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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1967
Page
1
Minnesotans aged 65 plus on 3500 dollars or less will get income tax credits under the Wisconsin Plan. homeowners reap a 35 percent basic real estate tax cut, but seniors cannot double dip. renters qualify for a separate 45 dollar credit, with rent-based relief varying by income and housing status.
The Weather Bureau predicts rain tonight and Tuesday with 60s at night and 70s by day. A five day outlook shows two to four inches of rain, lower than normal temperatures. Rivers exceed banks but no major floods reported while farmers fear washed or rotting crops. Reported rainfall includes Creston 2.48 inches Lamoni 6.46 Des Moines 1.17 Council Bluffs .79 Dubuque .51.
A St Paul area woman and her young daughter died in a car truck crash near Lexington Avenue on Highway 36. Ten weekend deaths raise Minnesota’s 1967 toll to 329 with multiple critically injured and several other fatalities reported across the state including two 43 year old girls and victims in Sauk Rapids and St Cloud areas.
Israel rejected Syrian claims of deeper tank incursions after a cease fire and said it would keep areas won in the six day war. U N observers noted tank movements as Egypt Syria and Jordan endured casualties and prisoners were tallied.
The Supreme Court today upheld contempt of court convictions against Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and seven other Negro leaders of desegregation demonstrations in Birmingham Alabama in 1963.
The Supreme Court struck down New York State law allowing police to eavesdrop with judicial permission. The decision comes as the court also voided a $500,000 libel judgment won by former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker against the Associated Press. Tass reported the Soviet Union launched a space rocket toward Venus, with a four month voyage ahead.
A coat possibly belonging to Gloria Faye Slump of Stanton Iowa was found Saturday in an Omaha hotel room. The room had been registered to a man whose car is linked to the slaying, suggesting a potential connection to the case.
The House Commerce Committee, split along party lines, is expected to approve President Johnson with a compulsory settlement option. An 18 to 10 test vote surfaced as leaders push for quick committee and House action before the June 19 deadline, after which shorecraft workers could strike.
A mob of about 400 African Americans roamed two Tampa slum districts after a patrolman shot a youth. Buildings burned, whites were attacked, and several dozen injured as looting and gunfire spread through Nebras ka Ave and Twiggs St before dawn. Deputy Sheriff died of a heart attack during the melee.
The Supreme Court barred Virginia and by implication other states from making interracial marriage a crime. Chief Justice Earl Warren, for a 9 0 unanimous court, said the freedom to marry is a vital personal right essential to the pursuit of happiness by free men.
Chance of scattered thunder showers this evening with widely scattered showers again Tuesday. Warmer tonight with little temperature change Tuesday. Outlook Wednesday shows near normal temperatures and a chance of widely scattered afternoon thundershowers.
After announcing his departure for Palo Alto, Dr. O Meredith Wilson told the Board of Regents they have one month to select a new president. The regents approved a 1967 68 operating budget of 75.9 million dollars and will finalize it at the July meeting. Wilson addressed 3775 graduates, urging open inquiry and tolerance in university life amid campus protests and Cromwellian precedents.
Minnesota Governor Harold LeVander praised 1967 legislative session goals but criticized the sales tax enacted despite his veto. He noted watchful public response after Aug 1 start and signaled possible changes after observing the tax's effects. He also announced Jack B. Arnold as Duluth's rep to the Great Lakes Regional Commission.
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