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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1975
Page
1
Rockets and bombs terrorized Beirut with guns and fires raging in Martyrs Square. At least 33 killed as curfew spreads through commercial districts and roads into the city are blocked. Gangs clash across the capital while a mixed commission seeks cease-fire gains.
Patricia Hearst and two SLA radicals were arrested in a San Francisco home. FBI and police said she surrendered without resistance after a swift operation. Bail was set at 1.05 million dollars as her legal team sought reduction.
An explosion at Capitol Hill Safeway in Seattle injured six, with a caller claiming retaliation for Patty Hearst arrest in San Francisco. A second blast earlier Monday killed Ralph Ford, while authorities search for links to previous attacks and a claimed Jackson Brigade motive.
New Hampshire voters elected Democrat John A. Durkin to the Senate by about 27 000, signaling possible voter anger and a protest mood ahead of the 1976 campaign. GOP candidate Louis C. Wyman faced a Washington image challenge amid a close party registration edge. A separate Ramsey District ruling sentenced Lynard Hill to up to 20 years for kidnaping and rape, with judge Sid ney Abramson denying any suspension due to the crime's seriousness.
A man listed a large room with kitchenette in the Herald want-ad section. It offered weekly and monthly rentals with a private entrance and bath, washing and drying facilities, and a contact number. The ad appeared for one day and was scheduled to run six days.
Washington reports August inflation at two tenths of 1 percent, the smallest monthly rise in over three years, with a 2.4 percent annual rate projected. Food prices held steady while nonfood commodities and services rose modestly, easing overall consumer inflation. Real earnings improved for the first time in months.
Representatives of the Austin Education Assn held an early morning informational banner session at the Public School Administration Building. The session aimed to highlight contract talks with the School Board which recently rejected binding arbitration. A faculty meeting and a mediation session with state mediator Herbert Custer were scheduled for the afternoon and Monday at 1 p.m. respectively.
The House and Senate clash over a pay increase for members of Congress and federal workers. Senate backs 5 percent, Ford’s recommendation, while House action next week could kill any raise via resolution. An 8.66 percent rise would cost about $3.5 billion, 5 percent about $1.9 billion less.
The Ways and Means Committee approved a tax plan to raise the minimum tax from 10 to 14 percent, cut the exemption from 30 000 to 20 000, and phase out the exemption as tax preference income grows, expanding reach to about 80 000 people.
In Starke Florida Freddie Lee Pitts and Wilbert Lee, aged 31 and 40, leave Florida State Prison after eight years on death row, cleared by another man’s confession in slayings. The move ends a 12 year ordeal of rising hopes and crushing disappointment for the two men.
Washington reports Jordan privately assured the United States it will meet President Ford’s conditions for the Hawk anticraft missile deal. Officials say the $350 million package for 14 defensive batteries is expected to pass.
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