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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1971
Page
4
Austin Daily Herald urges extra driver caution as Minnesota children begin summer break. Drivers must be vigilant in recreational areas and residential streets with blind spots during lunch and early evening hours to reduce traffic accidents. Parents should ensure supervised play areas for kids.
Don Oakley notes that only 13 of about 570 disabled North Vietnamese POWs offered for repatriation chose to return, creating embarrassment for the U S and South Vietnam as pressure on Hanoi lingers. He compares the situation to Korea where fear of Communist rulers deters soldiers from returning home.
Roy R Ferguson of Easley South Carolina crafts art from discarded beverage cans turning litter into decorative objects. His hand made pieces including a pin cushion rocker attract orders from Florida to New York without advertising. Ecologists hope more people reuse litter to curb roadside pollution.
A Time magazine report on auto factory lemons inspires a consumer to propose fining workers from the union treasury when cars require recalls for poor workmanship. The idea aims to pressure officials to acknowledge shoddy workmanship as a consumer protection problem.
The court ruling declares that hot dogs labeled all meat must contain no non meat ingredients. It also extends the standard to all beef and all pork claims, challenging long standing Agriculture Department Yardstick. The decision, urged by the Federation of Homemakers, signals a broad consumer rights shift in labeling.
The page prints a Bible quote from I Cor 3 8 9 and a Ruskin aphorism about toil. It also lists Austin Minnesota newspaper details publisher staff and a long list of subscription prices for home delivery and mail service in zones and distances within and beyond 50 miles.
The item notes Johnny Peterson winning the Inter-County title at Faribault last Sunday. It also mentions Dr. J Leon Lazarowitz visiting Austin on a campaign tour ahead of the August 18 1941 National Convention in Britt Iowa. Additional brief items recall 20 years ago Austin beating Rose Creek 22 0 and Joe Kemman becoming president of the Minnesota Vocational Agricultural Assn. 10 years prior, Austin Adult Evening School enrollments and Army reservists marching in Washington.
In Africa and Asia wild animals face increasing endangerment as civilization expands. Los Angeles area zoos Lion Country Safari and Africa U S A aim to conserve wildlife while operating as amusement parks. Bud Nagel promotes conservation as visitors drive through a 500 acre preserve home to 70 species.
The piece notes GM's Lords town Ohio plant with 30 robots performing 400 welds per shift, suggesting automation could force unions to adapt as strikes loom. It warns 450,000 steelworkers face a possible national steel strike, urging caution before a walkout at 12:01 a.m. August 1.
The piece warns of steel and aluminum contract battles with the I. W. Abel leadership and a looming copper price rise, noting the UAW debt and strike costs. It foresees a broader labor conflict as copper prices set world-wide impact and automakers face robot-driven production shifts.
The article explains federal rules after card loss, highlighting a $50 liability if the card is used before notice, and introduces insurance options. Homeowners riders cost about $6 yearly for $5,000 protection, with alternatives at roughly $10 for $5,000 and a $9 annual service that cancels lost cards via collect calls. It notes speed depends on user notification.
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