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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1967
Page
2
U S command says fighting in Vietnam dipped to the year’s low with scattered ground skirmishes and limited air strikes. A Navy Crusader jet was lost to ground fire over the North, the pilot rescued in the Tonkin Gulf minutes after splashdown.
In Des Moines a House debate on a bill to pull Iowa’s 15 new area vocational schools and community colleges out of red status opened. The measure would provide about 4.5 million dollars to cover deficits by year end and set rules including eight elected education group members and tuition limits. The bill also targets state aid and board appointments amid ongoing concerns over fiscal management.
The speaker reviews the session's work on insurance laws noting efforts to protect purchasers, the department's frequent amendments, and the need for a trial period to judge impact. An interim commission also completed a recodification of pre-CRH laws for future legislative consideration.
ST. PAUL AP The 1967 Legislature approved more than 90 new appointments for Gov. Harold LeVander including seven judgeships in Hennepin Ramsey and the 10th Judicial District. Major posts cover the Metropolitan Council Pollution Control Agency Police Training Board Human Rights Board Alcohol Problems Commission Metropolitan Transit Commission Economic Development Advisory Commission State Board of Education Teaching Practices Commission Land Exchange Review Commission with the governor as a member.
DES MOINES a plan to vastly raise state aid to schools and have richer districts help poorer ones was up for Senate debate. Senate leaders indicated amendments to boost the home stead exemption for needy persons over 65 and to base the agricultural land tax credit on a 20 mill levy instead of 15 mills.
Three Melbourne men by name Bevyn Baker Bryan Baker and Thomas Briggs face sedition libel charges for a satirical mock interview in Tom Thumb magazine claiming Queen Elizabeth insulted the queen and royals. The trio are to appear in Melbourne City Court on Aug 21.
West Point hands diplomas to 583 cadets at Michie Stadium as Secretary of the Army Stanley R. Resor delivers the main speech. At least 148 officers will proceed to Vietnam after Ranger and other training, a figure chosen by class standing.
A New York AP report notes a Metropolitan Coordinating Committee poll of 2,705 Roman Catholic priests across New York New Jersey and Connecticut. Younger priests favor optional celibacy while overall opposed. The vote tally 1,413 against 1,831 for optional celibacy with 161 no opinion. Sponsors cite over half support readmission of married priests to active ministry.
St Louis County Attorney John Arko reversed himself saying townships are unincorporated areas eligible for on sale liquor licenses. The 1967 law aimed to boost tourism lets motels restaurants and resorts seating 100 or more apply in unorganized or unincorporated zones. The liquor control office may seek an attorney general opinion on the ruling.
Iowa Conservation Commission prepared to announce a shortened deer hunting season due to a sharp drop in statewide deer herds, especially in east central and northeastern Iowa. Staff recommendations followed Tuesday discussions amid declining wildlife numbers.
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