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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1973
Page
4
The University of Michigan Survey Research Center reports a paradox in consumer attitudes. While 75.9 million Americans are employed, optimism for the economy fades as shoppers buy big items before prices rise. If business investment and government spending don't offset weak spending, a recession by early 1974 is seen as possible.
The Supreme Court refused to review its June ruling on obscenity guiding local standards and rejected requests for clarification. Don Oakley notes the lack of a uniform standard risks conflicting bans across jurisdictions, urging clearer guidance while praising First Amendment protections and condemning overzealous censorship.
Taxpayers face about 3.9 million in federal and tribal spending for the Wounded Knee uprising. Justice Department bills total 3.53 million for marshals FBI and related costs, while the Bureau of Indian Affairs adds 3.9 million in repairs, housing, restoration, cleanup and aid. The note compares this to 19th century Indian wars.
The measure makes Oregon the first state to drop criminal penalties for small pot possession. Possessors face only a ticket with a fine not exceeding 100 dollars, while sale remains criminal. Governor McCall signed the law despite expected protests. The move reflects National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse recommendations.
Quotation quotes Amos 5 23 24 on justice and righteousness and Truman for public devotion. Publisher and staff details include Edmund Fe Smith and Thomas J Koeck with Austin Minnesota addresses and subscription pricing and delivery info for a local newspaper.
A 30 years ago roundup notes J H Austfather and Sons selling 40 head of Poland China hogs. Rural patrons urged roadside brush and weed clearing to ensure uninterrupted mail service. Job placements in September reached 2123. Mrs Orland Oakland elected president of the London Mothers Club. Delegates to the state PTA convention: Mrs Gilbert Garbisch and Mrs Robert Neve. Lena Grinley re elected VP of Southeastern Minnesota Education Assn.
Orval Hopfe and his family loom large in Austin auction history with 26 years of full time work starting 1947. The piece traces generations from Charles Hopfe in Hartley Iowa to Col Albert Hopfe, noting a 1961 Dallas ranch sale and the humor, signals, and crowd control that drive successful auctions. It also shares bidder signals, registration card tips, and comments on when last‑minute items disrupt sales, ending with a playful Uff Da song fragment.
Highlights from history note events from 1945 USSR ratified the UN charter to 1963 Adlai Stevenson roughing incident in Dallas. Includes 1929 stock plunge, 1962 Cuba blockade, 1963 UN ambassador incident, ten year, five year, and one year ago items, plus Y A Tittle birthday.
Book review of Glendon Swarthout's Luck and Pluck, a ribald farce about Charlie Merriwell who moves from a New Mexico reservation to Los Angeles. He writes TV commercials under a strict no telephones no sex rule, then things spiral with Venus Lulu and Phyllis. Swarthout's lively satire may suit film adaptation.
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