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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1976
Page
4
The Herald marks 85 years as a regional newspaper serving Southern Minnesota and North Iowa. It vows fairness to agriculture, labor, and industry, without political bias or favoritism toward any group or individuals.
The article notes a surge of 500000 new CB license applications monthly to the FCC in Gettysburg PA and previews the International Jamboree in Austin hosted by the Mini Vis Shiplanders. 5000 to 10000 members from 40 states and Canada will explore CB gear at Riverside Arena and National Guard Armory with camping at local sites.
The piece notes a rising American interest in Oriental cults and meditation as a lifestyle. It describes robed groups, Krishna followers with street presence, and meditation schools offering inner calm amid broader skepticism of Western progress. It contrasts ascetic communes with poverty and notes curiosity rather than broad adoption.
The excerpt laments the Postal Service's shift to a self funding model, urging a return to political control to restore reliable service and affordable mail delivery. It contrasts mounting deficits and cuts with calls for public ownership and subsidies. It also notes a local reaction to metric temperature indicators, predicting Celsius adoption over Fahrenheit in Red Wing discussions.
A centennial celebration is set for Otranto on June 27 with Mrs. Robert Duenow as chair. Historical material by Orlando Brenna, Theodore Thompson, Clarence Thorson and J. P. Hansen will underpin a spring pageant on the J. P. Hanson property.
In Indonesia U S Ambassador David Newsom is told he will receive a shipment of over 50 million prophylactics as a foreign aid offering. He vows to vastly expand usage while noting existing supply is more than adequate and the headquarters to ship remains aged.
Treasury Secretary William Simon demands a wage freeze by July 1 or New York faces a $1.1 billion federal loan cut off and potential bankruptcy. He rejects concessions from AFL CIO union leader Gotbaum and warns that青 heavy city deficits threaten national impact.
City readers note 14th Street at 4th Avenue NW now has four way stop signs reducing speed from 40 to 30 mph. Citizens thank the council and engineering department for the safety measure and improvements.
A reader reports graves at Grand View Memorial Gardens were robbed of flowers and a vase from multiple family plots. He questions the money spent on a concrete divider at 4th Ave NW and 14th St, suggesting painted lines and wider streets as better uses of funds.
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