Publisher Shuffle Reassigns Austin Daily Herald Leaders
A. Richard Gross named publisher and general manager of the Council Bluffs paper Nonpareil, effective October 1. J Knox Dye appointed to lead the Austin Daily Herald starting September 29, coming from Grenville Ohio where he led the Daily Advocate. Dye’s extensive journalism career includes roles in West Virginia and Canada, plus Scout and civic service honors.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Gross
Austin Daily Herald
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The
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Austin
Grenville
Ohio
Daily Advocate
Wheeling W. Va
Intelligencer
Parkersburg
W. Va
Sentinel
Point Pleasant
Daily Register
Marshall University
Thomson
Fairmont
Greenville
Sigma Delta Chi
National Journalism Society
Elks Club
Amateur
Assa
Smith named manager of newspaper in Ohio
Edmund Smith advertising manager of the Austin Daily Herald is named general manager for the Greenville Ohio Daily Advocate. He will assume the post Monday Sept 15. Robert N. Groff will replace him as Herald advertising manager. Groff comes from Chambersburg Pa where he was advertising director at the Public Opinion for 30 years.
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Austin Daily Herald
Greenville
Ohio
Daily Advocate
Smith
The
Herald
Robert N. Groff
Austin
Chambersburg
Public Opinion
U.S. Army
Northwest Printing and Binding Co
St. Paul
St. Paul Dispatch Pioneer Press
Austin Utility Board
Mid- Continent
Maxiene
Groff
Flemington, N. J
Rider College
University of Bridgeport
Stamford, Conn
Advocate
Sales Manag
GM raises 1970 car prices by 119 dollars on average
General Motors announced 1970 prices would rise from 3070 to 3189 dollars on average, about 2.1 percent, with 38 dollars of the hike shifting optional equipment to standard. Increases ranged from 98 dollars on the base two door Nova to 199 dollars on the Cadillac 75 Fleetwood, with several models adding standard items.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
James M. Roche
U S Comrades Step Up Fight After Vietnam Cease-Fire Ends
After Ho Chi Minh's funeral cease-fire, American and Viet Cong forces intensified actions. U.S. spokesmen said 37 rocket and mortar attacks and two ground assaults occurred as fighting resumed in Saigon to the Cambodian border. Thirty-one Americans wounded, four further Americans and 37 enemy troops killed, and 16 Americans wounded in the first 12 hours.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
Ho Chi Minh
Thompson cites public abuse in trial of 63
Ex-lawyer T Eugene Thompson testified in a Hennepin County hearing seeking a new trial for the first degree murder conviction in the March 6 1963 slaying of his wife Carol. He said strangers called him murderer and spat on him amid publicity he claims prejudiced his rights. Thompson, 40s, is jailed at Stillwater State Penitentiary.
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Minneapolis
T. Eugene Thompson
Thompson
Carol
St. Paul
Stillwater State Penitentiary
Hennepin County
Britain reports first half surplus in 1969
London AP reports Britain earned 115.2 million dollars more abroad than it spent in the first half of 1969, the first surplus since 1962. The balance of payments figure, used by the treasury, suggests a possible end to chronic economic problems as overseas earnings outweighed spending by 240 million dollars in the second quarter.
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London
Britain
Treasury
West Berlin Mayor Detained by East German Police
East German border police forced Mayor Klaus Schuetz of West Berlin off a train passing through East Germany early today and detained him for 20 minutes.
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Berlin
Klaus Schuetz
West Berl
East Germany
Egyptian planes lose seven in Sinai raids
Tel Aviv reports Egyptian planes raided Israeli forces in the Sinai twice. Seven Egyptians were shot down, with an eighth listed as probable. The attacks followed an Israeli amphibious raid on the Gulf of Suez coast. The first crossing at 9:30 a.m. wounded three Israeli soldiers. a second raid targeted Ras el Misalla and areas along the canal.
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Tel Aviv
Sinai Desert
Egypt
Gulf of Suez
Suez Canal
Canal
Ras el Misalla
Port Suez
Judge dismisses Miss Morey defamation suit
Miss Edith Morey a grade school teacher in the Austin Public School system had sued for defamation of character and for lost earnings in federal court. Judge Miles Lord ruled the claim barred by prior Minnesota district court action and that defamation damages are not recoverable under the Civil Rights Act. The decision dated Sept 8 also cited the Statute of Limitations, with the suit seeking 100000 dollars.
