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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1967
Page
4
Minnesota adopts a sales and excise tax to curb state and local spending. The measure reduces reliance on property taxes and excludes groceries clothing gasoline prescriptions and health aids. Tax will attract revenue from tourists while not harming new industry prospects.
The piece argues the United States spends billions on the space program while debating military and social spending. It notes the Senate approved 115.7 million for the Peace Corps and calls the space effort wasteful and excessive.
Defense Department plans a drastic reorganization of the National Guard and Army Reserve, cutting about 1,300 units to boost early deployment and combat readiness. Congress and citizen-soldier officers are expected to oppose, while public judgment on the change remains debatable.
Letters argue that imported beef undercuts local cattlemen who face higher feed and labor costs. A higher tariff could protect producers, spur investment, and boost the economy, while criticizing government foreign aid and advocating stronger support for farmers. The piece also notes unusual insurance stories from Jimmy Durante and other prominent figures.
A Bible verse from James 5 18 and a Joanna Baillie quote are featured in a Thomson Newspapers notice. The page lists Austin Minnesota publishing staff addresses subscriptions and mail rates including zones and delivery options for home and military personnel.
Dr. W S Nettrour leaves Hormel Plant around July 1 to join a Pittsburgh private practice. Beatrice Gavin earns a two year nursing education fellowship in St Louis. Austin High’s 1947 Austinian yearbook assigned to Supt Neveln. Three Mower County nursing graduates from St Marys Rochester: Agnes Duffy Pauline Luksik Thelma Bakken. Ten years ago Raymond Wistreill NSF scholarship recipient among 75 U S high school teachers. Mower County considers a 1 200 000 offer for courthouse square and county jail property.
The piece surveys political jabs over a new Minnesota excise tax with Democrats blasting and conservatives defending citing GOP leverage in veto overrides. It also notes a mix of anecdotes from a Christmas dance 1875 to a TV-era quip about art and life.
Washington based labor briefing notes 72 year old George Meany naming Paul Hall head of the Seafarers International Union as a likely successor to Walter Reuther. Hall, famed for aggressive targeting, aims to concentrate organizing in tough markets like Los Angeles and Orange Counties.
The report notes a unionization effort by Combined Divisions, organizing 94,930 workers in counties and planning expansion under NOW HALL. It warns of strife as leadership seeks to spread the model nationwide, with a strong figure backed by a loyal ally. Distributed 1967 by The Hall Syndicate Inc.
The Guarnerius violin is rarer than the Stradivaris with about 155 Guarnerius instruments versus over 1,000 Stradivaris. This reflects the scarcity of the Guarneri family compared with Stradivari.
Don Oakley argues the so called Sexual Revolution is overstated. He notes limited shifts in premarital relations and enduring double standards while lingering Victorian attitudes persist. He suggests true revolution requires widespread, unspoken comfort with sex rather than talk.
A June tassel shift at graduation signals urgency to find work, nudging graduates toward debt and risky lending traps. The piece, by Aileen Snoddy, discusses how this rite of passage can trigger financial pressures and lead to problematic borrowing.
AP roundup marks events on June 5 across years. Notable items include the 1904 start of the World War II battle in France, Grant’s 1872 GOP nomination, Sherman’s 1884 telegram, 1917 WWI draft registrations, 1944 Tiber crossing in Italy, Marshall’s 1947 plan, 1961 Supreme Court ruling on the Communist party, Eisenhower nuclear test remark, Cyprus president Makarios visit, and Eugene Cernan space walk. Also financial advice notes on loans and credit protection.
In Congress testimony McNamara aides argued the slow sales to Israel were to avoid upsetting the Middle East balance while the Soviets boosted arms to Egypt and Syria. They warn a stronger U S defense could prompt a race and question if restraint truly prevented danger.
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