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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1976
Page
4
The brief page header for the Austin Daily Herald notes its 85 year history as a fair and impartial newspaper serving Southern Minnesota and North Iowa. It emphasizes agriculture labor and industry while pledging no political preference or favoritism to any group or individual.
The Declaration will be shown around the clock for three days over the July Fourth holiday at the National Archives in Washington. It will be lowered into a protective vault each night and a July 4 gala is planned on the building portico. The event runs July 2 6 pm to July 5 10 pm with nationwide bell ringing at 2 pm on July 4.
Dow Chemical executive Earle B. Barnes criticizes excessive federal regulation as stifling reform and demanding stronger business defense. Senate leader Percy and Byrd back a Regulator Reform Act of 1976 to mandate annual comprehensive reform plans by March 31 and reports by September 15 to curb red tape and inflation.
The RCA Receiving Tube plant in Harrison New Jersey will close on July 30 as demand for vacuum tubes fades with the rise of solid state devices. Industry sales fell from 442 million in 1966 to about 80 million in 1975, with RCA’s plant losses mirroring broader cuts. The piece recalls Edison era origins and De Forest’s role in the tube era.
The Austin Dairy Company, formed by Joseph J. Lickteig John F. Higgle and Mark H. Bauman, announced the purchase and takes over the dairy business from Mr and Mrs Leonard Goicke. The Goickes have operated the dairy for two years and remain as sole owners in name.
Washington notes Armies and navies with hydrogen missiles poised near war in the Middle East Africa and the Sino-Soviet border. Lebanon is described as chaotic and out of control while Arab Jewish Christian Muslim tensions blur. Angola pivot shocks Tanzania Uganda Zaire Zambia as Soviets and Cubans gain.
The piece traces how Anthony Provenzano known as Tony Pro, links to NJ Local 560 and Florida, allegedly orchestrated killings and disappearances of rivals like Walter Glockner and Castellito. It notes prosecutions by attorney William Aronwald, raises pay raises for Pro, Briguglio and the ongoing kidnap murder conspiracy case amid broader U S labor brass and mob connections.
Roger Larson explains leaving the Et Cetera column after three years of deadline pressure. He plans a quieter cartoon approach using last week’s events to have fun with local current matters and catch more sleep.
Ticor Relocation Management Co. reports that many firms now treat new graduates and regular transferees the same. With no house to sell and limited household goods, relocation aid is often economically feasible and acts as a strong incentive for new hires to stay.
A historical roundup marks June 28 1914 as the assassination that sparked World War I in Sarajevo. Other entries note Monmouth battles, Victoria’s coronation, Versailles treaty, Yugoslav resistance, Seoul capture, Jordan–Johnson talks, and a 1971 Dominican Republic pullout.
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