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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1977
Page
4
The Austin Daily Herald notes its 85th anniversary as a regional newspaper serving Southern Minnesota and North Iowa. It emphasizes fair impartial reporting and commitment to agriculture, labor, and industry without political favoritism.
The article notes progress cutting car emissions by 83 percent but warns of diminishing returns. It discusses higher costs from stricter rules, California standards lowering fuel economy, and shifts toward smaller cars. It proposes electric, hybrid, and flywheel designs as viable future paths.
A Minnesota Dept. of Public Safety study of 1976 police accident reports shows excessive speed as a major factor in 11 percent of 116,300 statewide crashes. Speed related injuries reached 18.5 percent of 5,000 injury crashes, and speed was a factor in 26.7 percent of 720 fatal crashes, all higher than prior five year averages.
SEATO, longtime pillar of U.S. Asia policy and a rationale for involvement in Vietnam, will cease to exist on June 30. A burial is being arranged at the late Department, per the New York Times. An Asia specialist quipped about what to do with the furniture amid the closing. The article notes about 56,000 American deaths being disposed of.
The Christian Science Monitor notes Kenya imposed an immediate halt on big-game hunting across its East African portion to curb dwindling wildlife. It cites enforcement challenges, poaching, and economic effects on safari operators, and mentions Tanzania and Angola enacting similar bans while seeking better anti poaching measures.
Mower County Commissioners told an Austin City Council committee they would consider a bona fide $1.2 million offer for the courthouse square and county jail property. Any decision would be put to a public vote.
The Herald editor announces June 8 as the last day of a 38 year teaching career and plans to turn in keys, exit quietly after a walk through empty, silent high school halls, leaving with a rich, warm, happy feeling about being a teacher.
A note from Gordon Fogdall recalls memorable athletic moments in the South Hall and the Curtis Hotel waitress praise for well mannered players. He credits teachers, administrators, custodians, and secretaries for a strong education culture while noting inflation and declining enrollment threaten quality.
A collection of Q and A items from the Austin Social Security Office explains how work earnings affect benefits for retirees, rules on disability and workers compensation, need for a social security card for youths, rehabilitation funding, Medicare claim routing, and where to get further information. It also notes the date and history highlights for June 11, 1977.
Washington Merry Go Round reports on misused Supreme Court carpentry services including furniture for justices homes and a scandal involving Edward Douglas. The column also covers Carter administration politics, census plans, and anti discrimination notes from Barbara Babcock.
Mrs. Bernice Weldon chose memorials for her husband Fay Weldon to fund Large Print books at the Austin Public Library. The library’s extensive Large Print collection aids readers with difficulty in standard print, with hundreds of titles in fiction, biography, and non fiction. Titles include Pride of the Peacock and If Only They Could Talk, among many others and are available via Interlibrary Loan from SELCO libraries and St Paul Public Library.
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