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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1975
Page
9
Francis Ford Coppola, Oscar winning producer of The Godfather films, was named Alumnus of the Year by UCLA. He earned a master’s in motion pictures from UCLA in 1967 after beginning studies in 1960 following his undergraduate work at Hofstra University.
Legal notice to defendants in land title registration case in Mower County Minnesota. Applicants Kellogg Haverstein and Strom seek to register described property in Austin with multiple named parties and unknowns. Court summons require answer within 20 days. clerk Joseph W. Morgan issues the notice on April 9 1975.
Minneapolis AP reports legislative pay increases to be debated in summer hearings and brought to the 1976 session. Senate leaders outline July hearings on administrative pay, August for judges, and September for legislative salaries. Coleman backs increases to retain part time lawmakers while O Neal opposes raises and favors part time service. Coleman also hints at possible changes to the Labor and Commerce Committee leadership to shift its stance.
Deputy Attorney General Harold R. Tyler Jr says top Justice Department leaders aim to tighten oversight of the Drug Enforcement Administration after corruption allegations. Henry Dogin becomes acting DEA administrator replacing John Bartels as Ford seeks a permanent head, with modest structural changes anticipated once a new administrator is in place.
RCA chairman Robert Sarnoff warned that America’s lead in basic science is waning and risks a technology gap. He cited a government rift and low public awareness as factors and noted R D spending fell from 3 percent of GNP in 1965 to 2.2 percent last year during a USC commencement address.
President Ford's 19 year old son Steve will spend four days starting June 14 at San Diego Country Estate taking rodeo lessons from former star Casey Tibbs. He will learn wrestling steers busting broncs and rope calves during the summer visit.
The Common Council declares a public hearing is necessary to consider Housing and Redevelopment Authority of Austin plan approval for Redevelopment Project Plan No 2 to clear land for a dental office. The hearing is set for June 6, 1975 at 8 PM in the Municipal Building Council Chambers, Austin Minnesota.
Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz said a grain inspection scandal could lead to federal take over of grain inspections though no administration decision yet. A possible option would grant the federal government the same inspection role now held for meat, with state and federal inspectors handling quality and sanitation.
A Northern States Power official asked the Minnesota Public Service Commission to extend hearings this year on NSPs electric rate increase. The official proposed using the latest 1975 actual electric sales in the decision and discussed growth forecasts through 1977 amid the recession.
In Ethiopia and Somalia months of drought killed tens of thousands and decimated livestock. Rain offered hope for recovery but aid officials warn it will take years and millions to restore pasture. Thousands seek relief in camps as governments push nomads toward farming.
Dr. Benjamin W. Lyne, 48, former chief pathologist at Midway and Mounds Park Hospitals in St. Paul, indicted by a federal grand jury on ten counts of obtaining narcotics by fraud and misrepresentation. He allegedly prescribed drugs for his father after the father’s death and faces federal penalties up to 30,000 dollars fine and four years in prison, plus a separate third degree murder indictment in Minne tonka.
Hugh C. Tosteson of Puerto Rico won the 48th National Spelling Bee spelling incisor correctly rosteson in the finals. He represented the San Juan Star and defeated Mark Ogle of Indianapolis who misspelled brilliantine. Hugh earned a trophy and $1,000 in the Scripps Howard sponsored event.
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