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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1976
Page
4
The Herald proclaims 85 years serving Southern Minnesota and North Iowa as a fair impartial newspaper. It pledges to promote agriculture labor and industry and to avoid political favoritism toward any group or individuals.
An article notes that cigarette smoke harms vision including night sight, peripheral vision, and color perception. Nicotine and carbon monoxide reduce oxygen to the retina, risk blindness, and quitting may restore eye health and function. The piece urges viewing the song title as fiction, not a lifestyle.
Government figures show overpayments on GI bill educational benefits reaching 1.4 billion dollars by 1975 with a 15.6 percent rate of error. Schools slow to report dropouts and VA processing flaws allowed mispayments as veterans enrolled or left courses, while some beneficiaries may not attend at all.
In a bid to shape the 1976 race, U S Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act moves through Congress with Black leaders pressing for quick action. They aim to place the measure on President Ford’s desk before November, despite likely veto. Labor Secretary Usery avoids direct confrontation amid AFL CIO lobbying.
The article outlines Democratic support for H.R.50 a strong jobs program with a goal of 3 percent unemployment by 1980 and a permanent job guarantee office. It describes costs of 25 to 30 billion annually, tax offsets from full employment, and potential presidential action in 1977. It also notes veterans college benefits abuse and Lipizzan Stallions tour allegations with management denying abuse.
An elderly column notes nostalgia for youth, remarks on fashion and music, and recalls the destruction of St. Augustine's steeple in Austin. The piece ties local prayer requests to support for Hormel Co. workers and leadership, then wanders through humorous anecdotes about laundry, budgets, and domestic life.
Anthony Harrigan argues the anti-defense lobby seeks to dismantle the Marine Corps amid calls for tighter intelligence oversight and cuts to CIA and weapons programs. He warns a weakened U S could fail against Soviet covert actions and nuclear-era threats, urging robust Marine readiness and training.
A column notes the rising cost of car repairs and how the total includes new parts and inflated estimates. A Tulsa World line recalls memories of workers in blue jeans.
E Ray Cory of Austin former Rotary club secretary was unanimously chosen district governor of Rotary International at the 37th annual convention in Atlantic City. He succeeds Edward Flynn of St Paul as delegates from 4800 clubs in 72 countries elect him.
Notable events include lend lease aid to USSR in World War II and the deaths and births of prominent figures. The list covers George I’s death in 1727, a Comstock Lode claim in 1859, Princess Juliana’s 1940 exile arrival, and Brezhnev’s 1975 arms race call plus Hathaway’s 1976 Interior nomination.
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