20 Feb 1969
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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1969
Page
1
The piece argues that freedom is a living duty for all in a democracy. It urges citizens to vote and govern themselves, expresses the necessity of voicing ideas through press or speech, and stresses protecting freedoms with military strength, symbols, love, and honor to meet freedom's challenge.
The week of February 15 to 22 is National Future Farmers of America Week with the 1989 theme F F A An Opportunity for Youth. The F F A is a nonprofit student organization promoting leadership, character, scholarship, agriculture, and citizenship among vocational agricultural students in high schools.
A U S Press Association piece discusses NewsMan a nonprofit free community action newspaper funded by the U S Office of Economic Opportunity and the pros and cons of free distribution. Also Iowa lawmakers consider a bill to curb snowmobiles used to hunt and trespass. The column closes with a quip about inflation making a nickel candy less affordable for kids.
The Capitol News Letter reports lawmakers attended a Town City symposium on student power and were shocked by vulgar language. A House subcommittee on law enforcement was formed to draft measures to address the situation at the University of Iowa.
Governor Robert D Ray admonished legislators to keep calm about the use of four letter words at a student meeting. Rep Charles Grassley criticized the university while Willard L Boyd defended that a potential disturbance could have occurred if force halted the speaker. The piece notes Iowa obscenity laws differ for print and speech and reviews broader legislative concerns including education funding and town development.
A fragment from local notes recalls Tommy Kiewiet’s fall at school and concussion, with return to sixth grade. Prom Tribune files from 1949 report Lena Glorfeld chosen Queen of Winnebago Post Auxiliary, plus Barbara Jean Schaefer and Grant Ostrander wedding at Trinity Lutheran Blue Earth.
The passage argues that true fulness of joy comes from fellowship with God through Christ. It contrasts David’s faith with Paul’s teaching on heavenly fellowship and justification by Christ’s death and resurrection. It notes believers share in Christ’s resurrection life and sit with Him in heaven, urging pursuit of things above and unity with the gospel given to the nations.
The proposed law would ease abortion access in Iowa under grave health risk, fetal defect, or rape. Backed by Gov. Ray and the Iowa Medical Society, the measure advances after Senate committee approval as legislators hear continued correspondence from constituents.
The Jensvold Chevrolet garage shut its workshop last Saturday night. Mechanics Robert Mithune and Raymond Peterson have been moved to Rake and Marvin Weaver will take over duties at the shop in the region.
Weekly menu lists February 24 to 28 meals including goulash, beefburgers, vegetable beef stew, turkey gravy, salmon loaf and sides. Milk, fruit, and desserts paired with each meal. A social note mentions Mr and Mrs Fritz Brags and others visiting Mrs Gertie Letcher in Ebemore. Jim Brass stationed with the Army in Utah.
Mr and Mrs Don Olson and family have rented Mrs Jane Hofbauer s house in the west section of town and will move this month from the Feldick farm home north of Buffalo Center, Iowa.
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