Way to improve economic environment in Austin
An Austin Daily Herald opinion argues the city should focus on tapping existing strength. It highlights the people, resources in God's Country, and a stable economy anchored by farming and Hormel. The piece urges local buyers and sellers to support each other, reduce leakage, and cultivate a homegrown industry to sustain prosperity.
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Austin
Minnesota
Hormel Co
Mark Spitz
KCET
Los Angeles
Congress weighs keeping the OEO alive for another year
Congressional leaders indicate a continuing resolution may restore funding for the Office of Economic Opportunity, delaying dismantling plans. The move preserves roughly 900 Community Action Agencies facing funding gaps as Nixon-era cuts face legal opposition and shifting power amid Watergate fallout.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
Oko
Nixon
OFO
OEFO
Howard Phillips
Congress
OEO
Government cuts energy use in federal buildings
The Long Halls of federal offices darken as part of a US effort to curb electricity use by about one third. Several techniques include turning off most lights in the 500 federal buildings while maintaining lighting over desks and work areas.
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Uncle Sam
Turn Back the Clock 30 Years Ago in Austin
A recollection of events from 30 years ago in Austin notes David Sayles becoming president of the Austin Area Breeding Assn after an annual meeting at the courthouse. Municipal licenses issued, a new war condition ordinance granting conditional dog liberty, and gasoline prices rising 0.4 cent are also mentioned along with Pomona picnic attendees and guardsmen reviews.
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David Sayles
Austin Area Breeding Assn
Austin
Lyle Park
Letters bless or blast probe over Watergate
Watergate sparks a flood of mail with about 2000 Americans daily sending stamps to Congress. The Senate committee receives letters telegrams and postcards while seven senators on the panel also get bundles. Writers either praise or condemn the Watergate inquiry.
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Kenneth B. Dalecki
Herald Washington Bureau
Washington
Congress
Watergate
Senate Select Committee
Watergate Committee
Senate
N. C
Rocky Mount
Gallagher and Nixon era shadows loom in White House archives
The 1973 column recalls Cornelius Gallagher a longtime New Jersey congressman linked to mob figures and FBI probes. It depicts White House social secretary Lucy Winchester rude handling of a reader’s piece in 1969 and notes Gallagher’s 1964–1969 political prominence amid corruption innuendo and a pending two year tax evasion sentence in federal court.
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New York
Nixon
White House
Lucy Winchester
John Dean
Cornelius Gallagher
Newark Federal Court House
Manhattan Federal House of Detention
Congress
New Jersey 13Th
Joseph
Joe Bayonne
Zicarelli
Prince Philip
Gallagher
Lyndon Johnson
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Federal
Watergate Mail Reflects North Carolina Response to Hearings
North Carolina constituents flood Sen. Sam Ervin with about 6 000 letters as Watergate hearings intensify. Mail shows 2 to 1 support before hearings and roughly 10 to 1 after, with readers urging truth, patience, or defense of the president.
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Nixon
Watergate Organization
Martha Mitchell
Sam Ervin
North Carolina
Ervin
Ruth Price
Charlotte Mortician
Raleigh
Charlotte
Durham
Winston-Salem
Bat Cave
Weaverville
McGovern
McCord
Agriculture
Farl Butz
Statesville
Buzz
Chapel Hill
Four Austin Graduates From Minnesota Medical School
Four local graduates from Austin earned medical degrees at the University of Minnesota and plan internships or advanced study. The group includes John Anderson, Phil Kofron, Bruce Waller, and John Thomas Twiggs, each noting strong commitment to a challenging field. Richard M. Thomas of Mankato State College won the Wall Street Journal Student Achievement Award. Summer safety guidance follows with charcoal fire tips to prevent accidents.
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Austin
University of Minnesota Medical School
John Anderson
Harold Anderson
University of Minnesota
Phil Kofron
Donald Kofron
Sioux Valley Hospital
Sioux Falls
S. D
Bruce Waller
Bruce F. Waller
MSC School of Business
Mankato State College School of Business
Wall Street Journal
Thomas
2Nd Dr
First National Bank
Mankato
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
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Hormel Institute
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American Heart Association
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White House Palace
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