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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1965
Page
4
Frank C. Miles and Austin leaders call for widening the city’s retail reach. Dave Averbook urges glamorizing the main shopping district and establishing Austin as a convention city to attract shoppers and create jobs. He notes Austin’s buying power at 65 million while local retail volume is about 40 million. Shop Austin First.
Rep. Weston E. Vivian warns that unless radical changes occur in federal research spending, the Midwest including Minnesota could face economic decline as 75 percent of federal R D funds flow to California Massachusetts and New York. He cites geographic imbalance and calls on Minnesota leaders to act.
The White House reports that math errors in income tax returns have shifted from underpaying to overpaying the government. Previously two thirds of corrections raised taxes, now two thirds lead to refunds. The shift suggests taxpayers are generally honest but not strong in math.
California voters and a well financed campaign led to Prop 15 killing Subscription Television Inc. The Sacramento district court ruled Prop 15 unconstitutional curbing free speech and questioned the economic arguments against the firm. The judge noted pay TV may not destroy free television.
The notice shows a quotation page featuring inspirational quotes from Jeremiah and Jean Paul Richter, followed by a Thomson Newspapers imprint. It lists address, publisher, and contact details for Frank C. Miles and payment options. It then outlines home delivery rates for Austin Minnesota and surrounding zones, including time and distance-based pricing for subscriptions by mail and carrier delivery for varied zones.
The Round the Towners Club donated funds to the Mower County Medical Society Auxiliary to purchase an oxygen tent for St. Olaf Hospital. Arlette Torkelson and Mary Jacobson were chosen as Girls State representatives from Austin. Rollo Sissel and his orchestra will play for Teen Canteen next Monday evening.
Readers question a mileage sign on Inter state 90 between Austin and Rochester, noting it shows 10 miles to Austin and 40 to Rochester though the actual Rochester distance appears closer to 50. The piece hints the sign may be from Rochester Chamber of Commerce or the highway department.
Victor Riesel reports on Merrimac Hat Co stockholders meeting in Amesbury Mass where a dying firm was revived. Alex Rose of the hatters union leads a strategy balancing liberal politics with bread and butter gains for 35 000 members and manufacturers. Rose's influence helps the company turn profitable after challenging competition from Czechoslovakia. The piece highlights Rose's pragmatic approach and the union’s leverage with management.
In 1959 the Merrimac firm was bought by the United Hatters union and local investors. Hans Rie stayed as president with a union backed board guiding promotion and efficiency. Stockholders receive $2 per share plus a $2 per worker special dividend. The town, employees, and union benefited as production regained market share and wages stayed strong.
West offers a roman a clef about an American ambassador in Saigon during a coup against president Cung. Maxwell Amberley navigates embassy and CIA intrigue amid riots and Zen musings, with topical realism and thriller pacing.
Lucy Rieth of 1703 3rd Ave NE thanks legislators for their long hours and research in passing 903 laws from 2250 bills. She cites topics like workmen compensation taxes teacher rights reapportionment school aid mental health and conservation as evidence of their vital role in government.
The House of Representatives on the 36th ballot chose Thomas Jefferson as president after a tie in the Electoral College with Aaron Burr as vice president. The quiz also notes the meaning of caliche and cites Radio City Music Hall as the largest indoor theater.
On June 17 events include 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill in Charlestown Massachusetts. The 1856 Republican National Convention began in Philadelphia. Amelia Earhart became the first woman passenger to fly the Atlantic in 1928. French government sought armistice in 1940. Allied bombers hit Naples and Sicily in 1943. Five years earlier Frederick Eaton reassigned from Geneva talks. One year earlier Nikita Khrushchev toured Scandinavia.
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