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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1973
Page
2
A compilation lists births, adoptions, and marriages with names and ages in Austin and surrounding towns. It includes a June 5 birth, a 42 month old adoption, and several prospective marriages with ages and locations. Funeral notices and obituaries are noted for Keil and Mithuen, with service details.
City council discussed starting a long awaited plan with student help for lard usage maps and planned meetings for a Webster School girls recreation facility. They approved funds for disaster supplies for the Austin Fire Dept and explored mobile home storm shelters. A liquor license suspension for selling to a minor was approved. Youth employment programs and flood damage claims were addressed along with an arts and crafts project at Shaw School led by teachers and principals.
The Austin City Council approved amending the city code to restrict pools in residential areas to accessory use only, require 10 feet from property lines, 20 feet for pumps and heaters, and a five foot wall or fence to prevent child access. Objection from Tom Kough, who runs a home swimming school, argued it would end his business and affect workers. City and Alderman discussions suggested possible use of Ellis Pool or moving operations to a commercial area, with cost concerns noted.
Government reinforcements rush to the Mekong Delta after the bloodiest clashes since the cease-fire. Viet Cong attacked near Cai Lay and the Plain of Reeds, with 59 enemy dead and 43 killed on the government side reported, as U S planes observe Cambodian operations nearby.
Richard C. Jackson, 53, of Pelican Rapids, pleaded guilty to passing counterfeit money after authorities say he printed about $16,000 of fake bills while an inmate at Stillwater Prison. The guilty plea concerns a bogus bill passed in a Moorhead bookstore in March.
A 70 man Japanese search team found that 37 WWII soldiers who stayed on San Jorge Island in 1942 were probably killed in three incidents. Local coast watchers and ex officials implicated irregulars of the British Solomon Islands Defense Force in the killings on Santa Isabel and New Georgia, with at least 25 dead in one incident. The team will stay until June 12 to seek further evidence.
A buff and black male shepherd puppy with no collar was found on the 600 block of SE Drive Sunday afternoon and can be claimed by calling the pound master at 433-3401. The ARC meeting is now set for Monday June 1 at 8 p.m. at Oak Grove Center, not June 12 as earlier announced.
Two Austin men, David McLaughlin and Rodney Humker, both 26, were arraigned in Fillmore County Court on possession of a controlled substance and pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of disorderly conduct. They were fined $250 each. A juvenile Spring Valley girl was released to her parents. The men were arrested after a routine car check 10 miles south of Spring Valley. They were represented by Preston attorney Robert R. Benson.
Danial Slack, 14, was in a collision with a car driven by Robert Kocik on Oakland Ave at 3 15 p m Monday. Slack sustained minor injuries and was not hospitalized as damage totaled 95 dollars between a bicycle saxophone case and the car.
Special recognition was given to 19 graduates at Crane Community Chapel during two Morning Worship Services on Sunday June 3. Names include Jackie Case Don Classon Sandy Flatten Dwight Fredrick Chere Gallaher Debbie Grover Cathy Hodges Cindy Howe Janet Huff Sandy Jacobson Diane Lovlein Bev Miller Sue Oldenburg David Ostrander Craig Reiswig Doran Schroeder Craig Stanton A 1 C Wayne Tuttle Randy Wolfe. Pastor Joe Matt delivered a timely message and, with Pastor Dave Matt, presented each graduate with a copy of Living Light daily devotional.
Kathy Larson daughter of Warren and Mrs. Plunkett of 309 21st St SW Austin and Andrea Hagen daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Hagen of 301 22nd St SW will attend the Concordia College German Language Village this summer in Minnesota.
USDA cattle news shows 3,500 head at South St. Paul with moderate demand and steady prices. Slaughter steers mostly 46 to 47.50 per hundredweight with heavy loads at 1,143 pounds. Heifers 44.50 to 46.00 for mixed high grades, cows 31.5 to 35, bulls 38 to 42.5, and cutters 31.5 to 38. Demand varies by weight and grade across slaughter and dealer categories.
Market brief notes 11 a.m. stock prices with General Motors advancing amid mixed gains across key sectors. Investors watch automotive outputs and energy shares as trading continues.
A breakfast kickoff for Minnesota private college fund drive was held at the College of St. Theresa in Winona. Proceeds will be distributed to the 15 private colleges in the state.
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