Former City man writes Vietnam account
A former Austin resident Tom O'Brien writes If I Die In a Combat Zone Box Me Up and Ship Me Home, a Vietnam field memoir that has drawn favorable nationwide reviews. The book weighs his moral and intellectual wartime questions and details his My Lai era experiences and seven medals including the Purple Heart.
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Gloria Emerson
New York Times
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Macalester College
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O’brien
Washington Post
Minor car bike collision with minor injuries
Austin Police investigated two crashes on Tuesday. Eight year old Todd P Tucker sustained minor injuries after his bike struck a vehicle driven by Larry A Smith at 4th Ave SE and 20th St SE around noon. A second two vehicle crash on the 500 block of 8th St SW between Kerneth W Northwick and Dennis R Miller caused $200 and $80 damages.
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Austin Police Dept
Todd P. Tucker
3Rd Ave
Larry A. Smith
4Th Ave. SE
4Th Ave
20Th St
8Th St
Kerneth W. Northwick
5Th Ave
Dennis R. Miller
2Th Ave
Northwick
Miller
Sports Rec program begins at four city playgrounds
A precreation sports program for youths aged nine to fourteen starts Wednesday at Neveln Kaufman Northwest and Galloway playgrounds. Activities include volleyball frisbee football softball and badminton from 1 to 2 30 p m at Neveln and Kaufman and 2 45 p m to 4 15 p m at Northwest and Galloway under supervision of Cris Mark Todd and Mike Auer.
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Crippled Children’s Clinic Held at Our Savior’s
The annual Crippled Children’s Clinic took place Tuesday at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Austin. Mayo Clinic physicians staffed the event with 56 children from four counties, operating both cardiac and general clinics in parallel under local American Legion Auxiliary sponsorship.
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Preliminary hearing set for criminal negligence case
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 31 at 11 am in county court for Norman Enderson Sargeant on a criminal negligence charge. Enderson was one of two drivers in a Saturday collision in Sargeant Township that killed Leonard McGinley of rural Dodge Center. Represented by attorney Larry Collins of Rochester Enderson is on his own recognizance.
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Glenville brothers arraigned on burglary charge
Two rural Glenville men James A. McCullough 21 and Mervin W. McCullough 26 remanded to Mower County sheriff in lieu of $1000 bond each for alleged attempted burglary at Karen Lang home Route 3 Austin at 11 p.m. Monday. Preliminary hearing scheduled July 3 at 1:30 p.m.
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James A. McCullough
Mervin W. McCullough
Tornado Warnings Reported Near Austin Minnesota
Tornado warnings sounded late Tuesday afternoon with reports of sighted tornadoes near Lansing Ramsey and Albert Lea. A 4 45 p m watch preceded a 5 02 p m to 6 p m warning with no touchdowns or damage in Austin. Crop damage from hail noted in the area.
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Bloomington GOP meeting names new state chair man
Reports were heard at the Bloomington gathering of the State Central meetings. Sen Brown of Stillwater was named new state GOP chairman. The Mower County Republican Committee planned a mid winter social event and formed a legislative search committee. A booth at the Mower County Fair in August was arranged.
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Three Contestants Vie For Mower County Park Queen Crown
Three contestants vie for the Mower County Park Queen title Mary Subbert Debra Magee and Julie Engen with hometowns Waltham Brownsdale Austin and Blooming Prairie Ages 17 to 18 attend Hayfield Lyle and Blooming Prairie schools and are sponsored by Cargill Severtson s LGA and the P C A Plans call for the crowning Thursday at the Mower County Pork Producers pork cookout at Brownsdale school while a luncheon at the Travel Inn LeRoy provided the judging event.
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Mary Lou Subbert
Debra Kay Magee
Julie Engen
Mary
Ivan Subbert
Waltham
Hayfield High School
Cargill, Waltham
Debra
Richard Magee
Austin
Lyle Public High School
Severtson
LGA
Brownsdale
Julie
Edward Engen
Blooming Prairie
P.C.A
Travel Inn
LeRoy
Mower County Pork Producers
Brownsdale School
Red Cross Bloodmobile collects 526 units here
The Red Cross Bloodmobile gathered 526 units in Austin and Adams last week from 581 potential donors. Fifty five were deferred and 57 were first time donors. Eight and nine gallon pins went to local residents, with many others earning three to four gallon pins. The event featured community members from Austin, Rose Creek, Adams and surrounding areas.
