Austin City Council okays downtown parking assessment district
The Austin City Council approved a downtown parking lot assessment district covering a 114 car lot with a pedestrian mall on the 100 block of 3rd Ave NE. Hearings will follow a six month period, with debate over using $45,000 from the sale of parking facilities for new parking.
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Austin
3Rd Ave
Bryan Bandler
Gary Nemitz
First Ward
Russell
Kermit Mahan
Housing Authority
Reding
Nemitz
Federal Aviation Agency
Austin School Board
William Debson
Debson
Norbert Schmitt
Darrell Stacy
Reike, Carroll and Muller Associates Inc
Hoversten resigns as City Attorney
City Attorney Kermit Hoversten announced his resignation at Monday night’s City Council meeting. He has served since 192 and will leave to allow full time city service. he will continue in private practice. First Ward Alderman Sidney Russell moved to advertise for a full time replacement.
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Kermit Hoversten
Hoversten
Hoversten, Strom, Ryan and Johnson
Haversten
Austin
First Ward
Sidney Russell
Armed pair captured after Holiday Inn holdup
Two armed robbers took 68 dollars from the Austin Holiday Inn at about 3 45 a.m. and were arrested at 4 20 a.m. on I 35 south of Albert Lea by State Trooper James Johnson. They are Richard Schultz and James Gates, held in Freeborn County Jail. They may be tied to a Rochester Howard Johnson motel heist and an Albert Lea pharmacy robbery.
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Austin Holiday Inn
James Johnson
Albert Lea
Austin
Robert Nelson
Richard Joseph Schultz
Brooklyn
Iowa
James Gates
Grinnell
Freeborn
Rochester
Schultz
Gates
Jack Hagg
Merle Bees
Hagg
Boes
Gulf Gasoline Station
Holiday Inn
Bees
Austin Police Dept
Howard Johnson
Johnson
West Side
Robert Nolting
Nolting
Hwy. 13
Iowa Troopers to Clamp Down on Speeding After Governor Recall
Col. Howard Miller of the Iowa Highway Patrol said state troopers will show no tolerance to speeders after Gov. Robert Ray urged drivers to keep speeds at 50 mph. The Monday statement signals strict enforcement to curb risky driving statewide.
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Howard Miller
Iowa Highway Patrol
Robert Ray
Two St Paul lawmakers urge hearings on Stillwater prison violence
In Minnesota, Rep. Tony Bennett and Rep. Jerome Belisle request a joint hearing by the House Governmental Operations and Crime Prevention and Corrections committees to hear guards' accounts of violent incidents at Stillwater State Prison. In D C, the Senate Judiciary Committee moves toward a vote on Saxbe attorney general appointment and a plan for a special Watergate prosecutor.
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Stillwater
St Paul, Minn
St. Paul
Stillwater State Prison
Tony Bennett
Jerome Belisle
House Governmental Operations Committee
Crime Prevention and Corrections Committee
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
William B. Saxbe
Ohio
Campaign Cuts Minnesota Shoplifting 28.5 Percent
State officials said seven months of an educational campaign reducing shoplifting by 28.5 percent in Minnesota. The program was announced at a Capitol news conference and will continue.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
State Capitol
House panel eyes smaller GI bill boost
Rep. William Jennings Bryan Dorn of South Carolina calls for trimming the proposed education benefits increase under the GI bill from 13.6 percent to 8 percent. He says the 8 percent rise is more reasonable and would likely avoid a veto.
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Washington
House
Veterans’ Affairs Committee
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
D-S.c
Ford Faces Full Senate Vote After Rules Panel Approval
The Senate Rules committee unanimously approved Gerald R. Ford for vice president sending the nomination to the full Senate. House plans a final vote next week. Committee chair Howard Cannon noted a $256 378 net worth and said the financial statement would be public. NAACP remarks questioned Ford’s civil rights record while praising his thorough investigation.
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Washington
Senate Rules Committee
House
Gerald R
Ford
Senate
Howard W. Cannon
D-Nev
Rules Committee
Cannon
FBI
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Marlow Cook
R-Ky
Mittee
Robert Griffin
Michigan
Griffin
Clarence Mitchell Jr
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Mitchell
House Judiciary Committee
North Stars fire Nervous Coach Gordon. Parker MacDonald takes helm
Jack Gordon resigns as Minnesota North Stars NHL coach citing nerves after a 3-14 start. He remains with the organization on a two year contract. Parker MacDonald, ex North Stars winger, takes over coaching duties and will run Minnesota's AHL club in New Haven.
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Bloomington
Minn
Jack Gordon
Minnesota North Stars
Parker MacDonald
MacDonald
NHL
North Stars
Minnesota
New Haven
Gordon
North Star
Watergate won’t hurt GOP Bush says Nixon turning tide
MEMPHIS AP George Bush told GOP governors Nixon’s Watergate crisis won’t hurt the party in 1974 elections. He cited improved constituent mail and recent presidential actions. Governors meet Nixon later as party machinery moves toward 12 of 18 Republican governorships on ballot.
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Memphis
Tenn
Republican Party
George Bush
Nixon
Bush
Capitol Hill
Administration weighs Sunday driving curbs to save fuel
White House energy adviser John Love said officials consider closing gasoline stations on Sundays. Deputy Charles DiBona cited a possible Sunday driving ban and park closures to conserve fuel, with a potential partial ban to allow church attendance. The plan could save 660000 barrels daily.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
White House
John A. Love
Charles DiBona
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
DiBona
Love
Dow Jones hits 11 year low as energy crisis rattles markets
The Dow plunges 28.67 points to 862.66 the worst day in 11 years as energy crisis fears grip investors. NYSE falls 1.72 to 53.76 amid 1,404 decliners vs 198 advancers. analysts cite oil boycott signals and possible Sunday gasoline ban as factors.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
New York Stock Exchange
Alan Shaw
Harris, Upham & Co
Monte Gordon
Dreyfus Corp
United States
Washington
Senate approves yearlong energy emergency measure
The Senate passed a one year nationwide energy emergency bill 78 to 6 allowing the President to order gas rationing and fuel saving steps. It would authorize thermostat limits and school hour curtailments while urging a shift to coal where possible and potentially shifting airline and rail rules.
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Senate
House
Nixon
Washington
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Administration
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