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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1962
Page
4
Officials call for a long range program to expand swimming and tennis facilities amid crowding. A city pool overfills with up to 950 bathers, while tennis courts see high demand and wait lists. The Parks and Recreation Board, with City Council, would outline yearly steps within budgets to secure needed recreation spaces.
Residents discuss a long running sewage tile that emptied into Dobbins Creek and later into East Side Lake. The Mower County sanitation ordinance now allows citizens to file complaints for hearings before the County Board to force pollution corrections.
Four years ago half of American industry used obsolete facilities and today 40 percent date from before 1951 with 24 percent from WWII or earlier. Auto plants are well ahead with only 1 percent pre-Korean War, while railroads and textiles lag. firms plan to raise modernization to 70 percent by 1965 amid a profit squeeze. Government statements add to a cautious, ambivalent climate.
A devotional lines up two sayings about inner purity and spiritual renewal. Psalmist asks for a clean heart while Charles Sprague urges purity of life as a test and heavenly aim.
A retrospective look recalls three decades of civic life with Mayor Poll’s welcome to Eagles delegates, a large open day for city playgrounds, and church conventions in Ellendale and Austin areas. Earlier memories note air raid wardens training, WAAC calls, and civic speeches at Junior Chamber events.
A community campaign funds a cleanup of East Side Lake in Austin amid pride and volunteer effort. The piece compares Austin's lake to Minnesota’s famed lakes, noting its value for recreation and scenery. It also recalls the 100th anniversary of the Department of Agriculture and other assorted civic notes.
WASHINGTON D. C. A three man cockpit setup has sparked strikes costing U.S. airlines over 100 million dollars, with daily losses around 6 million in revenue and 1.2 million in other costs. mediation failed as unions and management clash over safety and staffing.
President Kennedy aimed to curb inflation and steel prices, with Attorney General describing an implied understanding between the administration and steel executives that prices would not rise if wage demands remained noninflationary. He noted no formal agreement, but suggested an assumption influenced policy and urged scrutiny under antitrust laws.
Sylvia Porter notes the NYSE floor practices in 1930, including open outcry on bond trades, the audible announcements, and the signaling system. She contrasts antiquated methods with early automation as seven ticker tapes print transactions, operating behind real trades during waves of selling.
A letter discusses groin rupture at age 81 and the choice between surgery or a truss, advising surgery if needed but suggesting a truss first for an 81 year old. It also answers frying-pan coating safety and coronary insufficiency, then shifts to Keith Funston and NYSE automation debates.
A reader to the Herald defends Austin JC and urges a revised bond proposal. The letter argues voters deserve respectful, economical planning with shared facilities, proposing a four story east addition and a 5 000 seat civic auditorium gymnasium, connected to existing buildings to avoid duplications and cut costs.
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