State reshapes department to aid small towns in luring industry
Minnesota adopts Governor LeVander's plan to reorganize economic development. The Department of Economic Development will have five geographic regions with local staff to work with chambers of commerce and communities, aiming to attract new industries and expand existing ones outside the Twin Cities.
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Twin Cities
LeVander
Department of Business Development
Department of Economic Development
Chambers of Commerce
Minnesota
If you drink don t drive driving and drinking warned
Safety experts note alcohol is involved in about half of auto fatalities and social drinkers can be impaired. Alcohol effects depend on weight food and timing, so even small amounts can dull judgment. The warning to not drive after drinking remains strongly advised and widely supported by research.
Planning Careers: College Directors on students choosing business
University of Minnesota and Macalester College placement directors criticize the lack of business experience among professors and the misalignment of student ideals with corporate structures. They note grades poorly predict success and urge earlier career trial opportunities despite limited exposure and evolving recruitment practices.
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Max Alvord
University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts
Edina
Alvord
Taxed to Death by Hidden Government Costs
Readers probe tax structure arguing that corporate and income taxes inflate prices on everyday goods. Excerpts compare sales tax visibility to the real cost borne by consumers and note political manipulation and fiscal impact. A second item recounts Rev. Richard Goeres adopting an eight-year-old Korean girl after encountering her in a Tokyo tubercular facility, with his wife and children eager for a new sister.
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Richard Goeres
Tokyo
Korea
Goeres
Ruth
RED Wing Republican Eagle
Turn Back The Clock Thirty Years Ago
A $40 000 yearly rate cut on light power and steam heat was announced by Austin Utilities. The State Highway Dept plans paving of the underpass and new highway routes through Austin this year. Dr. William Gordon, regional SSA consultant and former Lyle resident, is in Honolulu. Co H Minnesota national guard was activated under Capt. George Roope. Jean Runkle of Racine is one of 30 Minnesota 4 H members chosen to visit Manitoba for two weeks. Gerald M. Landherr of Austin is reappointed district deputy of Knights of Columbus Dist. 19.
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Manitoba
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Knights of Columbus
Elephant Tail Amputation At Austin Circus
In Austin decades ago a Hugo Brothers Circus elephant suffered a frozen tail tip. Veterinarian Dr. E. B. Carter oversaw the amputation using cocaine as local anesthesia. The animal recovered, though with a shorter tail.
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Austin
E. B. Carter
Doc Carter
Labor strategists urge AFL CIO to back Johnson and curb attacks
Confidential papers from AFL CIO leaders urge labor chiefs to back President Johnson in 1968, avoid petulant criticism of the administration, and strengthen ties with national party organizations amid mixed GOP outreach and a rising youth vote.
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California
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Washington
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Meany
Bayh
Wisconsin
Gaylord Nelson
COPE
Hall Syndicate Inc
Today in History July 26 United Nations Charter signed
On this date in 1945 the United Nations Charter was signed in San Francisco. Other noted events include Pizarro’s murder in 1541 Lima, first U.S. smallpox vaccination in 1921, American troops in France in 1917, Cherbourg’s 1941 liberation, the 1948 Berlin airlift, Hungary indictments, Bay of Pigs fundraising, and a 196? civil rights march in Mississippi.
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Lima
Peru
America
Zabdiel Boylston
France
Cherbourg
Berlin
West Berlin
U.N. General Assembly
U.N
Hungary
Mississippi
Jackson
MEA Lobbyist Sees Education Entering Most Exciting Era
ST. PAUL Minn education thanks to the 1967 Legislature is entering its most exciting era for public students and teachers says A L Gallop executive secretary of the Minnesota Education Assn He cites six key laws including teacher self policing tenure and improved retirement with a 47 percent funding level and district consolidation to boost education quality and tax efficiency. The MEA credits bipartisan lawmakers and says self policing will raise teaching standards and public service.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
A. L. Gallop
Minnesota Education Assny
MEA
Gallop
Paradoxes Comfort Yet Mock Our Modern World
Ralph W. Loew discusses Browning’s paradoxes showing comfort in contradictions. He notes media reach versus inner communication gaps, space exploration against self ignorance, and the contrast of mission work with closed church doors. The essay urges speaking openly at home and embracing God’s presence amid confusion.
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D.C
Telstar
Earth
Europe
God
Quick Quiz Answers From a Scoop of Facts
High relief sculptures extend half or more of the figure from the background while bas relief stays under half. Puerto Rico has a resident commissioner with a voice but no vote in Congress. New York City was dubbed Gotham by Washington Irving for its boastful smart alecks. Churchill became an honorary US citizen on April 9 1963 by Act of Congress. The United States is described as the world's oldest democracy.
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U.S
House of Representatives
Washington
New York City
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Washington Irving
Winston Churchill
United States
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Winding Novel Sees Through Nonpersonal Plot in Paris
A futuristic Paris summit gathers world leaders while four individuals chase personal crises. Brennan, a former diplomat in exile, Rostov who vanished, Earnshaw the former US president, Goerlitz the German industrialist, and Doyle the ex-columnist all become entangled as Hazel Miller covers the event. Rutabaga appears as a nickname.
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Paris
Earnshaw
Doyle
Kennedy
Hazel Miller
Moscow
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