Settlement of Austin school dispute brings relief
The Austin Daily Herald notes that the settlement of the local school wage dispute will bring relief to the community and prevent a potential fall term disruption. It observes teachers and boards in Minnesota faced similar tensions and suggests longer term contracts could reduce yearly bargaining disruption.
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Austin
Minnesota
Dairies
Ray J. Emmerich
Austin Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Tax reform and surtax extensions debated in Congress
The piece argues extending the federal surtax is needed to curb inflation, though it worsens the burden on the middle class. It notes past moves to close loopholes benefiting the wealthy and laments Congress may delay reform, urging action to remove unfair tax loopholes.
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Congress
Booby Trapped Highways Kill Without Conviction Across America
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety labels roads as booby traps where fatalities occur from misjudgment or bad luck. Studies show many fatal crashes involve single vehicles and fixed objects, with a need to improve roadside clearances and guardrail design to save lives.
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America
Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
Rockefeller plan to toughen drunk driving laws in New York
New York Governor Rockefeller urged the Legislature to require a blood alcohol level of 15 percent as conclusive proof of drunkenness, citing 1968 traffic toll of 3 117 deaths and police findings of one drunk per five fatal accidents. The measure aims to make highways safer statewide.
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Enness
Rockefeller
Newsday
Quotation for Today from Psalm 145 18
A church quotation opens a Austin Minnesota News item noting Psalms 145:18 and Fosdick. The piece includes publisher and mailing details, subscription rates, and address for change of address notices from A. Richard Gross.
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Austin Daily Herald -Thomson Newspapers, Inc
Austin
Minnesota
Richard Gross
Turn Back the Clock in Austin Headlines
A U S Marshal served subpoenas on witnesses in the cream can bandit case for a federal grand jury in St Paul. City reports note improvements at East Side Lake beach and a City Council briefing on the new swimming pool attendance and receipts. 20 years ago the Big Four of Austin won the Southern Minnesota softball tournament.
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U.S
Austin
St. Paul
Lake Beach
Steam propulsion and quirky notes fill the issue
A wide mix of items surveys steam car developments from General Motors and STP to a Reno plant and a Thermo Electron contract, plus a reader letter on grammar. Other items cover a mason city center plan, a Norwegian explorer and Irish monk voyage, a ponderous parking meter joke, and a quote about side bets on parking.
Who Died In Vietnam War Statistics Reveal Age Range
NEA correspondent notes weekly Defense Dept casualty summaries lack the most important data the “who” of the dead and wounded. As of March, over 36,000 killed, about 240,000 wounded, mostly ages 19 to 25, from larger states and ground forces, salaries $200 to $400 monthly. The youngest death recorded is 15, with no 18-year-olds yet.
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NEA
Washington
Defense Dept
Vietnam
Pentagon
Today in History highlights 1945 UN Charter signing
On this date in 1945 delegates of 50 nations met in San Francisco and signed the United Nations Charter. The history column recalls other events from 1284 to 1969, including Pizarro's death, Tyler’s wedding, Reed’s yellow fever drive, and Vietnam casualty statistics with state fatalities led by California and New York.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Hamelin
Germany
Francisco Pizarro
Lima
Peru
Klaus Emil Julius Fuchs
East Germany
Italy
Aldo Moro
Lyndon B. Johnson
Associated
Abe Fortas
Earl Warren
Peace in Vietnam Eyes Private Talks Over Years
NEA report quotes high government circles predicting no settlement for one to three years, likely not at Paris talks. Private talks between South Vietnam and the Viet Cong are favored to yield a settlement, with optimism based on Vietnamese pragmatism. Long, slow dickering is expected, and leaks are feared as the U.S. seeks to buy time via troop withdrawals of about 25,000 this summer and potentially 23,000 more every few months.
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John A. Blatnik
D-Minn
William Haddon Jr
The
Insurance Institute
Washington
Nea
Vietnam
Paris
United States
U.S
Wahington
Congress
Badge
Nixon
Atlanta
Jane Jacobs
Small Business Administration
Reci
Paane
Street Widening Draws Taxpayer Questions in City
The Herald reader letters question who planned the street widening near the vocational school area. They challenge why the block isn t widened uniformly and why trees and parking spaces are sacrificed for a narrower street. They urge residents to replace elected officials and preserve trees.
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the Herald
Timely quotes from varied voices on society and reform
A collection of quotations criticizing colonialism urban crowding and violence with remarks from Dr. Robert M. Hutchins Secretary Walter Hickel Stephanie 20 and Bernard G Segal. The quotes touch on racial inequality urban expansion and the call for dissent and humane actions.
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Santa Claus
Robert M. Hutchins
Center For the Study of Democratic Institutions
University of Chicago
Secretary of Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Bernard G. Segal
American Bar Association
Black capital ism troubles U S aid and urban renewal
Bruce Biossat critiques federal programs for urban renewal and black entrepreneurship. He notes stalled funding, policy conflicts, and indirect harm to ghetto commerce from highways and housing projects. Jacobs argues against exporting capital, emphasizing homegrown development and access to capital for Black and poor communities.
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Warren, Mich
William Lear
Reno
New
STP Corporation
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Thermo “Lectron Corporation of
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Helen Meigan
Austin Herald
David Kranz
Linda Ulland
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Mason City
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Morocco
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Fla
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Florida
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California
New York
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People's Pulpit
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2Nd Ave
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1St Ave
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