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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1971
Page
4
An Austin Daily Herald opinion piece urges readers to reflect on the meaning of independence as the nation marks July Fourth. It argues that liberty under law and property rights founded the United States and warns that drifting from those principles risks the nation’s future. It calls for gratitude and active civic stance on Independence Day.
On July 1 the U S Postal Service replaces the Post Office Department in a nationwide launch. Postmasters receive a 23 page guide urging open houses and posters. Austin officials offer free first day envelopes to the first 2,500 requests and a July 1 postmark for eight cents.
The Historical Center at the Mower County Fairgrounds starts its summer season with 27 display units and 10 weeks of daily visiting hours. Visitors from 43 states and foreign countries attended last year, drawn by Milwaukee Junction and exhibits like the 1860s Pioneer rooms and the 1884 Mower County Court room model under the dome.
The Prairie Farmer reports the U S horse population has doubled over the past decade and now stands at about 7.5 million with expectations to double again in the next decade. Most are pleasure horses, many owned by young people and women, in households earning under $9,000 annually. Investment in horses and gear totals roughly $12 billion.
Wage increase talks between Austin milk truck drivers and employers unfold before three governor's commission members. Hailstorm robots Corning and Lansing crops, damaging corn small grain and garden plants.
Attorney General John Mitchell defends Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control Act as crucial in fighting organized crime and narcotics trafficking. He cites hundreds of court orders, thousands of arrests, and few abuses, arguing electronic surveillance protects privacy by targeting criminals.
Bruce Biossat argues that a credibility gap shapes American politics and stresses that distrust harms coverage and civic life. He urges discernment in judging public figures, warning against universal cynicism and calling for careful, evidence based trust rather than blanket disbelief.
Entries note key events on June 30 across history. Truman ordered U.S. troops in Japan to aid Korea in 1950, plus British evacuation from New Jersey in 1777 and other notable moments from 1834 1859 1934 1936 1946 ten years ago in Kuwait five years ago in Moscow and one year ago in Pittsburgh.
In a letter to the People’s Forum, P. J. Holand commends St Olaf Hospital in Mower County for excellent care. He praises doctors nurses aides orderlies gray ladies and all hospital personnel as emorte ous and efficient.
A compact roster of FICTION and NONFICTION titles highlighted by Publishers Weekly. Notable works include Uris QB VII Plath The Bell Jar Tryon The Other Wambaugh The New Centurions and Birmingham Stilwell and the American Experience in China along with Brown Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Greer The Female Eunuch and Tuchman Stilwell.
Readers ask about nursing opportunities and related fields. The column notes strong demand for registered nurses in the 1970s and excellent prospects for administrators teachers clinical specialists public health nurses and researchers. It also provides bulletins for occupational outlooks and how to obtain them.
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