Humphrey calls for refined debate on peace moves.
USDA analysis shows consumers paid 21 dollars more for a market basket in 1971 while farmers received only 1 dollar of the rise. Farmers' share dropped to 38 cents per consumer dollar, with middlemen gaining most of the increase.
Richard J. Baker and James M. McConnell ask the Supreme Court to rule Minnesota's ban on homosexual marriages unconstitutional. They contend denial of a marriage license violated liberty property and privacy. The pair, both 29, sued after their 1970 denial in Hennepin County and after a later Mankato license was invalidated.
Minnesota consumer affairs director Shery Chenoweth says many Minneapolis Saint Paul hospitals bill patients for hospitality kits without disclosure, usually 70 cents to 4 dollars. She urges opt in purchases and clear itemization while the Twin City Hospital Association studies changes. hospitals say kits reduce costs but bills mix with general charges.
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