Mediation Sought In Mower County Courthouse Contract Dispute
The Mower County Board of Commissioners and the Courthouse Union Local P-9 planned to bring in a mediator after a stalemate over work week length, holidays, insurance for part timers, and job classifications. Both sides defended their proposals at a Tuesday meeting in the County Courthouse.
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Mower
Itasca County
Courthouse Union Committee
Jones
Mower County
Itasca
Austin
Robert Shaw
Robert Finbraaten
Richard Harvey
LeRoy
Robert Potach
Energy price surge pushes October consumer costs higher
Government data show a sharp October rise in consumer prices driven by the energy crisis and higher fuel oil and gasoline costs. The Labor Department reports a 0.8 percent month gain and a 7.9 percent year over year rise, with food and services also contributing despite some meat and poultry price declines. Real spendable earnings fell 0.6 percent in October and are 3.3 percent below last year.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Labor Department
Bus Crash in Mexico Kills 15 Pilgrims
A bus overloaded with religious pilgrims plunged 141 feet down a mountain ravine near San Nicolas Mexico killing 15 and injuring 43. A Red Cross spokesman said many survivors reported the driver was drunk.
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San Nicolas
Mexico
Red Cross
Hormel reports 1973 earnings and profit sharing distribution
Geo A Hormel & Co announces consolidated earnings of 7.403 million dollars for the year ending Oct 27 1973, 1.54 per share, with sales of 825.671 million. Fourth quarter earnings reach 4.042 million 84 cents per share on 235.494 million in sales. A profit sharing distribution of 1.479 million is issued to employees.
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Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Horme
I. J. Holton
Holton
Midwest Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Nixon seeks trust with governors over Watergate
President Nixon apologized for Watergate troubles to Republican governors in Memphis and pledged full disclosure. He said no further scandals are known and outlined plans to release papers, address finances ITT and milk-price issues, and continue answering questions in courts and news sessions. Governors welcomed the frank, open session.
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Memphis
Tenn
Nixon
Republican Governors Association
Tennessee
Winfield Dunn
Democratic Party
ITT
Missouri
Christopher S. Bond
White House
Oregon
Tom McCall
California
Ronald Reagan
Low-Cost Herald Ad Canceled After Two Days
A rental notice advertises a three bedroom house available now for lease rent or purchase. The ad, scheduled six times at five dollars forty, was cancelled after two days with a contact phone 433-8851 for fast action.
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Herald
Call
Sunday gas-station closures eyed amid energy crunch
MEMPHIS Tenn AP The administration has considered forcing gasoline stations to close on Sundays to ease shortages. Nixon adviser John A Love told Republican governors the idea was a possibility and Americans must realize the seriousness of the energy problem. Interior Secretary Morton said $30 million in TV time will run to raise awareness during Thanksgiving games.
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Memphis, Tenn
John A. Love
Nixon
Love
Republican Governors Association
United States
Rogers C. B. Morton
Governors
Nixon opposes Sunday driving ban as aide rules out
President Nixon is not considering a nationwide Sunday driving ban, said top aide Roy L. Ash. Ash also stated Nixon is weighing proposals to prohibit gasoline sales on Sundays.
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Nixon
Washington
Roy L. Ash
Office of Management and Budget
Four day week studied by Minnesota college panel
The Minnesota College Board approved a memo urging seven state college presidents to report by December 10 on starting a four day class week after Christmas holidays. The plan aims to conserve energy during the winter quarter. In a separate note, the Civil Aeronautics Board approved a five percent fare increase for U S airlines effective December 1.
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ST. Cloud, Minn
Minnesota College Board
Chancelor
G. Theodore Mitau
Mitau
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
East Coast Faces Brownouts Amid Oil Shortage Forecast
Interior officials warn the eastern United States could see electrical brownouts by December or January due to an oil fuel crisis. Residual oil shortages, especially on the East Coast, may force a 10 to 20 percent drop in power use, with regional deficits peaking at about 50 percent in some areas.
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Washington
Rogers C. B. Morton
Eric Zausner
Morton
Zausner
New England
Middle Atlantic
Minnesota Weather Outlook: Snow Ends North. Rain Elsewhere
Weather across Minnesota shows most areas escape heavy snowfall while extreme northwestern sections face up to four inches. Storms linger along the Dakotas border with slippery highways from Beardsley to the northwestern tip. Temperatures dip to the teens and 20s tonight, with Thanksgiving Day highs in the 30s to 50s across central and southern Minnesota.
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Minnesota
Dakotas
Beardsley
Ortonville
North Dakota
South Dakota
Editorial and Local News Highlights
A compact digest of area editorials and society notes outlines key community debates and upcoming events. It previews features in sports coverage and class notes while noting market and local society happenings across sections 4 through 7 and 11 and 18 to 19.
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Society
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Sippany
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Richard M. Nixon
Republican Governors’ Association
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