21 Jan 1975
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1975
Page
1
A blast at an aluminum plant in Yao City Japan injures 18 workers on Monday. The incident was photographed by Takao.
The 1974 annual inflation rate reached 12.2 percent, the highest since 1946 and the worst in peacetime on record. December prices rose seven tenths, while wholesale prices declined in recent months. Energy taxes proposed by Ford could raise inflation again this year.
Austin officials press Minnesota legislature to place all future police and fire hires under the PERA Public Safety Plan amid concerns about rising pension costs. The council also weighs a 75 25 cost split for Turtle Creek pedestrian bridge and other budget, public safety, and staffing measures.
Attorney General Warren Spannaus rules Austin may issue a 3.2 beer license for the Riverside Arena despite a Salvation Army challenge to proximity rules. City officials said the ordinance allows the city to interpret the rule and grant the license. Also notes former aide Thomas Mattson and related Watergate figure G Gordon Liddy departing U.S. District Court after a prison term order.
University of Minnesota economist Dr. Francis Boddy told the House Tax Committee that state revenue projections may be too low and that actual funds could exceed estimates. He estimated two fiscal years’ tax revenue at about 350 million dollars above the Revenue Department forecast.
A joint city county committee reviewed construction delays for the City County enforcement center. Police Chief Nelson warned Feb 1, 1975 completion may slip amid halted work and late shipments from suppliers, with a plan for a new meeting and dispatcher job postings pending city council action.
Austin Police Chief Robert Nelson announced the snow removal order starts at 2 p.m. today and lasts 72 hours. Parking is banned in business districts 1 to 8 a.m. with midtown, Sterling Shopping Center, Hormel Plant area, and Fast Side affected. Residential areas permit parking only on even days on even sides and odd days on odd sides from 8 a.m. to 8 a.m.
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The City Council discussed hospital area parking during reconstruction and no parking tickets issued to emergency visitors. Police will void tickets with proof of emergency use, while officials push for publicity on rear emergency stalls to ease congestion and aid clear enforcement.
The Cypriot tanker Lucky Era exploded and caught fire off the Bahama Islands. Two crew members are missing and feared dead while two critically injured were airlifted to Miami, and thirty two others evacuated to a Russian ship. Captain Telif EmanuaI refused to abandon the burning vessel.
A white female dog taken from a farm yard was recovered after a want ad ran in the lost and found section for two days. The couple credited fast action to the ad and urged others to call 433-6851 to place similar notices.
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