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Bloodmobile
Joseph Smith
Elgar Bierke
Richard Porterfield
John C. Howley
Dale D. Peters
Edward S. Anderson
Richard Titus
Donald Peroutka
Leonard Titus
Francis Rieffenberger
Vernon G. Barry
David Lestrud
Howard H. McDermott
E. Lawrence Ashley
Thomas Ator
Martin V. Burke
Wilford Nelson
Bernice Schlinger
William J. Carroll
Leonard McNab
Robert Ofstedahl
Dale V. Wiste
Curtis Krebsbach
Joseph Raine
Harold Cox
Art E. Lohman
Orlie Haug
Agnes R. Anderson
Dormand A. Laskewitz
James H. Gronseth
Dexter
Mary Bendtsen
Rose Creek
Klems. Haugen
Dale Becker
Planners urge denial of McGlynn Garmaker townhouse project
Austin planners recommended denying the McGlynn Garmaker plat near Oakland Avenue just west of the airport. The 52 dwelling unit townhouses would begin with 16 units in phase one this summer, but proximity to the airport runway and traffic concerns prompted the recommendation. The City Council will make the final decision. The commission also urged continues study of storm sewer policy and discussed land use changes and a potential northeast mall near Hwy 218 and Is90.
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Roger Nelson
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Minneapolis
Sheedy
Austin State Junior College
U of Minnesota grads from Austin area earn degrees
The University of Minnesota conferred degrees on four thousand four hundred graduates June 16. Austin area students listed include Ross Knippel and Robert Krebsbach in technology, Leif Erickson in agriculture, and Mavis Simonson in pharmacy among others with high and distinct honors. Other area graduates span medicine, liberal arts, education and biology across multiple majors and institutions.
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Ross Knippel
Institute of Technology
Robert Krebsbach
Leif Erickson
Steven Knowlton
Thomas Shelto
Pharmacy
Barbara Schofield
Mavis Simonson
Charles Hutchings
Rose Creek
Ronald Meister
Austin
Alan Dubinsky
Patty Carney
Nancy Kinney
Virginia Jonason
Suzanne Stephenson
George Holdgrafer
Ralph Bartz
Insitute of Technology
Patrick Bradley
Business
Ann Dvorak
Wayne Sayles
Steven Schiesser
Mark Rathke
James Torkelson
John Akkerman
James Truesdell
General College
John Stephen
Daniel Reinartz
Darrell Denison
David Kane
Dan Proeschel
Brownsdale
Dentistry
Dennis Thaden
Dexter
Deane Harrebery
Waltham
Federal grant funds Southeast Minnesota RSVP program
The Southeastern Minnesota Citizens Action Council has received a $24,061 federal grant to develop its Retired Senior Volunteer Program in Spring Valley Minnesota. RSVP mobilizes volunteers aged 60 and over. interested retirees may contact Mrs Clara Woll in Rushford at 864-7741.
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Rushford
Soli graduates from Minnesota Law School cum laude
Richard Soli son of Mr and Mrs John Soli Hollandale graduated cum laude June 15 from the University of Minnesota Law School Parents Mr and Mrs Paul Soli Cottage Grove attended commencement exercises A reception followed in the Campus Club Coffman Memorial Union after graduation
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John Soli
Hollandale
University of Minnesota Law School
Paul Soli
Cottage Grove
Coffman Memorial Union
Austinian yearbooks arrive with distribution dates
The Austinian yearbooks have arrived and distribution dates announced by advisor Mrs. Rosalie Seltz. Distribution will be from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight at the gymnasium and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday, also in the school gymnasium.
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Iowa
Neil Simon
St. Ansgar High School
Austinian
Rosalie Seltz
Herald Carrier Wins Coke Prize in Promotion
Ray Wiste the Austin Daily Herald carrier won the circulation promotion prize. Assistant Circulation Manager Scott Brooks presents Wiste with his weight in Coke. Wiste weighs 115 pounds. Herald Photo by John Enright.
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Ray Wiste
Austin Daily Herald
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