Herald Opinion Page Reflects 85 Years Of Local Service
The Austin Daily Herald marks 85 years as a Southern Minnesota and North Iowa newspaper serving agriculture, labor, and industry with impartial coverage. The opinion section outlines a tradition of fair reporting and devotion to community interests.
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the Herald
Minnesota
Iowa
Austin Daily Herald
2Nd St. N.E
Austin
Edmund E. Smith
Thomas J. Koeck
Catastrophe study notes decline in deaths since 1941
A Metropolitan Life Insurance Co study finds 4 393 US catastrophes from 1941 to 1975 causing 45 117 deaths. Fires and explosions top fatalities at 12 100, followed by motor vehicle, natural, and civilian air catastrophes. More than half of deaths occurred in five to nine casualty events.
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Beverly Hills
Southgate
Canary Islands
Statistical Bureau of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
United States
Kent State survey finds students distrust big business
A survey of over 500 Kent State undergraduates shows 50 percent rate large companies as least trusted among 14 institutions. Professor Logelin notes widespread misperceptions about profits and urges campus based public education to bridge the gap and counter 50 years of a detached business image.
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Kent State University
Edward C. Gelin
Logelin
Imor
Kent
Colleges of Education
Lance pressures Carter on Pentagon overspending control
In a May 16 1977 memo Lance urged President Carter to pressure top defense leaders to curb overspending. He cited Army electronic equipment overages, engineers cost overruns and data processor budget excesses, noting disciplinary actions were minor. He warned of systemic defense financial mismanagement since 1963 costing taxpayers hundreds of millions.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Bert Lance
Georgia
Pentagon
Lance
Carter
Defense
Harold Brown
Oval Office
Brown
Army
Army Engineers
Defense Department
Department of Defense
Raw milk bill stalls in Iowa House committee
A bill to legalize certified raw milk sale in Iowa sits in the House Agriculture Committee while the current law permits only pasteurized milk. Advocates argue raw milk is as safe and healthier, urging consumer choice amid a push for updated standards and a possible hearing in future sessions.
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Paul
Pete’’ McCloskey
Calif
Richard Nixon
Consumer Protection Agency
White House
Esther Peterson
McCloskey
Ralph Nader
Nader
Ralph
Iowa
House Agriculture Committee
Medical Milk Commission
Banowetz
Preston
Jackson County
Robert Lounsberry
Manowetz
Lounsberry
Lounsberry’s Department
Scott Newhard
Anamosa
Senate
Des Moines Register
Today in History June 4 1977 glimpse
Entries recall events from a decade and more ago: 1967 Marines in South Vietnam claim a lopsided victory over a Communist regiment with 474 enemy killed and 54 Marine fatalities. 1972 American planes strike a major fuel depot near Haiphong. 1976 United States opposes PLO participation at a 132 nation World Employment Conference.
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U.S
South Vietnam
Haiphong
North Vietnam
United States
Palestine Liberation Organization
Mower County Humane Society seeks support and volunteers
Jack Harrison, president, explains the Mower County Humane Society serves Austin and area with 150 members, three local veterinarians, and a 15 member board. The group lacks a shelter, relies on dues of 3 dollars and donations, funds emergency care, fosters, and community education, and invites new members and tax deductible gifts via Box 293.
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Humane Society
the Herald
Law Enforcement Center
Austin Daily Herald
Mower County Humane Society
Jack Harrison
Social Security Q and A on SSI and Medicare guidance
Publicized Q and A from the Austin Social Security Office covers SSI eligibility for group homes, resource exclusions for home and car, SSI for blind or disabled individuals, Medicare coverage limits for routine exams, and nursing facility care after hospitalization. It also provides local office phone numbers for prompt weekday replies.
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Austin
SSI
Social Security Office
Medicare
Medicare Hospital
Albert Lea
Owatonna
Pirate themed summer reading program for children
Guest columnist Joan Urlich promotes a pirate themed summer reading program at the public library with a map treasure chests and free popcorn movie. Readers may complete 17 books drawn from fiction and non fiction titles about pirates including Lucas Gaud Marie Ange and Long John Silver narratives and biographies like Captain Kidd Lafitte and women pirates portrayed in Piratess in Petticoats.
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Joan Urlich
Fantastic Brother
Rene Guillot
Lucas Gaud
Comte de Lieue
Marie Ange
Lucas
Africa
France
Flint’s Island
Leonard Wibberley
Treasure Island
Wibberley
Flint
Long John Silver
New England
Jane
Long John
Sid Fleischmann
Gentleman Jack
Oliver Finch
Oliver
Captain Kid
A.B.C. Whipple
Captain Kidd
Indian Ocean
New York
Pirate Lafitte
New Orleans
Robert Tallant
Jean Lafitte
Lafitte
Jane H. Yolen
Mary Reade
Anne Bonney
Calico Jack Rackham
Fanny Campbell
Madame Ching
China Seas
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GAO
General Accounting Office
Not Hills
Sout
Austin Fire Dept
Lone 'S
Minn
A.P.O
F.P.O
Mower County Saddle Club
Douglas Low
Sidney Heiney
Lorraine Low
Bill la Due
Austin Packer
Sheldon Hess
Ron Farrell
Ken Smalley
Jim Baldwin
Equal Employment Opportunity
Berrys World
Howard Hunt
People's Forum
Barbara Caron
Austin Public Library
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