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Austin
Minnesota
Miles Lord
Minneapolis
Alderson, Cathlwood, Kelley
Ondor
Austin School Board
Miss Morey
Lord
Ray Ondov
LeVander announces $1 million student loan plan in Minnesota
Governor Harold LeVander said Minnesota will gain $1 million in student loan funds at 7 percent via a LeVander–Twin City Federal Savings and Loan agreement. He named a committee to pursue further financing and suggested the University of Minnesota back loan paper to expand lending. The Swift plant closure in South St. Paul will affect about 2,400 workers as federal aid is sought for redevelopment.
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Harold LeVander
Minnesota
LeVander
Twin City Federal Savings and Loan Association
Ucators
University of Minnesota
Malcolm Moos
South St. Paul
The
Economic Development Administration
Swift and Co
EDA
Washington
Albert H. Quie
R-Minn
U.S. Com
Phillip Woog
Thomas Feeney
Minnesota Economic Development Department
Swift
Mattheis
Minneapolis
FTC under sharp criticism by an FTC member
Senate subcommittee remarks portray deep rifts inside the Federal Trade Commission with Commissioner Philip Elman accusing the agency of secrecy and poor information. The report notes opposing views from Chairman Paul Rand Dixon as a hearing on the agency approaches, amid Nixon’s looming replacement decision for Nicholson.
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Federal Trade Commission
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Philip Elman
Elman
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Ton
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FTC
Paul Rand Dixon
Edward M . Kennedy
Dmass
Nixon
James M. Nicholson
Dixon
American Bar Association
Mary Gardner Jones
Everette MacIntyre
Nicholson
General AP executive Cavagnaro dies at 63 in Rome
Robert J. Cavagnaro, 63, a general executive of The Associated Press, died in Salvador Mundi Hospital in Rome after complications from surgery for a ruptured appendix and blocked intestine. He lived in Greenwich, Connecticut, and fell ill while vacationing in Italy.
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Robert J. Cavagnaro
Associated Press
Salvador Mundi Hospital
Cavagnaro
Greenwich
Conn
Proper welcome urged for General Westmoreland in Bern
General William C. Westmoreland, U.S. Army chief of staff, arrived in Bern for a four day visit as left wing groups urged the neutral country to give him a proper welcome. The former commander of U S forces in Vietnam prompted local calls for a respectful reception.
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Bern
Switzerland
William C. Westmoreland
U.S. Army
Vietnam
Minnesota Education Chief to Leave for Stanford Study
Minnesota Education Commissioner Duane Mattheis, nearing departure next week for two years at Stanford, outlines his plans to reform state aid and push for better education across Minnesota. He cites inequality between districts, urges studies to revamp funding, and stresses prekindergarten and urban solutions while noting a 50-50 chance of returning.
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Minnesota
Duane Mattheis
Gerry Nelson
Associated Press
ST. Paul
Mattheis
Stanford University
University
LeVander to Host People’s Forum in Red Wing
Gov Harold LeVander plans another People’s Forum in Red Wing on Monday at 8 p.m. in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall with several state officials to explain state government and answer public questions. R J Potter Hubbard County sheriff for 10 years found dead at home in Park Rapids of probable heart attack aged 45, a former Minnesota Sheriff’s Association president.
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Harold LeVander
People’s Forum
Red Wing
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Park Rapids
World lawyers urge urgent anti hijacking action
A global assembly of 114 countries at the World Peace Through Law Conference called on governments and international authorities to take urgent action to stop air hijackings as legal measures so far prove largely ineffective. The meeting passed a resolution urging rapid international cooperation and stronger security standards.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Senate defense cuts labeled false economy 제
Senators seek to defer major weapons programs, labeling such cuts as false economy. The article notes only $70.6 million cut so far from a $20 billion authorization bill, with $25 million from the contingency fund and $45.6 million from social science research, while critics gain gains in tighter defense contract audits and conflict of interest rules.
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Washington
Pentagon
Radar causes investigation into deadly plane crash
An 83‑person crash near Indianapolis triggered a probe after radar tracked the large DC9 but not the Piper Cherokee. ATC officials noted the Cherokee lacked transponder gear, while AOPA questioned radar's focus on beaconed aircraft.
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Jack H. Frets
Indianapolis
Washington
Max Karant
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
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