FCC says antiblackout law boosts NFL viewership and tickets
The FCC report finds NFL games are among the most watched TV programs and that lifting local blackout rules increased home-team telecasts, viewer share about 30 percent, and season-ticket sales, while games of other teams draw far smaller audiences.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Commission
FCC
Congress
NFL
Ween
Senate
House
Lucey seeks drought disaster aid for 18 Wisconsin counties
Governor Patrick J. Lucey signed an emergency request for President Ford to declare 18 northwestern Wisconsin counties drought disaster areas. The move would allow federal aid to deliver feed grain and hay to about 12,800 farmers and 555,000 cattle. The counties named are Bayfield Burnett Douglas Polk Washburn Iron Rusk Barron St. Croix Sawyer Ashland Chippewa Dunn Eau Claire Pepin Pierce Price and Taylor.
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Milwaukee
Patrick J. Lucey
Ford
Wisconsin
Lucey
Ronald San Felippo
Division of Emergency
Madison
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
Chicago
San Felippo
Lacey
Bayfield
Burnett
Douglas
Polk
Washburn
Iron
Rusk
Barron
St. Croix
Sawyer
Ashland
Chippewa
Dunn
Eau Claire
Pepin, Pierce, Price and Taylor
Vienna Faces Sweeping Change as Subway Network Expands
Vienna undergoes a century's second major transformation with a sprawling subway buildout across the central district and a multi billion shilling Danube river project. The U N City will shelter agencies while the Danube bed is re engineered into twin channels by 1982. By 1985 the General Hospital rises near Karlplatz with 2,500 beds as three subway lines advance.
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Werner Vollmann
Associated Press
Vienna
United Nations
Danube
Parliament
Ringstrasse
General Hospital
Europe
Main West
Simmering
Karlsplatz
Schwedenplatz
Gille First Inducted Into Minnesota Inventors Hall of Fame
Willis H. Gille of St. Paul, former Honeywell chief engineer and holder of more than 85 US patents, was named the first inductee into the Minnesota Inventors Hall of Fame. He designed the first electronic automatic pilot used in over 30,000 Allied bombers in World War II and helped create Honeywell’s aeronautical division.
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Redwood Falls
Minn
Minnesota Inventors Hall of Fame
Willis H. Gille
St. Paul
Honeywell, Inc
Warren Spannaus
Gille
United States
Aeronautical Division
Honeywell
Cleaning Time Counts: Declutter Medicine Cabinets
A practical reminder to audit medicine cabinets and discard unused items. Begin with untouched products in recent weeks, vow not to repurchase unused cosmetics, and keep only essentials, fostering safer, neater storage and reduced waste.
Masterful play nets slam in Cavendish rubber match
In a Cavendish invitational session, South facing West and North partners navigates a diamond led slam. South wins the diamond ace, ruffs hearts, and discards clubs to secure the slam despite West's single trump counter.
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Cavendish
South
North
Justice
East
Dummy
West
Sioux Horse Dance show postponed by horse injuries
At the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Waterloo Nebraska the three day Sioux Horse Dance event was delayed as two horses suffered injuries an ear wound and neck issue. About 5000 Sioux were expected to attend with Gov Exon opening the conclave and Phillip White Hawk shown with a 250 year old buffalo skull. Seventeen Spanish Barb horses including the Medicine Hat Horse were scheduled to perform.
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Waterloo
Neb
al Fast Horse
Return of the Sun
the Horse Foundation
Douglas County
Fast Horse
Douglas County Fairgrounds
Wasichus
Rosebud
Nebraska
John Niehardt
Niehardt
Youth health costs fall under federal programs study
The Children’s Defense Fund report finds group health plans for youths cut average yearly cost per child from 201 in 1968 to 125 in 1972 across 59 projects in 28 states. Medicaid costs have risen, while these programs reduced overall health care outlays.
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Janet Stashar
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
America
Children’s Defense Fund
District of Columbia
Baltimore
Regents Approve 460 Million Budget for 1976 77
MINNEAPOLIS AP The University of Minnesota Board of Regents approved a 460 million dollar budget for 1976 77 on Friday with an across the board increase. The plan covers operating costs and supports key programs across the campuses.
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Minnlapulys
University of Minnesota Board of Regents
Minnesota
Liberal Arts
General College
University College and
Dental Hygiene
Regents
Stanley B. Kegler
College of Liberal Arts
George Ravenhorst
Olivia
Garrison Plan Backer Pushes Hard Ball Tactics
North Dakota lawmaker Mark Andrews warned of countermeasures against Minnesota opponents of the Garrison Diversion project. He cited environmental experts and a PCA letter as grounds for possible hearings and funding edits, while Minnesota officials contested figures and delayed studies threaten costs and contracts.
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Associated Press US
Mark Andrews
N.D
Minnesota
North Dakota
Garrison
Andrews
PCA
Donald Fraser
D-Minn
Fraser
Lonetree
Twin Cities
George Stannard
Gove
Red River
Canada
Stannard
EQC says surveying for high-voltage line not a permit violation
The Environmental Quality Council director ruled surveying for a central Minnesota transmission line does not breach permit terms. Opponents claimed surveying signaled early construction. survey crews halted after confrontations in western Stearns County. The 400 kilovolt line runs from a Dakota plant near Underwood, North Dakota.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Environmental Quality Council
EQC
Peter Vanderpoel
Vanderpool
Native Power Association of
United Power Association
Elk River
Stearns County
Jim Ellering
Underwood
Robbery Probe In Columbia Heights Savings Firm
Authorities investigate a Thursday robbery at the Twin City Federal Savings and Loan Association branch in Columbia Heights Minnesota. Police and investigators collect evidence as they determine a motive and identify suspects in the incident.
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Columbia Heights, Minn
Columbia Heights
Twin City Federal Savings and Loan Assn
Two Men Escaped From Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary
Frank Gavenda 25 of Minneapolis and Ronald Macik 28 of Pittsburgh escaped from the Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary in central Pennsylvania. Gavenda is serving 25 years for theft aggravated robbery and second degree murder while Macik has a life sentence for prison robbery and first degree murder. Police searched the area after a robbery and car theft near Milton as authorities investigated the escape.
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Lewisburg, Pa
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary
Frank Gavenda
Minneapolis
Pennsylvania
Milton
Ronald Macik
Pittsburgh
Non-Delivery Help in Herald Delivery Notice
Missed Herald delivery should be reported to the same carrier or call 433-8856 before 6:00 p.m. A replacement copy will be sent. For home delivery, call the same number.
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Herald
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