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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1971
Page
4
The Minnesota Highway Dept reports 442000 spent last year to remove highway litter. Littering wastes funds and labor that could fix roads. Motorists should use litterbags and dump trash in rest area receptacles to protect Minnesota and save money. Don’t be a litterbug.
Osage in Mitchell County increased its 1960s population by 1.7 percent reaching 3815 as Mon-Ray, a Minneapolis aluminum window maker, announced a new plant. Full operation could hire 100 workers and create 64 service jobs per 100 manufacturing jobs, boosting the region and signaling future growth.
The Peace Corps reaches its 10th year amid waning recruitment and calls for its return to home nations. Under director Joseph Blatchford the corps shifted to recruit skilled workers, allowed families to serve, and anticipates 26 000 applications. The 10th anniversary will be its last as an independent agency as it moves under a centralized Action Corps while keeping its international focus.
The Journal of Insurance reports workmen's compensation benefits have more than doubled over 30 years while rate levels grew 16.6 percent. Loss-producing accidents dropped about half due to insurer safety engineering and premium reductions tied to company safety records.
Publication features a quotation on judgment forgiveness and light. The page lists publisher and staff at Austin Minnesota with address and phone and details on home and mail subscription rates and delivery options.
A Kentucky journalist notes growing air travel woes as airline prices rise 6 percent on May 7. He recalls declining stewardess attractiveness and criticizes food and service quality, calling meals tasteless and likening airline catering to hospital food.
Victor Riesel reports left wing labor chiefs regard Jimmy Hoffa as a potent ally who could wield world influence if reelected president of the Teamsters. He notes Hoffa’s ties with Pacific Coast longshoremen and British transport unions and suggests his release could shift labor power nationally and internationally. The piece highlights potential links with UAW chief Leonard Woodcock and broader geopolitical labor dynamics.
A dinner meeting at the Austin hotel at 6:30 aims to form a local Committee to Defend America by Aid to the Allies. Austin councilmen are asked to grant city employees a $35 monthly raise to cope with higher living costs, with a committee exploring financing options. Delinquent personal property taxes exceed $6500 collected by the sheriff, who reports 290 of 291 accounts recovered. The 1961 model car showdown at the Fairgrounds Sunday features over 20 top pro racers including three Minnesotans.
The piece details Ed Partin, Baton Rouge Teamsters Local 5 leader, facing federal antitrust charges and a venue change to Butte. It notes Hoffa’s past testimony, possible recantations, and Partin’s influence, while also discussing airline industry woes and passenger grievances from 1969–1971 with scattered anecdotes.
Ray Cromley discusses limits of air power to stem North Vietnamese supply lines. He cites Mu Gia Pass as emblematic of bombing limits, arguing that long term success may depend on South Vietnamese forces adopting guerrilla tactics with less reliance on U.S. air support and a reduced American withdrawal burden.
On this date in 1942 the naval air battle of Midway began. In 1805 the United States concluded a peace treaty with Tripoli. Ten years ago Kennedy and Khrushchev met in Vienna. Five years ago Kennedy Newport visit to South Africa greeted by opponents of apartheid. One year ago in Cambodia enemy troops overran a town near Phnom Penh but were driven out.
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